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Manga: Kamisama Kiss

Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) is a Shoujo manga series created by Julietta Suzuki. It begins with Nanami Momozono, a teenage girl whose father ran out on her because of his gambling debts and was subsequently evicted from her home, "saving" a strange man (Mikage) from a dog in the park. After hearing her story the man gives Nanami his house as a thank you for saving him. Nanami accepts the offer, due to having nowhere else to go.

Following a map the man had given, Nanami finds a rundown shrine instead of a house. Deciding that at least a roof over her head was some kind of improvement Nanami decides to spend the night. Only to run into, and almost get killed by Tomoe, who was expecting Mikage to finally return after his twenty year absence. See, it turns out that Mikage is actually the land god of the shrine and by giving Nanami the shrine he has just passed that torch on to her. Hilarity Ensues.

Series contains examples of:

Abhorrent Admirer: How Tomoe sees the carp princesses.
Accidental Marriage: Nanami almost ends up getting married to Mizuki. Meanwhile, Mizuki almost ends up getting killed by Tomoe.
All Just a Dream: Tomoe becoming a nicer dance instructor and confessing his feelings to Nanami. Turns out that the whole dream was Otohiko's Secret Test of Character for Nanami.
A Magic Contract Comes With a Kiss: This is a shojo manga after all.
Ambiguously Gay: Otohiko. He definitely looks and acts the part. To top it off he has a biohazard suit decked out in flowers and his familiars are show-dogs with a heart shaped collars
Anger Born of Worry: Tomoe does this constantly.
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Tomoe and Nanami, naturally.
Badass: Tomoe in spades. Why? Well amongst other things he kicks a War God's ass!
Bad Boss: Nurakami is pretty rough on her familiars. How rough you ask? Her current two are her forty-second pair!
Baleful Polymorph: One of Tomoe's favorite attacks is to transform an opponent into a game animal of some kind and than use his fox-fire to cook it alive. One especially memorable scene has him turning Kurama into an ostrich. The next thing we see is one of Nanami's classmates informing her that there is an ostrich being chased by a fireball down the hall.
Beach Episode: Chapter 21 and 22.
Beast and Beauty: Tomoe's a demon with a terrifying amount of power and Nanami is a teenage girl that keeps him in check.
Beleaguered Assistant: Tomoe is like this whenever Nanami's plans go wrong.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: Almost perfect description of Tomoe and Nanami's relationship.
Big Damn Heroes: Tomoe saves Nanami just in the nick of time both from Mizuki and Izanami's servants.
Bishounen: Both Tomoe, and especially Kurama, are so pretty it hurts. Mizuki isn't exactly ugly either.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Nurakami invokes this when she first meets Nanami and pretends that she wants to do her a favor by taking her position as a landgod and also Kirihito.
Blow You Away: Otohiko is the wind god, so him having wind powers only follows.
Bodyguard Crush: Tomoe towards Nanami, eventually.
Bridal Carry: Tomoe to Nanami after he saves her from Mizuki and when she falls from a ladder.
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Take a guess.
Buy Them Off: Nanami tries to do this with Sukuna, by getting back his eye for him. She asks him to let Tomoe go in exchange and abandon his revenge on him.
Cannibalism Superpower: When Kurama finds out that Nanami is the Land God he immediately thinks he can usurp her power by eating her heart! Unfortunately for him, Tomoe intervenes and teaches Kurama that this is a real, real bad idea by trying to feed him to Nanami.
Cannot Spit It Out: A recurring gag in the series is something happening that causes Nanami to ask Tomoe if he likes her or loves her (and it's pretty obvious he does) only for Tomoe to deny it or invent some excuse for his actions.
Can't Stand Them, Can't Live Without Them: Tomoe and Nanami's situation rapidly becomes this.
Cannot Talk To Women: Suirou. Nanami eventually has enough and calls him on this.
Caretaker Reversal: When Nurakami turns Tomoe into a child with the Luck Mallet Nanami ends up caring for him. Usually it's the other way around.
The Casanova: Okuninushi seems to be this.
Cheerful Child: Mamoru in his human form, the Tengu children and Tomoe after Nurakami hits him with the Luck Mallet.
Cherry Blossoms: The setting of the first meeting between Jirou and Nanami and also their goodbye.
Chick Magnet: When Kurama attends Nanami's school just about every single female student starts fighting over who gets to sit near him. Then Tomoe starts escorting Nanami to school.....
Cock Fight: Let's see we have Tomoe and Mizuki, Tomoe and Kurama, Tomoe and.... are we noticing a pattern here?
Cold Flames: Another favorite of Tomoe's.
Comforting Comforter: Tomoe does this many times for Nanami even before he falls in love with her.
Cover Blowing Super Power: Tomoe warns Himemiko that this will happen to her human form if she ever uses black magic.
Crazy Jealous Guy: Tomoe. See Green-Eyed Epiphany/Green-Eyed Monster down below.
Cry Into Chest: Common between Nanami and Tomoe, most notably after she first meets Jirou.
Cute Monster Girl: Himemiko, at least when she's in human form.
The Cutie: Ami
Deadpan Snarker: Tomoe.
- Servile Snarker: Tomoe is after all both a servant AND snarky.
Defrosting the Ice King: Nanami to Tomoe
Distressed Dude: Tomoe when Nurakami turns him into a child with the Luck Mallet. Subverted when Sukuna kidnaps him because it's revealed that he let himself be captured because he didn't want to kill in front of Nanami. Tomoe turning Kurama into an ostrich and chasing him down the school halls is another example and of course, when they both are locked in a cage by Jirou.
Does Not Like Shoes: When he's not posing as a human, Tomoe always goes barefoot.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: Tomoe when he teaches Nanami the Kagure. Eventually, his attitude does a 180, but it turns out that it was All Just a Dream, which served as a Secret Test of Character. However, Tomoe is still nothing compared to Jirou.
Dude Looks Like a Lady: Suriou. The tengu children lampshade it when they remark that he is prettier than Nanami.
Dude, She's Like, In a Coma!: Both Mizuki and Tomoe kiss Nanami while she's unconscious.
Even Evil Has Standards: Tomoe tells Akura-Ou that he dislikes senseless massacres when he witness Akura-Ou kill the women in the brothel for the sheer hell of it.
Everything's Better with Monkeys. Mamoru-kun, Nanami's shikigami.
Expy: Let's see, a Little Bit Beastly White-Haired Pretty Boy who is a Deadpan Snarker and a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, is forced against his will into helping and protecting a female Ordinary High School Student who is afflicted with Chronic Hero Syndrome and is a Type B Tsun Dere only later to fall in love with her. For some reason, this sounds familiar.
Face Palm: Nanami frequently causes Tomoe to do this.
Falling Into His Arms: What usual happens between Nanami and Tomoe once he makes a Big Damn Heroes entrance.
False Start: Nanami and Tomoe, so very much.
Familiar: Tomoe and Mizuki
Ferris Wheel Date Moment: In chapter 38.
Flight Of Romance: Briefly, between Nanami and Jirou.
Furo Scene: Tomoe in chapter 42.
The Gambling Addict: Nanami's father.
Gender Bender: Tomoe has posed as Nanami a couple of times. Once to cover for her at school because she is sick in bed and another time because she was attending the God Summit. One time though....
Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Nanami towards Kayako when the later almost succumbs to her Enemy Without.
Gilligan Cut: A classmate asks Isobe if he bullies Nanami because he loves her. Isobe denies this, but then Tomoe enters in Nanami's form he is floored be her sudden attractiveness.
Green-Eyed Epiphany/Green-Eyed Monster: Tomoe tends to be very condescending and rude to Nanami. But should any other man so much as even talk to her he flips his lid. A prime example happens in an ice cream parlor where Isobe is mocking her poverty and constantly belittling her. Cue a little panel labeled 'Tomoe Vision' full of hearts and Nanami and Isobe flirting with each other followed by a picture of Tomoe practically seething with anger.
Happiness in Slavery: Mizuki to Nanami. Tomoe also eventually becomes this, though he would never admit it.
Heel Realization: While carrying out the Honey Trap below Jirou's actions causes Tomoe to admit what an asshole he's been to Nanami.
"Hey Asshole! Just being a man and a warrior isn't enough for Nanami to be loved....It's like looking at a reflection of myself, seriously irritating."
Honey Trap: When the original plan to get Jirou really drunk so that his wards are weakened fails, Tomoe turns into Nanami and starts seducing him. Since Jirou is attracted to Nanami and very much in denial about it, it works magnificently.
Holding Hands: Nanami and Tomoe do this at the end of chapter 16.
Horned Humanoid: Akura-Ou
Hypocritical Heartwarming: Tomoe is sarcastic, rude and highly critical of just about anything Nanami does. But should anyone else insult her and/or criticize her he is quick to come to her defense.
I Am Not Left-Handed: Tomoe against Ikusagami.
Idol Singer: Kurama's day job.
I Kiss Your Hand: Tomoe does this for Nanami when she suffers from stage fright.
Interspecies Romance: Tomoe and Nanami and various others.
Instant Fanclub: Kurama gets one the moment that he starts attending Nanami's school.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: A variation of this. When it looks like Tomoe doesn't want to renew his familiar contract, Nanami is ready to let him go.
I Will Protect Her: Tomoe expresses this sentiment multiple times about Nanami.
Jerkass: Tomoe immediately springs to mind.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Joshikousei: Nanami and Ami.
Kid with the Leash: Tomoe is a pretty powerful and ruthless demon, however thanks to the familiar contract when Nanami gives him an order he has to obey it no matter what. To say he is unhappy about this situation would be an understatement.
Kimono: Tomoe wears them most of the time, and Nanami sometimes, too, especially when to celebrations.
Kitsune: Tomoe, though he seems to have once been human as he has flashbacks of being a sick young boy.
Ladykiller In Love: Kurama and eventually Tomoe.
Lap Pillow: The old Tanuki-woman Mizutame does this at one point for Tomoe because he let her escape from Akura-Ou in the past.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Justified since it is revealed that Mikage made Tomoe forget his relationship with Yukiji.
Lean and Mean: Ikusagami, Kirihito.
Little Bit Beastly: Tomoe, Kurama, a few others.
Location Theme Naming: Three guesses as to which mountain Kurama was born on.
The Loins Sleep Tonight: While Nanami is off to the God Summit, Tomoe visits the Red Light District, but it is implied that he does it only to drive away his loneliness while she is gone. Hence he drinks until he falls asleep without having sex with any of the Tanuki-girls.
Love Hurts: Nanami after Tomoe rejects her.
Love Redeems: Jirou thanks to Nanami.
Magic Contract Romance: Tomoe and Nanami, of course.
Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex: Tomoe express this fear at the end of chapter 16, although it is of the non-sexual variety. Later, Mikage tells Nanami that he sent her to Tomoe precisely because he hoped that she might be able to help Tomoe overcome it.
Master of the Mixed Message: Tomoe, though later on he once accuses Nanami of this.
Mayfly December Romance: The reason why love between humans and youkai is forbidden. Made worse by the fact that when youkai do fall in love, they love very strongly and even long after their partner died.
The Messiah: Nanami
Mistress and Servant Boy: Nanami and Tomoe, although he is much older and more powerful than her, she can bend him to her will thanks to the familiar contract.
Mr. Vice Guy: What does Tomoe do after first meeting Nanami and getting pissed with her? He heads to the demonic Red Light District. Judging from the way the geishas treat him he goes there quite often. Then Nanami follows him.
Noble Demon: Tomoe used to be this, when he was still following Akura-Ou/the Evil King.
Non-Action Guy: Mizuki seems to be stronger than any human, but so far he hasn't shown any fighting skill, despite being a familiar. Kurama's powers are so weakened by being away from his place of birth that he is very close to this, too.
No Sense of Personal Space: Tomoe often is like this in regards to Nanami, much to her embarrassment. However, once he learns that she loves him, he stops for a while, only to fall back into the habit again. When he finally starts noticing that he returns her feelings after all, he goes back to being hesitant about behaving in this manner.
No Woman's Land: Women are forbidden to enter Kurama Mountain. Nanami goes anyway.
Onmyodo: Nanami uses this type of magic, and so do other humans.
Opposites Attract: Nanami and Tomoe
Ordinary High School Student: Nanami is a dirt-poor example.
Orphean Rescue Mission: Nanami does this for Kirihito.
Out, Damned Spot!: When Tomoe first met Mikage he was desperately trying to wash blood off of himself. Tomoe later has a repeat of the situation with Nanami.
Paper Talisman: Nanami's main weapon. However, she cannot cause effects with them that exceed her own power.
Parental Abandonment: Nanami.
Physical God: Mikage and Nanami. Later Nanami gets called to a God Summit and we get to meet a few more of them.
Pretty Butterflies: Mikage is associated with butterflies and can even turn into one.
Piggyback Cute: Tomoe does this for Nanami in chapter 60 after she gets drunk.
Plucky Girl: Nanami
Power Limiter: Mikage did this to Tomoe when he became a familiar, but it is later lifted with the Luck Mallet to beat Ikusagami. Also, Kurama's powers in the human world are very weak, because a tengu's powers are derived from the mountain they were born on.
Really 700 Years Old: Tomoe looks to be in his late teens, early twenties, despite the fact he is at least over five centuries old. Mizuki also counts, so does Mikage (looks like a middle-aged man despite haven been around for a few centuries).
Red Light District: Tomoe frequently goes there in the early parts of the story.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Nanami is red; passionate, energetic, frequently acts on impulse, very extroverted. Tomoe is blue; is very proud along with being much more calm, intellectual, tends to think before acting and is more introverted.
Restraining Bolt: How the familiar contract works when Nanami orders Tomoe to stop doing something, especially killing people.
Semi-Retired Monster: Tomoe was pretty much the exact opposite of a saint before Mikage recruited him to be his familiar. And he still isn't exactly a nice guy.
The Rival: Kayako Hiiragi is also a teenage girl blessed with a god's powers and is determined to surpass Nanami.
Rivals Teamup: Kayako and Nanami, Tomoe and Mizuki, Tomoe and Kurama, etc... Rest assured if a character is a rival to the two protagonists sooner or later they will team up.
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Tomoe, whenever someone hurts or kidnaps Nanami.
Secret Test of Character: It turns out, that Tomoe declaring his love for Nanami and wanting to elope with her was all just a dream created by Otohiko, which was supposed to test if she was suitable to be a landgod.
Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny: Jirou, ohhh boy, are you in trouble.
Shapeshifting Seducer: Tomoe is more than capable of doing this and has actually done it once that we know of. Remember, the guy is a Kitsune.
She Cleans Up Nicely: Tomoe's reaction to Nanami after Himemiko lends her one of her kimonos.
Shock and Awe: Nurakami's power.
Shoujo (Demographic)
Shotgun Wedding: Mizuki tries to do this to Nanami. Considering what Tomoe's likely reaction was going to be, this is probably not the smartest thing he has ever done.
Shrines and Temples: Nanami lives in one and later she visits Okuninushi's shrine to attend the god summit.
Skilled, but Naive: Mizuki has quite a few magical tricks up his sleeve but as Tomoe puts it, he grew up in a glass house and has no idea about how the world really works.
Slasher Smile: Akura-Ou has a rather impressive one. Tomoe does it too on occasion.
Snakes Are Sexy: If you have any doubts take a look at Mizuki.
The Social Darwinist: Jirou
Starcrossed Lovers: Tomoe's view on human/youkai relationships.
Stealth Mentor: Otohiko to Nanami, during to the contest against Kayako.
Straight Edge Evil: Jirou
The Tease: Tomoe acts like this towards Nanami in chapter 47. She is not pleased, to say the least.
Time Travel: Mizuki has a magical artifact that can send people back in time.
Tsundere: Tomoe is a sarcastic ass towards both towards Nanami and Mikage 90% of the time but there are several moments were he shows that he really does care for them and that he can be kind when he wants to.
- Nanami is the exact opposite. Normally she is very sweet and caring, but piss her off and the claws will come out.
Voluntary Shapeshifting: Tomoe is capable of disguising himself as an ordinary human and even shapeshifting into ''Nanami''.
- Mamoru, Nanami's monkey shikigami, can become a cute little boy at will.
- Mizuki can turn into a snake.
The Underworld: Yomi-No-Kuni
Urban Fantasy: The story takes place in modern day Japan.
Vain Sorceress: Nurakami is a goddess but otherwise she fits this perfectly. Kayako is a lot like this, too.
War God: Ikusagami
Weak, but Skilled: Nanami eventually becomes this.
Winged Humanoid: Kurama, Jirou, pretty much every other Tengu. Kurama even uses it as part of his Idol Singer gig, were he pretends to be a fallen angel from Heaven.
White-Haired Pretty Boy: Tomoe, Mizuki.
You Are Better than You Think You Are: Tomoe gives a speech of this type to Nanami before she dances the Kagura.
Youkai: Numerous examples in the series.
You Sexy Beast: The premise of the main romance.