Noragami (????, lit. "Stray god") is a Japanese manga series by Adachitoka. It began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Sh?nen Magazine in January 2011's issue. This series has been collected in seventeen tank?bon volumes as of July 2016. An anime television series adaptation by Bones aired in Japan beginning from January 5, 2014 to March 23, 2014, with a total of 12 episodes. The second season, entitled Noragami Aragoto, aired in Japan from October 2, 2015 to December 25, 2015, with a total of 13 episodes.
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Plot
As a minor god of calamity, Yato not only has no followers but doesn't even have a shrine to his name. In an attempt to become known, he charges only five yen to grant the wishes of Near Shore dwellers (the name given to the living) to save up for his shrine. Through his missions, Yato encounters a Near Shore girl named Hiyori Iki, whose soul frequently slips out of her body, and Yukine, a wandering spirit whom he adopts as his Regalia (weapon). Together, they work to kill off corrupted spirits (Phantoms) while Yato continues in his quest to become a famous god.
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Media
Manga
Noragami started as a manga series, authored by Adachitoka and published by Kodansha. The series premiered in Monthly Sh?nen Magazine's January 2011 issue, released on December 6, 2010, and has been compiled into seventeen tank?bon volumes between July 15, 2011 and July 15, 2016. The ninth volume was released simultaneously with a limited edition, bundled with a drama CD. Volumes 10 and 11 were released simultaneously with limited editions, each containing an anime episode on DVD. Extra chapters of the series have been published in the spin-off publication, Monthly Sh?nen Magazine + since 2011 and as of November 15, 2013, they have been compiled into one volume under the title Noragami Sh?ish? (???????). Both the main series and spin-off series have been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, under the title Noragami: Stray God and Noragami: Stray Stories respectively. The first volume of Noragami: Stray God was released on September 2, 2014, with 17 volumes released as of October 25, 2016. The first volume of Noragami: Stray Stories was released in December 2015.
Anime
The Noragami television series adaptation is produced by Bones and directed by Kotaro Tamura with character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto. Prior to the series' television premiere, its first episode was screened at 2013's Anime Festival Asia on November 10, 2013. The anime began airing in Japan on January 5, 2014, on Tokyo MX and later on MBS, BS11 and TVA, running for 12 episodes.
Besides the television series, two additional episodes were released on DVDs bundled with limited editions of the 10th and 11th manga volumes, published February 17 and July 17, 2014. Funimation licensed the anime for streaming in North America. Madman Entertainment licensed the anime for distribution in Australia and New Zealand.
The opening theme song is "Goya no Machiawase" (????????, Overnight Appointment), performed by Hello Sleepwalkers. The ending theme song is "Heart Realize" (????????, H?to Riaraizu) with composition by Supercell and performed by Tia.
Season two, Noragami Aragoto, has 13 episodes, and began airing on October 2, 2015. The opening theme song is "Ky?ran Hey Kids!!" (??, Hey Kids!!) by The Oral Cigarettes, and the ending theme song is "Nirvana" (????, Nirubana) by Tia. The second season's finale aired on December 25, 2015.
Game
A mobile game titled Noragami ~Kami to Enishi~ (lit. "Noragami ~Gods and Fate~") was released by developer Sakura Soft for Android devices in October 2015. An iOS release became available on November 16, 2015.
Reception
Noragami was the 14th top selling manga series in Japan during the first half of 2014.
References
External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Noragami Official website at Funimation
- Noragami (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Noragami at Sakura Soft
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