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Synopsis
In times of need, if you look in the correct identify, you merely may see a foreign telephone number scrawled in red. If you call this number, you will hear a young man introduce himself as the Yato God.
Yato is a minor deity and a cocky-proclaimed "Delivery God," who dreams of having millions of worshippers. Without a single shrine dedicated to his proper name, however, his goals are far from being realized. He spends his days doing odd jobs for 5 yen apiece, until his weapon partner becomes fed up with her useless master and deserts him.
Simply as things seem to be looking grim for the god, his fortune changes when a centre school girl, Hiyori Iki, supposedly saves Yato from a auto blow, taking the hit for him. Remarkably, she survives, but the event has caused her soul to go loose and hence able to leave her body. Hiyori demands that Yato return her to normal, but upon learning that he needs a new partner to exercise so, reluctantly agrees to help him find i. And with Hiyori'south help, Yato's luck may finally be turning around.
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Apr 4, 2014
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | 9 |
| Story | 9 |
| Blitheness | 8 |
| Audio | 10 |
| Character | 9 |
| Enjoyment | 9 |
All of united states of america have seen that one serial or prove or book that didn't seem to know which management in which it was going. Noragami, withal, manages to pull off all of its elements perfectly without fifty-fifty batting an middle. Proceed in heed that this is my first review so anything I'm about to say may be incredibly biased or but inexperienced equally a whole. With that said, permit'southward begin.
Story: 9/x
The story of Noragami begins with Hiyori: an average high school daughter who has a fated meet with Yato, a homeless god, just we'll get to them later. Hiyori, existence the angel of a person she is, pushes Yato out of the manner of an incoming jitney when he all of a sudden runs into traffic. This results in non simply an accident and her being taken to the hospital, only from and then on she gains the somewhat troublesome habit of losing her physical body and taking on a similar form, but travels effectually as her soul seperated from her trunk. Deciding she can't alive on like this, she begs Yato and pays him in advance to restore her back to her original form, and thus, the 2 connect and Hiyori is abruptly introduced to the world outside of our reality. Characters: 9/10 The main reason why I love the characters of Noragami is non only how various they all are, just it seems to have a Hiromu Arakawa feel to it; no character is used solely for fanservice or comic relief in spite of their kickoff appearance. Every person in this series is well fleshed-out, developed, and not i-dimensional in the slightest, though that'south what you may get the impression of in early episodes. Animation: 8/10 I definitely don't have any complaints hither. For the nigh office the animation style is typical Bones fare, with the fine art looking approvingly alike to that of the manga's. Each grapheme design is vivid and interesting to the eye, from Yato'southward cat-like blue eyes and strange scarf to the brighter colours of the giggly Kofuku and the other personified gods. Scenery is besides well done and detailed, though I wish there were more fight scenes included because this is where the animation /really/ shines through. (Yato's Rend attack in particular, and mainly since this little cut is re-used multiple times in each episode.) Naturally there are times when the quality would dip here and at that place, but it does its job and doesn't fail to please. Solid viii hither. Sound: 10/10 The soundtrack for Noragami was equanimous by Taku Iwasaki, the genius who had previously created OSTS for the famous Black Butler and Soul Eater, both of which were known for their very prominent themes varying from stone ballads and popular to Victorian-era themes. Well-nigh of the music is calorie-free-hearted and a fleck repetitive in its loops, only it sets the mood extremely well and never feels out of place. It occasionally mixes in a few classical Japanese themes into it too, and that never feels unnatural either. The battle music is the main point in this entire OST forth with a few other tracks that will make yous get, "Oh, this played when ______ happened and it sounded awesome!" because honestly it is just that cracking. No complaints. Enjoyment & Final Verdict: nine/10 Now, fifty-fifty though I'd like to call it as such, Noragami is not perfect, every bit is anything else out in that location. Merely though it has its problems, I was never once bored or dissatisfied with this evidence to a large extent. The merely affair that would make this bump upwards to a ten would exist the confirmation of more to come. Though the anime had its happy (if not rushed) ending, there is still then much manga content to exist blithe, including the /incredible/ arc focusing on Bishamon, Yato's other arch-nemesis from centuries ago, but now'due south not the time to mention that. Noragami is a cracking blend of comedy and the supernatural, a grapheme-driven show that really gets you to feel and has a tone that tends to capture. Below it all are underlying tones of darkness and grief, simply still manages to put on a lighthearted tone when it needs to. Just all in all, I had a dandy time watching the ride and grew attached to it. This anime will most definitely have a piffling reserved corner in my centre as one of the greatest animes of the Winter 2014 season and I'm looking forward to the possibility of a futurity flavor. And with that, I leave you lot. "May our fates intertwine."
At least, that's what the show would have you believe from its broad overarching plot.
Noragami consists of several plot lines that all mesh in beautifully with each other both in terms of pacing and execution. Information technology wastes no fourth dimension in moving the story forward, save some of Yato'southward comic relief and character introductions here and there. It even has some realistic darker undertones thrown in smoothly. They make certain you understand the weight of loneliness and just how invisible those who are not of the living can be, how painful information technology is to be forgotten and wanting to be remembered. Having read the majority of the manga so far, the anime followed it quite well, had information technology not been for the filler arc that took up the remaining 3-4 episodes. Just for the most part, I enjoyed the story very much and hope that information technology will follow the manga if it were to receive a second season, which is HIGHLY FAVORABLE.
Yato, our main graphic symbol, is somewhat of an underdog aside from being homeless and having a strange mode sense. He is definitely the real propeller of the show, providing u.s. with non only mystery, insight, and of course, more than comic relief than yous can shake a stick at, but just such a fun fourth dimension watching him in general. There wasn't a moment I didn't appreciate his presence on my screen. What's not to like about a bratty, teenage looking god taking up job requests for only 5 Yen? Much near him is still to exist revealed, though they've given us enough to go along for right at present. His viewpoints on humans and life as a whole is somewhat irritating yet fascinating due to his experience of both and naturally, having lived for thousands of years as a brutal war god who has somehow faded to an insanely airheaded and docile version of that is yet unkown. But to end his profile, Yato is a peachy character who differs from the typical shonen hero who even so has enough of development to go and is an amazing joy to watch at whatsoever given time. And personally, my favorite character of the series, and so bias warning in that location.
Side by side upwardly is Hiyori. I definitely don't accept as much to say hither, as she is a pretty bland character until she meets Yato and gets caught up in the world of gods and evil spirits. Before that she is just the average high schoolhouse educatee who goes to school with her friends, has a loving and rich family, and is just normal overall. Her near defining trait is without a incertitude, her farthermost levels of kindness that most female person protagonists seem to ooze with these days (hence the reason why she pushed a consummate stranger out of the way of an oncoming coach considering she'south a female person and therefore is /just /that /nice.) But of course, she isn't simply that customary for no given reason. Her chief purpose is to serve as more than of a window into the subconscious reality we come across that is so different from our daily lives, since she lives the everyday life that most of united states of america practise either also or similarly to a fair extent. She reflects more of the defoliation and stupor the boilerplate human being would feel upon having a one thousand thousand revelations thrown into her face via Yato, and I suppose if y'all actually don't care for her she could be more than of a wish-fulfillment character into an alternate universe. Unlike other leading characters, she's determined and knows when to take the initiative when the situation is tight. But alas, she starts out as the badass female atomic number 82 and then ends up getting damseled like some meg-dollar-prize in the final couple episodes, which I hate with the burning passion of a million suns. But moving on.
Final of the primary iii is Yukine, Yato'southward sarcastic, stubborn fourteen-year-old Regalia who serves equally his weapon for 98% of the show and besides adds some more than comic relief to (but mainly against) our poor underdog god. Out of those already mentioned above, he undeniably undergoes the most drastic character development in the entire testify and /all of information technology/ is so, and then, then satisfying. It surprises me how much detest he gets from the fandom, though not merely is that a) more personal bias, b) not the time to bring this upward in a review, and c) a time to mutter about the fandom giving him crap, merely I idea all of it was well justified, mainly considering it is so uncomplicated to come across what it is he wants, where he'due south coming from, why he wants all these things that he tin never accept. Plus he really acts similarly to how an bodily fourteen-year-former male child with raging hormones and inner angst would. The show finally starts to get into a rhythm of a plot with his introduction, which is majorly important likewise. The only complaint that I would have is that I felt that the episodes but took a /piddling/ also long having the buildup to his extremely Paramount conclusion, though it was then intensely satisfying in the finish that I completely forgot about it. Information technology added a sense of desperation to the unabridged thing, which, when I think almost it, is not necessarily a bad gene at present. Just of course, since he is a office of this evidence, he is a vivid and extremely adorable grapheme to watch if you tin understand him, which should non really be a problem at all.
The balance of the supporting bandage is also great, each to their ain with their own stories, pasts, and different sides, but are all also incredibly fun to watch as they give the evidence so much color and variety. The only reason why I wouldn't requite the character attribute a full-on 10 is considering of Yato's rather-late-introduced arch-nemesis from thousands of years ago (who just happens to exist a filler character considering of the unfortunately curt length of this series right now) and Hiyori'southward demotion of "Prize to Be Won After We Win Because nosotros Honey Her".
As if information technology could possibly add onto the already existing 10, the vocalization acting of Noragami is simply SUPERB and there is no other manner I can say it. The casting of the actual god Kamiya Hiroshi every bit Yato was an absolutely perfect choice that would be practically incommunicable to imitate by anyone else. I wasn't used to hearing him play such a broad range in a single role, but I have religion in that man. I got used to it, and he was but amazing. In fact, even if I didn't have any interest in Noragami'south story I would still lookout this anime just because this guy is present in the cast. I don't even call back I need to mention Yuki Kaji, but I volition anyway just for the fact that he pulls of Yukine'due south pre-teen angst and personality then intensely well that I most burst out sobbing the second he spoke a single line. Both of them are actually what pull off the characters and that goes for the rest of the cast too. Having seiyuu regulars such as Sawashiro Miyuki, Fukuyama Jun, and Daisuke Ono were all nifty choices as well, and again, no complaints at ALL. Don't fifty-fifty talk to me well-nigh the OP and ED.
Apr 5, 2014
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | half-dozen |
| Story | 4 |
| Animation | 6 |
| Sound | 3 |
| Character | 9 |
| Enjoyment | 7 |
I, similar almost everyone on this planet, like things.
The things that I like come in many different shapes and sizes. Ane such affair that I like is the Winter 2014 evidence Noragami, a 'feels' shounen brought to you by Studio Bones, that brings together elements of shows like Soul Eater and Rurouni Kenshin to give you a 'family unit-axial' journeying exploring what it means to be live.
Or rather I wish it did. At its best y'all've got tear jerking moments of mortality, family, and the struggles of being. You have a cast of characters you care nigh, the voice interim encapsulating each grapheme almost perfectly, flowing between emotions and the changing tone beautifully. At its worse you have long 'bouts of 'struggle of the week'. Slow buildup to something with mediocre story telling until the conclusion. And foreshadowing that is either then obvious it hurts, or massively fascinating and never really answered. This show's strengths are in its characters, mainly Yato - who consistently brings out the best interactions of the entire show, exist it his sweetness or his harshness - and are the principal reason that I want more and more than of Noragami. Don't get me wrong, the rest of the cast are all meliorate than average. Certainly ameliorate than what I wait from a battle shounen. And when the show is being a harsh drama I am utterly entranced, fulfilled and cathartic. But. When it is not being astonishing. It is mediocre beyond belief. Slow pacing, which ,whilst forwarding the overall plot, could easily have been something else more than in line with the show at its all-time. This is farther exemplified past the animation quality which only seems disappointing. The art way deserves better than what information technology got. The art style on its solid and certain 'Phantoms' (The chief antagonistic beings for nigh of the series) just ooze awesome. Others look nigh as cool as a blueish frog can await. And whilst I couldn't call the animation terrible, for the nearly part it does nothing good, the creepiness is not exemplified, the sadness is non exemplified, the little details are merely absent. I'm never impressed and at my worse I'one thousand disappointed by how oft the shounen "Power upwards to kill shit" is copy and pasted. Sure it is cool the first couple of times, but with the amount it is reused it loses its power apace. The soundtrack takes some interesting steps. Using more electronic and dubsteppy tracks than your standard rocky shounen. I personally found it kind of banal, only I can easily see others enjoying information technology far more as the tracks are not out of identify and certainly match the moods of the scenes. Being unique in this regard should be applauded, simply whether information technology really works or not is something we can question heavily. However the biggest and most substantial flaw of this prove is where the overall plot goes. This is a 12 episode serial that does non buckle downwardly and focus. Most of what fascinated me in the earlier episodes was not really built upon. Instead I take a Kenshin-esque fight scene and a re-institution of the strange 'friend-family-esque' trio, which was but cleaved upward an episode earlier. I want more exploration of Yato and Yukine'southward character depth and backstory. I want my weird romance subplot between a kinda man and a deity. I desire the 3 master plot lines to be resolved. Simply I don't take that. Instead I'grand left here waiting and hoping for a flavor two that takes everything amazing about this testify and continues, without the flaws of the first season. Which in itself is an upshot, because the ending runway is completely and utterly gorgeous. Hands amongst 1 of the best EDs, based on runway alone, that I have had the fortune to listen to in my lifetime. Simply a single music track solitary is not something most people will watch a prove for.
May 23, 2015
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | 5 |
| Story | 4 |
| Animation | v |
| Audio | 6 |
| Graphic symbol | 5 |
| Enjoyment | five |
(This is a spoiler-free review adapted for this site)
[Synopsis]: Lacking both recognition and a shrine, Yato (Kamiya, Hiroshi) is a god downwardly on his luck, forced to take on mundane requests in order to earn his meager offerings. On one of these menial tasks he is rescued from the path of a racing truck past Iki Hiyori (Uchida, Maaya) who subsequently is subjected to inconvenient out of torso experiences when her soul leaves her body. After Hiyori requests for Yato to ready her status they meet Yukine, (Kaji, Yuuki) a wandering spirit who becomes Yato'southward divine weapon. The 3 fight ayakashi and practice odd jobs in gild for Yato to ane day get a recognizable god with both a shrine and followers. [Characters]: Noragami has a fairly small cast which tin can be nice in terms of simplicity however it can also lead to the show feeling over-reliant on only a few characters. Yato, the penniless god who dreams of condign a well-respected deity, is a adequately lighthearted and comedic character all the same is perfectly capable of condign serious given the proper conditions. He's not agape to take on uncomplicated jobs in lodge to earn his v-yen donations all the same I as well felt that this trait was somewhat troublesome as the graphic symbol has high aspirations merely only progresses towards them at a snails stride. Iki Hiyori is a generic enough school daughter (exterior of her involvement in professional person martial-arts). She isn't a very intricate or even interesting graphic symbol however her place in the show is well situated enough as she acts every bit a sort of layman for the viewers so nosotros tin can accept an introduction to the implications and concepts of Noragami'southward world. She is a practiced source of comedy however I don't remember she holds much intrigue within the story. Lastly we accept Yato's divine weapon: Yukine. He was a wandering spirit when Yato found him and past nature of this was once human which makes for a proficient bargain of the shows drama equally well as Yukine's ain internal anxiety. I establish him to exist rather irritating as a graphic symbol – information technology is eluded to that he had a tragic or traumatic past as a human nevertheless his conflict with Yato and his lot in the testify is not tied to this and therefore feels needlessly whiny and unpleasant. He is often at odds with Yato however there didn't appear to be any unique character qualities within Yukine that would requite manner for this and so his discomfort feels petty. He doesn't exhibit very expert character evolution either and while he does become less unpleasant after a point, it is not even his own doing that leads to this about 180 of mental attitude. All in all, I felt he was rather annoying and I thought his poorly written graphic symbol exploration took up much too much fourth dimension. [Art/Animation]: The character designs in Noragami are fairly simple except when it comes to the more supernatural characters similar other gods or the ayakashi – Yato himself is best visually characterized by wearing a bailiwick of jersey and sweat pants. The character designs tend to become a petty relaxed or lazy if the scene is not of great import or when the characters are depicted as far abroad withal they never get outright terrible. The combat in the show could about entirely be described equally single-strike or disharmonism based because many of the battles are between Yato wielding Yukine against an otherworldly monster. This isn't necessarily bad however if one was to look into the testify for action reasons then these scenes exit a bit to exist desired in terms of choreography, length, and overall complexity. [Story]: I remember this is where Noragami falls short for most people – not because the story is poorly written or because the characters act stupid but considering there doesn't seem to be much there to brainstorm with. The premise of the story – that Yato wishes to become a famously worshiped god and that Hiyori wants her body fixed – is non something that the story spends much time chasing after. Yes, Yato takes odd jobs in order to increment his recognition and earn his offerings nonetheless, equally I stated in the [Characters] department, he seem to accept much actual ambition and therefore hardly progresses towards his dream inside the course of the 12 episodes. The content that the show actually covers, concerning primarily Yukine's emotional disposition and subsequently Yato'south nighttime history, I didn't find as interesting as if the prove pursued its original premise more than actively. In all honesty, because the show is primarily lighthearted for a practiced deal of its episodes, I would say that the comedic interactions between the main bandage of characters is ultimately of more interest than the plot the show shallowly explores. [Music]: The music was pretty adept and some people may recognize a similar approach and style as to that of Katanagatari every bit the composer is Iwasaki Taku. I wouldn't say that the music is nearly as expert as his other work in my personal opinion however I would say the soundtrack is ane of the evidence'south better appeals. The music by and large occupies a BG-blazon quality whereas Iwasaki's work commonly takes more than of a center stage role in my feel – the activity scenes practise play up the music appropriately so I generally enjoy these parts of the music more than others. [Final Thoughts and Rating]: While there is a 2nd season now confirmed for Noragami, these 12 episodes felt forgettable to me. The characters weren't very interesting and at that place were so few of them that the cast of the bear witness felt pretty lackluster. Rating: 5 I gave the show a v because its well enough animated and has decent music but the evidence spent its 12 episode run quite poorly in the progression section and had a few actively annoying elements such as Yukine'south dialogue and characterization. [Recommendations]: Because the prove offers very little in overall content – I have a hard time recommending the show to anyone for genre purposes however someone that's looking for a supernatural anime would non go amiss as the ayakashi and gods are fairly present throughout the testify. The activity in Noragami i felt was pretty lackluster save mayhap the terminal confrontation in the show however I don't think it was a worthy payoff and wouldn't recommend information technology for this reason. I would say that the show'southward strongest betoken is its one-act and and so anyone looking for a good few comedic reaction faces and decent gags would practice fine in watching the show however in that location is a fair amount of drama also so its not a pure comedy by any ways.
Jul 9, 2014
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | 5 |
| Story | v |
| Animation | seven |
| Sound | 5 |
| Character | v |
| Enjoyment | half dozen |
This is one of the few anime I got to watch with my brother all the manner until the end, which is quite the rare feat. It isn't all that surprising, yet. If y'all read the summary or watched the evidence already, y'all know its plot and characters show potential, or that it at to the lowest degree is serviceable/enjoyable.
... Serviceable it was indeed, but information technology's nothing more than that quality-wise. The plot is basically about this chick named Hiyori saving a guy from a car blow only in the process, becoming one-half-dead (her soul tin leave her body and all that jazz). That guy turns out to be a small god named Yato who wants to have his own shrine with many followers one day by doing all sorts of services in exchange for 5 yen each. Wanting him to turn her dorsum to normal, Hiyori sticks to him because she has to remind the guy that he needs to solve her problem practically every time she sees him. Well, when y'all get downward to it, this conflict stops having any actual importance a few (two or 3, I think) episodes later on, and then uh, no wonder Yato basically shrugs information technology off. Anyway, gods evidently need these spirit things called Regalias to cutting down phantoms and basically be their personal servants, which is where the third protagonist Yukine (tin can also exist Yuki or Sekki because these Regalias manifestly accept three different names for some reason) comes in to get Yato's Regalia. The story follows these 3 characters, and the conflicts they go through together... or... something similar... that... Pfft. Yep, right. Yous're at first made to think the focus is gonna exist on Hiyori and Yato, and trying to go her back to normal, but that's a ruse. Instead, Hiyori turns into sparse air and acts on nothing despite her initial actions making you recollect she'd exist a decent girl protagonist and Yukine'south problems become the focus of the show for mode also many episodes, peculiarly when you consider the fact that it all could have been solved if Yato and Yukine just bothered talking to each other about said problems. However, how could there be the magnificent/pointless thing called misunderstandings if they just talked to each other like normal people? I mean, Yato's not technically a person anyway, am I correct? I wasn't asking for the story to be near taking down phantoms, the recurring monsters that influence people on bad levels that merely the people on the Far Shore (aka the afterlife) tin see, and figuring out how to go Hiyori back to normal: in hindsight, focusing on creatures with no character or depth any would make for a dull episodic format, which I wouldn't want. However, I also wasn't asking for it to get in this strange direction, all the way until episode 9 at that! The problem with this, if y'all put aside the bit of stupidity present, is actually just the fact that it takes upwards the majority of the bear witness, and not that it's focusing on a graphic symbol, or that grapheme in particular: focusing on him is great and all, but I besides wanted focus on other characters throughout the anime, like, I dunno, Hiyori (too much to inquire out of the show). Anyway, after that, you're introduced to the final arc (I judge: if you consider the beginning to be ane arc, and the Yukine part another, so this would exist the last arc in the anime), where there's a fairly dramatic conflict acquired past a villain that challenges the friendship formed between the three protagonists. Sounds good, right? Even better, you see that no affair what methods are used, this dramatic conflict doesn't get solved so hands, and instead, the villain has to exist confronted in this corking climax of a concluding fight and episode. Hyped, aren't y'all (if you aren't, just roll with it!)? ... Permit me tell you why this didn't work: - There's this grapheme cooperating with the villain who has clear ties to Yato's groundwork and seems really important overall, and however y'all get to know nothing near her. At all. Even though you can basically aspect the skilful dramatic part of this arc to her, you don't see annihilation about her! - The villain himself is mediocre. Serviceable, even, like the whole bear witness. Fifty-fifty though he was somewhat hyped with stuff similar the opening and whatnot, he'due south really equally generic as you lot can get. Needless to say I was disappointed, every bit you'd wait someone more than... important or grand from the villain that shows upwards at the cease. Y'all could replace him with a different guy with an equally generic backstory and nothing would really modify; - The fight's not very interesting. It's basically sword fighting, with no noteworthy moves and, well, it'south emotional and, uh, um, power-ups, I guess (the pinacle of fine writing). Seriously, the people backside this anime even bothered to put a PANTY SHOT in the midst of the final episode (perchance the most pointless panty shot in the earth, by the style, and panty shots are practically pointless to begin with), and information technology's not like Noragami is littered with fanservice or anything similar that! It tin make up for non beingness anything special by the stakes being loftier (making things more than emotional and getting yous to intendance about what'due south happening), which they were... somewhat. If you care about the characters, that is. Besides, you lot can't really care virtually the activeness when... - The resolution of the conflict and climax is just stupid. As in, devoid of intelligence, aye. I can even give you examples: Yato is very, very early established to being able to teleport. He teleports a fair amount of times in the show. He tends to scare Hiyori with this from appearing then suddenly! Teleporting is a total thing with Yato. And yet, Yato doesn't teleport at the very terminate, when it's needed most, to salvage a actually of import ten that'due south on the verge of falling (avoiding spoilers equally much as possible), basically dooming what he was trying to save in the first identify. Why? Considering consistency, human being: this evidence has it in spades, I estimate. The stupidity doesn't end here, however: I'thousand just gonna tell you straight up that every method used to endeavor to solve this disharmonize, which were legitimate attempts, patently pales in comparison to the Clearly much more meaningful solution of "I tin smell dudes!". Non even joking (across the sarcasm). And that'southward when the situation's seemingly hopeless in every attribute! Similar, are you freaking kidding me?! In general, when it comes to the plot of Noragami, my blood brother even goes as far every bit to say that "It's like the show was passed around 10 different people" (basically, that it's all over the place) and yous tin can kind of see what he's talking about. It'due south first nigh gods and phantoms and Hiyori'south problems (somewhat), but and so information technology starts being all about Yukine, and afterward it shifts its focus 100% to Yato and gods and the last stuff with their friendship. If you think near it, phantoms are basically irrelevant to the last arc, Yukine's stuff is irrelevant to the starting time arc, and Hiyori herself becomes irrelevant for a proficient chunk of the show. They merely take no connections whatsoever with each other, and so information technology really feels like certain details get suddenly forgotten along the way for no reason any. Even though I could sort of sense (with shipping goggles) Yato/Hiyori shipping coming with the bear witness, my brother and I legit got misled into thinking Hiyori/Yukine was gonna be a affair midway to the point where my blood brother got confused when this turned out non to be the instance at all. Despite these management problems, you do cease up being behind the developments of Noragami: it'southward that serviceable. Part of that'southward considering of the every bit serviceable cast of characters. Yato is a likable, cheerful guy, and a lot of humor comes from him. He wants to be well-known, and us, the viewers, desire to meet that happening too. He's also mysterious in the sense that at that place'due south a lot of backstory to him that we don't know, and that he's not devoid of a serious side. However, we don't get to know anything truly relevant most Yato's past in this anime beyond the fact that he has many female acquaintances and that he killed stuff or whatever (totally unexpected of a god of war, huh?). Not simply that, simply his serious side wasn't what you'd call meaningful: it simply seemed like it was there for the sake of being at that place, as in, "Ooooh no, I'm serious, you can't get close to me!". Y'all know, that sort of affair that easily gets brushed off. Yukine'south too non that bad of a character. You can't expect him to be rainbows and sunshine when he'due south a spirit who's died at a young historic period, after all. It's merely that he was the victim of that center arc, which I can imagine got many people bellyaching with him. Sure, he's non that likable when he basically acts all mean towards Yato and whatnot, merely it'south not like he'due south detestable, and he does fit in with the bandage alright. Hiyori's some other problem entirely. She's shown to be fairly spirited (badum-tss), with an interest in wrestling and overall a personality you can get behind. This goes equally far every bit to accept her copy a motion from her favorite wrestler to take downward a phantom at the very first episode! Sadly, you don't see any of this afterwards. Instead, she only happens to be 'at that place' for the residue of the show. You can understand why this is the instance: she has no ties with the stuff happening; merely Yato and Yukine do. Fifty-fifty so, that doesn't excuse the hit flaw of making a pointless protagonist: when yous have a protagonist, they have to have some sort of tie with the events of the story, some function, or at least participate in something. However, Hiyori doesn't exercise anything special until final episodes, though you lot could argue she really doesn't practise much there either seeing equally it's still Yato saving the day and she'due south basically a dryad in distress. While I also can't call her a wasted potential because she's not amazing or annihilation of the sort, she was definitely poorly-handled. I'd literally get surprised whenever Hiyori had some semblance of focus in the middle of the show, similar, "Oh, wait, she isn't existence thin air now?". It was pitiful. The supporting characters are alright, I guess. They weren't explored all that much, like a lot of the actually interesting stuff going on in the show related to Yato. After all... everything is tied to Yato. Might too call the show 'Yatogami', am I correct? Overall, the grapheme cast is nothing special as far as I could tell from watching the show. Like the story, it'southward likable, enjoyable and serviceable. The same applies to the fine art and sound. The art looks pretty good, and some of the designs for the phantoms were somewhat creepy, forth with the voices they'd have. The character designs are also adept, and the animation's not bad at all. The opening'due south pretty absurd to listen to, but I personally didn't really like the rest of the soundtrack. The techno-ish, japanese style-ish sounds with some dude singing out vowels but did not entreatment to me (with this, I'm referring to the more prominent tracks). All the same, I can't say it didn't fit the anime. When it comes to voice acting, Hiroshi Kamiya did a expert chore as always, Yuki Kaji was called for an unfortunate role as always and Hiyori's voice was somehow growing to annoy my brother. In other words, it was good, I guess. Despite the criticism I throw at it, my blood brother and I were enjoying Noragami a fair corporeality: though I knew it'd be worthy of a 5 (which doesn't count as a negative score to me) from the beginning, I didn't take a terrible time watching information technology. Fifty-fifty my blood brother, who doesn't watch anime all that much and drops annihilation if the tiniest thing doesn't appeal to him, wanted to meet information technology through to the end, which is definitely saying something about how enjoyable it is to watch, and not in that 'then bad it's good' way. Instead, Noragami is the kind of show you enjoy in that 'plow your brain off and it's a masterpiece' way, and at that place'south nothing wrong with that. After all, it is really serviceable. ... Seeing something yet? Like me hammering the fact that Noragami's serviceable? Considering that's really the point of the review. To point out that Noragami'due south an alright show. That it's enjoyable, likable, 'meh'. There's nothing really deep you leave of it, and you don't have to either. It doesn't convey anything truly meaningful or admittedly breathtaking, simply that's fine: you can pass time with this anime. The story'due south enjoyable, the characters are likable, the production values are pretty nice, and it'south overall a serviceable, 'meh' show. There's naught in it that makes me experience anything more. But that'southward non what I can call a flaw. And then, well, I suppose I'd recommend this to basically anyone as a way to kill fourth dimension. It can appeal to a lot of people, after all. I mean, it's even got a second season now... which I'll never watch. Though I've originally written the review earlier such an proclamation was even fabricated, I decided to re-write it since its writing quality wasn't expert enough, in my opinion, to get my points beyond. Allow's promise it's actually meliorate now. Either mode, I can imagine that Noragami won't fail to deliver the same quality with its 2nd season, so if you really liked this show, you might every bit well give that a try. Serviceable it was indeed, but serviceable never hurt anyone.
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