Name: Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1
ISBN: 9781421536385

Julietta Suzuki

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1

omfg this manga has my heart. the nostalgia hit so hard, i loved this series sm when i was like 15 so coming back to it after 8 years and its still as swoonworthy and witty as i remember? if not more so? yeah this is great. was kicking my feet and actually giggling reading, cant wait to read the next ones :3

A divine comedy! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T. Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Mizuki loves living at the shrine with Nanami, but he hates that he has to stay behind when she goes to school. He hates even more that Tomoe gets to go with her. But Mizuki isn’t used to the human world, so Nanami thinks it’s safer if he just stays put. Can Mizuki become a master of the mundane, or will his secret foray into town end in disaster?!

Kamisama Kiss

mevi

A divine comedy! Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Every year, kami from all over Japan gather in Izumo for a sort of divine convention. One of Mikage's friends comes to the shrine to invite Nanami to the retreat, but it turns out most of the other kami and Tomoe don't want her to go. Can Nanami prove she's kami enough to attend…or does she even want to bother?

A divine comedy! Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T audience. Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami doesn't want to miss out on the fun when a hot teen idol joins the student body. Tomoe reluctantly agrees to let her go, as long as she conceals her divine mark. After all, what could possibly go wrong at high school...?

a place wherein i wish i could've stayed and a life i wish i could've lived. 

Camila 

I'm so glad I gave this manga a second chance! 
I don't know why but the first time I started reading it I didn't like the pacing of it and Nanami seemed to be a boring protagonist, but at the second time I completely fell in love with this story!
Of course, we have your typical "manga shoujo girl" but she goes beyond (I've already read till vol 6) and she is more entrataining than other MCs I've read. 
Also I really like Tomoe, another arrogant male interest but he really cares about her and shows it many many times. He is still rude and "bad-boyish" along the manga but without being manipulative or straight up fuckboy. 
Really a must read!

Mari

Nanami’s journey to the past was a success! She found a way to break the curse and save Tomoe, and he even admitted that he has feelings for her. Now they’re both ready to enjoy life as a happy couple. Tomoe is hoping to spend some special alone time with Nanami, but instead they go on a school trip to Okinawa with the entire grade—and things go from tropical paradise to yokai nightmare in no time! -- VIZ Media

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 18

Re-read 2021  

I have a goal to finish this series this year so here we goooooo

None of my opinions have changed and I kinda just skimmed it. 

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 Re-read 2020 

I'm changing the rating to a 4 star just because it wasn't as gripping this time around. 

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I read this in one sitting. I just love the anime for this and had to pick up the manga. I can't necessarily say what it is but I love stories like these. They're fluffy, and magical, and funny. I really just love everything about it and can't wait to continue on with the series. 

It is the perfect combination if you want to read something quick and funny.

A divine comedy! Reads R to L (Japanese Style). After returning from a seaside vacation, Nanami is shocked to discover that the townsfolk consider her shrine abandoned. She decides to hold a summer festival for the local humans and yokai to revitalize the shrine's reputation. But Tomoe is strangely reluctant. Can Nanami pull off the festival with a little help from her yokai friends, or will Tomoe's naysaying spell disaster?

4.5

I forgot about Mizuki lol what a gem 


I won't lie, i am waiting for that big emotional and rollercoaster ride that you usually get with mangas like these but as of right now it's pretty simple and fun. I guess Fruit's Basket set a standard for me but I'm still interested in the story overall.

Katerina Thorson

What to say about volume two of Kamisama Kiss. I mean there is a lot to say, we get new characters, we start to see Nanami possibly liking Tomoe more than a friend or guardian, oh and we get BABY TOMOE!!!! Which safe to say I wanted to cuddle baby Tomoe and then there is long haired Tomoe and I am just like hot damn!

And then there is Kurama. Oh good ole Kumara. I definitely am worried about a potential love triangle situation. And we all know how much I “love” those. However, I am not thinking this will be the case or at least I am holding out that it won’t be. More than ever I think Kurama wants to get Nanami’s attention because she is the only girl that doesn’t like him nor puts up with his bullshit! Also, at the moment Nanami has more things to worry about than a super idol at her school. Like some sky demon lady trying to take the shrine from her. Also her eyes are for Tomoe only!

The character development is slowly moving a long and I have to say I don’t find Nanami annoying or insufferable. I have always found that female manga characters tend to be meek and not able to stand up for themselves. Just pretty faces. Nanami is definitely not like that and she proves it many times. I think it has to do with not having a mother and dealing with her father who was a gambler and drinker. Her hardships made her strong. 

And then there is Tomoe who is slowly starting to realize that maybe Nanami is going to be the one that doesn’t leave and will stay by his side. He has never had anyone to rely on and you can see that he has the best interest for Nanami in mind and while he hafts tough he definitely wants to take care of her. He is the “bad boy” with the soft heart trope.

Also I love the antics between all of the characters. Especially Nanami and Tomoe, as well as Kamura and Tomoe! I could secretly see Tomoe and Kamura be begrudgingly BFF’s. You know the ones that hit each other and are all manly but will have late night chats with tea or something.

This series is definitely already picking up speed and with 23 more volumes to go I can’t wait to see what Suzuki has in store for us! After I read the manga series I might have to rewatch the anime. Lol I might just start it now!

Nanami and Tomoe are getting ready to leave Mikage shrine and join the human world for good. Nanami has even been accepted to a junior college in the child development department! But while she thought she was ready to retire as kamisama, it turns out that Nanami is going to lose a lot more than just her ability to use spells—she won’t be able to see anyone from the spirit world again! Is the price for being human too high? -- VIZ Media

Book Dragon

With Akura-oh's spirit no longer available to resurrect his body, Yatori has decided the next best thing is to take control of his idol himself! Tomoe has mixed feelings about Akura-oh, but he absolutely won't let a horrible creature lke Yatori have his friend's body. But what if the only solution is for Tomoe to inhabit Akura-oh himself?! -- VIZ Media

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 24

Akura-oh’s body was entombed centuries ago in the Mountain of Flames, where the preternaturally hot fire continuously consumes him before his regenerative powers can resurrect him. If Kirihito can reunite Akura-oh’s spirit with his body, the terrifying yokai will be able to escape his prison and wreak havoc again! Can Nanami and Tomoe catch him in time—and are they strong enough to stop him?! -- VIZ Media

Kirihito has finally found a way to enter the Land of the Dead in order to retrieve his true form, the body of the dread yokai Akura-oh! Nanami, her shinshi, and all the Izumo war kami are hot on his tail, but the ruler of the realm is furious that no one asked her permission before barging in. She slams the gates and shrouds the land in darkness. How will they be able to find Kirihito now, much less the way out?! -- VIZ Media

Tomoe has made up his mind—he can’t have a happily ever after with Nanami as a yokai, so he’s going to become a human! But things don’t go as planned when he drinks the water of evolution, and now he’s stuck in fox form! The only way he can turn back is with the help of the kami Ôkuninushi in Izumo, so he and Mikage set off on a road trip. Nanami is supposed to stay behind at the shrine, but she wants to be with Tomoe to give him support. But what should have been a simple shortcut to Izumo turns into a frightening ordeal when Nanami runs into one of Akura-oh’s henchmen! -- VIZ Media

It’s the third day of the school trip, and it looks like Nanami and her friends will finally get a chance to enjoy Okinawa. However, Mikage pops up with a shinshi assignment for Tomoe—deliver a gift to the local shrine maiden. But the simple errand has complicated consequences as Tomoe is forced to face Nanami’s mortality and the seeming impossibility of a yokai and a human living together happily ever after. -- VIZ Media

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 20

The school trip to Okinawa is turning out to be the opposite of a good time for Nanami and her friends. A terrible storm has shut down the island, and it turns out the bad weather is being caused by an enraged mermaid who won’t rest until her stolen robe of feathers is returned. Nanami tries to get the robe back from Kirihito, who takes it to help him rescue his body from the Land of the Dead, but ends up drained of her vital energy! Can her shinshi Tomoe and Mizuki put aside their difference long enough to save their kamisama, or is Okinawa doomed?! -- VIZ Media

Nanami has finally found the fallen kami who cursed Tomoe, but before she can rush home to save her beloved shinshi, she must watch the past unfold. But how will her relationship with Tomoe be affected by standing witness to the torments he and Yukiji suffer?! -- VIZ Media

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Nanami has gone back in time in order to find the fallen kami who cursed Tomoe, but the past is a lot more violent than she expected. Before she can even start her search, she has to deal with suspicious villagers and a mortally wounded Tomoe!

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Back in feudal Japan, Akura-oh is getting frustrated with his best friend and rampage companion Tomoe. He correctly guesses that Tomoe is lovesick, and decides the best way to deal with it is to kill the object of his affection--Yukiji! And to make matters worse, when Nanami wears historical clothes, she looks an awful lot like Yukiji! Can she manage to preserve the past, save Tomoe, protect Yukiji and keep from getting killed?!

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity!! Himemiko and Kotaro’s happy ending has triggered some confusing flashbacks for Tomoe, and his memories are affecting more than just his mood. The shrine has started to collapse because Tomoe isn’t strong enough to maintain it, and things are so bad that Mikage returns. He explains to Nanami that Tomoe is dying from a 500-year-old curse, and there’s nothing she can do to save him! Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.

Himemiko is convinced that her human boyfriend Kotaro could never love her in her true form, and that dating a yokai will only put him in danger. Even though she feels she can no longer see him, she vows to avenge the wounds he suffered at the hands of Nishiki of Inuaki Swamp. But Himemiko and Nishiki have been engaged since they were young. Will her quest for revenge bring all-out war to the swamps? -- VIZ Media

Himemiko, ayakashi ruler of Tatara swamp, is happily dating her human sweetie Kotaro. But yokai/human relationships are hard to manage, especially when the human has no idea who he’s dating! When the supernatural starts to intrude, can Himemiko tell Kotaro the truth about herself? Or will she lose him no matter what she does? -- VIZ Media

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 12

New Year’s is coming up, and that means the Mikage Shrine needs to send a representative to greet the toshigami, the visiting kami who assures a good harvest for the year. Nanami insists on going with her shinshi but gets stuck in limbo at the meeting place. Her shinshi rush to get her back, but instead they all end up trapped in Nanami’s troubled childhood... -- VIZ Media

Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1

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