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thedeliverygod · 4 months

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The Final Chapter of Noragami

I'll start off by saying no matter what, this is my favorite manga/anime series. It'll always be near and dear to my heart. And thank you again to @fast-moon who has put so much time in effort into this series so that we would be able to read it in English ASAP.

But here are my honest thoughts, below the cut

There are far too many open ends. As a writer and a fan, I get that it's good to leave things pretty open ended and give fans a chance to explore possibilities. But there was too much here.

Something that struck me during my read of the translation (as I read the raws about an hour beforehand) was the absence of Nana. Arahabaki and Shiho are at the hanami, why not her? Especially since she's got a bond with Bishamon as well.

Is Nora just a free agent, doing whatever she wants? We see that Yukine still has his Hagusa name, so clearly she would still have Mizuchi. And we know Yato can't re-name her. Does she spend time with Yato and Yukine at Kofuku's house? Is she Yato's secret agent in watching over Hiyori? lol

Kazuma is the only one (aside from Nana) who survived the God's Greatest Secret without being named with the koto no ha. How is he dealing with it? Is he also having nightmares like Yukine?

Yato being 'saved' by going viral is a bit dumb especially because the posts are like "wow this guy is doing like a 10 year old meme lame" etc so it didn't seem like it should have blown up much anyway? and he also says no one actually remembers 'him'/uses his name just Teke-Teke so how does that... actually help Yato? Granted he didn't die and he has a smartphone now but I feel like he would... actually have to really be acknowledged to get money and have a shrine other than Hiyori's shrine (which btw what happened to THE DAMN SHRINE??? its on the cover but the chapter??? absent)

"I'll give you all of me" and dramatic crying/kiss but then Yato just seems so... detached. granted I KNOW it's because of the near shore/far shore and he doesn't want to endanger her again and just looks over her and it's a trope that's been in a million fanfics including mine but it just feels so off and bluh to NOT GET ANY RESOLUTION OTHER THAN HIYORI JUST RECOGNIZING HIM and then a line in the journal about how he tried to play it off.

I can't even think of everything tbh there's just a lot I want answered that wasn't...

I would say the best part of this chapter was the stuff about Fujisaki. It finally answered that he was 'born' with Father present inside of him and they kind of switched back and forth. Although again that leaves the question of how much was Fujisaki and how much was Father in terms of hitting on Hiyori/how much did Fujisaki know about Father's antics. I also love that Yato still hates him anyway even without Father LOL

lastly father was this giant cataclysmic force in Yato's life for literally over a thousand years and he's finally free. and we really get no reaction in regards to that. And that is especially disappointing when it's a major theme of the manga as a whole, you know?

idk that's my piece for now. I'm sure I'll have more to say in the coming days/weeks/months/etc but I hope and pray there's maybe any sort of small addition to the tankobon release.

it did mention "please look forward to adachitoka's next work" but I think that was just like a publishing nicety. I think noragami's ending was rushed due to their ongoing health problem and/or pressure from the publishers and I honestly don't see them coming out with a new series any time soon.

#noragami #noragami spoilers #noragami final chapter spoilers

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karingami · 6 months

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Spoilers for Noragami ch 108-2

OKAY.

So I haven’t been active on my account for a few years, but I still come back every month for the Noragami chapters and now that it’s ending I wanted to jump back in to the fandom.

I think that Yato survives because Amaterasu grants him existence without a lifeline (possibly?) OR we find out the Tsukuyomi theory is real (and maybe Yato really wasn’t vanishing, but like turning into his true self???)

Honestly, I think what’s going to happen is that Hiyori does not remember the Far Shore, but just always feels like something is missing. She goes on to live a full life and when she dies, she regains all of her memories and lives with Yato and Yukine forever.

I think it would be too tragic if Yato dies. It would go against all the themes in the story.

1. Yukine was abused by his father and now has a father figure he can rely on. If Yato dies, that’s just too much loss for him. Too tragic. He finally accepted his death and to rip away his new family is just too much and does not serve the story well.

2. Hiyori and Yato have this ongoing theme of being “bound by fate.” When they first meet, Hiyori recalls how she doesn’t have anyone she likes, then locks eyes with Yato.

Their plaques are tied (by Kofuku rip), but they are blessed by the matchmaking god, so that counts for something yeah? He says that he hoped they find happiness and killing Yato and tearing them apart permanently does not make sense.

Hiyori’s grandmother tells her to be with the person she loves the most and Yato pops up. Regardless of what anyone says about cutting ties, in the end, all she wants to do is be with him. Which is another running theme throughout the story.

Thoughts are kinda messy and I may be able to construct something more elaborate later, but I would love to hear thoughts!! I miss interacting with the fandom and am sad to see my favorite manga end

#noragami #noragami spoilers #yatori

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kurisus · 1 year

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Chapter 104 thoughts

I'm back from posting purgatory and have rewritten, more or less, what Tumblr deleted, so now it's time for my favorite game: Ina Tries To Figure Out What The Fuck Happened In The Latest Noragami Chapter. Spoilers under the cut.

So at the beginning we see trash dad cut himself free from Fujisaki and revert to his original form, while Fujisaki wakes up in Yukine's old house, far from home. I'm really interested to see how much he knows, which I said last time--whether he was aware he was being used or if he's basically been unconscious for the past year. I think he has to be aware on some level, because he knows Father's true name and has to invoke it to summon him from Yomi, but it would also be funny if he flies into a panic, follows the newly created lake, and ends up with the main cast. How far are they from the house, anyway?

Come to think of it, I've been reading Alive since last month (Adachitoka's first manga, which was written by their mentor while they drew the art) and while I'm not done yet, the north of Japan features prominently as a setting for that story and as the final showdown for this one. I'm not sure why, maybe they're from there, but it's interesting.

I'm so glad Yato slammed into trash dad after he insulted Mizuchi. It shows he does recognize her as a victim, and is willing to let things mend between them, since she's had her own character arc since Yato released her name. Don't get me wrong, that was still the right choice for him at the time--but they've both changed since then. And I always love the character development in this manga so this had me bouncing in my seat.

YATO ALSO SAYING HE'S NOTHING BUT A DEAD PERSON LIKE YESSSSSS GET HIM GET HIM KILL HIS MISERABLE ASS

Ahem. I wish Yato had been able to land at least one punch on this horrible man, but it's time for a shounen powerup.

Using the koto no ha on himself grants trash dad access to Izanami/Izanagi level powers, which I think is a temporary powerup that will end with Izanami taking him back to Yomi, because of how he can "feel her breath" on his neck. He plans to then escape again, and possess another body.

This new power is an ass pull as fast-moon put it, but it's also not the first of its kind in Noragami. Think back to Yukine getting cut in half and becoming a hafuri, Amaterasu appearing out of nowhere to give Hiyori the hint that saved Yato's life in Yomi, and how the main characters were saved from the covenant which provided the entire basis for the current arc (due to unresolved tensions between them and the rest of heaven). Basically, in Noragami these things happen with good reason and/or hugely impact the rest of the story, so I think it's best to wait and see how this trash dad development plays out before making judgments on how it affects the writing quality.

There's an old Noragami theory that Father is Izanagi, or stole his power, and it's been mostly dismissed in recent years (but there's an echodrops post about it here if you're interested in the points it made) and even more so since we got snippets of his backstory, but I think it's worth bringing back up now. Izanagi has been suspiciously absent from the manga, and I'm not sure he's even been mentioned, so I wonder if the koto no ha ties into that somehow. Honestly if Izanami killed him in this version of the story and used his power to make the koto no ha, good for her.

Anyway, trash dad reveals he's not just some human who came back from the dead. He can use these powers of creation; it's unclear whether he's used them before, but Yato has never seen him do so--Mizuchi seems to know what he's doing, but it's also unclear whether she's seen it either. I said years ago I don't think it was easy as him just returning from the dead and being granted godlike powers, but I haven't been insistent on it so much because I did a reread of the official translation two years ago and that version heavily implies the only thing trash dad did to get his powers was come back from the dead. I wonder how they'll reconcile that when this volume gets translated (please hold for another 2 years, lmfao).

Is this Izanagi's power, or Izanami's? Did he steal Izanagi's powers next after he paid Izanami a visit? Did he know what using the koto no ha on himself would do? Was it an educated guess based on Izanami's power? Is it still possible he could be a reincarnated Izanagi that believed himself to be human? I don't know if I'd like that last one, but these are the questions I hope to have answered.

Taking a brief detour to discuss that Kiun and Mayu have joined forces to look for their gods, and Ookuninushi is alive but has with him three freshly reincarnated gods--Yatagarasu, Kagutsuchi, and Shinatsuhiko. I'm shocked he lived and they died, but it may lead to an interesting change in heaven where he has to reconcile how they threw away their shinki lives even after they were explicitly told not to use them. The way heaven (and most gods) treat their shinki as not people but disposable tools has been a long-running theme of this manga, and it's been clear larger-scale changes need to be made.

So back to the main event, trash dad creates a biblical sort of flood, but one that brings images of the past. Alongside the tree where a young Yato named Sakura, we also see a cottage and a multi-level house. The cottage may be where Yato and Hiiro were raised, or it might be the one from the Father flashbacks: Check them out side by side:

(103-2; page 1 [Father and Kaya village]; 104, page 21; 45, page 33 [Yato, Hiiro, Father cottage] if you want to check for yourself)

Next, there's that multi-story building, which could be the place where Yato made his first kills, or Hiyori's grandmother's house. There isn't much visible, so it's hard to tell, but here's another side by side:

(46, page 9 [where Yato made his first kills]; 104, page 21; 85, page 42 [Hiyori's grandmother's house])

If this enchanted world functions similarly to Hiyori viewing Yato's past while he's asleep, Hiyori will get to experience trash dad's past as it really happened. I've mentioned before it bothers me how the gravekeeper has been narrating the events even though he wasn't present for any of them, so it's entirely likely Father manipulated the facts of his history, or they naturally changed over the course of a thousand years.

I also think Hiyori could find out trash dad's weak point, his true name, if/when she witnesses his past. She could then become his lifeline and decide to let the secret die with her. Or he could possess her, but I'm being optimistic.

The tree she sees is the tree where Yato named Sakura, but it could also have some significance to Father and Kaya; if the cottage where he raised Yato and Hiiro was in the same general location as that village, he could have some memories there.

So if we get Hiyori and Sakura interaction I will cry. If we get Hiyori and Kaya interaction I will also cry.

Next few chapters I'm really excited to see where this enchanted lake dimension thing goes. Yukine could also be caught up in it, depending on how far it has spread, and it'll be interesting to see how Amaterasu reacts to it too.

I don't normally say this, but reblogs are appreciated. This post required a lot of skimming older chapters to tie my thoughts together, and my original draft got half erased when I was just finishing it up so I had to rewrite a lot of it. Plus it seems like everyone was pretty confused by the events of this chapter, so a reblog would help to spread it around and hopefully shed some light on the events. Thanks!

#Noragami #Noragami manga #Noragami spoilers #ngl I am sad it's not a full chapter but did yall see the new springtime lottery art. I cried #I might be back with more thoughts later cause I feel like I couldn't recall everything I had written previously #it is time to create a master doc of my thoughts I suppose. fun project #live update

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lnkedmyheart · 6 months

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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Thanks....

In no specific order. Did i take this opportunity to post pics of these characters? Yes.

Revy (Black Lagoon)

A dual wielding gunslinger from Roanapur. She is badass and deeply unhinged. A seriously traumatized woman with solid character flaws and a weirdly pseudo romantic relationship with the guy she kidnapped for a ransom and is now desperately trying to protect without realizing that she can't save his innocence, because he was never innocent and pure.

Fredrica Sawyer (Black Lagoon)

A cleaner from Roanapur, uses a chainsaw as her primary weapon, cannot talk due to a severe injury to her larynx and uses a voice synthesizer. An adorable and creepy goth girl who may or may not have in universe ties to the Texas Chainsaw massacre. Which yes, implies that black lagoon is set in the same universe as the TCM movies.

Dazai Osamu (BSD)

Love the depiction of depression and mental health problems with the guy. Love how he is constantly present everywhere and is seen through everyone else's perspective and yet we know so little about him. He is a dork and a brat and so annoying. He is usually aloof and distant but deep down has the capacity to be tender and kind that is only seen in the rare moments of vulnerability. But he is so hopeful and yet completely convinced he deserves nothing.

Chuuya Nakahara (BSD)

He's such a tragic character like his life is one compromise after another as he gets pushed further and further into a bad situation but he will not let that stop him from making the best out of his situation. His compassion and empathy for even those who hurt him is so powerful but his brutality and intelligence is another aspect that makes him stand out against the other characters of his kind. And then you have his incredible loyalty where he will cross all boundaries to protect those he considers his people. Gorgeous characterization honestly.

Yato (Noragami)

Another extremely tragic character and one who is trying so hard to change his fate despite everything. My guy does NOT catch a single break through the centuries he has been alive and he is still so hopeful. Not to mention letting Bishamon despise him for so long just to protect Kazuma, a guy he barely knew at the time. UGH. And his whole thing for Hiyori and his affection for Yukine. Kill me!

Yukine (Noragami)

This was the first time I cried honestly. His backstory had me curled up in my bed unable to eat for an entire day. And his growth from an annoying unlikeable brat to one of the most lovable characters is crazy. Also no, I will never not cry over Yukine calling Yato 'dad'.

Jeremy Pascal (Tales from the Gas Station)

I didnt realize how much I liked him till I thought he died. In that regard I'm like Jack I guess, neither of us realised how much we cared for this adorkable himbo ex cultist. The fact that he is genuinely heartbroken that his suicide cult abandoned him and committed without him is so...oddly endearing and just the energy he adds is charming. He's also such a great friend to Jack, man better start appreciating him more.

Sorey (Tales of Zestiria)

This is my son. And my sun. He is the most precious, sweetest boy to me. Aside from being ridiculously gay about Mikleo, the guy is what you'd think is a typical hero figure in such a setting. Pure, celibate, sweet and even tempered etc. But he is snarky as hell, constantly teases others, is NOT oblivious contrary to popular opinion. He is also irritable. I also love that he is an archaeology nerd.

Irma Lair (W.I.T.C.H)

I dont remember too much about her but I always really liked her. Enough that she is still amongst my absolute favorites. It probably helps that she was made wlw in the tv series and has some shippy moments with Cornelia in particular.

Balalaika (Black lagoon)

Listen, she is an ex military woman, who went MIA with her entire squad of loyal soldiers and now runs the fucking mafia in Roanapur. Woman is gorgeous and has acid burn scars all down her face and body. And she is terrifying. She will break necks with a smile and values loyalty and efficiency above all else. But she is such a deeply damaged woman who deserved better. But see, the people in Roanapur are there cause this is their last stand before they end up dead.

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catboyyukineapologist · 3 years

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT Y’ALL. HOLY SHIT. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. PLEASE JESUS FUCK.

i kind of miss when noragami was just a manga about a nightmare in a sweatshirt with no job, no job, and a self-proclaimed "God", and a common third-grade girl. buckle up because i have a LOT to say.

about 50 points of psychic damage under the cut.

Okay. Alright. Okay. I don’t even. Okay.

Everything about this chapter was so good, you guys. The writing was beautiful, same goes for the art. The character development for both Nora and Yato was fucking delicious, every single character interaction was amazing and relevant and good (especially Yato and trash dad holy SHIT), and it’s always great to see that Hiyori has learned Nothing.

I’m gonna be straight up with you guys for a sec, I did Not understand where Hiyori was on that first scene and it will probably haunt me forever.

why is it that the only time anyone smiles anymore is while doing fucked up shit.

Look I still stan baby yato but the ears, man.

NORA’S ARC IS MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS ENTIRE MANGA (not really, but it’s damn close). She has literally known nothing but abuse her entire life and is realizing that hurting people may be bad actually and I love that for her.

And I really like that she’s unapologetic for her past actions because that is how she is. It’s so painfully in-character for her to go “yeah, I acknowledge what my dad, Yato and I did was fucked up, and don’t plan on doing anything similar in the future, but I don’t regret it, and I would do it again because I enjoyed it, and I wish you could see that, too.” I love her as a character so damn much.

they were just kids having their fucked up little fun, man. It was all they knew and that breaks my heart into tiny pieces.

so a rain of scattered flower petals, you say? perhaps even. perhaps even crimson petals, yeah?🙃

these people THEY NEED TO STOP DRAWING THESE PARALLELS BETWEEN HIYORI AND SAKURA I CAN’T FUCKING TAKE IT.

How dare trash dad be soft with the ayakashi. How d a r e h e.

He’s lost it. I mean, he’s been insane all along but he has officially lost it.

re: my little rant about how he still sees Yato as a child. He quite literally cannot fathom Yato wanting to bring him any harm. He can’t conceptualize the deep, primal hatred he feels for him, and how far he is willing to go to have retribution for everything he has gone through at the hands of his father. He genuinely thinks for a second that this is all a big ruse to save his pathetic little life because Yato?? can’t actually want him dead??? That’s so silly, he doesn’t even know if he would survive that! Surely he would not sacrifice his own life to see his dear old dad kick the bucket, right?

...right?

If that last sequence was animated you cannot tell me his eyes would not be glowing the brightest blue. You can’t. It’s the return of Rage!Yato: Suicidal edition.

Well honestly it was about time they showed Kazuma have some measure of limits, boy is way too op but yeah I’d say the third transformation (with a lot of back and forth between the three), second or third spell and being SWALLOWED ALIVE BY A FUCKING WHALE, all with no rest, is a good place to draw the line.

Anyway, "So I’ll be relieving you of your head, and Yaboku dies with you” came into my home, spit on me, kicked my ass, and called me a bitch.

Can’t say it’s not on me to have forgotten just how fucked up Yato could be if provoked.

AND AS ALWAYS HERE’S A TOAST TO THE SOON-TO-COME REVOKING OF TRASH DAD’S HEAD PRIVILEGES.

...anyone have eyes on Yukine?

#noragami #noragami 94-2 #nora #yato #kazuma #look! I finally learned how to use tags on this hellsite #so my cold ass takes may reach far and wide #i did a post on time! are you proud of me #y'all ever mind how much I swear?#it's not even like a second language thing i swear just as much in my first #so yeah anyway i am in fear #but wbk #but seriously. what happened to hiyori?#is kazuma okay? are ANY OF THE HUMANS OKAY??#no. the answer is no. they're not.#tw suicide mention #suicide mention #chapter reaction #lextpost

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flower-of-darkness · 2 years

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NORAGAMI for the ask game cause I'm having brainrot btw send me edits 👍

YAYYYY AND OKAY I DEF WILL-

Favorite character :

istg its always switching between yato or yukine but rn its YUKINE BBY <3

Second favorite character :

Sorry Yato man you're second place today 😭👍🏻

Least favorite character :

Uh. I can't say because he's the antagonist of s2 and him being an antag is supposed to be a plot twist. 👍🏻

The character I'm most like :

You already know this but. YUKINE MY TOP KIN LMAO <3

Favorite pairing :

HIYORI AND YATO <333

Least favorite pairing :

uh manga spoilers 👍🏻

Favorite moment :

AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME EVERY TIME, THE ABLUTION EP. WHEN YUKINE FINALLY ADMITTED HIS MISTAKE AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS I STARTED CRYING 😭👍🏻

Rating out of 10 :

10/10 more people should watch this absolute masterpiece!!

#nORAGAMI IS SO UNDERRATED #GO WATCH NORAGAMI #🍭—ask games

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dropintomanga · 3 years

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Disgraceful Yet Cherished Bonds

I was reading through Noragami recently and there was a comment from one character, Ebisu, about the friendship of the main characters, Yato and Yukine. Ebisu noted that the two were trying to sell each other out at the sight of his money in their 1st meeting. While the relationship isn’t that of a typical god and his Shinki, Ebisu found that the two’s connection felt like a real friendship.

I remember scenes in Gintama where all the Yorozuya yell at each other constantly. Other characters have noted that they wished they had friends like the Yorozuya in their lives. There’s many scenes like this in anime/manga where characters would comment on the main characters’ honest relationships with closest supporting characters they were closest to.

Sometimes, we can’t count on immediate family to talk about our inner-most feelings. Family members are often stressed and/or dealing with their own trauma. I find those moments where characters with troubled pasts express some commentary on those with brutally honest friendships endearing. What’s beautiful about those kinds of relationships are that each party stands as equal and worthy of respect. They also allow each other to say their piece even if they disagree.

Right now, I see most relationships today are treated as hierarchal and/or transactional. There’s little room for intimacy to come out. Maybe that’s a big reason why I see so many youth resort to suicide as the years have gone by. No one listens to them. No one allows them to express themselves in an honest manner. Youth don’t seem to be allowed to have some kind of agency.

I think about my relationship with my family. I get into arguments with my parents from time to time even thought we’re close. They do get really tense, but we always gave each other the respect to say what we want to say. Or maybe I should say my parents always encouraged me to speak my mind whenever I felt on edge. Whenever I hear about bad relationships, they always felt like someone’s trying to control/gaslight the other person.

There’s a scene in the final arc of Attack on Titan where both sides of the conflict gathered in a campfire before their attempt to save the world. They talked with each other for the 1st time after treating one another as “villains.” Grievances were aired, fists were thrown, and readers got to see some raw moments of vulnerability from characters that aren’t exactly likable. The characters may not be goody-goody with one another, but whenever you’re able to be honest with someone and they allow you to do so without fear, it means a lot to both sides.

People say love is all you need, but love can become stalking and harassment. It can treat the one being loved as a perfect being and that they can do no wrong. Real love is about being able to put up with your friend/partner/companion’s flaws and helping them grow. Every relationship is going to involve some kind of conflict. The closer you get, the more vulnerable things become. Plus, everyone has blind spots. We often underestimate our own tendency to be biased.

The true beauty of anime characters that have any kind of substantial relationship arguing amongst each other is that they don’t avoid the possibility of conflict. They welcome it. I hope fans that enjoy those interactions learn from them to get others to understand their viewpoints with confidence. Or even better, use that anger to do good for those they care about like their favorite characters.

#friendships #bonds #mental health #manga #anime #youth #conflict

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noragami-ru-manga · 4 years

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Calamity bears human face

These are my thoughts on the first half of 87-2. Spoilers ahead!

I really, really liked the second part of chapter 87. Adachitoka still refuse us Yukine’s entire past, but maybe that’s for the best. If what we’ve been shown so far causes this many emotions in the fandom, I’m scared to think what would have been if they revealed everything at once. But… this post isn’t about Yuknie. Not because I don’t like his character, but because I really want to discuss the first 10 pages of the new chapter.

As I expected, we got some of Father’s flashbacks this time. Except they were about the part of his life that had Yato in it, probably several years (?) after Sakura’s death.

Yato not wanting to kill people isn’t that strange, since he started “slacking off” because of Sakura’s influence, and we know that by this point Hiiro would take initiative whenever Yato wouldn’t put his heart in performing Father’s jobs, as shown in chapter 47. Interestingly enough, when Yato suggested that Father should kill people himself, the former answered that he “was killing gods, at least” – implying that he didn’t kill humans with his own hands. Father’s words about killing gods do sound sinister but as we’ve already seen and will see later in the chapter, not all gods are warriors like Bishamon, Takemikazuchi and Yato himself, so I wouldn’t be too intimidated by this phrase.

His line about the uselessness of killing gods without killing people though … The idea is obvious and logical, so I don’t see the point in developing it further, but even now I think that Father did not choose the most efficient way to do it. Even if Yato stayed under Father’s total control, one god of calamity doesn’t seem to be that big of a threat on a global scale, contrary to whatever Nora has to say later in the chapter.

The thing that caught my attention on these pages is Father’s words about shrines. Yato already revealed before that someone would always tell him he didn’t need a shrine, that someone being Father. Up to this point I simply thought that this was needed to cultivate Yato’s fear of being forgotten – if he doesn’t have a shrine, it’s all the more easier for him to disappear without any chances to reincarnate. The idea that Father actually thinks that shrines are useless somehow never crossed my mind, although now that I see it on paper it makes total sense.

And since Yato raised the question, I’ll take it from here. He said he didn’t understand why did needed to destroy humans if life would be boring without them. I’ve always asked this question in regard to any character whose end goal is total annihilation – what’s the point? Sure, Father isn’t aspiring to be an evil overlord as to ask him a question “who are you going to rule over if there’s no one left”. But his goal, apparently, is killing all gods and also all humans so that old gods can’t reincarnate while new ones can’t appear. But what exactly is he going to do if he succeeds? Die while feeling the satisfaction of revenge accomplished? It’s just so hard to understand someone whose views are so different than your own.

I wish I could say that the small local kami that attacked Yato proves that Father’s words about shrines are wrong, but what happens next actually corroborates his statement. Partially.

One the one hand, the villagers’ prayer was heard, and the local kami attacked Yato for destroying the village. But Father just crushed her. So in the end, the kami wasn’t able to so anything about these humans’ problem, so yeah, their wish wasn’t granted.

This scene also demonstrates that yes, Father can actually kill gods. The more important thing about it though is that Yato sees it. We have already seen just how much Yato used to fear death for the majority of the series. However, knowing that Father has the ability to kill Yato by forgetting him is one thing; but witnessing him kill a kami just like Yato really drives it home. And it’s all the scarier how Father simply intercepted Yato’s weapon – he just summoned Chiki, who moments earlier was in the boy’s hands. Just look at Yato’s face, you can see the terror.

And Father didn’t really have the need to kill that kami. What could they have done with a chopstick anyway? Maybe he god mad at this kami actually answering people’s prayer, disproving his point. Or maybe he just hates the gods so much he couldn’t stand even seeing one of them, so he just had to kill them.

(BTW, does anyone know what’s with the blindfold? I’ve tried looking it up but never found anything).

Nora and Hiyori’s dialogue is my favorite part the chapter, there are just so many things to unpack here. First, “Father would praise the god called Yato”. Is it just me, or is Nora jealous? We saw in Yato’s memories that Father actually praised both his children. Then again, we also saw that he punished Nora when he wanted Yato to behave. Considering that Yato grew increasingly reluctant to kill humans, and Nora had to take the lead and finish Yato’s work, this kind of jealousy is unsurprising. Nora was Father’s right hand girl and supported him all the way, but between the two of them Yato would receive more attention.

“But at some point, Yato started mourning the deaths of other people”. Yeah, we know at what point – Nora must be referring to the time when Sakura was still alive. I’ll just throw in a couple of pics from chapter 47 to remind you why Yato started mourning people.

“When calamity strikes, people always become more devout”. This must be one of the most powerful quotes in the entire manga, because it encapsulates one of the foundations of the Noragami universe. Gods exist to grant human wishes, but who would have more reasons to pray – someone who has it all, or someone who’s in trouble? Remember the main reason why people start seeing the Far shore and things that relate to it.

Of course humans would turn to gods if they can’t solve their problems themselves; that’s the reason they exist. I’ve already mentioned it in the post about memory and memories – the idea of a being that isn’t bound by human constraints, is immortal and can help out when there’s nothing else left takes shape of a person, and that’s how a god is born. Although there’s another reason, too – people hope that if calamity is sentient, you can bargain with it. That’s how people started worshiping Tenjin – not to ask for something they don’t have, but to beg him not to take something they already possess.

It may be that, by sending Yato to obliterate villages, Father was hoping not just for thinning out people, but for a somewhat different reaction from them.

“That boy loved people”. This line is just so heartwarming. And Hiyori already said it before. She saw Yato’s past and how even back then he tried to help humans – like making snow shoes for people in need. She understood him and accepted him.

I don’t really have anything to add to Father wanting “to do something” though. I’ve already said before that Father is done with being the game master and wants to be an actual player. Apparently, he is waiting for Yukine to discover GGS completely before summoning him as a weapon.

The line about natural disasters having human faces caught my attention before the chapter was even translated. When people die because of natural disasters, it’s horrible, but there’s nothing you can do about it. We can say that “we need to build sturdier houses/dams/etc.”, “we need to take better precaution measures”, and we try, but you can’t possibly predict everything. But in a world where the sun, the moon, the lightning, etc. are personified as gods, a.k.a “have faces”, not only there’s a way for someone to direct their wrath at those faces, but there’s the question of why these sentient elements of nature do these things that hurt humans.

Let’s look at some of the examples of gods harming Nakatsukuni, the world of humans.

Chapter 7 – Bishamon cuts down a grove to get to Yato

Chapter 8 – Kofuku’s vent releases a horde of ayakashi, which results in rising crime rates in Tokyo

Chapter 60 – Bishamon causes a local hurricane to locate Father

Chapter 66 – Takemikazuchi transforms into lightning to fight Yato

The gods harmed the world of humans, but it wasn’t for fun. Bishamon was guided by her thirst for revenge both times. Kofuku was helping her friend. Takemikazuchi became angry because his guide was hurt. All of them felt very human emotions. Except, since they are gods and their power surpasses that of an average human, the result of their outburst is a dead grove, rising crime rates, a damaged school. They aren’t actually trying to purposefully hurt humans but for those who suffer from these actions that’s hardly a consolation. And like I said, it’s one thing when you don’t really have anyone to blame, because the wind that destroyed your house doesn’t hear you, and another, when that wind has a face.

I think that when Father sent Yato to destroy villages, he hoped that the calamities would make people turn away from the gods. After all, people don’t always become more devout during trying times, sometimes they turn away from religion, which is what happened with Father himself. There’s a phrase going around the Internet – it was allegedly written on the wall of a Nazi concentration camp by a Jewish inmate: “If there is a God, He will have to beg for my forgiveness”. I don’t know how true this story is, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s real.

And even with all this in mind, I still don’t understand Father’s logic. Suppose he doesn’t destroy all of humanity, but does manage to kill all gods. I don’t think it would change that much. Amaterasu, for example, is depicted as the sun incarnate, but… if she’s killed forever, will the Sun go out, too? I understand that I’m going off the rails and into the cosmogenic myth territory here, but I can’t help it. If there are no gods left, but the forces of nature continue to destroy human lives, then Father’s actions hardly change anything. (Look at me, trying to find a reasonable explanation for an unhealthily long revenge plan). Also, don’t forget that gods of other religions canonically exist in Noragami – what is Father going to do about them, I wonder?

As for “someone” being killed by the Heavens, I’ve recently made an assumption that the pock-marked girl’s death could have been a payment of sorts to bring Father back from the dead. I made this assumption knowing that Father’s words in chapter 60 imply that gods were more involved than that. What Nora said here about Father hating attributing gods’ actions to natural disasters makes it obvious that the girl died because of one of such catastrophes. I’ve looked some more at that page from chapter 60, and I still don’t see any visible damage on the girl. However, Adachitoka emphasize a skeleton lying in a field near a dead tree. Also, I’ve turned the page upside down to get a better look, and now this skull haunts me.

Was it a drought, a famine that killed her? Or the smallpox? If these are her remains, why didn’t Father bury them? Who then helped him return from Yomi? We know it was a soul summoning, after all. So many questions that are yet to be answered.

However, even if we didn’t get all the answers yet, these ten pages did reveal a lot.

- Nora knows Father’s backstory, but not all of it. Apparently, it’s a thing so painful that Father can’t tell everything even to his most devoted supporter.

- Sakura’s influence on Yato was even stronger than I thought. It’s possible that Father changed his course of actions and started giving Yato jobs that involved punishing criminals soon after the scene we saw in this chapter.

- Father, apparently, thinks of himself as some kind warrior of justice while ignoring the fact that he does as much harm as the gods, and that he is a calamity with a human face.

P.S. that page with the human faces of nature absolutely rocks.

#noragami #noragami manga #noragami spoilers #noragami meta #father #Yato #nora

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fangirl-1523 · 4 years

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My Sworn Brothers [Luffy x Crossover!Sister!Reader x Ace x Sabo]

A/N: Hey, so I want to write a High School AU of the many, many anime I have watched/ read. Bleach, Blue Exorcist, Devil is a Part-Timer, Durarara, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist, High School of the Dead, InuYasha, Kill La Kill, Magi, My Hero Academia, Noragami, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Pokemon, Saiki K, Sailor Moon, Seven Deadly Sins, Soul Eater, Sword Art Online, Vampire Knight, Your Lie in April, and Yu Gi-Oh. And I was wondering who would you like to be apart of your friend? And would you like to have a relation to any of the characters of the world.

Summary: [Y/N] is the oldest sworn sister to Luffy, Ace, and Sabo. And after finding Ace and Sabo aboard Luffy’s ship, the Thousand Sunny, she explains to them who she is, her other sworn brothers and sisters, embarrasses the three of them (a regular Tuesday for her), and threatens them with a chalkboard for interrupting her. Multiple times. In this story, most of the anime I am into is in the same world (Bleach, Blue Exorcist, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist, InuYasha, Magi, My Hero Academia, Naruto, Noragami, Seven Deadly Sins, and Sword Art Online. I might do a part 2.

Warnings: spoilers for the above mangas and animes, also, even though this is along the timeline of after the time skip (at some point), I took the creative liberty to have Ace alive during this meeting for a quad family reunion, might be language

Word Count: 1, 668

“How the hell am I suppose to believe that my three idiotic brothers would be in the same place at the exact same time I’m trying to find them?” the girl with [H/C] hair, old enough to be Luffy’s age, maybe a year younger or a year older than him.

“[Y/N]!!” the rubber boy flung himself at her in a hug.

She fell down on her butt from the impact of the hug. She groaned before pushing the boy off of her and standing up, dusting herself off. “Geez, Lu. I was on a job, just finished, and I heard something about a Straw Hat, a Fire Fist, and a blonde with a top hat that put the mad hatter to shame. I just came to see if the rumors are true.”

“What job did you have, sis?” Sabo said as he sipped a smoothie created from Vinsmoke Sanji.

“Well, you see. In the ten years I’ve been gone, I’ve been busy. Both with being lazy and being diligent.” the girl explained. “I am a member of Fairy Tail. Dragon Slayer Magic, particularly fire, water, earth, air, and plant. Requip the Knight. Some space jumping there and vortex opening here.”

“You got the two mixed up, kid.” Ace said from his spot next to Sabo.

The girl grinned an evil grin. “Oh, did I, Ace of Clubs?”

The raven haired pirate groaned at the nickname while Luffy’s crew members wondered after the nickname. Ace kept giving her the don’t-tell-them-anything look with a cut-it-out motion. She, like most people she knew, did not listen to reason.

“Well, when we were younger, I attempted to teach the pour unfortunate souls that you call Luffy, Sabo, and Ace golf. And we played mini-gold. First hole we went to, the club flew out of Ace’s hand and crashed into the window where the pour lady working the club stand was clonked on the head and fell unconscious. Another fun fact: I’m overly competitive and therefore master of mini gold. Luffy on the other hand... beat my bowling high score of just a little over four hundred points.” [Y/N] explained.

“THAT’S NOT HOW YOU PLAY GOLF, YOU IDIOT!” Usopp shouted at his captain.

“Ace was a lot worse. However, on the eighteenth hole, got a hole in one. Although with team sports, I always sided with Luffy ‘cuz he was the baby of the family.” she explained.

“Never play Volleyball with her unless you’re Luffy.” Sabo warned the Straw Hat Pirates.

“Could you... possibly.... explain who you are?” asked Nami.

“That’s an easy and excellent question, m’lady. I am [Y/N] [L/N], the daughter of the Demon King from the Demon Clan, Niece of Solomon, adoptive daughter of the great dragon, The Curse of Depravity, a mage of S-Class ranking, the best older sister anyone can have, a Shinigami, and the Pirate Fairy.” [Y/N] said with her hands on her hips like wonder woman.

“You’re not wonder woman, dumbass.” Ace muttered.

She scowled at the boy (who was now physically older than her). “I know that, asshole.” Ace shrugged his shoulders at that. “Anyways, I should get going. I’m here with my teammates. And Salamander will have a cow if he finds out I’m on a Pirate Ship. Which may or may not include Natsu asking you all to fight him at once for his sister.” [Y/N] shrugged.

“SISTER?!” Luffy screeched.

“YOU ALREADY REPLACED US?!” Ace and Sabo said in unison.

“This is why I never took you to Amusement parks or sat next to you on a ride.” she clenched at her swollen ears. “No, I was merely saying that I have something called [Y/N]’s Council of Brothers. They’re basically a band of boys I feel need my protection, wisdom, and power to embarrass them until they’re six feet under and rotting.”

“She’s dark.” Nami said. “But can you explain this whole Council of Brothers thing. Because I’m not sure they,” the ginger pointed to the three brothers, “understand.”

“Alright! I will go over a lesson here!” and suddenly a white board appeared by her side with writing already on it.

“Where did you get the white board?” asked Luffy.

“That’s not important right now.” she scowled. “Yes, Sabo.”

“Was that Whiteboard always there and we just never noticed it?” the blonde asked.

“No. Ace if this is a question about the white board, I will smack you with the same gold club that flew through that window. All questions about the stupid whiteboard will be answered after I explained everything. Got it?”

The three brothers grumbled out a, “Yes.”

“Good. Anyways, to start it off I have two half-brothers. Meliodas and Zeldris.” she slapped a pointer stick against the whiteboard.

“Did she always have that?” Ace asked, whispering it to his two brothers.

“I don’t know. I’m just glad someone noticed it besides me.” Sabo murmured back.

“SILENCE, YOU INSOLENCE FOOLS!” and she threw a frying pan which hit Ace in the head.

Why does she have a frying pan in her requips? Sabo wondered in his head, not wanting to get hit in the head with anything else she might have to throw at them.

“Anyways, Meliodas and Zeldris are my half-brothers. Zeldris is the captain of the Demon Clan’s ten Commandments while Meliodas is the captain of Liones’s Seven Deadly Sins of which I am co-captain and the Phoenix Sin of Darkness. To be fair, I look more like my mother and I think the only thing me, Meliodas, and Zeldris share is our dumbassery we inherited from our father. Second off, my cousin is Magi Aladdin since my mother is his father, Solomon,’s sister. Now, that’s enough of my actual biological family. Now, I won’t go into detail about those three. Because you already seem well-acquainted with one another. Anyways, onto the next one. The next one on my list of brothers is a half-demon named Rin who is the son of Satan along with his younger brother, Yukio, but he doesn’t really need protection. next is Kazuto Kirigaya also known as Kirito. I prefer to call him that. He got stuck in a game where if you die there, you die in real life, but he defeated them. next, we have Satan himself, a king of demons, Sadou Maou. He works as a part-timer for a fast food chain which is sad to be honest. Next, we have Alibaba Saluja, a prince and a king’s candidate, also my cousin’s best friend. He wields the fire djinn, Amon. Also, he’s trying to be a gladiator while figuring out his feelings for Fanalis and former slave Morgiana. Next, we have actual God Yato who is a former god of calamity and a current god of war. I think. I’m not quite sure. But he and his two regalia, Yukine and a Nora named Kazuma, but also Kazune under Yato, must be protected by me at all cost. Then, we have Edward Elric, a alchemist missing both a leg and an arm because he wanted to see his mom’s smile again which kicks me in the heartstrings whenever I hear it. His brother, Alphonse, is an honorary member of the Council of Brothers. And he used to be entirely a soul attached to a suit of armor. No joke.”

“Does no one else notice that they are mostly raven haired or blonde?” Nico Robin commented.

The Straw Hat Pirates turned to the three sworn brothers who just shrugged their shoulders at that. “I admit I am guilty for that. But my actual brothers are raven headed and blonde, so that may be the reason. Anyways, off to the next people. Now, this person could make Luffy look like a genius. Sometimes. Natsu Dragneel, a salmon haired fire dragon slayer, is the brother of Zeref Dragneel, the black wizard, and also simultaneously END, the most powerful demon of the book of zeref which makes him one of the top fifteen most powerful demons. Next, we have strawberry boi, Ichigo Kurosaki, a shinigami who I’ve been helping train. He could see the dead and then he discovered his spiritual power, stole the shinigami powers of Rukia Kuchiki, and started to exorcist hollows and send souls to the soul society. Then, we have my favorite band of brothers since they could literally be in a band. Broccoli Boi, Izuku Midoriya, kinda has a power augmentation quirk, best way to describe it without giving too much away, Porcupine Katsuki Bakugo who can blow things up with help from his sweat. Zuko Wannabe Shoto Todoroki who can wield fire and ice. Also, his brother Touya may or may not be Dabi. Then, Pikachu Kaminari Denki who can utilize elctricity, but too much and he makes Luffy look like a genius. No joke. Well… maybe… I don’t really know. Anyways, then we have speedster Tenya Iida. Oh, there’s sharkboy Eijiro Kirishima. He can make himself go as hard as rock, but he has limitations. Then, we have spidertape Hanta Sero that can shoot tape out of his elbows. Then, half-demon InuYAsha who is the son of a dog demon and a mortal woman. There’s also Shippo who is an adorable little kitsune. And I think I got everyone.” the girl looked at her board before smacking it again as she noticed Luffy had begun to doze off while Ace had totally fallen asleep.

The action alerted the two boys to wake up at once and glare at their older sister. And then, a silver haired undead man with a flying blue cat landed on the floor of the ship. “Thank goodness we found you. C’mon. We got a mission and you and your ‘Team Natsu’ have a job request from the old man and a princess.”

“So Hisui and Bartra both agree to have us do something, but what is this so-called mission?” asked [Y/N].

Ban smirked. “We’re fighting slave-trading pirates.”

“I want in!” Luffy cheered.

#one piece #sabo #portgas_d_ace #portgas d. ace #luffy #monkey d luffy #fairy tail #seven deadly sins #anime #crossover #one piece x reader #asl #asl x sister reader

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arieechan · 4 years

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I always want to try digital watercolor art because I'm always fascinated with this kind of artstyle. 😊 I actually dream having this kind of artstyle... so here's one of my experiment. 😂 And I kinda like the outcome. Hihi

Yukine's spirit before he became Yato's shinki. ❤ I really love Noragami and actually is one of my favorites. 🥺❤ (Tho lately, its manga has been giving me heartaches. 😭)

#noragami manga #noragami yukine #noragami yato #noragami #noragami fanart #yukine sekki #yato and yukine #sekki #yukine spirit

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h0estar · 7 months

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i'm so proud of him 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i love him so much yall dont understand!!!!!! i have been a sobbing mess since i read the latest 3 chapters no one touch me 😭

#YUKINE MY BOY I WILL LOVE YOU ALWAYS 😭#his character development is one of my favorite things in the entire world i love him to DEATH #aaahhhhh his i believe in you is making my heart break into a million pieces #the 2nd panel made me bawl my eyes out #i love them. i love their relationship. i love their dynamic 😭#noragami #noragami spoilers #noragami manga #noragami 108 #yukine #yato #hiyori #mine

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cloudydoodle-moved · 4 years

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I hope you have a good day! Do you have any anime recommendations?

i hope you have a good day too, anon!!!!! :D i'm not the best at writing summaries, but i did it anyway! there’s probably better stuffsomewhere else but i always like an excuse to talk about my interests hehe

under the cut!! ^^

Mob Psycho 100***

[shounen, slice of life, supernatural, comedy]

This story follows the life of Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama and how he grows and changes as a person. Mob is an awkward kid, that’s for sure. He’s unable to read the atmosphere and get his point across, and quite average when it comes to everything else. But ever since he was young, he's had incredible psychic powers. But despite all of his power, it can’t exactly grant him the thing that he wants the most: to be able to connect with people.

This show is probably my favorite of all time, honestly! If you haven’t watched it already, please do!! It’s got a wonderfully charming cast, a heartfelt message, and amazing animation. It subverts the shounen genre/its tropes and what you’d expect from it (ex: Reigen practically being the complete opposite of the Wise Mentor trope), and it’s really nice to see how Mob’s character develops.

This summary didn’t do it justice orz. But trust me! It’s amazing; please watch it if you can!

(oh, and! for s2e5! tw for bullying + violence! there might be something else but i’m not sure ;;)

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.***

[comedy, supernatural, slice of life]

Saiki Kusuo has psychic powers, but quite frankly, kind of hates them. He just wants to live a completely ordinary, normal life. His family and friends classmates, however, keep getting him caught up in stupid shenanigans. What a pain.

This show is pretty much tied with MP100 when it comes to absolute favorites. It’s honestly got the best comedy!! Saiki’s slightly tsundere nature towards his friends and his love for coffee jelly is always so fun to watch. It never fails to get a laugh out of me, even if it’s a scene I’ve watched a million times, and I can’t recommend it enough.

(also, it’s a rare case in which i actually like the dub better than the sub!)

Kaguya-sama: Love is War

[romance, comedy, mind games (but like, not seriously)]

Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya are their school’s best students; they’re the student council president and vice president respectively. Everyone thinks they’re the perfect couple, and despite both of them liking each other, they’re too proud to actually confess. And so, they play ridiculous mind games to try and get the other to admit their feelings. The one who confesses first loses, after all.

Kaguya-sama is extremely fun to watch, like holy shit. The silly mind games Shirogane and Shinomiya get themselves into are always hilarious to see. There are, however, really heartwarming and cute moments between the two that capture how nerve wracking a crush really is, and really, it’s all great!

(and read the manga when you’re done!!!! do it, do it, d)

Noragami

[action, supernatural, comedy, adventure]

Hiyori Iki gets into a bus accident after trying to save a stranger. She survives, but the accident ends up with her soul getting loose, and with her being able to leave her body. Thanks to that, she meets the stranger who she saved, who turns out to be a shrineless god named Yato who does jobs/grants wishes for 5 yen each. He accepts Hiyori’s wish to fully get back into her body, but, well, it’s...gonna take a while.

Yato, Hiyori, and Yukine (Yato’s weapon, made from a dead human’s soul) kind of become friends and end up learning a lot of wild stuff, and it’s something, alright.

THERE’S...a bit more than that, but it’s kind of hard to summarize this show in a few sentences, and I Am Tired. OTL. Nonetheless, this show’s really fun to watch! The characters are pretty lovable, and some parts are just...really funny. Things end up getting pretty intense and dramatic, though, and I have fond memories of staying up to watch another episode to see what the hell was gonna happen next. Super fun and a wild ride; it’s great!

(shout out to my friends who yelled at me to watch it so i could break the tie on whether yukine or yato was better lol

ALSO THE OPENINGS SLAP SO HARD....if you’re not gonna watch the show then at least listen to them bc oh my goddd they’re so GOOD)

and some others that i couldn’t include:

death parade, durarara!! (god i couldnt even TRY to come up with a summary for these two), haikyuu!!, march comes in like a lion

THANKS FOR ASKING ILY and goodnight! i really could have just written this tomorrow but shhhh that’s ok i have no impulse control

#inbox #cloudy.txt #< since i actually wrote some stuff :p #sorry if my summary for mp100 sucks wwww #i just have an overwhelming urge to ramble about it all the time so ;;#also you can see me slowly getting more tired and tired as this goes on LOL #anonymous

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knightdawn · 4 years

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Gonna make you hate me and send all three XD Noragami, Yaphina, Yato~

Please?

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: Yato

Least Favorite character: Father

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Daikoku/Kofuku, Bishamon/Kazuma, Ebisu/Money, Yato/Kazuma (to some degree), Yukine/Happiness (but also Yato/Happiness and Hiyori/Common Sense)

Character I find most attractive: Yato

Character I would marry: Daikoku

Character I would be best friends with: Kazuma

A random thought: I hope Adatchitoka is doing okay after their illness and I really, really hope the writing being the way it is now isn’t because of their burnout or pressure from their editor(s) and fans. OOF. (Please take care of yourselves, Adatchitoka! I still worry about your health…)

An unpopular opinion: Yatori isn’t a healthy ship. If it goes canon, it solidifies this manga as a tragedy IMO. Yato has told her time and time again he wants her to live and be happy. These things can’t co-exist.

My Canon OTP: Daikoku/Kofuku

My Non-canon OTP: Yaphina

Most Badass Character: Honestly, Yato. He’s been through so much, but he can still manage to smile and strive to be a ‘god of fortune.’ Amazing.

Most Epic Villain: Bishamon. That was probably my favorite arc in the story.

Pairing I am not a fan of: Yatori

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Yukine, Yato, and Hiyori. This current arc is especially messing up Yukine’s character but Yato has been rather OOC lately and Hiyori? So much potential wasted. I’m not surprised, but I am a bit disappointed.

Favourite Friendship: Yato and Kazuma, but also Yato and Daikoku.

Character I most identify with: Yato.

Character I wish I could be: Well, it might be fun to be a god in the context of this story. But not necessarily Yato. LOL.

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When I started shipping them: When we started talking about the scenario that could lead to them meeting. LOL

My thoughts: aaaaah. I have so many? I don’t know how it got to the point it has but man, I think building Yaphina up has made me realize all the things that bother me about Yatori - because honestly? They have some similarities, but… Yatori has taken a hard swerve in the opposite direction. It’s night and day.

What makes me happy about them: They help each other get over their pasts and it’s… just so good.

What makes me sad about them: ALL THE FEELS. THE PAIN THEY GO THROUGH. OW. It hurts, but it gets better. I’m honestly just sad that Sera can’t be his canon love interest. Sigh.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: All the fic ideas I want for Yaphina are only written about Yatori… :(

Things I look for in fanfic: …Fic, in general. I look for fic, but I never find them, because I have to write them.

My wishlist: Anything, everything, I just want fics about them. ToT But in all seriousness, a story that goes into the whole arc we mapped out… man. Reincarnations, Tsukiyomi Theory, Shizune… Uncle Daikoku and Aunt Kofuku… Hiyori getting to be a happy highschool kid? PLEASE.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Yato and Bishamon or Kazuma (IF I had to chose anyone), Sera and Riley :D

My happily ever after for them: She lives to be old and grey, but still WANTS more time with Yato… at this point, either she becomes a spirit he can turn into a shinki when she dies (a rare OLD person shinki) OR she helped enough people in her life that they start to worship her as a facet of the Goddess of Compassion and Mercy… and since beliefs have power in Noragami, she is able to become a god beside Yato once enough people consider her one.

003 | Give me a character & I will tell you:

How I feel about this character: I have too many feelings to sum them up neatly, but… I find him interesting, I feel for him, I hope he finds success and happiness. I am also always honing in on hints about the Tsukiyomi Theory (i.e. the theory that Yato is actually Tsukiyomi, the moon god) because I feel like if it turns out to be true it would be a SUPER interesting twist and add layers to his story and character. I just… hope things end well for him. That’s all.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Sera, of course. Within canon… Kazuma, Bishamon, MAYBE the disaster duo (Kofuku or Daikoku.) I used to ship Yatori some, too, but that was earlier on and I really don’t like how it developed.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Yukine. AAH. I love their dynamic.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Pretty sure the most unpopular opinion I have is what I’ve already said about Yatori. LOL. I don’t think he’s good for Hiyori - he should be helping her get her life back on track.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I really want the Tsukiyomi Theory to be true. But I also wish they had gone into Yukine’s past in a different manner, and… I just want the found family back together, sigh.

Favorite friendship for this character: The Disaster Duo.

My crossover ship: It’s not a ship really but my favorite crossover for Yato is the one I’ve been building and bouncing off my sister. It involves Hunchback of Notre Dame and Voltron. Yato ended up having an interesting dynamic with Frollo, of all people.

#fireballofinsanity #;noragami #;yaphina #;yato #;answered

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holyhikari · 5 years

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what she says: i’m fine

what she means: when you really think about it the Noragami manga has set the bar almost impossibly high when it comes to nuanced and organic relationships between characters. my favorite example is what yato and yukine have. adachitoka has managed to portray a bond in which both people have simultaneously very specific and yet very flexible roles regarding each other’s needs and duties — their connection is defined by loyalty and commitment in their purest forms and these feelings never waver in face of fluidity. yato is, essentially, a father figure to yukine, and has called him his kid in multiple occasions, but that aspect of what they are do not conflict with yukine’s role as yato’s guidepost. yato gladly listens to yukine’s advice and takes them very seriously while having centuries of his own experiences that allow him to handle the most dangerous situations and make sure yukine is as safe as he can possibly be. in the past, yato was the one paying close attention to yukine’s mistakes and did his best to set him on the right path, seeing the kid as his responsibility. now, yukine is in charge of yato in many ways and has a direct influence on his actions and their repercussions, but the god is still undeniably the master — yato is excellent at being a figure of authority without being dictatorial in the process. in addition to that, there is always the terrifying possibility of yato reincarnating someday as a child, and no one has any doubt that, despite the pain of not being remembered, yukine would immediately step in as a full-time mentor as the god grows up under his care this time. they have built a relationship defined by the very security of belonging to one another regardless of how that belonging shapes itself. in this essay i will —

#noragami #don't touch me i'm emotional #bea with the tea

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welp, this one’s a bit later than the last one but it’s that time of the month again! no, not your period. (although noragami hurts about the same...)

dim rambling under the cut~

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Trash dad lost an eye! He got stabbed in the shoulder! Time to break out the champagne!

EBI AND TAKE CRIME SOLVING POWER DUO I LOVE THEM

Those two probably have my favorite dynamic out of the entire manga. It’s in the top three at least.

And now, a segment I like to call “Uncle Take Gets Ruthlessly Bullied By A Child“.

Take singing my beloved. TAKE SINGING MY BELOVED.

“I’m gonna be so damn dim” I LOVE HIM

That said, “Seemingly cryptic text is meant to be taken literally” is my FAVORITE DEVICE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, like “no I’m sure there’s a deeper spiritual meaning to this, something to do with the subtlety of the soul, or the musicality of the gods’ dance upon the line between the shores, maybe-” “what if we just fuckin uhhh do what it says on the paper”

DAD KIUN DAD KIUN DAD KIUN I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE SHIP TAKE AND KIUN BUT DAD KIUN AND TINY TAKE

Alright who had “Trash Dad Buried in a Magically Hidden Island Shaped Like a Giant Tooth” for July?

So trash dad is going to die, now it’s just a matter of who gets there first, I guess. Would he respawn if Yato kills him? would he possess a different body like he did with Fujisaki? can his soul be killed by any means other than desecrating his weird tooth grave?

Is the netting tangling around Amaterasu Yukine’s righteous net? please tell me the netting tangling around Amaterasu is Yukine’s righteous net.

OK HOLD ON OOKUNINUSHI IS PART OF THE SORCERER TASK FORCE??? HE’S ON THE INSIDE INDSIDE

FERAL YATO IS BACK AND I AM EQUALLY SCARED OF AND ATTRACTED TO THIS MAN (which sounds like something Hiyori would say)

I’m sorry but whenever I see “and this is the thanks I get?” all i can think of is that one vine-

“I’ll kill you, you ungrateful brat!“ good luck with that with no depth perception, my guy.

Because we all know Adachitoka wouldn’t kill off their main character, right?

...right?

......guys?

Please fuck let Yato be okay emotionally after this (he’s not and won't be anytime soon, who am I kidding)

“In anger sometimes we forget that which we should not” Well, now I’m scared.

(shameless plug incoming) ...is this an appropriate place to plug my own fic? anyway if you’re somehow short on Yato angst and want another healthy helping of his daddy issues, and you don’t mind OCs too much (they’re fun assholes I promise), you can always read this one-shot fic i wrote like a year ago, (it has Sekki in it, can you imagine?), featuring Yato going off the fucking rails and projecting a little too much.

And as always, here’s your monthly reminder that trash dad is dead. trash dad remains dead. and Yato has killed him.

#noragami #noragami 95 #yato #takemikazuchi #noragami ebisu #aight hope those tags satisfy the tumblr gods #yeah well i don't have much to say in the tags for this one #sorry for the shameless plug at the end there lmao #would have put it down here but yk how it is #if any of the main characters die i will kill everyone in this room and then myself #sometimes i forget happy endings are not a given and im... cry...#please gods let the children be happy #chapter reaction #lextpost #noragami spoilers

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