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Noragami is a supernatural action manga and anime. It follows Yato, a god who has lost most of his followers and performs services for any who will pay, and Hiyori, a girl who becomes involved with his supernatural world after a near-death experience.

Noragami

Noragami is a manga series by Adachitoka. It follows Yato, a god who has lost almost all of his followers and performs odd jobs for those who will pay him a small fee of 5 Yen. Hiyori Iki is brought crashing into Yato's world after a near-death experience leaves her with the ability to leave her body as a half-phantom.

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  • The Noragami manga is written and illustrated by Adachitoka, and published by Kodansha in Monthly Shounen Magazine. Beginning serialization in December 6, 2010, it is currently ongoing, with 13 volumes released at present. An additional special volume titled Noragami Shuuishuu was released on November 15, 2013.
  • The Noragami anime is directed by Kotaro Tamura, written by Deko Akao, and produced by Bones. It ran for 12 episodes from January 5, 2014 until March 23, 2014. A second season produced by the same team is planned for October 2015.

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Which god of Japan is actually portrayed by Yato in Noragami?

As far as I watched, Bishamon and Kofuku are portrayals of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神 shichi fukujin). But it wasn't clear about Yato. Bishamon mentioned him as a God of Calamity, but there is no such god among the Seven Lucky Gods. So, which god…
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How does Hiyori figure out Yato's real name?

Hiyori manages to save Yato from the underworld by discovering that his true name was Yaboku. How did she come to this conclusion?
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Is "Yatogami" a name or a title?

In Noragami, the main character refers to himself as "yatogami". I'm not sure if that's his name or his title. A quick google search shows that its a surname, but the way he said it makes me think its some kind of title.
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Why does Nora's darkness/corruption not affect Yato (or any other God that has named her, for that matter)?

Disclaimer: I've only watched the anime. When Yato gave Yukine a name, he immediately started suffering from all his "sins" and eventually an Ablution had to be performed to save both's lives. Then why is it that he is not affected by Nora's…
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Why is the fee for Yato-gami to do things just ¥5 (5 Yen)?

No matter what the job is, finding cats, to avenging a murdered child, all it takes for Yato to grant those is just a measly ¥5. I suspect that this practice dated back from during the time when Yato was actively known as God of Disaster. Since…
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Is Bishamon a god of war or a god of fortune?

In Noragami, somethings are still not clear to me. Bishamon was first introduced as a god of war. In fact, Yato said that she was the mightiest god of war. But in the second season, she is said to be one of the seven gods of fortune. The question is…
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Why is part of Tenjin's hat transparent?

Everything else is solid except for the sliver that is hanging off the back. Why is this transparent?
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Why is Hiiro a Nora?

We know that she has spent a lot of time with Yato (because they've shown to be together since childhood and Hiiro was his first Regalia) and also really cares about him. Yato himself says: This means that Hiiro does care about Yato and has never…
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An anime about a bullied girl who gets help from a "god"?

I'm searching for an anime which was released between 2013 and 2014. I am not so sure, but it seemed to be a new anime. The plot of this anime is about a girl who has always been bullied at school. One day, when she goes to the schools toilet, she…
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Why was Ebisu killed by the Pacification Ring?

During the incantation, the lines spoken by the Gods are: We know that Ebisu did have a "pure heart". As the Wikia article on Ebisu states: He is also a truly kind God, as his desire to control and name Ayakashi and go to the underworld to…
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Can Blight be cured with any kind of water?

In episode 2 of Noragami, we see that when Yato's hand gets blighted, he can remove the blight from his body with water from the Shrine he sleeps at. However, in episode 9 Hiyori successfully removes her blight with water from Kofuku house. Are…
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What is the one eyed mask in Noragami?

I've noticed this mask being used by almost every major antagonist in the anime. It's mostly used by them as some sort of a gateway to call the Phantoms (Ayakashi) but what exactly is it?
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Is there a reason Yato couldn't summon Nora in the final battle of the first season of Noragami?

Nora (a.k.a. Furuhime) retains the mark of her past masters who never officially set her free, so shouldn't she still have Yato's mark on her body, allowing him to summon her at any moment? If he can, is there any good in-universe reason that he…
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Why does Yukine have three different names?

When Yato named Yukine, he gave him three names - Yuki, Yukine, and Setsuki. What's the point of the different names?
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Song played at Noragami Aragoto episode 12 19:00

What is the name of soundtrack used in Noragami Aragoto episode 12 @ 19:00 when Yato cuts Pacification ring?
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