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“Artist Jin's wooden statue transforms into Nagi, a tree spirit who needs his help cleansing earth's impurities.”
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
かんなぎ
7.26
3,261 rank · 178,797 viewers · 390 favorites
Comedy
Supernatural
School
Visual Arts
Shounen
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Synopsis
Artist Jin's wooden statue transforms into Nagi, a tree spirit who needs his help cleansing earth's impurities.
When he was a child and out catching bugs, Jin Mikuriya fatefully encountered a deity, which became the inspiration for his newest piece of art: The Tree Spirit. Trying to think of a way to bring the wooden statue to school, Jin believes that the rest of the day will be spent admiring his work. But before he can even lift it, the sculpture begins to absorb the earth around it and explodes into a cute girl! The girl, Nagi, who introduces herself as a guardian of the earth, proclaims that Jin must help her get rid of the "impurities" that plague the land. But alas, due to Nagi's tree being cut down and her powers completely drained, she finds herself cleansing the impurities with only a magical wand! With their lives now intertwined, Jin and Nagi find ways to learn more about one another through the endless amounts of daily antics.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 40 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.8 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Mar 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Amazing art and fluid, human-like character animation make this romance-tinged title a very good watch. If you enjoy romance with a touch of fiction, it's worth trying. Overall verdict:...”
- 8 “Kannagi delivers laugh-out-loud moments in nearly every episode and boasts an excellent cast that makes the show consistently fun to watch. Only the final serious-toned episodes slightly dull the...”
- 9 “This series delivered memorable humor through eccentric characters and the wildest scenarios imaginable. While the plot failed to expand as promised and the ending felt unsatisfying, with romance...”
Verbosity
Short · 30%
Medium · 20%
Long · 50%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2008 – Dec 2008 Fall 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3399 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
- Ichijinsha Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor