Noragami

Noragami (ノラガミ, lit. Stray God) is a Japanese manga series by Adachitoka. It began serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in January 2011's issue. This series has been collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Bones aired in Japan beginning from January 5,2014 to March 23, 2014. The second season, entitled Noragami Aragoto, aired in Japan from October 2, 2015 to December 25, 2015 with a total of 13 episodes.

Plot

As a minor god of calamity, Yato lacks even a shrine to his name. In attempts to become known, he charges only 5 yen to grant the wishes of Near Shore dwellers- a.k.a. the living. Throughout his missions, he encounters a Near Shore girl named Hiyori Iki whose soul frequently slips out of her body, and Yukine, a wandering spirit whom he names as his weapon to kill corrupted spirits with.

Media

Manga

Noragami started as a manga series, authored by Adachitoka and published by Kodansha. The series premiered in Monthly Shōnen Magazine's January 2011 issue, released on December 6, 2010, and has been compiled into fifteen tankōbon volumes between July 15, 2011, and November 17, 2015. The ninth volume was released simultaneously with a limited edition, bundled with a drama CD. Volumes 10 and 11 were released simultaneously with limited editions, each containing an anime episode on DVD. Extra chapters of the series have been published in the spin-off publication, Monthly Shōnen Magazine + since 2011 and as of November 15, 2013, they have been compiled into one volume under the title Noragami Shūishū (ノラガミ拾遺集). Both the main series and spin-off series have been licensed in North America by Kodansha Comics USA, under the title Noragami: Stray God and Noragami: Stray Stories respectively. The first volume of Noragami: Stray God was released on September 2, 2014, with six volumes released as of August 18, 2015. The first volume of Noragami: Stray Stories will be released in December 2015.