History WMG / Noragami

* Tsukiyomi is the shinto diety of the moon. Yato's anime theme song is "Tsukiyo no fune" or "A boat in moonlight" and is often showed with the moon (motif). Also, when Yato was summoned by Hiyori out of Yomi, the moon reappeared in the sky.

* Amaterasu, the sun goddess, somehow knew who Yato was and seemed to have a special interest in saving him from the underworld despite the fact he's supposedly such an unknown god. Tsukiyomi is both Amaterasu's brother and husband. Perhaps when Amaterasu asked Hiyori to call out his name, she meant "Tsukiyomi" and not "Yaboku". Since Yato believes his real name is Yaboku, he'll respond to that name, but that doesn't preclude he has another one, since gods can have multiple true names.

* Amaterasu, the sun goddess, somehow knew who Yato was and seemed to specially have interest in saving him from the underworld despite the fact he's supposedly such an unknown god. Tsukiyomi is Amaterasu's brother. Perhaps when Amaterasu asked Hiyori to call out his name, she meant "Tsukiyomi" and not "Yaboku". Since Yato believes his real name is Yaboku, he'll respond to that name, but that doesn't preclude he has another one since gods can have multiple true names.

* Tsukiyomi is a diety of the moon. Yato's anime theme song is "Tsukiyo no fune" or "A boat in moonlight" and is often showed with the moon (motif). Also, when Yato was summoned by Hiyori out of Yomi, the moon reappeared in the sky.
* Amaterasu, the sun goddess, somehow knew who Yato was and seemed to specially have interest in saving him from the underworld despite the fact he's supposedly such an unknown god. Tsukiyomi is Amaterasu's brother. Perhaps when Amaterasu asked Hiyori to call out his name, she meant "Tsukiyomi" and not "Yaboku". Since Yato believes his real name is Yaboku so he'll respond to that name, but that doesn't preclude he has another one since gods can have multiple true names.

* Yato's status as God of Calamity makes sense because Tsukiyomi, after killing another god was dubbed one in mythology. Tsukiyomi also seemed to disappear from all mythology after being appointed in taking care of the night from his father, Izanagi.

* To begin with, Daikoku once comments that it's a bit puzzling that a god as minor and unknown as Yato has been able to survive for as long as he has. While Yato himself theorizes that his father is his only strong, consistent tether to existence (before Hiyori, anyway), the fact that when gods reincarnate they are blank slate children, there's a possibility that Yato is actually the reincarnation of a famous god with many believers, such as Tsukiyomi, but somehow ended up in his father's care where Yato himself was raised to believe otherwise.

* Hiyori is the first person to give a shrine to Yato. The Iki clan is the first family to offer a shrine up to Tsukiyomi.
* Yato's anime theme song is "Tsukiyo no fune" or "A boat in moonlight" and is often showed with the moon (motif). Also, when Yato was summoned by Hiyori out of Yomi, the moon reappeared in the sky. Tsukiyomi is the moon deity of Japanese mythology.

[[WMG: Yato is Tsukiyomi.]]
* Supported by several things such as:

* Yato's anime theme song is "Tsukiyo no fune" or "A boat in moonlight" and is often showed with the moon (motif). Also, when Yato was summoned by Hiyori out of Yomi, the moon reappeared in the sky.
* Amaterasu knew Yato in the Yomi arc and wanted to help him. Perhaps the call his real name thing meant "Tsukiyomi" and not "Yaboku." The name issue with true names could also be fixed up with this philosophy: Yato believes his real name is Yaboku so he'll respond to that name as well as Tsukiyomi.
* Yato has a water motif and Tsukiyomi is highly associated with water. When Yato first names Nora as his shinki, she is a water blade, Father is visibly surprised.
* Maybe Father's reasoning for keeping Yato from reincarnating is not to ensure his survival, but to make sure he doesn't end up at Tsukiyomi's shrine after reincarnating.
* Yato's ability to cut ties seems to be unique only to him. Tenjin specifically seeks his help with certain jobs because of this ability. Tsukiyomi is supposed to affect the bonds between humans.

* Despite being able to sustain Yato's existence by remembering him, Father is able to have shinki and is apparently able to posess other humans. He is also shown to be familiar with the inner workings of heaven, and is able to participate in judgements handed down by them. This is because he is ''half'' god and human. It would also explain how he seems to be able to live without a human remembering him - he remembers for himself.

In his case as long as even One other God Exists, so will he.

Both Izanami and Izanagi were "mortal" gods, both human and divine, they were the first humans, the founders and in some stories the creators of Japan and all the gods and humans afterwards are descended from them. Izanagi was burned to death when she gave birth to the God of fire - proving that mortal/human gods can die. It would also explain how a "normal" human sorcerer has intimate knowledge of the the various workings and actions of the Shinto gods, the ability to wield a shinki - an ability otherwise restricted to gods - and the ability to body surf, similar to divine and demonic possession. It would also fit with the above idea that Yato is actually Tsyukiyomi - in how such a powerful deity could be captured, killed and then monopolized. It would also make him really and truly Yato's father.

Perhaps evolving into something even more powerful, in the process by coming to terms with and accepting his death.

Despite being able to sustain Yato's existence by remembering him, Father is able to have shinki and is apparently able to posess other humans. He is also shown to be familiar with the inner workings of heaven, and is able to participate in judgements handed down by them. This is because he is ''half'' god and human. It would also explain how he seems to be able to live without a human remembering him - he remembers for himself.

Perhaps evolving into something even more powerful, in the process by coming to terms with and accepting his death.

In his case as long as even One other God Exists, so will he.

* Yato's status as God of Calamity makes sense because Tsukiyomi, after killing another god was dubbed one in mythology. Tsukiyomi also seemed to disappear from all mythology after being appointed in taking care of the night from his father, Izanagi.

* Amaterasu herself, along with Tsukuyomi and Susanoo are called the three great kami (gods) who were basically to the gods what the emperor was to mortals. It is possible that Amaterasu is kept separate from the rest of the gods so she can be used as a puppet ruler. One must wonder why we haven't seen her at the council of the gods when you would think she would be presiding.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt. But due to the issues that would rise in a human-god relationship, they both cope with their feelings by either denying it (Hiyori) or acting overly affectionate (Yato).

* She would be the type to transform in to a mount. She will become a large feline big enough for Yato to ride into combat, similar to Kuraha.

* it's constantly brought up as the only way to cure her condition and it's also something Yato actively avoids doing because he doesn't want to lose her. But if Yato's father's plot to corrupt Yukine fails, whose to say he won't go after her? He's already tried ruining her life by destroying her father's career, and her connection with Yato ticks him off too. He could easily harm her because she's powerless in her human body and has a glaring weakness out of her body.

* it's constantly brought up as the only way to cure her condition and it's also something Yato actively avoids doing because he doesn't want to lose her. But if Yato's father's plot to corrupt Yukine fails, whose to say he won't go after her? He's already tried ruining her life by destroying her father's career and her connection with Yato ticks him off too. He could easily harm her because she's powerless in her human body and has a glaring weakness out of her body.

* Yato and his father will mutually annihilate one another, but Hiyori's belief in Yato will cause him to reincarnate. However, Yato would reincarnate as a child and have no memory of his past life, and it would be up to Hiyori and Yukine to raise him properly this time instead of the violent childhood he had under his father.

He's actually a lolicon.

** The manga seems to imply this as well

[[WMG: The real, real reason Kuraha wants Bishamonten to die and reincarnate:]]

[[WMG: The real, real reason Kazuha wants Bishamonten to die and reincarnate:]]

** The manga seems to imply this as well

Yato described her as something like a half-ayakashi, so is not imposible that whe she says that they smell "good" she actually means delicious, like a complete ayakashi would; she just hasn't noticed yet, or she is consciously ignoring it.

[[WMG: Hiyori can detect gods by [[TheNoseKnows smell]] because she wants to eat them]]
Yato described her as something like a half-ayakashi, so is not imposible that whe she says that they smell "good" she actually means delicious, like a complete ayakashi would; she just hasn't noticed yet or she is consciously ignoring it.