Note: Review is for both seasons Nanami Momozono suddenly becomes homeless after her dad disappears and leaves behind a huge debt which forces her out of their apartment. On the street Nanami rescues a strange man from a dog and in thanks he gives her his house which proves to be a rundown shrine inhabited by a hostile foxeared young man. Turns out shes been given the position of local land god. This ought to be interesting Me scrolling through streaming options looking for something to play in the background without much commitment: huh this looks like itll fit Me: Me: oh no its Good my roommate initially passing by in the background: wait no I like this dont watch it without me It sounds light and silly sure: A mysterious man named Mikage gives Nanami not only his house but initially unbeknownst to her transfers his position as the local land god to her. While the shrine spirits are delighted to have a god in residence againturns out Mikage ran off 20 years priorhis familiar the fox spirit Tomoe who has tried to keep the shrine running rejects Nanami for both her humanity and his feelings of abandonment by Mikage. But Nanami isnt going to give upin large part because otherwise shed be homeless but also because shes stubborn and pluckyand does her best to learn a land gods duties and fulfill requests all while going to high school. First order of business: making a contract with Tomoe to be her familiar. Like this: A question plaguing me throughout the entire series: did Mikage also kiss Tomoe??? Tomoe is powerful arrogant and stubborn. Hes great at his job keeping the shrine running fending off threats and can navigate the careful politics of formal situations. Hes not good at spontaneity or acknowledging emotions both of which are Nanamis thing. In fact Nanami is the perfect foil: she wont do exactly as he saysshell listen to him sometimes but wont automatically do what he thinks is best particularly when its not explained. Tomoe when hes not grumping about a human and a child and why does she need to go to school and her spiritual power is weak is genuinely baffled by her gumption. He likes things orderly and predictable and Nanami is not those things. Nanamis not perfect of course but her actions and impulsiveness make a lot of sense because yknow shes 17. And for the most part she takes her new situation in stride and works hard to do her new job even as she resents being bossed around by Tomoe. Now that shes involved in the supernatural world Nanami finds herself in situations from trying to grant prayers hosting other gods curious about this newcomer questing for magical items and attending supernaturalfilled events. Along the way she picks up another familiar and a shikigami becomes friends with a sarcastic tengu crow spirit disguised as a pop idol attending her school and when you include the two existing shrine attendants you end up with a core cast of friends who are 60 sarcasm which is the best and most fun to watch. Seriously I would watch a miniseries composed of Tomoe Mizuki familiar 2 and snark king and Kurama tengu all day. Whats nice and unexpected is that on the romance front its just the will they/wont they between Nanami and Tomoe and it takes a while. But considering how many other male characters there are I was surprised that there wasnt a concerted effort to put say Mizuki or Kurama in there to make a love triangle. I mean there are times when various other characters develop crushes on Nanami but theres no concerted effort to make that a problem. The other main male characters relationships range from friendship to devoted platonic love. Kamisama Kiss is just pure fun. I expected silly shoujo fluff and I got that along with more story and more interesting characters than I anticipated. The two anime seasons aired before the manga finished so while there are backstories and character sidestories that dont get delved into overall it still ends on a nice note. Verdict English dub? Yes and wooooo is Tomoes voice nice so smooth. Visuals: Pretty supernatural boys oh yeah Worth watching? You know what I have a weakness for? Sarcastic characters who are secretly nice. You know what else I have a weakness for? Powerful supernatural characters with mysterious pasts who get tangled up with humans and often have to act as protector. You know what else I have a weakness for? When those two things combine into one character who also has pretty hair. AND GUESS WHAT KAMISAMA KISS HAS: The series is like candy. Its colorful sweet and safe to use as a distraction from the world. At 25 episodes it gives you a good amount of story without lingering too long. Noted theres one minor recurring god who is often portrayed with feminine outfits and mannerisms but is referred to with he/him pronouns and is repeatedly referred to as heshe guy by Nanami. Watching the dub its not clear to me if this is supposed to be funny rude or if the character is supposed to not be a binary gender.