Konnichiwa Minna-san! Today I have a review for the first season of Kamisama Hajimemashita ♥ This anime is very adorable, with a lot of comedy and some tense episodes as well, therefore I would say it is well rounded.
The anime starts by showing young highschool girl called Nanami who has currently been evicted from her house because of her father's gambling problems. While she is sitting on a bench she meets a man who by the looks of it is running away from home, he randomly offers her his accommodation with a strange unexpected kiss to the forehead. She walks to this man's "abandoned" house which is a shrine, and finds small guardians who tell her that she is the new land god as they previous one transferred his mark to her (forehead kiss!). This new arrangement doesn't sit with Tomoe the drop-dead gorgeous yokai fox demon familiar of the previous god and he leaves the shrine for the "spirit world".
Nanami becomes angry and forces Tomoe to accept her as a god by kissing him and making him her own familiar, which he is highly unhappy about. Through the series we meet other Yokai such as a crow tengu and a snake familiar, both of which Tomoe finds hard to get a long with. The entire series surrounds the tension between Nanami and Tomoe as they resist attraction to one another, at the same time Nanami is trying to enhance her very weak godly powers... much to Tomoe's annoyance.
This anime is not very new or unique as it brings in elements of supernatural and mythology, which has been done very much to death. However this anime just feels different, it's beautifully animated with a good sense of humour and at times it can be a little dark. The genres are very shoujo and supernatural, with romance which arrives later in the series as it takes a while for Tomoe to warm up to his new master. There is never really much going on except the addition of new characters in a steady flow with some tense affairs with supposed "villains", but that is what adds to the charm of this anime, its light hearted, easy to watch and some of the cute scenes will make you fangirl so hard! ♥
Story: 7/10 - There was a good element to the story about the cold nature of Tomoe and why he has to warm up to his new master (I'm not doing any spoilers ♥!) And observing how Nanami evolves her powers is a big part of the background to the story as well. However this might not be everyone's cup of tea, and others may find this a little boring.
Character: 9/10 - The character depth of Tomoe is very deep because of his past and the way it affects him in the present, other supporting characters and Nanami don't have quite as much depth and the story does not focus on their character development well. Despite this the personalities of the characters and how they act with one another is priceless and very fluid.
Artstyle/Animation: 10/10 - For me it was very mystical and spiritual which I loved very much, with a modern artstyle in comparison to animes such as Peach Girl. It's quite a magical artstyle in the sense that there can be random sparkles in a scene. There are also points where the anime characters will have emoji expressions to add to the comedy factor, which is always enjoyable.
Overall: 9/10- I found the anime very light and beautiful as the young girl is basically discovering herself around a very cold arrogant male character, I personally feel that there was a good balance of serious situations and comedy in this anime which makes it easy for many to watch. It is very hard not to fall in love with all of the characters as they are all very sweet and kawaii in their own way, you will definitely find yourself drawn to Tomoe though, with his cold shoulder attitude even though he has a warm center.
I hope you enjoyed this anime review Minna-san!
Sayonara ♥
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