Kamisama Kazoku


Kamisama Kazoku is a series of light novels written by Yoshikazu Kuwashima. It is first serialized by Media Factory on June 25, 2003, and concluded on April 25, 2006, with eight volumes; however, a sequel light novel series titled Kamisama Kazoku Z was released on January 25, 2008. An anime adaptation by Toei Animation premiered on May 18, 2006, in Japan across the anime satellite television network Animax.

Plot

Samatarou Kamiyama is the son of a god and must live in the human world with his family to learn about them, in order to become a better god when the time comes to succeed his father. His closest friend is Tenko, Samatarou's guardian angel since birth. One day he falls for Kumiko Komori, a girl who just transferred to their school, and decides to win her heart without relying on any of his relatives' godly powers, oblivious to the fact that Tenko herself has a crush on him.

Characters

; Samatarou Kamiyama
; Tenko Kamiyama
; Kumiko Komori
; Osamu Kamiyama
; Venus Kamiyama
; Misa Kamiyama
; Meme Kamiyama
; Shinichi Kirishima
; Fumiko Komori
; Suguru

Media

Light novels

Manga

A manga adaptation was serialized in Comic Flapper and illustrated by Tapari. Go! Comi announced that it has licensed the manga series during Anime Expo 2007.

Anime

In 2006, Kamisama Kazoku was adapted into a 13-episode anime television series which began airing on Animax from May 18, 2006, to August 10, 2006. Two pieces of theme music were used through the series, "Brand New Morning" by Mai Mizuhashi for the opening theme and "Toshokan de wa Oshiete Kurenai, Tenshi no Himitsu" by Miraku for the closing theme.

Reception

Carlo Santos of Anime News Network gave the manga series positive reviews stating that dialog was "pretty light and easygoing" but that the English translation "occasionally ends up with strange word choices and awkward turns of phrase".