Kamisama Kiss Season 1

Kamisama Kiss Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 9/10 TMDB score, built from 1,014 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Yui Horie sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Kamisama Kiss Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate Kamisama Kiss Season 1 from the crowd. Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity! Yui Horie and Suzuko Mimori lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. What keeps Kamisama Kiss Season 1 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. This is the rare one where the reputation undersells the reality.

Kamisama Kiss Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Yui Horie is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

🎬 Kamisama Kiss Season 1 — Episode Guide

Nanami Becomes a God

2012-10-02

Abandoned by her father, Nanami finds herself homeless when she meets a man who offers his own home to her. His home turns out to be a shrine where his supernatural household awaits the return of their lord and master after a 20-year absence.

The God Becomes a Target

2012-10-09

Nanami discovers that Kurama, a famous pop star, has transferred to her high school, which spurs her to return to school. However, as a weak land god, her life may be at risk if she wanders outside the shrine alone.

The God Makes a Match

2012-10-16

The land under Mikage Shrine's protection includes Isara Swamp and Himemiko, its guardian mistress, comes to pay her respects to the new land god. And Nanami's divine matchmaking powers are put to the test for the first time.

The God Is Kidnapped

2012-10-23

Nanami saves a pretty white snake at school and for her trouble, she becomes marked as the snake's intended. Tomoe transfers into Nanami's class to protect her, but the snake comes for her anyway.

The God Loses Her Home

2012-10-30

Narukami, god of thunder, has always wanted Tomoe as a familiar for herself. Now that the god he serves is Nanami, a human girl, Narukami sees her chance to take away Nanami's godhood and make Tomoe hers.

The God Catches a Cold

2012-11-06

Nanami stays home with a cold while Tomoe goes to school disguised as her in order to keep her attendance rate from slipping. Mizuki takes advantage of Tomoe's absence to pay Nanami a visit.

The God Asks a Boy Out on a Date

2012-11-13

Nanami experiments a little with her divine powers while she struggles to define exactly how she feels about Tomoe. And Kurama, being the yokai who has more experience with humans, offers some words of advice to Tomoe.

The God Goes to the Beach

2012-11-20

Summer break is here and Nanami goes to the beach with her friends to take her mind off her broken heart. Trouble ensues when Tomoe accompanies her and goes into the ocean against his better judgment.

The God Goes to the Dragon King's Palace

2012-11-27

In her quest to recover the stolen Dragon King's right eye and return it to him in exchange for Tomoe's freedom, Nanami travels back in time and gets a glimpse of Tomoe's past.

E10

Tomoe Becomes a Familiar / The God Goes to a Mixer

2012-12-04

Flashing back to the past, some of what Tomoe went through with Mikage is revealed. And returning to the present for the second part, Nanami gets dragged off to a mixer with her friends.

E11

The Familiar Goes Into Town

2012-12-11

Mizuki ventures into the city alone to learn the secret to making it in human society like the super popular pop star Kurama. And Nanami drags Tomoe off on a date to the amusement park.

E12

Nanami Quits Being a God

2012-12-18

Nanami decides to hold an autumn festival at the shrine to let the locals know that it's not abandoned or haunted. But as she prepares for the festival, Otohiko comes along to throw a wrench into things.

E13

I've Started the "Being a God" Thing

2012-12-25

Unable to exorcise the miasma encroaching on the shrine, Nanami believes she is useless and leaves. Finding her gone, Tomoe and Mizuki go searching for her, leaving the shrine and the miasma to Onikiri and Kotetsu.