This review is meant for people who want to get into this manga and need a lead or are insecure about it because of rumors. Also this is a spoiler-free review that will help the new ones but offer depth to the ones who already read it since the writing implies stuff that can be interpreted.

Kamisama Hajimemashita, oh man there are so many things to say about this. Do you ever feel that you need a change in your life? We all know by now that anime and manga are a really good way to escape reality and enjoy yourself (temporarily unfortunately).

Why did I say that? Well, Kamisama Hajimemashita takes that concept literally and presents us a girl who becomes homeless after her dad left home because of debt collectors and ends up in a temple where she can forget her problems temporarily and enjoy the fantasy of being free and independent. A rarity in modern days if you ask me.

Compared to the typical fantasy setting, here we are presented with a set of responsibilities that Manami the main girl has to do in order to maintain her status and overall happiness in that holy temple. The first part presents the new world revolving around the temple and the people/gods which live around it or even in other dimensions. An important lesson that we all know but not usually apply is that sometimes you have to be vulnerable and take a risk helping someone for free not expecting anything in return besides their friendship and trust. Our main protagonist its applying this concept every time she can and this helps her develop as a character and getting to know the enviroment that the fantasy world of the temple offers in the same time. Not to mention that in life you do not succeed every time and this is taken into consideration even here.

What I said above is what the first half is striving for and in my opinion it has done an exceptional job doing. The second half has the same adventures sometimes even befriending people so much to the point of "adopting" them as a familiar. Not going to go in the detail to what a familiar is just because when I read reviews myself I like to have explained the reasons why the plot is good not the plot itself. Also in the second part we catch some glimpses or romance and sexual tension between some characters and as we go closer to the end the manga becomes a full fledged romance and it is executed as amazing as the adventuring fantasy part assuming you read until then.

Now to adress some negative opinions and prove them wrong in order to convince you that they are unfounded. Some say the manga becomes a reverse harem at some point and that is completely wrong because probably this guys can't see the difference between a close friendship and a romantically inducing one. Still here i would like to add that teasing isn't meant to be taken seriously.

About the people who complain about furries and just label anyone watching this as a furry no questions asked. Most of the character designs are inspired from japanese mythology and adapted to catch the eye of the people in this era.

Why is this anime liked mostly by girls? Is it worth watching if i am a guy? The response here is subjective but i would say yes. The thing is that the female lead's personality is fairly simple with some special qualities that are still human like kindness and sensibility which makes female readers relate easier to her. On the other hand the male lead is what girls would imagine to be the dream personality of a possible male partner so it is basically like this manga nailed most of the male traits to suit female readers. I personally find it to be adorable how girls think these days.


Now as a note. I never review anything that is subjective such as paneling drawing quality or pacing. So you have to figure for yourself if this is for you or not. With all this being said I hope I managed to at least make you interested in checking this manga out and if not there is always something that will suit your taste so thanks for reading.