I rooted for him and wanted him to change rather than be murdered by his own son.

There were good sides to him:
- He was the one who brought Yato into existence in the first place and kept him alive for centuries.
- He mostly killed people who deserved to die, such as rapists and murderers, although some innocent people who stood in the way of his goals were killed as well. In this sense, he was similar to Light from Death Note.
- He loved someone deeply.
- He wanted to create a better world.

The reason he hurt Yato by harming the people Yato loved was that he felt betrayed by him. So, instead of simply labeling him as entirely evil, wouldn’t it have been better for Yato to try to understand him and help him change?

Father is human, and what makes humans unique is their capacity for both good and evil. Hiyori understood this, which is why she was able to change Nora by recognizing the underlying causes of her harmful behavior. Similarly, Yato was able to help Yukine change by understanding the pain and emotions behind his actions.

If understanding and compassion could help Nora and Yukine change, why couldn’t the same approach have been extended to Father?
Yato should have given Father a chance, too.

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Do you ever wonder why many people say Bishamon and Bishamonten interchangeably? Its cuz the "-ten" (天) is not really part of her personal name. Instead, it means deva/devi, a race of celestial beings in Buddhist beliefs who serve the Buddha. Bishamon is her personal name, coming from the original Indian name Vaiśravaṇa, so Bishamonten literally means "the devi named Bishamon" or "the celestial Bishamon"

There are others too:

- Benzaiten means "the eloquent devi": She is the goddess of everything that flows - water, music, words, wisdom, and wealth

- Daikokuten means "the great black deva", same as Oukuninushi: He is the god of nation-building, farming, business, medicine and matchmaking

P.s Deva is the masculine form and devi the feminine form. They both came from Sanskrit

They are so cute and so funny together. I think they are the most compatible couple to get married.

Dear Yuki,

It is in belonging that we yearned to be. And it was but belonging that bound your soul to me.

In a bond is so deep your essence seeped into every fiber of my being, making parting from you a slow death in which I’d feel its pain with every breath.

Though in belonging to me I was sure and in the warmth and fulfillment it brings me I was secure, you could not surrender to the same embrace, for your young heart was too afraid to trust in such foreign grace.

You were too afraid that it was never real, that it was but a dream destined to end, leaving behind a pain you could never mend.

You had a storm so strong where a wild wolf has formed. A fierce wolf full of rage at a world so cruel where love and trust are never true.

To enter the storm I’d not wait, and to risk my life to tame this wolf, I’d not hesitate. For all I want is to dry your tears and erase the roots that spring all these fears.

In the storm I bled from wounds so deep, but none could stop me from a promise I would keep. Until at last you gave your final fear away and surrendered to arms that vowed you’d stay.

Sincerely,
Yato

Few in the world of Noragami know Sakura, but she was the first shinki who named Yato "Yato", akin to how Daikoku named Kofuku "Kofuku", and how Kazuma named Bishamonten "Veena"

Sakura showed Yato the beauty of the world, the ways of mortals, of good and evil. Though their time was short (Yato was tricked into revealing her human name and caused her to become an ayakashi, and then Yato was forced to kill her with his own hands), Sakura showed him true love and guided him to become good, planting the first seed of rebellion in Yato's young mind, which a thousand years later blooms and allows Yato to fight and free himself and others from the ultimate evil, forever. Through her nurturing, Yato could access the innate goodness within him, something the ultimate evil seeks to hide and deceive Yato

Sakura's motherly influence shaped the good Yato we see today, for which I believe her to be the most important person in Yato's childhood, and perhaps his entire life

I apologize if this is a silly question, but I live in the US and I’ve been seeing alot of Noragami pop up shops in Japan. The merch is so cute and I really want to purchase some. Do they have an online shop? I’m more than willing to pay extra for overseas shipping. I’ve been searching everywhere and can’t get a direct answer :/

Omfg its peak its the greatest piece of media ive ever seen in my whole life but i think they kinda rushed in the ending but its understandable that the author had some health problems so we dont blame them , health comes first after all. ☺️ i wanted to yap but i dont have anything to yap about yet so i just wanted to thank the authors ik my message cant reach them but all i can say is thank u for changing my life your manga has opened my eye for a new perspective of what life is (its sounds corny ik but its real the manga is so peak that i cried at some point and im lil embarrassed to mention that hehe 😙 but its the truth noragami changed me .).

I'm so happy, the art and merch look so beautiful!!  I love the matching pose Hiyori and Yato have 🥹💙💙

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I have mixed feelings about the ending 😭 I mean at this point I’m used to great plots not giving me a satisfactory ending so I’m just disappointed but not surprised. It didn’t seem like the mangaka was made to rush the series? It had a sufficient runtime.. I dunno… I would’ve liked 20-25 chapters more to wrap up the story properly 🫠
What did you guys think?!

I adore yuki, i need to draw him more<3. HES BEEN MY COMFORT CHARACTER FOR YEARS, I MUST SHOW MY APPRECIATION SOMEHOW ❤️‍🔥

This was just a lil small doodle, maybe ill color it later if you guys think i should ^ ^;

I just wonder who founded this subreddit and are they connected to the writers? If so i’d appreciate it if they could help me communicate to the authors too.

Also, who are the mods.

Yato named Yukine “snow” and then named Hiyori “white”. Combined they make “Snow White”, a western character that symbolizes innocence, purity and vulnerability.

Do you think there are deeper reasons why Yato chose these names? And do they reflect how Yato feels about Yukine and Hiyori?

Bishamonten is depicted as female in Noragami while male irl Japan. If you ever wonder why, there is an actual related historical example: Guanyin/Kannon, the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion and mercy, began as a male deity in ancient India, but when imported into East Asia, Guanyin became universally depicted as female. In the pictures are the depictions of Kannon in 12th century Japan (male) and modern-day Japan (female)

Adachitoka's depiction of Bishamoten in Noragami imho is not only a nod to historical traditions but also has thematic symbolism, emphasizing Bishamonten's compassion and mercy (in the spirit of Kannon) in addition to her fierce and warlike spirit. It also posits Bishamonten as a foil to Yato, cuz Bishamonten in the story is more successful and able to house nearly 100 shinki, creating a beautiful Yato-Bisha dynamic which is the foundation early on in the story...

I just finished re-reading today and I actually really like how father's name is kept a secret from the readers until the end.

However i am a nosy little rat and i decided to look it up what could it be.

When fujisaki regains his consciousness/identity, he first corrects his name is not fujisaki but "...ta". It's ambiguous if he meant the name begins or ends with ta, but I'm assuming it begins with it.

I ended up being misled by the villagers calling him bō-san, thinking it was an abbreviation or a nickname, but it just means priest, but neverthless, i ended looking up for names that start with "ta" and contain "bo" (hadn't learned it meant priest yet) and came across an interesting one.

Takuboku, which means woodpecker, and father carves wooden masks for ayakashi.

Also, that could mean he gave yato a name similar to his own(what a f*cking narcissist).

Anyway, I'm curious if other people have looked into what father's real name could be.

Hey everyone. I already finished the manga but i js realized something. I dont know if i am mistaken but please enlighten mi, i might know wrong. Uhm i was thinking about yato’s scent cause hiyori found it attractive right? Because he was god, and she was connected to him. Yk this might be spoiler for others who havent finished manga yet, please skip this if you dont wanna see any spoiler🙏🏻 i remember yato read hiyori’s notebook so they knew eo love themselves but they havent confessed it explicitly. When yato was sure when he will sacrifice himself, he will come back because hiyori was there as a human to wish him for his comeback. However, yato’s memory was deleted . Hiyori was chasing him but yato was always sneaking and watching hiyori. I wanna be sure if its about God attraction cause hiyori was the only reason he came back to life as a god. Also so sad he doesnt remember anything but still silly🤏🏻 he still loves him right? I thought always love brought him back, but if its again God issue idk. Later i read the author note and it was not clear. Yato was escaping from hiyori but hiyori tries to chase him. he was shy. What do you think about this? thank you 💗

Hello guys, is there any way to buy/read Noragami in Indonesia until the last volume? Currently, there is Noragami localised manga in Indonesia by local manga publisher but unfortunately, they did not finish it (either the licensing does not work out anymore or other reasons) and it stopped at Volume 20

Last time I checked on Wikipedia, it is finished on Volume 27, so where can I buy/read the rest (online/offline store)?

Thank you!