Karin Hanazono is an orphan, living with her relatives. Her life has never been easy, her studies are not well, she is not the best in sports and technically she is miserable. Left with only a ring as a memento from her departed mother, she suddenly finds her life changed, as she was mourning her pet cat, Shii-chan. On that night she met a strange boy, Kazune Kujyou. After that event, she experiences several mysterious incidences that soon led her to find out that she is a little goddess. Finding others like her she soon sets out to understand herself better as her mysterious powers grow and she becomes beset by opponents.
General Info:
Episodes; 26.
Language; Japanese with English subs.
Review:
I actually really really like this anime - more that I thought I would. Normally I'm not into the cutesy-type animation, but I think it added to their innocence. Do not judge an anime by the animations!! <-- Lesson learned.
I literally just finished the last episode, so I need to vocalize me complaints. First thing is, I didn't like how they started the anime. Yes, I'll admit it's original and an interesting idea, but it's hard for someone who is watching it for the first time to follow. I started watching and instantly paused it, thinking I was at the half-way point by mistake. Of course this was no mistake, but it confused me more than added to it.
After finishing the last episode, I went back and watched that little cut scene again, and it does make a lot more sense now in the sense of Kazune and Michii, but I still have no clue as to who the brown haired boy is. He was never introduced as one of the Gods at all, but I assume he is the pop singer boy - Jin.
Believe it or not in the beginning bit I already decided within the second he shoved Kazune aside that Jin (or whoever) was my favourite. I'm just going to call him Jin, because I do actually think it was him - considering the similar dramatic personality as during the curry contest.
As for the plot line, it sort of doesn't surface until the last five or so episodes. Nevertheless all the episodes are entertaining. I was watching them around one in the morning and I found myself clapping my hand over my mouth the keep the giggles from waking people.
It's always so much easier to nit pick than to find things that you like, funny eh? Another thing I did like was the sort of innocent relationship between Karin and Kazune, and then all the awkward positions they were occasionally put through - especially episode 11!
There are a lot of things in this anime that hint at the ending, things you don't get until the you've watched the entire thing, and then look back. There is something Himeka says in episode 10, so if you watch this anime, look at the Wiki episode listings and it will definitely click in your head as a 'Ohh!?' moment. So sneaky, I love it when anime-rs do this. It makes it interesting still if you decide to watch it a second time through, making light bulbs go off along the way.
I actually could not decide where to put this anime, in 'Comedy' or 'Action', because it had an equal share of both. The comedy was enough to make me laugh, and the action was sparkly enough to capture my thoughts, so I have decided to make a magic tab! A couple other anime's will be on that list!
If you are going to watch any magic-girl anime, definitely watch this one, I honestly loved it.
Must Watch Episodes:
I actually loved them all, but here are a couple that I think other's may like all the more.
-Episode 5
-Episode 9
-Episode 10
-Episode 11
-Episode 13
-Episode 20 <3
-Episode 26
(My list has all of the episode on it, ha ha. I write them down on sticky notes, so it wasn't in order, so I didn't notice.)
Rating:
I would give Kamichama Karin 5 out of 5 stars, I really loved this anime! * * * * *
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