Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 8

神様はじめました [Kamisama Hajimemashita] #8

by Julietta Suzuki

Things at the kami convention in Izumo aren’t going so well. Nanami tried to earn some respect by guarding death’s door while the keeper went off to party. But now she’s stuck in the land of the dead, and the residents seem to have a taste for new kami!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Shojo, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Paranormal

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2010

About the author

鈴木ジュリエッタ
Suzuki Julietta is a Japanese manga artist born in the Fukuoka Prefecture. Her pen name comes from a character named Julietta Sakamoto from the seinen manga series, Air Master.
She likes cats, koalas, and sharks. According to an interview with Hakusensha, she first started drawing when she was in her second year of elementary school in a sketchbook of Japonica.
During her free time, she meets her friends, goes for a drink, or out for a meal. She states that although she doesn't read much, she enjoys works by Junji Itō. Her favourite character is Ashia and mentions that male characters are easier to draw in general.

Reviews

[Maria Drago · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume may be my favourite so far.

1. Tomoe getting jealous of Mizuki.
2. Tomoe and Mizuki being forced to sleep together.
3. Tomoe finding out about Yukiji!!
4. Nanami being pretty cool in the land of the dead. I loved the food trick she did.
5. Kirihito being dark and adorable. Can't wait to see him become a serious antagonist and reveal himself to Tomoe!
6. Mikage appearing at the end was just perfect. And Tomoe looked so adorable and lost.
7. Just all the romantic scenes between Nanami and Tomoe in this volume were just great. His flirtation levels were at 100%.
8. Tomoe: It's like...I can't stop thinking about her...She's like, important to me? If that makes sense? I don't even know what's happening.
Mizuki: Yeah...You like her.
Tomoe: ??
9. Tomoe freaking out about seeing Nanami in her camisole but then busting into her room as she's changing without a second thought.
10. Tomoe finding out that Nanami was lost in the land of the dead and then freaking out and rushing to the entrance only to find it blocked by the war kami and then turning himself into an ayakashi and busting ass and then saving Nanami in the nick of time and also grabbing Kirihito and then scrutinizing him and not knowing that this is his old frenemy Akurah-oh and then Nanami falls asleep and he CARRIES HER TO THE KAMISAMA MEETING BUT HE GETS LOCKED UP BUT THEN SOMEHOW GETS OUT AND HE KISSES HER AND TO SEE WHETHER HE LIKES HER OR NOT AND HE DOES AND HE ALSO BECOMES HER SHINSHI AGAIN AND DID I MENTION THAT HIS HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL.

[Mara YA Mood Reader]

I accidentally picked up Vol 8 at the library but read it anyway since I was heaps bored and nothing made sense, of course, so I am not giving a rating.

[R ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so I actually think I may have mixed this up with volume 7 but all I can say is that I enjoyed this or #7 immensely. I always talk about the characters and truly they are amazing, they are all so different from one another and I enjoy reading about them and what ties them together.

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[DianaRose · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this volume as we are finally getting closer to the time travelling arc!! it was always one of my favorites 💖

[Millie Cullen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️

[Delirious Disquisitions · Rating 5 out of 5]

Look at Tomoe's beautiful, beautiful face on that damn cover! How is he even more attractive as a Yokai than he is as a tamed Fox Familiar???

[za_pomniane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uwielbiam te mangi 😍

[marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vol. 3 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 4 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 5 ★★★★☆
Vol. 6 ★★★☆☆
Vol. 7 ★★★☆☆

Tomoe is so endearing in this volume. He finally realizes his feelings but doesn't know how to handle it so he has to act all weird.

[Caahpinotti ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚]

babadeiro c viagem à terra dos mortos e o tomoe percebendo sua paixonite na nanami . 5/5 apenas

[r · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slight spoilers below.

The slow burn is UNREAL. Some cringey moments that I had forgotten from the anime re-appeared, but overall I really liked this volume. The pacing of the main romance is again, very good. It's clear that it's not going to be a straightforward path for Nanami and Tomoe to confess their feelings for one another, but the romantic tension between them is clearly there. This should make it frustrating as a reader - waiting this long, almost 50 chapters in and yet scraps of any possibility of them finally being together are messily scattered about this volume. This is actually a good thing because it was almost like a gentle reminder that Kamisama Kiss is about Nanami's personal journey to mastering her new role as a Kami. The fewer scenes of romance also allows Nanami and Tomoe's journey to (hopefully) eventually being together to feel a lot more natural, giving a more bildungsroman feel to Kamisama Kiss rather than pure romance being served every chapter.

This volume felt more about Tomoe than Nanami, whose character is developing at a steady pace. She's still the same slightly hot headed, determined new kami, always willing to put others before her, but it's genuinely nice to watch her master her skills as a kami.

Tomoe has realised that he's falling for Nanami, but finds himself lost and confused in his emotions, torn between his duty as her shinshi and his feelings, having looked down upon humans for as long as he can remember.

Some more tidbits of Tomoe's past were explored and I can sense some excellent foreshadowing going on here. Sub plots are interconnected with each other and the main plot, and it was nice to see supporting characters from the earlier volumes reappear. For me, it's a sign of good, diligent writing when supporting characters reappear and are connected to the main story line in some way in spite of initially being introduced in a sub plot.

[Jes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember being a little lukewarm about the last edition I read but this one... This one more than made up for it. Seeing Nanami blast her way into a positive outcome using nothing but sheer willpower and the full force of her kindness has become my favorite part of Kamisama Kiss. I love that she's learning to stand on her own as a kami. The pace just feels so natural to her arc-- she's still stumbling, but her mastery of her ofuda and other aspects of her power just feel so rewarding. And I love that Tomoe is struggling with his love epiphany so much as Nanami begins to glide through both her own feelings and her godly duties. It's a cool reversal from where we began, with Nanami on the constant struggle.

I think I messed up-- I have volumes ten through twelve checked out, but it appears I forgot volume nine. I'm going to try to find it online because this installation was just so darn good.

(Also, there's a moment in Chapter 161 where Tomoe flips out over something and Mizuki straight up says he wishes Tomoe would just die. It's so funny that I legit lost it at the circulation desk. What a manga.)

[Shae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I continue to adore the series as I read it for the first time. I watched the anime years ago, and I forgot a lot of the details. I am really enjoying this journey of reading it! I continue to adore Tomoe and his snarky sense of love and duty, while Nanami still loves endlessly and offers the best parts of herself.
An excellent shojo fantasy all around.

[Gab :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Aishah Humaira' (Mermaird ♡) · Rating 5 out of 5]

LONG-HAIRED AYAKASHI TOMOE IS SO HOT
I SAID WHAT I SAID!!!!! 🔥🔥💖💖💖

And it's funny how now Tomoe is finally being conscious around Nanami thanks to Mizuki hinting that Tomoe might actually like Nanami? Ugh so cute.

It also seems that Tomoe has no memories of being in love with a human girl before? I'm curious about his past, but honestly, it's obvious that once he regains his memories, something bad is going to happen. I don't want him and Nanami to get hurt :(

[✡Weed Dragon✡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kurama is so hot but so scary i literally want him to kill me

[Anshika · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the cover! ❤️‍🔥

[osoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Чем божественные сущности занимаются на своей конвенции? А кто их знает. Эта серия хочет рассказать о любви, поэтому сюжетные тонкости и второстепенные линии оставлены на произвол судьбы, а вся конвенция выглядит цирком, где каждый занимается чем хочет. Достопочтимые Ōkuninushi и Izanami ведут себя соответственно – их больше интересуют телефонные разговоры и расширение круга знакомств. Я сдаюсь xD

В этом томе нашлось место интересным моментам. Становится понятно, кто такой (и кем был раньше) Кирихито. Лицо одно, поэтому отличный получился контраст между тем, кто пошел покорять снежные лавины, и кто оттуда вернулся. Лисьи уши (с чужой помощью) приходят к возможному объяснению своей привязанности – а ведь еще только 8-ой том. Даешь еще душевных метаний и отрицания. Финал замечательный, усиленно намекает на темное прошлое Томоэ, бразильские страсти в виде амнезии и грандиозный замысел гейммастера-сводника. Очень жду комментариев по поводу того, зачем нужно было на 20 лет покидать свой дом и отказываться от призвания (и что еще интереснее, в каком же статусе герой находится сейчас).

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[❝ Riel ❞ · Rating 4 out of 5]

No to zaczynamy mangi, które będę czytać po raz pierwszy (ale jak wspominałam, przez znajomość anime nie będą zaskoczeniem dla mnie jeśli chodzi o główną fabułę). Ale czy to będziesz przeszkadzać? Nie wydaje mi się, bo sama historia w mandze pokazuje więcej szczegółów i ma w sobie pewien piękny urok — a zwłaszcza Tomoe. Nie wiem, czy wolę go bardziej w krótkich, czy długich włosach, w obu fryzurach wygląda obłędnie XD 4,25⭐

[Ericka ☾⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5
Not my fav in the series so far, and it seems like some parts were rushed? Like, I wanted to see Tomoe mull over his feelings as a yokai longer before entering back into the shins hi contract... But I'm just a picky bitch and love seeing him confused about his feelings 🤣
The end brou6me right back, I'm so curious to see where this goes!

[Micheala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good installment. I really enjoyed Tomoe’s realization of his affections. I picked up this series after Google told me it had Inuyasha vibes and my goodness, there they are and they did not disappoint!

[Pflanzis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Endlich hat er es auch gemerkt! 😍

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

So precious 💕

[Himeka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is my favourite so far! It really picked up, the character growth is unreal 🤌

[Sofia]

Adoro-os tanto..

[Reading_as_a_pastime · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tomoe 😩😩

[doreen · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Fabiola · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 e ½*

[Lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this volume! Nanami escapes with akura oh from the land of the dead and finished out her kamisama duties. Tomoe realized his feelings for her and sticks by her side! I’m excited to read on!

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now it really does remind me of Inuyasha. Anyway, this was good. Awkward but hilarious in some moments. But it had its share of other moments as well. I'm really liking the series so far actually. Before I wasn't sure about reading this, but after hearing how good it is, I thought, what's one more manga to add to my piling reading list. Good volume.

[Priscilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tomoe is in love and he doesn't want to say it.