“Homeless Nanami becomes a shrine's land god and forms a contract with fox familiar Tomoe, facing supernatural threats and romance.”
Kamisama Kiss
神様はじめました
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Synopsis
Homeless Nanami becomes a shrine's land god and forms a contract with fox familiar Tomoe, facing supernatural threats and romance.
High schooler Nanami Momozono has quite a few problems of late, beginning with her absentee father being in such extreme debt that they lose everything. Downtrodden and homeless, she runs into a man being harassed by a dog. After helping him, she explains her situation, and to her surprise, he offers her his home in gratitude. But when she discovers that said home is a rundown shrine, she tries to leave; however, she is caught by two shrine spirits and a fox familiar named Tomoe. They mistake her for the man Nanami rescued—the land god of the shrine, Mikage. Realizing that Mikage must have sent her there as a replacement god, Tomoe leaves abruptly, refusing to serve a human. Rather than going back to being homeless, Nanami immerses herself in her divine duties. But if she must keep things running smoothly, she will need the help of a certain hot-headed fox. In her fumbling attempt to seek out Tomoe, she lands in trouble and ends up sealing a contract with him. Now the two must traverse the path of godhood together as god and familiar; but it will not be easy, for new threats arise in the form of a youkai who wants to devour the girl, a snake that wants to marry her, and Nanami's own unexpected feelings for her new familiar.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 105 sampled reviews
What 105 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.64 · some divergence
5.7 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.3
↑ 1.46
Running avg · Dec 2012 → Feb 2025
- 8 “It's ight. Watch it. IT's very cute. Somehow it makes me want to do my best in everything, just knowing that i am fortunate. It makes me want to recycle more and be fortunate that i have a home and...”
- 9 “I absolutely loved this anime because it features the same hilarious, signature humor as Fruits Basket and offers a genuinely interesting story. There are no real criticisms to mention, as the show...”
- 9 “This series features amazing art, hilarious comedy, and a lovely cast of characters that kept me hooked enough to binge 13 episodes and 70 manga chapters in a single day. While I thoroughly enjoyed...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2012 – Dec 2012 Fall 2012
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7143 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Hakusensha Producer
- DAX Production Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor