Ink_Impressions reviewed Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 by Julietta Suzuki (神様はじめました [Kamisama Hajimemashita], #1)
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2 stars
One day, Nanami’s loser gambler dad runs away, leaving her evicted and homeless. Without delay, she meets an older man who shares her traits, and he directs her to his former residence. She can stay there and ensure the place stays in good condition.
She perceives the shrine as haunted. Taking on the role of local deity, we expected her to run the new temple. The only potential helper, Kitsuné Tomoe, hates her.
The beginning of this story was great for me. It has great art, a gripping plot, interesting characters and a good pace to the narration and action.
A young woman stranded in a remote mountain shrine assumes the role of the country deity assisted by small spirits and a belligerent fox demon, wrangled unwillingly into the position of guide and protector.
Despite a promising start, the author wastes a great deal of potential.
A young girl filling …
One day, Nanami’s loser gambler dad runs away, leaving her evicted and homeless. Without delay, she meets an older man who shares her traits, and he directs her to his former residence. She can stay there and ensure the place stays in good condition.
She perceives the shrine as haunted. Taking on the role of local deity, we expected her to run the new temple. The only potential helper, Kitsuné Tomoe, hates her.
The beginning of this story was great for me. It has great art, a gripping plot, interesting characters and a good pace to the narration and action.
A young woman stranded in a remote mountain shrine assumes the role of the country deity assisted by small spirits and a belligerent fox demon, wrangled unwillingly into the position of guide and protector.
Despite a promising start, the author wastes a great deal of potential.
A young girl filling a potentially perilous position without clear direction or simple instructions, encounters with mythological figures of Japanese mythology, and the struggles of being a shrine goddess could all have been so interesting.
This volume lacks consistency and only becomes interesting towards the end. The purpose of love is to bring happiness.
A significant number of fillers prolong the journey. Throughout this volume, it forced Nanami and Tomoe to reconcile because of their dislike for each other. They spent most of their time arguing, with little else happening. Skipping most would let the series start at the first matchmaking episode. The effort to include origin and romantic tension in this section fell flat.
The series would benefit from a greater emphasis on the matchmaking process and less on Nanami and Tomoe's relationship. It would have resulted in a more engaging story.
The characters would have been able to develop more naturally and the dialogue between them would have felt more natural and believable. More captivating matchmaking would have given the series momentum.
Overall, a slower pace would have been more successful in delivering an engaging narrative.