Noragami: That Freckled Girl!

Alright, so I noticed something when I was rereading the underworld arc and then chapter 60 raised my suspicions again. Fujisaki seemed to just be an evil human roaming around in different bodies who was being a creeper by running after Hiyori and he was terrible for tormenting Yato. But Adachi Toka's manga Noragami plays around with the meaning of good and evil. So, Fujisaki may just be a character trying to take revenge on someone. Why? That freckled girl. How many of you know what I'm talking about? The first time she was mentioned was in the Underworld arc when Izanami was telling Yato and Ebisu about the first brush.

Izanami mentions that someone took the brush before, Yato instantly thinks his dad. There's no proof for this though. Izanami continues to explain that the person who took the previous brush saw a freckled girl while looking at Izanami. Remembering that people see the person most important to them in Izanami, this could be Fujisaki's first weakness spotted. But we still can't prove that it was Yato's father.

And then Mizuchi (That is Nora, I stopped calling her Hiiro cause technically she isn't Hiiro any more) confirms our suspicions by saying that Father did come down to Yomi to take the first brush and that he only succeeded after someone call his name. Given what we know about father, who would call his name, a human on top of that (Hinting at the freckled girl on the sidelines)?  We also see the freckled girl that he saw on Izanami slightly.

Last but not least, in chapter 60, when Bishamon confronts Fujisaki, he calls her a 'mere god', I mean who calls a god a mere god? Well evidently Fujisaki. But if you noticed, he seems to hate all gods, even Yato, which we see from the abuse towards Yato revealed in the chapter. What could cause a human to hate a God? Then he seems to explain, but as we see him explain his hate we see him holding that freckled girl, she looked dead too, and crying and screaming. What is going on? Who is that freckled girl? What is her relationship with father? How can we use her against him? What happened? For some reason, it seems, the fate of Noragami lays in the hands of a dead character's identity. I feel if we discover who this freckled girl is, we'll be able to solve all the problems.

Noragami: Yato and Bishamon's Relationship

These two started out as clearly misunderstood and idiotic. No other explanation is required. In the anime, it really annoyed me that Bishamon was portrayed in such a negative light when we saw her differently in the manga, but now we know that the next season explains Bishamon's and Yato's relationship, so we're all good. But...I've across people who still really dislike Bishamon. Why would you do that? Here are the reasons why, you shall see them in my review on their relationship.

We were introduced to their relationship in pretty much the most confusing way possible. Her first interaction with him that we see and woah, why is she trying to kill him? Although, we get it quick enough. So fine, it has been justified, she has every right to want to try and kill him because he killed her Shinki, duh. But...that still doesn't explain anything.

And then Kazuma so kindly explains to us when Yato and Yukine have gone to kill Bishamon because they think that she's kidnapped Hiyori. In the end, it was all one big misunderstanding and they should just back off and yell at Kazuma instead. Wait, why would you even do that to the poor kid. OK, so maybe Bishamon had no right to try and kill Yato? But then Yato had no right to try and kill her because Hiyori was captured by someone else in the first place!

Needless, to say, even after everything is cleared and the shinki and everyone else are getting along, it is not getting any better for these two. I mean, not much changes, aside from the facts that this time, the shinki aren't getting involved. I mean, you don't go from being enemies for a couple of centuries to besties the next, definitely not in their case.

I think we all agree that Yato went over board just to shut her up and he definitely didn't make matters any better, if anything, I think he made matters worse by making even Kazuma sort of pissed off. Ridiculous, but how else do you expect drunk people to act? But in a way, after she beats him up for this, I think she's vented out quite enough. I think it also smooths things out and well, it calms things down in it's own way.

But I really think in it's own warped way, our Yato has finally gotten even Bishamon to warm up to him. I mean, who goes down into the underworld just to save some acquaintance you tried to kill a couple of months ago? I know I wouldn't. She fights full on even though she knows that it's most likely a losing battle and she does everything she can to take Yato back with her from the underworld. Let me just say, she has guts to fight Izanami like that.

Oh! And she let's Yato stay in her house after she rescues him. But no matter how chummy everyone around them gets, they forever will be idiots who really can't stand each other's presences because their personalities clash too much!

Noragami Review: Character Analysis

So I recently started and finished Noragami. I got into anime after I started Sailor Moon because everyone was talking about it. When Sailor Moon got boring I started Fairy Tail and then my brother asked me to wait for him at Episode 48 so then I started Noragami. I loaded all the episodes at school and then came back home and watched everything in one night. I cried, I actually cried at how beautiful it was. So then, here I am writing a sort of review, sort of promotion for it. Let's start off with Characters.

1) Yato:

Say hello to the bummiest, laziest, useless, cutest, kindest and strongest God out there. (At least in my opinion). This is Yato who has a dark and confusing past but is always bright and happy no matter what.

2) Hiyori

This is Hhiyori Iki, the daughter of a doctor who was turned into a half phantom because she rescued Yato. She is loyal, cute, silly and smart as well. Hiyori is the kind of girl who is scared at first but over comes everything for the sake of those she loves.

3) Yukine

This is Yukine, Yato's Shinki who is bratty and cute, He can turn into a sword and s really powerful. The only problem is that he is young and doesn't understand how to handle things as a Shinki and faces tough times because of Yato's past.

4)Nora

Nora is a mysterious character with no actual emotions shown or personality traits revealed. She is a shinki in the most euphemistic way possible. She shares some of Yato's ugly and distant past and plays mostly an antagonist character.

5) Kofuku

Our most cheerful and carefree character, Kofuku, the Goddess of Poverty. Disaster follows every single one of her footsteps. With her ability to charm every single person out there and her happy-go-lucky attitude, Kofuku captures the heart of the viewers.

6) Daikoku

Kofuku's serious and aggressive Shinki who is extremely fond of children, Daikoku. If there is anyone who keeps the world sane and safe from disasters, it's this one man. He keeps Kofuku in check and everyone else, especially those who try to win her heart.

7) Bishamon

The fierce and attractive goddess of war, Bishamon. She has a soft spot for all her shinki and treats them like they're her children. She has a grudge against Yato and jumps at any chance possible to kill him. But she's actually quite soft despite her hard exterior.

8) Kazuma

He is Bishamon's loyal shinki who acts as her guide and most trusted adviser. He means the world to Bishamon, and he cares for her a lot too. He's serious, smart and honest. He is mixed up some way in Yato's messed up past as well, with a messed up past of his own.

9) Tenjin

He is the God of education who is very proud of all his Shinki and likes to degrade Yato in the most amusing manner possible whenever he can. He is wise, kind and solemn, although rather strange at times. He has housed Yato for quite a while.

10) Mayu

She is Tenjin's latest Shinki addition and also happens to be Yato's old Shinki who went under the name Tomone. She is short tempered, practical and intelligent. She's the kind of person who is also very strong.

11) Rabo

He's a mysterious character who only shows up in the last few episodes. He is a God of Calamity who is harsh, evil and merciless. He disappeared for a long tine but then reappeared with the one goal to get rid of Yato.

Noragami starts off with our self-styled God Yato losing his shinki and meeting Hiyori who he accidentally turns into a half phantom. Then he gets a new Shinki named Yukine who gives him a lot of trouble. Along the way we meet Kofuku and Daikoku who Yato can always turn to and we meet Tenjin and Mayu who are always playing the amusing side characters. Then we meet Bishamon and Kazuma, Bishamon has a vendetta against Yato because he killed her Shinki. Kazuma on the other hand owes a debt to Yato. Yato gets blighted by Yukine and in a heart-stopping test of loyalty and love, Yukine and Yato are saved by Hiyori. Nora and Rabo make their entry and hold Hiyori's memories as ransom. When Yato and Yukine go to fight Rabo and Nora, a clueless Hiyori tags along as well. In the process, Rabo turns Hiyori into a mindless and voiceless container by getting rid of all her memories. Yato goes berserk and nearly kills Rabo but then Yukine yells for him to save Hiyori from the falling rocks. Yato managed to shield Hiyori with his own body in the nick of time. Meanwhile inside Hiyori's head, she remembers Yato's scent and embraces him. It's a tearful and happy reunion. Yato finally gets rid of Rabo and then tells Hiyori it would be better to cut their ties, but then she tells Yato that she wants to be with him forever. Yato grants her wish for five yen.

There truly are no words to describe how utterly precious this anime is. It really made me cry and I felt my heart tearing apart and getting pushed to heights of unknown joy during this anime. I love Noragami!

"Your wish has been heard loud and clear, Iki Hiyori. May our fates intertwine!"