Daichi Akitarou faces an awfully big challenge next week, but if anyone is up to it, you’d imagine it would be him. Kamisama Hajimemashita finds itself in a different position to most of the best series ending this season.  There’s the question of a sequel, from the almost-definitely (Yowamushi Pedal) […] Read more

That episode was a thing of beauty in every way. I don’t know why I continue to be surprised by Kamisama Hajmemashita, because it’s not as though it isn’t consistently excellent week-in and week-out.  Yet somehow this series never seems to be at the forefront of my consciousness – it’s […] Read more

This series really shows its teeth sometimes, and this arc definitely has bite. I really like this arc, and not just because it does a nice job of expanding the breadth of this season’s story.  As we’re seeing, it’s offering a(nother) nice opportunity for Nanami to demonstrate her growing strength […] Read more

This series sure makes that plan to go with minimal screencaps a challenge. Like clockwork Kamisama Hajimemashita delivers another vastly entertaining episode this week, as always finessing the balance between comedy and drama about as well as it’s possible to do it.  But even as it explores its first real […] Read more

It’s tough out there for a tengu – in anime-land, anyway. Kamisama Hajimemashita takes a definite detour off its main course for the first time this season, and as much as I’ve enjoyed the recurring Tomoe-Nanami-Akura-oh plot, I think it’s for the better.  This series has always fared well with […] Read more

That episode sure gave you your money’s worth. There’s certainly a lot happening in Kamisama Hajimemashita this season.  Even when it’s stepping back from the recurring plot it’s doing so haltingly, keeping one toe dipped in the water.  And while there were times when the first season bordered on slice-of-life […] Read more

What a strange cone of silence surrounds this series. Have their been many anime over the years as criminally underappreciated – or at least under-acknowledged – as Kamisama Hajimemashita?  I can’t think of a lot.  I’ve discussed the possible reasons at length already – the ease with which it goes […] Read more