“1980s middle-schooler Yurie becomes a goddess, juggling divine duties, shrine promotion, and her crush on Kenji.”
Kamichu!
かみちゅ!
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Synopsis
1980s middle-schooler Yurie becomes a goddess, juggling divine duties, shrine promotion, and her crush on Kenji.
Yurie Hitotsubashi was just an average middle school student living in the city of Onomichi on Japan's inland sea in the easygoing times of the 1980s. She spent her days worrying about exams and trying to get Kenji, the clueless boy she likes, to notice her. Then during lunch one day she suddenly announces to her friend Mitsue that the night before she had become a goddess. Their classmate Matsuri quickly latches on to Yurie's newfound divinity as a way to promote her family's bankrupt Shinto shrine. She hopes that replacing their hapless local god, Yashima-sama, with Yurie will make the shrine more popular (and profitable). Now, with Matsuri as her manager, Yurie has to grant wishes, cure curses, meet aliens, and attend god conventions. All the while attending school and working-up the courage to confess to Kenji.
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σ 0.95 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.57
Running avg · Nov 2007 → Apr 2024
- 10 “An absolute masterpiece that rekindled my faith in anime, delivering the pinnacle of slice-of-life storytelling with relatable characters and an emotional range I hadn’t felt in years. While the...”
- 9 “Kamichu! is a fabulous, heart-filled anime that rivals Miyazaki films with its unique premise of a middle-school girl becoming a god in 1980s coastal Japan. The animation stands out as...”
- 8 “Kamichu! nails its cozy slice-of-life premise by making a shy middle-schooler a goddess and turning everyday moments into a relaxing, heart-warming story. The animation can look rough and the...”
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- Format 12 × 26′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2005 – Sep 2005 Summer 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-0460 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Half H.P Studio Producer
Licensed by
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor