Adachitoka‘s Noragami manga, which inspired two anime seasons that aired in 2014 and 2015, will release its 27th and final tankoubon volume towards the end of the year. Publisher Kodansha announced the news on February 16, 2023, the date of the 26th volume’s release.
In commemoration of the 26th volume’s release, both anime seasons are available for free viewing on the FULL ANIME TV YouTube channel until March 16 (region-locked).
Noragami began serialization in Monthly Shonen Magazine in 2011. The supernatural action manga follows Yato, a god with no shrine or worshippers; Hiyori, a girl who becomes a half-ayakashi after an accident; and Yukine, a type of spirit known as Shinki.
Kodansha USA, which publishes the manga (as Noragami: Stray God) and its Noragami Stray Stories side story series in English, describes the plot as:
Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he’ll eventually raise enough money to build himself the lavish temple of his dreams. Of course, he can’t afford to be picky, so Yato accepts all kinds of jobs, from finding lost kittens to helping a student overcome bullies at school.
Both seasons of the anime were produced by Bones with Koutarou Tamura (Josee, the Tiger and the Fish) as director, Deko Akao (Komi Can’t Communicate) as series composer, Toshihiro Kawamoto (Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond) as character designer, Masahiro Satou (Sirius the Yaeger action director) as Phantom (Ayakashi) and Regalia (Shinki) designer, and Taku Iwasaki (Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4) as music composer. The second season, titled Noragami: Aragoto, added Kayo Konishi (pupa co-composer), Yukio Kondou (pupa co-composer), and ELECTROCUTICA as co-music composers.
Yato, Hiyori, and Yukine were played by Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, and Yuuki Kaji, respectively. Some of the other cast members included Miyuki Sawashiro as the god of war Bishamon and Jun Fukuyama as one of Bishamon’s Regalia, Kazuma.
The first season had 12 episodes, while the second had 13. Both of them inspired two OADs. The anime adaptation also inspired a mobile game and a stage play.
Sources: Press release, Comic Natalie
