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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Hiyori. She uses wrestling moves on him when his rude and trollish behavior annoy her, yet they can't stop temselves from falling for each other.

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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Hiyori. She uses wrestling moves on him when his rude and trollish behavior annoy annoys her, yet but they can't stop temselves from falling still fall for each other.



* CooldownHug: He gives a hug to [[spoiler:Hiyori]] in order to stop her transformation into an ayakashi.

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* CooldownHug: He gives a hug to [[spoiler:Hiyori]] in order to stop her transformation into an ayakashi.Ayakashi.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: At the end of the manga, [[spoiler:Yato doesn't get together with Hiyori and makes her forget about him instead, so she can live out her life normally. She does eventually remember him and is happy to see him again, leaving it up to interpretation what comes of their relationship next.]]

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: At the end of the manga, [[spoiler:Yato doesn't get together with Hiyori and makes her forget about him instead, so she can live out her life normally. She Although she does eventually remember him and is happy to see meets him again, again years later, leaving it up to interpretation what comes of their relationship next.]]



* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Yukine is completely emotionally dependent on Yato, the closest thing he has to a parent, [[spoiler: so once Yato departs on a suicide mission to kill the Sorcerer, Yukine loses his mind and becomes vulnerable to the manipulations of the Sorcerer.]]



* StalkerWithACrush: Played for laughs, but he becomes this for Hiyori. He sends her text messages about every ten minutes and pesters her on twitter, and if she doesn't respond to those he'll also call her repeatedly. Hiyori has to have him blocked to make it stop. Aside from that, he's also developed some creepier habits like learning every obscure fact about her that he can, breaking into her phone, and sneaking into her room while she's asleep. He's still a sympathetic example to some extent because Yato does this out of fear that Hiyori will forget about him if they lose contact for a long time, which has been proven to be possible.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Played for laughs, but he becomes this for Hiyori. He sends her text messages about every ten minutes and pesters her on twitter, and if she doesn't respond to those he'll also call her repeatedly. Hiyori has to have block him blocked to make it stop. Aside from that, he's He's also developed some creepier habits like learning every obscure fact about her that he can, breaking into her phone, and sneaking into her room while she's asleep. He's still a sympathetic example to some extent because Yato does this out of fear that Hiyori will forget about him if they lose contact for a long time, which has been proven to be possible.



* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. As sweet-tempered as she is, Hiyori has little patience to Yato fooling around and acting like a creepy stalker around her, frequently punishing him with wrestling moves. She also feels too embarrassed to admit the obvious fact that she's falling for Yato and can get violent with him to not think about it.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. As sweet-tempered as she is, Hiyori has little patience to Yato fooling around and acting like a creepy stalker around her, frequently punishing punishes him with wrestling moves. She also feels too embarrassed to admit the obvious fact that she's falling for Yato and can get violent with him to not think about it.her own attraction to him because it makes her embarrassed.



** And of course, he's completely emotionally dependent on Yato, the closest thing he has to a parent, [[spoiler: so once Yato departs on a suicide mission to kill the Sorcerer, Yukine loses his ''mind''.]]
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: [[spoiler: Develops this ability in the epilogue, where he gains the ability to shift in and out of his ayakashi form, which is that of a large wolf.]]
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* ImmortalImmaturity: An unfortunate consequence of having died at age fourteen. He’s more than old enough to understand that he’s dead, but his brain lacks the emotional maturity needed to cope with that (and Yato isn’t much help initially, due to also being this trope), and he can’t really grow up in the psychological sense. As a result, he acts out and abuses his invisibility, reasoning that he can do what he wants since he’s dead and it doesn’t matter. Once the consequences pile up and he’s forced to go through an ablution, he sees the error in this.
** And of course, he’s completely emotionally dependent on Yato, the closest thing he has to a parent, [[spoiler: so once Yato departs on a suicide mission to kill the Sorcerer, Yukine loses his ''mind''.]]
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* TheThingThatWillNotLeave: Daikoku regards Yato as this, and not without reason seeing as he definitely can’t afford rent. At some point he just accepts that Yato lives with them now, probably either because he can’t make him stay away or because he doesn’t want to force Yukine to have to live on the street with him.

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* TheThingThatWillNotLeave: TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Daikoku regards Yato as this, and not without reason seeing as he definitely can’t afford rent. At some point he just accepts that Yato lives with them now, probably either because he can’t make him stay away or because he doesn’t want to force Yukine to have to live on the street with him.
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* TheThingThatWillNotLeave: Daikoku regards Yato as this, and not without reason seeing as he definitely can’t afford rent. At some point he just accepts that Yato lives with them now, probably either because he can’t make him stay away or because he doesn’t want to force Yukine to have to live on the street with him.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Bishamon visits Kofuku, and asks if she knows where to find Yato. Kofuku calmly says, that what happened between Bishamon and Yato is none of her business, but if Bishamon kills Yato, Bishamon better watch her back.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Bishamon visits Kofuku, and asks if she knows where to find Yato. Yato and her history with him. Kofuku calmly says, that what happened between Bishamon and Yato is none of her business, but if business. She also threatens Bishamon kills Yato, Bishamon by saying that she better watch her back.back if she even ''thinks'' about killing Yato. Even Daikoku was shocked by this serious threat himself.
--> '''Bishamon:''' I assume you're aware of my history with Yato.
--> '''Kofuku:''' Yep. '''But...''' it's none of my business, now is it? If anything happens to Yatty, '''I be ready for a serious storm if I were you.'''



* FatalFlaw: Rage. Father exploits this when she finally meets him, goading her into creating a situation where Heaven will try to kill her rather than him.

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* FatalFlaw: Rage. Father exploits this when she finally meets him, goading her into creating a situation where Heaven will try to kill her rather than him. In episode 7, Kazuma calls her out on this because she acted out on a personal level.

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* TheAlmightyDollar: Inverted, since she's a god of poverty and misfortune.


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* TheAlmightyDollar: Inverted, since she's a god of poverty and misfortune. She was actually the one responsible for causing [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Decades the Lost Decade]] to start by literally bursting the economic bubble.
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* TheAlmightyDollar: Inverted, since she's a god of poverty and misfortune.

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:After he kills Father, Yato's body starts disappearing from the waist down. In a strange turn of events, this allows him to draw attention to himself enough to go viral on the internet, which serves to maintain his existence for the following years.]]

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:After he kills Father, Yato's body starts disappearing from the waist down. In a strange turn of events, this a photo of him as a living severed torso allows him to draw attention to himself enough to go viral on the internet, which serves to maintain his existence internet and leave an impression on people's minds for the following years.]]



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:At the conclusion of the manga, Yato says he'll satisfied so long as Hiyori has a happy full life as a normal human, even though it still makes him sad that he can't be a part of her life anymore to make that possible.]]

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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:At the conclusion of the manga, Yato says he'll be satisfied so long as Hiyori has a happy full life as a normal human, even though it still makes him sad that he can't be a part of her life anymore to make that possible.]]



* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:In the penultimate chapter, Yato resuscitates Hiyori with CPR, although he almost disappears during the process.]]

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* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:In the penultimate chapter, Yato resuscitates a dying Hiyori with CPR, although he almost disappears during the process.]]



* ScarfOfAssKicking: He wears a white, slightly ratty one. For some reason. He sports a longer and neater one as Rekki (Kazuma), enough to cover some parts of his face.

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* ScarfOfAssKicking: ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a white, slightly ratty one. For some reason. He sports a longer and neater one as Rekki (Kazuma), enough to cover some parts of his face.



* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Hiyori.



* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Yato.



* OddFriendship: Develops one with [[spoiler:Nora.]]

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* OddFriendship: Develops one Later in the manga, he develops an unusual friendship with [[spoiler:Nora.]]Nora, coming to believe she isn't as bad as she makes herself out to be.



* PlaguedByNightmares: In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Yukine is having recurring nightmares due to the PTSD resulting from him regaining the memories of his human death, but he still has Yato at his side to comfort him.]]



* TookALevelInKindness: After his punishment, he is much nicer.

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* TookALevelInKindness: His bratty and rebellious behavior cause Yato to be stained and almost die. After his punishment, he punishment and purification, Yukine is much nicer. nicer and forms a friendlier relationship with Yato after understanding how much he cares for him.



* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the last parts of the manga, Nora repeatedly flip-flops between remaining loyal to Father out of her fear of him and trying to aid Yato's group due to Yukine and Hiyori showing her true kindness. [[spoiler:At the end, Nora finally rebels against Father after realizing she hates him and leaves him to his death in favor of helping Yato and Yukine apply CPR on a dying Hiyori. The final chapter implies Nora is now on good terms with Yato and Yukine, now that Father is gone for good.]]

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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the last parts of the manga, Nora repeatedly flip-flops between remaining loyal to Father out of her fear of him and trying to aid Yato's group due to Yukine and Hiyori showing her true kindness. [[spoiler:At the end, Nora finally rebels against Father after realizing she hates him and leaves him to his death in favor of helping Yato and Yukine apply CPR on a dying Hiyori. The final chapter implies Nora is now on good terms with Yato and Yukine, now that since Father is gone for good.good and she longer has any reason to act evil.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: With the exception of Yato, she is unrepentantly cruel towards nearly everyone. She even openly mocked Bishamon's trouble in front of Kazuma. Who just asked for help to save Bishamon and Yato agreed to his pleas.
* KickTheDog: She specializes in this.

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* {{Jerkass}}: With the exception of Yato, she is She's unrepentantly cruel towards nearly everyone. She even openly mocked Bishamon's trouble in front of Kazuma. Who just asked for help to save Bishamon and Yato agreed to his pleas.
* KickTheDog: She specializes in this.KickTheDog:



* MysteriousPast: The only solid facts known about her are that she first was "Father"'s shinki and that she became a Nora because he forced her to let Yato give her another name. That Yato didn't see any memories of her life prior to being a shinki when he named her only makes her origins even more of a mystery. The Sorcerer does claims that she had a terrible death, but [[ManipulativeBastard given who he is]] and that he clearly said this to Yukine to trigger his interest in his own death, that's hardly a trustworthy piece of information.



* OddFriendship: Strikes one up with Yukine.

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* OddFriendship: Strikes one up She starts unexpectedly bonding with Yukine.Yukine, even though [[spoiler:she only got close to him to let Father lure him into a trap and turn him into a Nora. Despite her initial devious motives, her fondness for Yukine is genuine.]]


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* SnakePeople: Her ayakashi form turns the lower half of her body into a large snake tail.


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* TookALevelInKindness: By the end of the manga, Nora has turned kinder thanks to positive influence from Hiyori. [[spoiler:She helps Yato and Yukine revive Hiyori after Father's attack leaves her close to death. In the last chapter, she also helps maintain Yato's existence by using her ayakashi form to draw attention to Yato when he's a vanishing torso, resulting in him going viral on the internet.]]

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* TheAtoner: He atones for his bloody past.

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* TheAtoner: He atones tries to atone for his bloody past.past by taking odd jobs to help people.



* BelligerentSexualTension: With Hiyori.

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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Hiyori. She uses wrestling moves on him when his rude and trollish behavior annoy her, yet they can't stop temselves from falling for each other.



* CharacterDevelopment: After everything that happened with Ebisu, he finally is able to bring himself to cut his ties to Nora and by proxy his 'father', and now is actively trying to reform.

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* CharacterDevelopment: After everything that happened with Ebisu, he finally is able to bring himself to cut his ties to Nora and by proxy his 'father', and now is actively trying to reform.



* ColorFailure: Happens anytime someone disrespects him. Which is often.

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* ColorFailure: Happens He comically loses his colors anytime someone disrespects him. Which him, which is often.



* CooldownHug: He gives one to [[spoiler:Hiyori]] in order to stop her transformation into an ayakashi.

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* CooldownHug: He gives one a hug to [[spoiler:Hiyori]] in order to stop her transformation into an ayakashi.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: At the end of the manga, [[spoiler:Yato doesn't get together with Hiyori and makes her forget about him instead, so she can live out her life normally. She does eventually remember him and is happy to see him again, leaving it up to interpretation what comes of their relationship next.]]



* DisneyDeath: In the manga finale, [[spoiler:Yato applies CPR on Hiyori's dying physical body to resuscitate her, but he starts to vanish in the process due to no longer having Father as his lifeline. The chapter reveals Yato is still alive and well because a photo of his torso crawling on the street went viral on the internet, allowing people to remember him in some way.]]



* DualWielding: After Yukine changes shape into two swords.

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* DualWielding: After Yukine His shinki, Yukine, eventually changes shape into two swords.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:After he kills Father, Yato's body starts disappearing from the waist down. In a strange turn of events, this allows him to draw attention to himself enough to go viral on the internet, which serves to maintain his existence for the following years.]]



* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: Hiyori is perplexed when she does an ImagineSpotting of Yato in the 80s wearing denim shorts and roller skates in his pursuit of becoming an IdolSinger.



* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Yato later becomes worried that Hiyori will always be in danger so long as she remains tied to him, and repeatedly considers cutting their ties and wiping her memory so that she can live a normal life. When it becomes clear that isn't something that would make her happy, he settles for self-exiling himself from seeing her. PlayedWith in that it's ''Yato'' rather than Hiyori who gets most distressed by their time apart despite his decision.

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* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Yato later becomes worried that Hiyori will always be in danger so long as if she remains tied to him, and repeatedly considers cutting their ties and wiping her memory so that she can live a normal life. When it becomes clear that isn't something that would make her happy, he settles for self-exiling himself from seeing her. PlayedWith in that Ironically, it's ''Yato'' rather than Hiyori who gets most distressed by their time apart despite his decision. [[spoiler:After Hiyori is nearly killed by Father and is only revived by a miracle, Yato commits to his decision of not getting Hiyori involved with him anymore so she can live out her life in peace, even letting her forget him until their reunion ten years later.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:At the conclusion of the manga, Yato says he'll satisfied so long as Hiyori has a happy full life as a normal human, even though it still makes him sad that he can't be a part of her life anymore to make that possible.]]
* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: Hiyori is perplexed when she does an ImagineSpotting of Yato in the 80s wearing denim shorts and roller skates in his pursuit of becoming an IdolSinger.



* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:In the penultimate chapter, Yato resuscitates Hiyori with a kiss, seemingly at the cost of his own existence.]]

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* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:In the penultimate chapter, Yato resuscitates Hiyori with a kiss, seemingly at CPR, although he almost disappears during the cost of his own existence.process.]]



* {{Patricide}}: Eventually, Yato resolves that his "father" is just too evil and dangerous to be allowed to live. With Kazuma's cooperation, Yato sets out to attempt murder his "father", even though he might disappear if he succeeds.

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* {{Patricide}}: Eventually, Yato resolves that his "father" father is just too evil and dangerous to be allowed to live. With Kazuma's cooperation, Yato sets out to attempt murder his "father", father, even though he might disappear if he succeeds.succeeds. [[spoiler:In the end, he cuts down his father with the shinki he got from naming Hiyori, and the attack kills him permanently as it severs the spirit cord that allowed him to possess humans.]]



* SantasExistenceClause: An extra chapter shows that he believes in Santa Claus. As it turns out, Santa does exist, and there's more than just one. The Santa that visits Yato and co. is a 32-year-old woman.



* StillBelievesInSanta: An extra chapter reveals that Yato, a young and seldom-acknowledged god, still believes in Santa.

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* StillBelievesInSanta: An extra chapter reveals that Yato, a young and seldom-acknowledged god, still believes in Santa. As it turns out, [[SantasExistenceClause Santa does exist]], and there's more than just one. The Santa that visits Yato and co. is a 32-year-old woman.



* AffectionateNickname: Is called Hiyorin by Kofuku.
* AnimalMotifs: She represents herself with a little bird because in Japanese hiyo means chick.

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* AffectionateNickname: Is She's called Hiyorin "Hiyorin" by Kofuku.
* AnimalMotifs: AmnesiacLover: {{Subverted|Trope}} in the [[spoiler:last chapter. Hiyori almost dies for real after Father severs the connection between her physical and spirit forms, but Yato resuscitates her through CPR. Afterwards, Hiyori loses her memories of everything related to the Far Shore, including Yato, but he's alright with it because he believes it's best Hiyori lives out her life without being involved with the supernatural anymore. Ten years later, however, Hiyori suddenly remembers Yato on her own and reunites with him.]]
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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Yato.

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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Yato. Hiyori is constantly exasperated by Yato's antics and tends to use wrestling moves to punish him. Their attraction to each other is still obvious.



* CoolBigSis: Towards Yukine.

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* CoolBigSis: Towards Yukine.She acts as a nice and caring older sister figure to Yukine, such as helping him study.



* DisneyDeath: In the manga finale, [[spoiler:Father rips off her spirit form's tail, which should kill her for real, but Yato makes her into a shinki to save her soul. By applying CPR on her physical body, Yato manages to revive Hiyori.]]



* {{Animorphism}}: [[spoiler:After Yato's father makes him remember his dark past and turns into a Nora, Yukine becomes a half-ayakashi and gains the ability to transform into a large wolf-like beast.]]



* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After he catches Yato using Kazuma to attempt to kill the Sorcerer, Yukine becomes furious because Yato is basically trying to sever his lifeline and leave Yukine behind. Yukine ends up becoming an ayakashi and in his desperation, accepts to let the Sorcerer name him.]]



* TemporarilyAVillain: [[spoiler:After he catches Yato using Kazuma to attempt to kill the Sorcerer, Yukine becomes furious because Yato is basically trying to sever his lifeline and leave Yukine behind. Yukine ends up becoming an ayakashi and in his desperation, accepts to let the Sorcerer to make him into his Nora. He stays an antagonist for most of the final arc, but after a fight with Yato, the two reconcile and join forces to fight the Sorcerer one last time.]]



* HeelFaceTurn: As of chapter 86, [[spoiler:she has decided to team up with Hiyori in order to find Yato and save Yukine from Father]].

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* HeelFaceTurn: As HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the last parts of chapter 86, [[spoiler:she has decided the manga, Nora repeatedly flip-flops between remaining loyal to team up with Father out of her fear of him and trying to aid Yato's group due to Yukine and Hiyori showing her true kindness. [[spoiler:At the end, Nora finally rebels against Father after realizing she hates him and leaves him to his death in order to find favor of helping Yato and save Yukine from Father]].apply CPR on a dying Hiyori. The final chapter implies Nora is now on good terms with Yato and Yukine, now that Father is gone for good.]]



* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: In the manga finale, [[spoiler:Nora realizes she hates Father for the awful way he has treated her and Yato, motivating her to betrays him for real. After Yato kills him, Nora refuses to help him and leaves him to his death.]]



* CantLiveWithoutYou: Yato believes "Father" is most likely his life line. Since Yato was actually born from his father's wish, he fears that if his father dies, he might disappear too.

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* CantLiveWithoutYou: Yato believes "Father" is most likely his life line.lifeline. Since Yato was actually born from his father's wish, he fears that if his father dies, he might disappear too. [[spoiler:Subverted in the final chapter, where it's revealed Yato is able to keep existing even after his father is gone for good, because a photo of Yato's vanishing torso went viral on the internet.]]



* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He lost his entire family when he was young, leaving him an orphan given to the care of a monk who attemped a murder-suicide with him, all as the gods watched on yet did nothing to alleviate his suffering. The only person who mattered to him was a woman named Kaya, but after he got called back from the underworld and his personality got twisted, she became afraid of him, much to the wrath of his worshippers. When Kaya died crushed by a tree and people laughed at her "divine punishment", he decided to ruin gods and humanity for a chance to see Kaya again.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: [[spoiler:His life as a normal human was harsh. He lost his entire family when he was young, leaving him an orphan given to at a young age and the care of a monk who attemped a murder-suicide with him, all as the gods watched on yet did nothing to alleviate his suffering. The only person who mattered to him was a woman named Kaya, but after human he got called back from the underworld and his personality got twisted, she became afraid of him, much to the wrath of his worshippers. When Kaya cared about died crushed by a tree and people laughed at her "divine punishment", he decided in an accident, leading him to ruin blame gods and humanity humans for a chance to see Kaya again.his own suffering and unhappiness.]]



* FreudianExcuse: He implies that an event in the past caused a StartOfDarkness which made him lose his faith (if any) in the Gods and turned him into the sociopath that he is today. [[spoiler: The full details begin to be revealed in Chapter 97.]]

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* FrameUp: He places illegal substances in the hospital of Hiyori's father to frame her family and ruin their reputation with a big scandal. Since he has supernatural powers, no normal human could see him at the hospital with Nora in staff form and only Hiyori's father is called to account for the events at the hospital.
* FreudianExcuse: He implies that an event in the past caused a StartOfDarkness which made him lose his faith (if any) in the Gods and turned him into the sociopath that he is today. [[spoiler: He lost his entire family when he was young, leaving him an orphan given to the care of a monk who attemped a murder-suicide with him, all as the gods watched on yet did nothing to alleviate his suffering. The full details begin only person who mattered to be revealed in Chapter 97.him was a woman named Kaya, but after he got called back from the underworld and his personality got twisted, she became afraid of him, much to the wrath of his worshippers. When Kaya died crushed by a tree and people laughed at her "divine punishment", he decided to ruin gods and humanity for a chance to see Kaya again.]]



* {{Jerkass}}: Holy shit, he is. When Hiyori finally detects him, he chews her out with barely restrained vitriol and takes troll like glee in mocking her relationship with his son. And that's not mentioning the asshole of a father he is to Yato.
* KarmaHoudini: Despite being caught on hopital security camera stabbing people with Nora in staff form, and causing the chaos, only Hyori's father is called to account for the events at the hospital. This is more believable than most instances because he does have supernatural powers.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Holy shit, he is. When Hiyori finally detects him, he chews her out with barely restrained vitriol and takes troll like glee in mocking her relationship with his son. And that's not mentioning the asshole of a father he is to Yato.
* KarmaHoudini: Despite being caught on hopital security camera stabbing people KarmicDeath: In the manga finale, [[spoiler:his abused son Yato finally kills him by using a shinki made from Hiyori's soul to cut him down and sever his connections to his human hosts. Nora also leaves him to his death after getting fed up with Nora in staff form, his abuse, just like Yato.]]
* KilledOffForReal: In the final battle, [[spoiler:Yato turns Hiyori into a shinki
and causing uses her to cut down Father's true form. The attack is fatal and Father discovers Yato also severed the chaos, only Hyori's father is called spirit cords tying him to account for the events at the hospital. This is more believable than most instances because he does have supernatural powers.his human hosts, giving him no means to revive himself anymore. His soul then disappears, presumably forever.]]



* TrulySingleParent: Yato was born from his father's wish. A mother wasn't needed.

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* TrulySingleParent: Yato was born from his father's wish.wish to create a calamity god. A mother wasn't needed.



%%* AntiVillain: A TragicVillain.
* AxCrazy: Based on his smile after killing people, we can safely say he's this.

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%%* AntiVillain: A TragicVillain.
* AxCrazy: Based on his smile He smiles disturbingly after killing people, we can safely say he's this.people.



* TheLastDance: His fight with Yato.
* MakingASplash: He can do this while wielding Reiki (Furuhime/Nora).

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* TheLastDance: His fight with Yato.
* MakingASplash: He can do this manipulate water while wielding Reiki (Furuhime/Nora).

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* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:In the penultimate chapter, Yato resuscitates Hiyori with a kiss, seemingly at the cost of his own existence.]]



* NotQuiteTheRightThing: She tried to grant Daikoku's wish to have a family by bringing in a child Shinki so they could raise him together. While it went well at first, it went downhill as Daigo was too young to understand he's dead, won't ever grow up, and can't interact with the living. Not having the heart to explain any of that to Daigo caused Daikoku to almost turn into an ayakashi and Kofuku nearly died from the resulting Blight. Daikoku had to ask Yato to cut his bonds with Daigo to save himself and Kofuku.



* TheGunSlinger: Two of her shinki transform into guns.

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* TheGunSlinger: Two GunsAkimbo: She has a pair of her shinki twins that transform into guns.



* CoolGuns: Their shinki form.



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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Yuiko Tatsumi (Japanese), Creator/ApphiaYu (English)

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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Yuiko Tatsumi Creator/YuikoTatsumi (Japanese), Creator/ApphiaYu (English)
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* BarbarianLonghair: Has long black hair.



* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He's a handsome man with long black hair.



* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: As his obi.

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* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: As his obi.He wears an obi made of what seems to be leopard fur (later altered to be tiger fur).



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!Deceased Characters
[[folder:Sakura]]

Yato's first shinki other than Nora/Hiiro. Before serving Yato, Sakura was Tenjin's shinki until she was dismissed. She was the one who shaped up Yato's current character.

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!Deceased Characters
[[folder:Sakura]]

Yato's first
!Antagonists
[[folder:Nora]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/RieKugimiya (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)

[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nora_anime.png]]

A mysterious
shinki other than Nora/Hiiro. Before serving Yato, Sakura was Tenjin's girl wearing burial clothes that has some sort of history with Yato. She is a stray shinki until she was dismissed. She was the ("Nora"), or a spirit that has formed a contract with more than one who shaped up Yato's current character.master and therefore has multiple names.



* BreakTheCutie: Poor Sakura broke ''bad'' when [[spoiler:Yato revealed her real name and she regained her memories of her past life and her death.]]
* CherryBlossomGirl: She was a wandering human soul Yato named Sakura after he met her next to a cherry blossom tree. Yato mourns for her every time spring comes in for that reason.
* TheConscience: She acted as Yato's moral compass given that The Sorcerer's upbringing gave him no sense of right and wrong beforehand. She scolded him for stealing and killing for no reason and taught him to help humans instead of hurting them.
* CoolBigSis: She was this to Yato, acting as a loving sister while teaching him about the joys of life.
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler:Regaining her past life memories corrupted her soul and turned her into an ayakashi. Yato was then forced to kill her.]]
* HeroicBSOD: She had a major one when [[spoiler:Yato used her to kill someone]].
* HimeCut: To go with her {{Miko}} attire and [[spoiler: to highlight the noble class life she lead in her past life.]]
* KillTheCutie: She was a really kind and loving girl who Yato adored, but [[spoiler:after Yato was forced to reveal her true name, she turned into an ayakashi and he was forced to kill her.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Yato. After her meeting with Tsuyu, she decided to act as a loving older sister figure to teach him the difference between right and wrong.
* MoralityPet: To Yato. Before meeting her, he thought nothing of human life and only wanted to make his father happy. Sakura taught him the value of life and the best parts of his current self are thanks to her.
* NiceGirl: She was very kind-hearted, polite and caring.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:After revealing her true name, Sakura turned into an ayakashi and Yato had no choice but to kill Sakura with Nora.]]
* PresentAbsence: It's been centuries since [[spoiler:her death]], but her positive influence on Yato remains to the present day. Yato still mourns her every spring when the cherry blossoms bloom, and [[spoiler:[[DeadGuyJunior all of his shinki are named in her honor]]]].
* RapeAsBackstory: Heavily implied. [[spoiler:Sakura was apparently raped by bandits before they killed her.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Sakura's influence really made Yato have second thoughts about his murderous lifestyle. She had such a huge influence on his life that Yato sees Izanami as a mix of her and Hiyori.
* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler: Since Sakura's death, all Yato's future shinki (Tomone/Mayu and Yukine) receive the 'Ne' clan name. [[DeadGuyJunior It is to honor her,]] in which her name when she was still alive was Tamano''ne''. Giving a loose soul a family name alongside a shinki's name is a first step of becoming a proper god, in which also begins Yato's dream to become a proper god outside being an evil god who uses a clanless-named Nora.]]
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!Antagonists
[[folder:Nora]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/RieKugimiya (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)

[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nora_anime.png]]

A mysterious shinki girl wearing burial clothes that has some sort of history with Yato. She is a stray shinki ("Nora"), or a spirit that has formed a contract with more than one master and therefore has multiple names.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He lost his entire family when he was young, leaving him an orphan given to the care of a monk who attemped a murder-suicide with him, all as the gods watched on yet did nothing to alleviate his suffering. He's also implied to have lost the one person in his entire life he ever loved at some point early into his upbringing of Yato and Nora.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He lost his entire family when he was young, leaving him an orphan given to the care of a monk who attemped a murder-suicide with him, all as the gods watched on yet did nothing to alleviate his suffering. He's also implied to have lost the one The only person in who mattered to him was a woman named Kaya, but after he got called back from the underworld and his entire life he ever loved at some point early into personality got twisted, she became afraid of him, much to the wrath of his upbringing of Yato worshippers. When Kaya died crushed by a tree and Nora.people laughed at her "divine punishment", he decided to ruin gods and humanity for a chance to see Kaya again.]]



** Chapter 97-to present are essentially his ultimate motive rant, which he delivers to no-one less but [[spoiler:Amaterasu]]'s face on the New Year's Ôharai, and it turns out that his motive is even pettier than that: [[spoiler:As a child, he escaped being murdered by a monk who wanted to meet Buddha so badly he would commit suicide – and take his companion with him. Understandably, "Father" did not agree and ended up tossing the man off the cliff, fell back, and cried in fury as he realised that the sun and the heavens above him, '''Amaterasu''' and the rest of the gods had done nothing but watch. In essence, he considers gods useless and uneccessary, no matter which of them opposes him.]]

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** Chapter 97-to present are 97 shows essentially his ultimate motive rant, which he delivers to no-one less but [[spoiler:Amaterasu]]'s face on the New Year's Ôharai, and it turns out that his motive is even pettier than that: [[spoiler:As a child, he escaped being murdered by a monk who wanted to meet Buddha so badly he would commit suicide – and take his companion with him. Understandably, "Father" did not agree and ended up tossing the man off the cliff, fell back, and cried in fury as he realised that the sun and the heavens above him, '''Amaterasu''' and the rest of the gods had done nothing but watch. In essence, he considers gods useless and uneccessary, no matter which of them opposes him.]]



* TheLastDance: His fight with Yato.



* TheLastDance: His fight with Yato.



!!Other
[[folder: Daigo]]
The ghost of a young child.

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!!Other
[[folder: Daigo]]
The ghost of a young child.

!Other
[[folder:Sakura]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakura_noragami.png]]
Yato's first shinki other than Nora/Hiiro. Before serving Yato, Sakura was Tenjin's shinki until she was dismissed. She was the one who shaped up Yato's current character.



* CantGrowUp: Well, he's dead, so, of course, he can't grow up.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The little dude doesn't even know what "death" is and he's very much unaware that he's dead but he's perceptive enough to know something ain't right.
* DeathOfAChild: He died over 100+ years ago and he was really young when he passed away.

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* CantGrowUp: Well, he's dead, so, of course, he can't grow up.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The little dude doesn't even know what "death" is
BreakTheCutie: Poor Sakura broke ''bad'' when [[spoiler:Yato revealed her real name and he's very much unaware she regained her memories of her past life and her death.]]
* CherryBlossomGirl: She was a wandering human soul Yato named Sakura after he met her next to a cherry blossom tree. Yato mourns for her every time spring comes in for
that he's dead reason.
* TheConscience: She acted as Yato's moral compass given that The Sorcerer's upbringing gave him no sense of right and wrong beforehand. She scolded him for stealing and killing for no reason and taught him to help humans instead of hurting them.
* CoolBigSis: She was this to Yato, acting as a loving sister while teaching him about the joys of life.
* CorruptTheCutie: [[spoiler:Regaining her past life memories corrupted her soul and turned her into an ayakashi. Yato was then forced to kill her.]]
* HeroicBSOD: She had a major one when [[spoiler:Yato used her to kill someone]].
* HimeCut: To go with her {{Miko}} attire and her background as a noblewoman, Sakura has parted blunt bangs, bra strap length sidelocks, and long straight hair.
* KillTheCutie: She was a really kind and loving girl who Yato adored,
but he's perceptive enough [[spoiler:after Yato was forced to know something ain't right.
* DeathOfAChild: He died over 100+ years ago
reveal her true name, she turned into an ayakashi and he was forced to kill her.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Yato. After her meeting with Tsuyu, she decided to act as a loving older sister figure to teach him the difference between right and wrong.
* MoralityPet: To Yato. Before meeting her, he thought nothing of human life and only wanted to make his father happy. Sakura taught him the value of life and the best parts of his current self are thanks to her.
* NiceGirl: She was very kind-hearted, polite and caring.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:After revealing her true name, Sakura turned into an ayakashi and Yato had no choice but to kill Sakura with Nora.]]
* PresentAbsence: It's been centuries since [[spoiler:her death]], but her positive influence on Yato remains to the present day. Yato still mourns her every spring when the cherry blossoms bloom, and [[spoiler:[[DeadGuyJunior all of his shinki are named in her honor]]]].
* RapeAsBackstory: Heavily implied. [[spoiler:Sakura was apparently raped by bandits before they killed her.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Sakura's influence
really young made Yato have second thoughts about his murderous lifestyle. She had such a huge influence on his life that Yato sees Izanami as a mix of her and Hiyori.
* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler: Since Sakura's death, all Yato's future shinki (Tomone/Mayu and Yukine) receive the 'Ne' clan name. [[DeadGuyJunior It is to honor her,]] in which her name
when he passed away. she was still alive was Tamano''ne''. Giving a loose soul a family name alongside a shinki's name is a first step of becoming a proper god, in which also begins Yato's dream to become a proper god outside being an evil god who uses a clanless-named Nora.]]



[[folder: Mutsumi]]
A one shot char that shows up in the first chapter

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A one shot char that shows up in the first chapter

[[folder:Daigo]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daigo_3.png]]
The ghost of a young child. He used to be Kofuku's Shinki, but she had to release him due to Daikoku not being able to handle Daigo's ignorance to their status as dead people.



* DelicateAndSickly: Prolly. From what's implied, she has health problems but it's not real clear what those are.

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* DelicateAndSickly: Prolly. From what's implied, she has health problems but it's CantGrowUp: Being a shinki, he can't grow up since he's dead. Him not real clear being able to understand that was a big source of grief for Daikoku.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: The little dude doesn't even know
what those are."death" is and he's very much unaware that he's dead but he's perceptive enough to know something ain't right.
* DeathOfAChild: He died over 100+ years ago and he was really young when he passed away.



[[folder: Yuka Miyaike]]
Yukine's older sister. She's currently middle-aged.

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[[folder: Yuka Miyaike]]
Yukine's older sister. She's currently middle-aged.

[[folder:Mutsumi]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu (Japanese), Creator/MikaelaKrantz (English)
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mutsumi_noragami.png]]
A one shot char that shows up in the first chapter.



* AmbiguousSituation: Is " Miyaike" her mother's surname or is it her (Yuka's) married name? Well, she don't have a ring on her finger, so, it's possible, this is her mother's maiden name.

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* DelicateAndSickly: From what's implied, she has health problems but it's not real clear what those are.
* GirlishPigtails: She's a young girl with her hair tied into pigtails.
* NoFullNameGiven: Her surname isn't mentioned.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yuka Miyaike]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuka_miyaike.png]]
Yukine's older sister. She's currently middle-aged.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Is " Miyaike" It's unknown whether "Miyaike" is her mother's surname or is it her (Yuka's) married name? Well, she don't name. She doesn't have a ring on her finger, so, so it's possible, this is possible she's using her mother's maiden name. name.


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* SatelliteFamilyMember: She doesn't have involvement in the plot beyond being Yukine's older sister. She's only introduced to expand on Yukine's backstory.
* SolomonDivorce: When her parents divorced, Yuka went to live with her mother and her brother stayed with their abusive father.
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* AbandonmentInducedAnimosity: [[spoiler: When Yato abandons Yukine for Kazune and goes out with him on what is essentially a murder-suicide mission, Yukine is ''beyond'' pissed and winds up letting himself be named by Father, becoming a Nora.]]
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Yukine's older sister. She currently middle-aged.

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Yukine's older sister. She She's currently middle-aged.
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** [[spoiler: This bad habit actually has very dark roots: as a human, it’s shown that his father would demand money from him and encourage him to steal in order to provide said money.]]
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[[/folder]]
[[folder: Yuka Miyaike]]
Yukine's older sister. She currently middle-aged.
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*AmbiguousSituation: Is " Miyaike" her mother's surname or is it her (Yuka's) married name? Well, she don't have a ring on her finger, so, it's possible, this is her mother's maiden name.
*MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She does feel some guilt at having [[spoiler: abandoning Yukki]].
*UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She tricked her mother into signing divorce papers, thinking that their parents splitting would save them but this turned out to be the opposite, as their father made Yukki (then "Haruki") stay with him and made Yuka go with their mother. As y'all already know, their father wound up killing Yukki]].
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[[/folder]]
!!Other
[[folder: Daigo]]
The ghost of a young child.
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*CantGrowUp: Well, he's dead, so, of course, he can't grow up.
*ChildrenAreInnocent: The little dude doesn't even know what "death" is and he's very much unaware that he's dead but he's perceptive enough to know something ain't right.
*DeathOfAChild: He died over 100+ years ago and he was really young when he passed away.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mutsumi]]
A one shot char that shows up in the first chapter
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*DelicateAndSickly: Prolly. From what's implied, she has health problems but it's not real clear what those are.
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:As one last final "fuck you" to Yato, "Father" draws Hiyori's spirit into is "Nation" and proceeds to sever her anchor to her body, killing her. He then tries to turn her into an Ayakashi with the Kota No Ha to punish Yato even further, only failing due to Yato tackling her away from him and quickly proceeding to name her ''himself'', turning her into his Shinki "Shirone".]]

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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:As one last final "fuck you" to Yato, "Father" draws Hiyori's spirit into is his "Nation" and proceeds to sever her anchor to her body, killing her. He then tries to turn her into an Ayakashi with the Kota No Ha to punish Yato even further, only failing due to Yato tackling her away from him and quickly proceeding to name her ''himself'', turning her into his Shinki "Shirone".]]
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* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:As one last final "fuck you" to Yato, "Father" draws Hiyori's spirit into is "Nation" and proceeds to sever her anchor to her body, killing her. He then tries to turn her into an Ayakashi with the Kota No Ha to punish Yato even further, only failing due to Yato tackling her away from him and quickly proceeding to name her ''himself'', turning her into his Shinki "Shirone".]]


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* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:After "Father" severs her anchor to her body, Yato is forced to turn her into a Shinki to save her spirit, naming her "Shirone". Doing so however means that all her memories as a human have been sealed away, Yato seeing them flash before his eyes as her iteration of "God's Greatest Secret".]]
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* BoobsOfSteel: The strongest war god, and the most endowed.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: She isn't wearing any footwear when Bishamon frees her. This is part of her tribal girl getup.
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* SenpaiKohai: He's a third-year at Hiyori's high school, making him her sempai. Even after she discovers his true identity as Yato's father, she still calls him "Fujisaki-sempai".

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