Mary Oct 24, 2014
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Kamisama Kiss, known as Kamisama Hajimemashita in Japan, started publication in 2008 and is currently running in Hana to Yume magazine. Viz licensed it for North America in 2009. This fantasy shoujo series combines elements of the supernatural with high school life to produce a romantic comedy of otherworldly proportions. A fun and entertaining read.
The Gist: Nanami Momozono finds herself homeless when she is evicted from her apartment after her gambling addict father runs off without paying his debts. She “rescues” a man from a barking dog and in return he offers to let her stay at his “home”. He draws her a map to the location, kisses her forehead, and leaves. With no other place to go, Nanami follows the map to arrive at an old shrine. There she is almost destroyed by Tomoe, a fox spirit believing her to be his old master Mikage finally returning after 20 years. The zashiki-warashi spirits Onikiri and Kotetsu greet her as the new land god, or Kami. Disgusted, Tomoe deserts the shrine for the otherworld, and the building reverts back to its run-down state. After following the zashiki warashi into the otherworld, Nanami uses a dangerous situation to save herself and force Tomoe into a contract as her familiar. From that point on Nanami must learn to maneuver the spirit world as well as its intrusion on her school life, all the while fighting her growing feelings for Tomoe.
Aww I am glad you enjoy it as much as I do! 🙂 I like shoujo, but sometimes the cliches really annoy me, so Kamisama was a nice break for me! I liked the anime too:)
What are some of your favorite manga/anime?
Also, have you watched the Romeo x Juliet anime?
A second anime season is coming out!! 😀 And how much have you read up to? It gets pretty violent and adventure like later on and has a huge plot twist. Definitely a favorite series of mine. I buy every volume:)
Awww I don’t have a twitter:( I will make one though!!!