50 Fun Facts About Noragami

In Noragami, which vehicle hits Hiyori Iki while she is saving the god Yato from being run over?

A bus strikes Hiyori, and the accident leaves her soul slipping out of her sleeping body without warning. She asks the very god she rescued to cure her.

What does the god Yato charge per wish in Noragami, echoing a traditional lucky offering in Japan?

5 yen is also what real worshippers often give: the coin's name, go-en, sounds like the Japanese word for a fateful connection.

Which outfit, worn with a scarf around his neck, is the god Yato's everyday look in Noragami?

A tracksuit is hardly divine dress, which suits a god so broke that his own weapon walks out on him in the opening story.

When the god Yato calls the name Sekki in Noragami, his partner Yukine becomes which weapon?

A katana is the shape Yukine takes, though he returns to a teenage boy the moment his everyday name is spoken.

In Noragami, which part of Hiyori's spirit form is her lifeline, meaning death if it is ever cut?

Her tail is the cord tying her soul to her sleeping body, which is why Yato warns her that she would die if it were severed.

Yato of Noragami hides a violent past in which he killed on request as a god of what?

Calamity was Yato's old trade, and he now takes humble odd jobs for pocket change to leave that bloodshed behind.

Which fate does Yato dread so much in Noragami that he leaves his contact details in public places?

Being forgotten is fatal for a god, since one with no worshippers left to remember him simply vanishes.

Which childlike fear does Yato reveal that his teenage weapon Yukine suffers from in Noragami?

The dark terrifies Yukine, a weakness that surfaces while he is staying at Hiyori's house because Yato cannot look after him properly.

In Noragami's opening story, which missing pet is Yato hunting when he first meets Hiyori?

A cat is the humble job Yato accepts right after his previous weapon quits, and the search leads straight to his fateful meeting with Hiyori.

What does the word nora mean in Noragami, where it labels Regalia who serve more than one god?

Stray is the meaning, and gods frown on such Regalia because each one carries several names from several masters.

In Noragami, what is the hidden cost each time the Regalia Yukine steals or commits another sin?

His master is hurt because a god is bound to every Regalia he names, and Yukine's thefts pile up until Yato collapses near death.

Which painful ritual, carried out by three Regalia, makes Yukine confess his sins in Noragami?

Ablution saves Yato's life, but it nearly fails: Yukine resists so fiercely that he starts turning into a Phantom before he finally apologises.

Which kind of Regalia does Yukine become in Noragami Aragoto by shielding Yato from Bishamon's blow?

A Blessed Vessel is a Regalia that takes a stronger shape after risking its very name for its god; Yukine is cut in half and returns as twin blades.

In Noragami, which Regalia secretly asked Yato to kill Bishamon's corrupted clan to save her life?

Kazuma was the clan's sole survivor, and he kept the truth from Bishamon while she hunted Yato for the massacre.

The blonde goddess Bishamon, who commands a whole clan of Regalia in Noragami, is the god of what?

War is her domain, and she is modelled on Bishamonten, a deity counted among the Four Heavenly Kings of Buddhism.

Bishamon's Regalia Kuraha, marked by a scar over one eye, takes the form of which animal in Noragami?

A lion is Kuraha's form, proof that a Regalia need not be a blade: others in the same clan become armour, a whip and a pistol.

In Noragami, Bishamon's lead Regalia, who tracks enemies and guides her other weapons, takes which form?

An earring is his form: once a plain nail-shaped stud, it changed into a cherry blossom because of his close bond with her and his will to protect her.

Which Noragami god of learning is based on Sugawara no Michizane, a real scholar of the Heian period?

Tenjin was made a god after storms battered the capital following the exiled scholar's death, and students still pray to him before entrance exams.

Under which name did Mayu serve Yato as a dagger before quitting over his poverty in Noragami?

Tomone was her name under Yato; she now serves another god as a smoking pipe, yet she still volunteers to help save his life.

Which Noragami goddess of poverty shelters Yato and Yukine and can open Vents that unleash Phantoms?

Kofuku brings misfortune wherever she goes, so she does business under the borrowed name of a god of good luck instead.

At the end of Noragami's first season, what about Yato finally restores Hiyori's stolen memories of him?

His scent does it, a running detail of the series: Hiyori is so drawn to the way Yato smells that she can recognise him by it alone.

Which god and past partner of Yato was created for the first Noragami anime season, not the manga?

Rabō was drawn by the manga's own creators as a new villain for the anime, and he dies content to have fallen at Yato's hands.

Which Regalia, Bishamon's own doctor, betrays her as the scheming villain of Noragami Aragoto's first arc?

Kugaha corrupts a fellow Regalia and sets a Phantom on the rest of the clan, and Yato punishes him by cutting off his right hand.

What is the real name of Noragami's Yato, which Hiyori calls out to pull him back from the Underworld?

Yaboku is the proper reading; "Yato" began as a Regalia's misreading of the written name, and he simply kept it.

In Noragami Aragoto, which gift does Hiyori build for Yato that makes him cry tears of joy?

A small shrine is all it takes: though only a miniature, it is recognised as official in the heavens, giving the homeless god a place of his own at last.

Which goddess of Japanese myth, queen of the Underworld, captures Yato and Ebisu in Noragami Aragoto?

Izanami is also Ebisu's mother in the series, and being abandoned by her is why he sees himself as an outcast.

In Noragami Aragoto, which kind of object does Ebisu seek in the Underworld to control Phantoms safely?

A brush is the prize: the Locution Brush lets its holder command Phantoms without being corrupted, and Ebisu wants it to shield humanity from misfortune.

What becomes of Ebisu after Heaven's executioners kill him near the end of Noragami Aragoto?

He is reborn as a child with no memory of his past life, because a widely worshipped god does not truly die.

Ebisu in Noragami belongs to which group of Japanese deities, said to sail a Treasure Ship at New Year?

Seven Gods of Fortune is the group, and Ebisu stands out in it as the only member of native Japanese origin.

At which theme park is Hiyori kissed against her will during a triple date in Noragami Aragoto?

Capypa Land later hosts a happier outing: Yato adores its Capyper mascots and is heartbroken to learn they are old men in costumes.

What does Noragami call the realm where Phantoms and human souls linger, opposite the living world?

The Far Shore faces the Near Shore of ordinary life, and Hiyori's accident leaves her able to slip between the two.

What name does Noragami give the protective barrier against Phantoms that Yukine learns to draw?

A borderline can shut out friends too: one is raised against Hiyori when she arrives carrying the dying, contaminated Yato.

In Noragami, what is the spreading contamination that Phantoms inflict on a god called?

Blight is a wound that spreads if left untreated and passes to anyone who touches it, as Hiyori learns when she carries the stricken Yato.

Which Japanese term does Noragami use for the living weapons that the English dub calls Regalia?

Shinki are former humans who died against their will, and each takes a unique weapon shape when a god calls its name.

Which job title does Yato give himself in Noragami while taking on any odd task for pocket change?

Delivery god is how he advertises himself, though he dreams of one day being a famous deity with crowds of worshippers.

What does a grieving Yukine smash at Hiyori's school in Noragami, the last sin before his punishment?

The windows shatter because Yukine is mourning the life he lost: he can never have friends or attend school like a living boy.

What does Yukine ask Hiyori for in Noragami so that he can study like an ordinary student?

Her old textbooks let Yukine study while he works off his thefts with a part-time job at a food stand.

Which schoolmate of Hiyori's does Noragami Aragoto's after-credits scene reveal to be Yato's father?

Fujisaki is only a shell: the man inside is a centuries-old conjurer who survives by moving from host to host.

Tsuyu, who has stayed beside Noragami's god of learning for a thousand years, is the spirit of which tree?

A plum fits the legend of the real scholar behind the god, whose beloved one was said to fly across Japan to join him in exile.

Which Regalia in Noragami takes the form of a fan and regards himself as the husband of the goddess of poverty?

Daikoku is fiercely protective of his goddess, and the pair once raised a young Regalia together.

Which studio, also behind Fullmetal Alchemist and My Hero Academia, animated both seasons of Noragami?

Bones was co-founded in 1998 by former Sunrise staff, among them the artist who designed Noragami's characters for the screen.

Which two-woman manga team, working under a single blended pen name, created Noragami?

Adachitoka joins the names Adachi and Tokashiki: the first draws the characters and foregrounds, while the second draws the backgrounds.

Which Japanese voice actor, also Levi in Attack on Titan, plays the god Yato in Noragami?

Hiroshi Kamiya is also the voice of Trafalgar Law in One Piece and Koyomi Araragi in the Monogatari series.

Which Japanese voice actor, known as Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan, plays Yukine in Noragami?

Yuki Kaji won Best Actor at the Seiyu Awards two years running, in 2013 and 2014, the second while Noragami was on the air.

Which English voice actor, the title hero of Soul Eater, plays Yukine in the Noragami dub?

Micah Solusod's best-known role is Soul Evans in Soul Eater, another partner who turns into a weapon: Soul becomes a scythe wielded by Maka.

Which rock band from Nara Prefecture recorded the opening theme of Noragami Aragoto as its third single?

The Oral Cigarettes formed in Nara in 2010, and the theme was their third major-label single, Kyōran Hey Kids!!

Which Okinawan rock band, formed in 2008, performs the opening theme of the first Noragami anime season?

Hello Sleepwalkers opened the first season with Goya no Machiawase, a title that translates roughly as midnight appointment.

Noragami's character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto also designed the cast of which 1998 anime about bounty hunters?

Cowboy Bebop gave Kawamoto his signature credit, and its young hacker Ed was inspired by the show's composer, Yoko Kanno.

In Noragami Aragoto, what is the heavenly realm called where the gods hold council over Ebisu's crimes?

Takamagahara comes straight from Shinto myth, where it is the home of the heavenly gods and is ruled by the sun goddess Amaterasu.

Which English voice actor, also Dabi in My Hero Academia, plays the god Yato in the Noragami dub?

Jason Liebrecht's other major roles include Syaoran in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and Zeke Yeager in Attack on Titan.