6Noragami burst onto the anime scene in Winter 2014. The wave of positive reception to the anime, which is based on the manga written and illustrated by Adachitoka, gained another second season titled Noragami Aragoto that aired in Autumn 2015.
It follows the heroine Hiyori Iki, a middle schooler whose soul slips from her body after saving a stranger from a bus. This stranger happened to be Yato, a god whose dearest wish is to build his own shrine and gain followers. Now a Half-Phantom, Hiyori, Yato, and his Regalia Yukine experience many things together. Here are ten anime to watch if you like Noragami.
Bleach
Bleach is a supernatural manga written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. After fifteen-year-old Ichigo Kurosaki gains the powers of a Soul Reaper from Rukia Kuchiki and becomes a substitute, he takes up the responsibility of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding them to the afterlife.
The series was one of the "Big Three" of shounen anime back in the early 2000s along with Naruto and One Piece, although the number of fillers made many fans drop the anime adaption and read the manga. However, the anime is still worth watching for engaging fights and canon episodes.
xxxHOLiC
xxxHOLiC is a dark fantasy manga written and illustrated by the group of manga artists CLAMP. This series is unique as it frequently crosses over with another work from the manga artists, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. It follows a teenager named Kimihiro Watanuki who can see supernaturals and spirits.
He decides to work for a witch, Yuuko Ichihara, so she can grant his wish after he pays the price for her work and to lose his supernatural eyesight.
Blood Lad
Blood Lad is a supernatural manga written and illustrated by Yuuki Kodama. The story begins when a high school girl named Fuyumi Yanagi wanders into the Demon World and is murdered by a carnivorous plant.
After this, it is all up to Staz Charlie Blood, a powerful vampire boss who is an otaku as well, to take responsibility and bring Fuyumi back to life. While a lot of the jokes are black comedy, the series also features supernatural themes as well as adventure.
Bungo Stray Dogs
Bungo Stray Dogs is a mystery manga written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. The story revolves around members of the Armed Detective Agency which is
It features their everyday lives, solving mysteries, and their fight against the Port Mafia. While there are a variety of characters, the primary protagonist is Atsushi Nakajima and Osamu Dazai.
The Devil Is A Part-Timer!
The Devil is a Part-Timer is a comedy light novel written by Satoshi Wagahara and illustrated by 029 (Oniku). After Demon Lord Satan who wishes to conquer Ente Isla is forced to retreat by The Hero, he retreats through a portal to Tokyo, Japan.
There, he takes up the name Sadao Maou and decides to work part-time and MgRonald to earn enough money and return to Ente Isla. However, the hero Emilia has also traveled through this portal to and defeat him and works as a call center agent.
RIN-NE
RIN-NE is a supernatural manga written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. After Sakura Mamiya was spirited away for a week as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. Wishing for this ability to disappear, she enlists the help of a Death God and a human named Rinne Rokudo so she can return to viewing things like a normal human.
While Sakura had a vital role in the beginning, the story shifts toward Rinne in the latter half of the series.RIN-NE is written and illustrated by the same manga author, who created Inuyasha.
Blue Exorcist
Blue Exorcist is a dark fantasy manga written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. After twins Rin and Yukio Okumura discover they are the sons of Satan, their lives change forever. While Rin gains demonic traits such as fans and a tail, he also gains the power to create blue flames that can destroy anything.
Rin enrolls in True Cross Academy so he can defeat Satan and learn how to control his powers, despite being the son of Satan, and learn from his younger twin brother who is already a full-fledged Excorcist.
Beyond The Boundary
Beyond the Boundary is a dark fantasy and romance light novel written by Nagomu Torii and illustrated by Tomoyo Kamoi. After Akihito Kanbara, a half-human half-Dreamshade, tries to save his classmate from taking her own life and is stabbed by him, he learns she is a Spirit World Warrior.
She then enlists his help so she can gain more confidence in herself, so she does not have to kill him for practice.
Kamisama Kiss
Kamisama Kiss is a supernatural and romance manga written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki. After Nanami Momozono is kicked out of her house from her father's gambling addiction, she meets a god named Mikage, who was once the land god of a shrine.
She then becomes the new land god of the shrine and gains a fox familiar named Tomoe as well as gain new followers to pray to the shrine.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun is a shounen supernatural manga written and illustrated by Iro Aida. The plot revolves around the Seven Mysteries of Kamome Academy and discovering more about them.
When Nene Yashiro decides to have the seventh mystery, "Hanako-san of the Toilet," grant her wish, she gets more than she bargained for and learns a valuable lesson, as well as that Hanako is a boy. From then on, she becomes Hanako's assistant and learns more about the Seven Mysteries as well as Hanako.