He is extremely devoted to Nanami, despite his initial hostility While he often treats like a child and mocks her, his care is shown through his various acts of kindness for her and refusing to kill anyone in front of her. He has a very cynical and often mocking demeanor, partly because he is distrustful of others, but he can be very charming when the occasion demands it. When going as a human, he takes Mikage as his last name.
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He is very hostile and condescending to Nanami at the start of the series, but this changes as the series progresses, as he watches her conduct her new godly duties with enthusiasm and perseverance. When Nanami becomes the new land god, she makes a contract with Tomoe to turn him into her familiar, much to his displeasure. Michael Tatum (English) A fox yokai who serves as the familiar of the land god Mikage. Tomoe ( 巴衛) Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana (Japanese) J. She and Tomoe are then shown to revisit Mikage shrine after having fulfilled/completed the journey of becoming an adult. She is shown to have worked as a kindergarten teacher during the interim, but is retiring due to the advancement of her pregnancy. Mamoru is still with her, but he is a normal monkey since she is no longer a god. At the end of the manga that, after a 10 year time skip, she is married to Tomoe, who is now a human. Her simple mindset proves unique among the gods and yokai and offers them a different perspective, which helps many of them with their problems and even helps change them for the better. She's prone to taking action without thinking about what to do, merely focusing on her beliefs which results in her improvising and greatly relying on Tomoe to get her through any obstacles, though she tends to try and avoid the latter for anything beyond simple tasks. With him, she is able to create barriers against evil that can do various things, ranging from purification to the banishing of evil yokai. His base form is that of a small monkey that can fit in the palm of her hand, but he can take the shape of a young boy. Nanami begins with very little spiritual power, but she works hard at balancing her godly duties with her schoolwork and eventually becomes relatively adept at her duties becoming an expert at using her only godly weapon, white talismans, with which she can do many things as long as they do not exceed her in strength. She becomes the local land god after Mikage transfers his position over to her. Despite saying that, Tomoe finds himself falling in love with her too.Ĭharacters Main characters Nanami Momozono ( 桃園奈々生, Momozono Nanami) Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori (Japanese) Tia Ballard (English) A teenage high school girl whose father ran out on her because of his gambling debts, and she was often mocked for her poverty by her classmates. As the story progresses Nanami finds herself falling in love with Tomoe, but he rejects her because the love between a human and a yokai is taboo. At first, Nanami is reluctant, but as she lives with Tomoe, Onikiri, and Kotetsu she begins to understand and works hard in her new position as the Earth Deity. After being greeted by Onikiri and Kotetsu, who are the keepers of the shrine, she meets Tomoe, Mikage's familiar, and she learns that Mikage used to be the Earth Deity of the shrine and has bestowed upon her his mark on her forehead so that she may be the new deity. When Nanami arrives at Mikage's home, she is shocked to see that it is not a normal home but a shrine for worship. She accepts the offer because she is homeless. Upon learning about Nanami's current situation, in a perfect example of how good deeds are rewarded, he gives her his home as a token of his gratitude. After saving him from the dog, she learns that the man's name is Mikage.
While sitting on a park bench collecting her thoughts, Nanami meets a strange man hanging from a tree because he is being chased by a dog. Despite this unfortunate turn of events, she still maintains a kind heart. As she can't afford to pay the rent, she gets kicked out of her apartment by the debt collectors and is now homeless.
Instead, she must cope with the fact that her father, who is a constant gambler, has accumulated a bunch of gambling debts in her name. Nanami Momozono dreams of living an average school life just like any other high school girl does.