Kamisama Hajimemashita – 05

Now that was just completely adorable. This episode was the best episode of Kamisama Hajimemashita so far since episode 01. It was all about the recurring characters this time. And Tomoe gets turned into a kid.

What I’ve noticed with a lot of comedies that lost my interest is that they introduce these characters with gimmicks, and the blow all of their best jokes on the episodes that these characters are introduced in. The result are heaps of characters who feel like one trick ponies. Then Shinjirou Kurama returned in this episode (the idol), and he was much funnier in this episode compared to the second episode. The chemistry between him and Tomoe and Nanami in particular was hilarious.

And at the same time, the serious bits again were really good: this episode again kept switching back and forth comedy and drama. The drama was really genuine, especially near the end of the episode. With the previous episode we already got to see Tomoe’s worries about Nanami, but this episode went even further with him feeling depentant on Nanami, and being ashamed of showing his weak side to her. Nanami on the other hand was really well acted when she properly fell in love with him there after seeing Tomoe’s new haircut.
Rating: 5.5/8 (Excellent)

5 thoughts on “Kamisama Hajimemashita – 05

  1. Did anyone notice the red haired guy in the middle of the episode? He was sitting in a tree and said something like “we finally broke them up”, referring to Tomoe and Nanami. I like this kind of foreshadowing, I just hope it’s used on an important character.

    1. I liked the foreshadowing as well since that character does end up coming into the story to cause some trouble for the protagonists. As to his importance — well, I think that will depend on the individual viewer’s opinion of how his actions affect the characters in the anime.

  2. I recall you complaining about characters in anime that can either cook and do it really well, or can’t cook and fail miserably, so here is an example of a good, heartfelt cook who fails to please 😀

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