Noragami#Kuraha
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Noragami: Stray God
| image = Noragami 1.png
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Yato (left) and Hiyori Iki (right), along with Yukine in his sword form (middle)
| ja_kanji = ノラガミ
| genre = {{ubl|Action{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title="Noragami" Sports Some Roaring Fashion For Event Visual|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/22-1/noragami-sports-some-roaring-fashion-for-event-visual|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=April 22, 2016|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105030008/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/04/22-1/noragami-sports-some-roaring-fashion-for-event-visual|url-status=live}}|Supernatural|Urban fantasy{{cite web|author=Sarah|title=Noragami Aragoto Review (Episodes 1–13)|url=https://animeuknews.net/2017/06/noragami-aragoto-review-episodes-1-13/|website=Anime UK News|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421102932/https://animeuknews.net/2017/06/noragami-aragoto-review-episodes-1-13/|url-status=live}}}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Adachitoka
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
| NA = Kodansha USA
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Monthly Shōnen Magazine
| imprint = Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
| first = December 6, 2010
| last = January 6, 2024
| volumes = 27 + 3 extras
| volume_list = List of Noragami chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Kotaro Tamura
| producer =
| writer = Deko Akao
| music = Taku Iwasaki
| studio = Bones
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, TVA
| first = January 5, 2014
| last = March 23, 2014
| episodes = 12 + 2 OVAs
| episode_list = List of Noragami episodes#Season 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Noragami Aragoto
| director = Kotaro Tamura
| writer = Deko Akao
| music = Taku Iwasaki
| studio = Bones
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| network = Tokyo MX, MBS, BS Fuji, RKK, AT-X
| first = October 2, 2015
| last = December 25, 2015
| episodes = 13 + 2 OVAs
| episode_list = List of Noragami episodes#Season 2: Aragoto
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Noragami: Stray God|ノラガミ|Noragami}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist duo Adachitoka. It was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2010 to January 2024, with its chapters collected in 27 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Kodansha USA.
The story revolves around a minor god named Yato, who is down on his luck and struggling to gain followers. Yato's dream is to become a well-known and revered god, but he does not have a shrine or any worshippers. One day, a high school girl named Hiyori Iki saves Yato from an oncoming bus, but ends up getting hit herself. The incident causes her soul to become loose from her body, leading her to experience an out-of-body existence. Hiyori seeks Yato's help to return her to normal, and in the process, she becomes involved in the world of gods, spirits, and the afterlife.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Bones was broadcast from January to March 2014. A 13-episode second season, titled Noragami Aragoto, was broadcast from October to December 2015. Both series are licensed in English by Crunchyroll.
By February 2024, the manga had over 8 million copies in circulation. The series has been well-received, with critics praising its plot, worldbuilding and characters.
Plot
{{see also|List of Noragami characters{{!}}List of Noragami characters}}
Hiyori Iki was a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she becomes aware of the existence of two parallel worlds: the Near Shore, where regular humans and creatures reside, and the Far Shore, where phantoms (demonic beasts) and human souls linger. Through her soul, she meets the strange, nameless god without a shrine, Yato. Yato is determined to make a name for himself out there by accepting any wish for 5 yen, including Hiyori's to fix her body. Alongside Yato's {{Nihongo|Shinki|神器|Jingi}} (or "Regalia")—a weapon forged from the spirit of a deceased human's soul—named Yukine, the trio go through many adventures struggling with their friendship, identity, and pasts.
Media
=Manga=
{{see also|List of Noragami chapters{{!}}List of Noragami chapters}}
Written and illustrated by the manga artist duo Adachitoka, Noragami was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 6, 2010,{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/41632|script-title=ja:「アライブ」あだちとか新連載、主人公は気分屋の自称"神"|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=November 28, 2013|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181719/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/41632|url-status=live}} to January 6, 2024.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Adachitoka's Noragami Manga Ends Serialization on January 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-05/adachitoka-noragami-manga-ends-serialization-on-january-6/.204129|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105184837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-05/adachitoka-noragami-manga-ends-serialization-on-january-6/.204129|archive-date=November 5, 2023|date=November 5, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556021|script-title=ja:あだちとか「ノラガミ」13年の連載に幕、無名の神と霊感体質の少女描くファンタジー|language=ja|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=January 6, 2024|access-date=January 6, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105151001/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/556021|url-status=live}} Kodansha collected its chapters into 27 individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from July 15, 2011,{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000043308|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405055701/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000043308|url-status=live}} to February 16, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:あだちとか「ノラガミ」最終27巻発売、初版限定で「読了感謝イラストカード」付属|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/561328|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=February 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216063548/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/561328|archive-date=February 16, 2024|language=ja|date=February 16, 2024|url-status=live}}
Extra chapters were published in the spin-off magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine+ since October 20, 2011.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Monthly Shōnen Magazine + to Launch on October 20|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-07/monthly-shonen-magazine+to-launch-on-october-20|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=September 7, 2011|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605015958/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-07/monthly-shonen-magazine+to-launch-on-october-20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊少年マガジンプラス創刊、チンミ外伝やQEDなど|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/58383|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=October 20, 2011|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203205554/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/58383|url-status=live}} Seven of these chapters were collected in a single volume, titled {{nihongo|Noragami: Stray Stories|ノラガミ拾遺集|Noragami Shūishū}}, on November 15, 2013,{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ拾遺集 壱|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000042362|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417110127/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000042362|url-status=live}} while other extra chapters were included as add-on content to the limited edition of the 20th volume, released on February 15, 2019,{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ（２０）拾遺集 弐 付き 特装版|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319578|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115040007/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000319578|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:あだちとか「ノラガミ」20巻、特装版には単行本未収録の番外編など収めた小冊子も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/313746|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=December 25, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101004536/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/313746|url-status=live}} and to the limited edition of the 24th volume, released on October 15, 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ（２４）拾遺集 参 付き|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000351809|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604033814/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000351809|archive-date=June 4, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}
For the 50th anniversary of Monthly Shōnen Magazine, a 14-volume {{Transliteration|ja|shinsōban}} edition of Noragami started on December 17, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「BECK」「海皇紀」「ノラガミ」など月マガ創刊50周年記念の新装版刊行開始|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/604085|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=January 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118061948/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/604085|archive-date=January 18, 2025|language=ja|date=December 17, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ 新装版（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000405399|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=January 18, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118061948/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000405399|archive-date=January 18, 2025|language=ja|url-status=live}}
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA in 2014.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Kodansha Comics Licenses Noragami manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/kodansha-comics-licenses-noragami-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=February 19, 2014|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605044450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/kodansha-comics-licenses-noragami-manga|url-status=live}} The 27 volumes were released from September 2, 2014,{{cite web|title=Noragami: Stray God, Volume 1|url=https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-god-1|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107120736/https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-god-1|url-status=live}} to December 10, 2024.{{cite web|title=Noragami: Stray God, Volume 27|url=https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-god-27|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=December 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241224005548/https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-god-27/|archive-date=December 24, 2024|url-status=live}} Noragami: Stray Stories was released on December 1, 2015.{{cite web|title=Noragami: Stray Stories, Volume 0|url=https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-stories|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240107041006/https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-stray-stories|archive-date=January 7, 2024|url-status=live}} Kodansha USA started releasing the series in a three-in-one volume omnibus edition, with the first volume released on September 13, 2022.{{cite web|title=Noragami Omnibus, Volume 1|url=https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-omnibus-1-vol-1-3|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617111314/https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-omnibus-1-vol-1-3|url-status=live}} The eighth and latest volume (consisting of the original volumes 22–24) was released on November 7, 2023.{{cite web|title=Noragami Omnibus, Volume 8|url=https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-omnibus-8/|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=January 4, 2024|archive-date=January 4, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104203646/https://kodansha.us/product/noragami-omnibus-8/|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
{{see also|List of Noragami episodes{{!}}List of Noragami episodes}}
An anime television series adaptation was announced in June 2013.{{cite web|title=Noragami Manga About Lowly God & Schoolgirl Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-14/noragami-manga-about-lowly-god-and-schoolgirl-gets-tv-anime|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=June 14, 2013|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606010048/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-14/noragami-manga-about-lowly-god-and-schoolgirl-gets-tv-anime|url-status=live}} It was directed by Kotaro Tamura and produced by Bones, with character designs from Toshihiro Kawamoto. Prior to its television premiere, the first episode was screened at 2013's Anime Festival Asia on November 10, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ノラガミ」神谷浩史演じる「夜ト電話」第2弾スタート|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/103761|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=November 17, 2013|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923154637/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/103761|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animefestival.asia/afa13/featured_anime.html#noragami|title=AFA: Anime Festival Asia 2013|publisher=Anime Festival Asia|access-date=November 29, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113070335/http://www.animefestival.asia/afa13/featured_anime.html#noragami|url-status=live}} The series was broadcast for 13 episodes on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, and TVA from January 5 to March 23, 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミ|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15036|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617080921/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C15036|archive-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}} Two additional original animation DVDs (OADs) were bundled with the limited edition of the 10th and 11th manga volumes, respectively released on February 17 and July 17, 2014.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|title=Retailer: Noragami Manga's 10th, 11th Volumes to Come With Anime DVDs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-05/retailer/noragami-manga-10th-11th-volumes-to-come-with-anime-dvds|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=October 15, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607005909/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-05/retailer/noragami-manga-10th-11th-volumes-to-come-with-anime-dvds|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Hiroshi Kamiya Narrates Latest Noragami TV Ad|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-01/hiroshi-kamiya-narrates-latest-noragami-tv-ad|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422032000/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-01/hiroshi-kamiya-narrates-latest-noragami-tv-ad|url-status=live}}
A second season, titled {{Nihongo||ノラガミ ARAGOTO|Noragami Aragoto}}, was broadcast from October 3 to December 26, 2015.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Noragami Aragoto TV Anime's October 3 Premiere Revealed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-02/noragami-aragoto-tv-anime-october-3-premiere-revealed/.92414|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=September 2, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331104131/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-02/noragami-aragoto-tv-anime-october-3-premiere-revealed/.92414|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ノラガミARAGOTO 13|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M127749|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617083148/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M127749|archive-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{efn|Tokyo MX listed the air dates for the series on Friday at 25:05, which is effectively Saturday at 1:05 a.m. JST.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2015秋アニメ】蒼穹のファフナー EXODUS第2クール！ ほかノラガミ第2期も必見|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/058/1058779/2/|publisher=ASCII Corporation|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=October 2, 2015|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205154421/https://ascii.jp/elem/000/001/058/1058779/2/|url-status=live}}}} Two OADs were bundled with the limited edition of the 15th and 16th manga volumes, respectively released on November 17, 2015, and March 17, 2016.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Retailer: Noragami Manga Gets 2 More Original Anime DVDs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-17/retailer-noragami-manga-gets-2-more-original-anime-dvds/.87213|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=April 17, 2015|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812063053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-17/retailer-noragami-manga-gets-2-more-original-anime-dvds/.87213|url-status=live}}
In North America, both series were licensed by Funimation.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Funimation to Stream Noragami Supernatural Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-24/funimation-to-stream-noragami-supernatural-anime|website=Anime News Network|date=December 24, 2013|access-date=December 24, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921084132/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-24/funimation-to-stream-noragami-supernatural-anime|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Funimation to Stream Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA, Noragami Aragoto|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-08/funimation-to-stream-aria-the-scarlet-ammo-aa-noragami-aragoto/.92697|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=September 8, 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216232414/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-08/funimation-to-stream-aria-the-scarlet-ammo-aa-noragami-aragoto/.92697|url-status=live}} They released Noragami on DVD and Blu-ray on July 7, 2015,{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Funimation Adds Home Video Rights for Noragami, Danganronpa, Buddy Complex, Daimidaler, Terror in Resonance, Maken-Ki! Two, Wixoss|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-31/funimation-adds-home-video-rights-for-noragami-danganronpa-buddy-complex-daimidaler-terror-in-/.82796|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=December 31, 2014|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331121055/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-31/funimation-adds-home-video-rights-for-noragami-danganronpa-buddy-complex-daimidaler-terror-in-/.82796|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 5–11|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-07/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-5-11/.90182|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206064038/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-07/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-5-11/.90182|url-status=live}} while Noragami Aragoto was released on February 21, 2017.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 19–25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-19-25/.112528|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207150335/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-19-25/.112528|url-status=live}} Following the announcement that Funimation would be unified under the Crunchyroll brand, the series was moved to the platform in 2022.{{cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=Crunchyroll News|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=March 21, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}} Madman Entertainment licensed the anime for distribution in Australia and New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/33580/noragami-series-collection|title=Noragami Series Collection – DVD|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224214648/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/33580/noragami-series-collection|url-status=dead}}
==Music==
The music for the series was composed by Taku Iwasaki. Two original soundtrack albums were released by Avex on February 19, 2014,{{cite web|title="Noragami (Anime)" Original Soundtrack – Noragami no Oto [Shipping Within Japan Only]|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCA-74236|website=CDJapan|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406075336/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/AVCA-74236|url-status=live}} and March 25, 2016;{{cite web|title="Noragami ARAGOTO (Anime)" Original Soundtrack – Noragami no Oto 2 – [Shipping Within Japan Only]|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EYCA-10884|website=CDJapan|access-date=June 17, 2023|archive-date=September 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912011602/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/EYCA-10884|url-status=live}} the second album was originally released on November 25, 2015, but the Noragami Aragoto production committee halted shipments and recalled the discs from stores following a controversy surrounding an improper usage of sounds related to Islam.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Noragami Soundtrack 2 Cancelled Due to Islamic Sound Samples|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-04/noragami-soundtrack-2-cancelled-due-to-islamic-sound-samples/.96105|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129060305/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-04/noragami-soundtrack-2-cancelled-due-to-islamic-sound-samples/.96105|url-status=live}}
The opening theme for Noragami is {{Nihongo|"Goya no Machiawase"|午夜の待ち合わせ||"Overnight Appointment"}}, by Hello Sleepwalkers,{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Noragami Anime's 2nd Promo Features Hello Sleepwalkers' Theme Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/noragami-anime-2nd-promo-features-hello-sleepwalkers-theme-song|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605014957/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-05/noragami-anime-2nd-promo-features-hello-sleepwalkers-theme-song|url-status=live}} while the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Heart Realize|ja|ハートリアライズ}}"|ハートリアライズ|Hāto Riaraizu}}, with composition by Supercell and performed by Tia.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ハートリアライズ」Tia|url=https://noragami-anime.net/disco/detail.php?id=1006963|website=noragami-anime.net|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205172718/https://noragami-anime.net/disco/detail.php?id=1006963|url-status=live}} The opening theme song for Noragami Aragoto is {{Nihongo|"{{ill|Kyōran Hey Kids!!|ja|狂乱 Hey Kids!!}}"|狂乱 Hey Kids!!}} by The Oral Cigarettes,{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Noragami Aragoto Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Theme|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-20/noragami-aragoto-anime-2nd-promo-video-previews-opening-theme/.91908|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 29, 2020|date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125034723/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-20/noragami-aragoto-anime-2nd-promo-video-previews-opening-theme/.91908|url-status=live}} and the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Nirvana"|ニルバナ|Nirubana}} by Tia.{{cite web|script-title=ja:EDテーマ「ニルバナ」Tia|url=https://noragami-anime.net/disco/detail.php?id=1010986|website=noragami-anime.net|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320122247/https://noragami-anime.net/disco/detail.php?id=1010986|url-status=live}}
=Drama CD=
The limited edition of the ninth volume of the manga was bundled with a drama CD, released on December 17, 2013.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ノラガミ」キャスト発表！神谷浩史、内田真礼、梶裕貴ら|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/100680|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=October 4, 2013|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126062716/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/100680|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ＣＤ付き ノラガミ（９）限定版|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000039886|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417090108/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000039886|url-status=live}}
=Video game=
A mobile game, titled {{Nihongo||ノラガミ—神ト縁—|Noragami: Kami to Enishi|{{lit}} "Noragami: Gods and Fate"}}, was released by developer {{ill|Sakurasoft|ja|さくらソフト}} for Android devices on October 29, 2015;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-17/noragami-~kami-to-enishi~-smartphone-game-slated-for-fall/.91759|title=Noragami ~Kami to Enishi~ Smartphone Game Slated for Fall|date=August 17, 2015|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 17, 2015|archive-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618015124/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-17/noragami-~kami-to-enishi~-smartphone-game-slated-for-fall/.91759|url-status=live}}{{cite press release|script-title=ja:オリジナルストーリーのゲーム『ノラガミ～神ト縁（カミトエニシ）～』Android版・Mobage版の正式サービスが遂に開始！！サービス開始記念特別ログインボーナス「SR毘沙門」を手に入れよう！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000037.000012335.html|publisher={{ill|Sakurasoft|ja|さくらソフト}}|via=PR Times|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211014105/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000037.000012335.html|url-status=live}} an iOS version became available on November 14 of that same year.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:オリジナルストーリーのゲーム『ノラガミ～神ト縁（カミトエニシ）～』お待たせしました！iOS版リリース開始！！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000040.000012335.html|publisher={{ill|Sakurasoft|ja|さくらソフト}}|via=PR Times|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=November 16, 2015|archive-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118023959/http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000040.000012335.html|url-status=live}}
Reception
=Manga=
Noragami was the 14th top selling manga series in Japan during the first half of 2014, with over 1.8 million copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-03/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.75177|title=Top Selling Manga in Japan By Series: 2014 (First Half)|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=November 7, 2014|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130195719/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-03/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.75177|url-status=live}} By August 2018, the manga had over 6.3 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:累計630万部『ノラガミ』復活刊！ 久々につき前巻の最終話を公開します。|url=https://news.kodansha.co.jp/6551|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=June 17, 2023|language=ja|date=August 17, 2018|archive-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627152742/https://news.kodansha.co.jp/6551|url-status=live}} By February 2024, it had over 8 million copies in circulation.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:全世界累計800万部超『ノラガミ』完結巻27巻「読了感謝イラストカード」付きにて本日発売！|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005906.000001719.html|publisher=Kodansha|via=PR Times|access-date=February 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215221925/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005906.000001719.html|archive-date=February 15, 2024|language=ja|date=February 16, 2024|url-status=live}}
It was nominated for the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category in 2014.{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|title=38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2023|date=April 3, 2014|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128113514/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-03/38th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced|url-status=live}}
Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave a positive review to the first volume, stating that it "feels like set up, but it's good set up." She praised the characters and artwork, but called the first chapter "fairly weak", and commented that not all the plot devices are used to their full potential. Silverman expressed, "With an other-worldly feel and some humor, as well as interesting use of Shinto mythology, this is one of those books that reads faster than you expect it to."{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|title=Noragami: Stray God GN 1 – Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/noragami/stray-god/gn-1/.79008|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=September 24, 2014|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617114150/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/noragami/stray-god/gn-1/.79008|url-status=live}} In his review of the first volume, Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network noted that the first chapter has elements from Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne and Clamp's xxxHolic, but that it "didn't compare well to either", adding however that his impressions improved after the third chapter. Locksley also favorably compared Adachikota's artwork to Takeshi Obata's in Death Note, and concluded that the first volume is "an uneven start for Noragami, but overall a positive one."{{cite web|last=Locksley|first=Ross|title=Noragami Vol.1|url=https://www.uk-anime.net/manga/Noragami_Vol.1.html|website=UK Anime Network|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=October 22, 2014|archive-date=January 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102081213/https://www.uk-anime.net/manga/Noragami_Vol.1.html|url-status=live}}
In another review of the first volume, Matthew Warner of The Fandom Post made positive comments about the story and artwork, highlighting the backgrounds as "the best aspect of the book's art". Warner expressed, "With a nice bit of Japanese folklore and a likable pair of main characters, this volume brings the series off to a solid start."{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Matthew|title=Noragami Vol. #01 Manga Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2014/10/23/noragami-vol-01-manga-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=October 23, 2014|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129105538/https://www.fandompost.com/2014/10/23/noragami-vol-01-manga-review/|url-status=live}} Danica Davidson of Otaku USA, likewise, gave a positive review to the first volume, calling it "a cute start with a nice mixture of supernatural and fun."{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Danica|title=Manga Review: Noragami vol. 1|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-noragami-vol-1/|website=Otaku USA|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=October 4, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112093240/https://otakuusamagazine.com/manga-review-noragami-vol-1/|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
Theron Martin of Anime News Network made a positive review of the series, praising the story, visuals, and its well-balanced mix of comedy and drama, criticizing however the last three episodes, calling them "anticlimactic". Martin also compared the series to Beyond the Boundary, and noted similarities between the God/Regalia relationship and the Meister/Weapon relationship in Soul Eater, commenting however that both series are "fundamentally different." Martin concluded by saying, "Overall, when Noragami is good, it is very good, but it tapers off too much at the end and rushes its last arc."{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Theron|title=Noragami BD+DVD – Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/noragami/bd-dvd-the-complete-first-season/.90793|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=July 24, 2015|archive-date=June 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618163314/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/noragami/bd-dvd-the-complete-first-season/.90793|url-status=live}} Gabriella Ekens, of the same site, commended the series, praising its plot, world, and characters, calling Yato the "big reason why Noragami works". Ekens also said that the series "balances both aspects of {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} and {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} anime", calling it a "middle ground between shrine-focused slice-of-life romance" (like Gingitsune and Kamisama Kiss), and a "supernatural action" (like Bleach), also noting similarities to Inuyasha and Soul Eater. Ekens ultimately stated, "Noragami is just solid, all-around, well-constructed entertainment. It'll work for a lot of people, whether they're looking for romance or action or comedy."{{cite web|last=Ekens|first=Gabriella|title=Love Me Like You Do – Shelf Life|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2015-08-17/.91761|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=August 17, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331105100/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2015-08-17/.91761|url-status=live}}
Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post also praised the series. In particular, Beveridge commended the work of studio Bones, stating that they made it "a fully realized world in so many ways", and that "[w]ith strong background design and some solid choreography in the action sequences", they elevated the original material "just a bit more", concluding that Noragami is "an appealing show that knows how to work its magic well and the overall presentation is certainly a strong one."{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Noragami Season 1 Complete Collection Limited Edition Blu-ray Anime Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2015/08/05/noragami-season-1-complete-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240107115802/https://www.fandompost.com/2015/08/05/noragami-season-1-complete-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray-anime-review/|archive-date=January 7, 2024|date=August 5, 2015|url-status=live}} Sheena McNeil of Sequential Tart commended the series as well for its plot and characters, commenting that it has a "nice balance of drama, angst, and humor that seems very natural given the circumstances." McNeil ultimately expressed, "It's a powerful anime. The story and characters touched me and will stay with me. I look forward to watching it again and for more to come."{{cite web|last=McNeil|first=Sheena|title=Noragami – Season 1|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=9626|website=Sequential Tart|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=August 31, 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617135541/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=9626|url-status=live}} Kyle Mills of DVD Talk praised the series for its characters and humour, noting that the series never gets "too overly dramatic" and that it is "mostly lighthearted, bordering on the line of plain comical sometimes." Despite criticizing the "arc format" of the series and the "underdeveloped" antagonist of the first season, Mills ultimately called Noragami an "immensely entertaining show", and that it "built and established an incredibly rich world with well developed characters."{{cite web|last=Mills|first=Kyle|title=Noragami: The Complete First Season|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/70765|website=DVD Talk|access-date=January 7, 2024|date=April 5, 2016|archive-date=June 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617123723/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/70765|url-status=live}}
IGN included Noragami among the best anime series of the 2010s.{{cite web|title=The Best Anime of the Decade (2010 – 2019)|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|website=IGN|access-date=January 8, 2024|date=January 1, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101214124/https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019|url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://gmaga.co/c/noragami/|Official manga website at Monthly Shōnen Magazine}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://noragami-anime.net/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://www.funimation.com/shows/noragami/|Official anime website at Funimation}}
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305232911/http://www.sakurasoft.co.jp/noragami/|title=Noragami: Kami to Enishi official website at Sakura Soft}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|15584}}
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{{Monthly Shōnen Magazine}}
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