I must say, I have been itching to write a Noragami review since the second season of the anime started, but ultimately I decided to go with the manga since I'm currently reading it, and I personally just think it's better.

I LOVE Noragami. I have been slightly obsessed with it ever since I first saw it. I really don't read much manga. The only time I do for the most part is if I love an anime enough that I want to continue on with the story. And I just couldn't get away from Noragami.

I've enjoyed it a lot more than I originally thought I would. At first it really doesn't seem like there's anything particularly unique about the story, but I found out soon enough that, despite a seemingly generic plot and cast of characters upon first glance, there is sooo much more. And I think what really had me above all was the characters.

Yato: Main character, and my favorite character in the show. He's a god (not a very good one) who starts out the series going around granting little wishes for five yen. He's goofy and self-absorbed, determined to have a shrine and people who look up to him like all the other gods. While he seems to be kind of a bumbling idiot at first who can't even keep a Regalia or a place to sleep at night, it's made clear as the series progresses that he has his own super screwed up set of issues and a lot of different sides to his personality when the situation calls for it. The way his character changes and develops upon his interactions with Hiyori and Yukine touches my heart.

Yukine: Yato's Regalia, who actually frustrated me a lot at first for various reasons, including being a selfish brat. I guess that's not too abnormal for a teenager, though. But perhaps even more so than Yato, he really develops later on and becomes a character very dear to me. I felt like his growth was really well done, as well as the development of his relationship with Yato.

Hiyori: The female lead and a half-phantom who wants Yato to return her to her normal human state. She is kind and selfless, often seeming to take on something of a motherly like role for Yato and Yukine. I like Hiyori, although not as much as the former two. I feel like she, above all the characters, could have had more development; however, she's still far from being the typical female protagonist who is useless and just exists to be saved or for fanservice. Just does actually have a significant purpose to the story line, and she has this interesting way of using her love of sumo wrestling to her advantage :)

I also like the supporting characters, such as Bishamon and Kazuma... Nora is really the kind of villain you love to hate. All of her scenes leave me chilled to the bone and her frustrating, complicated relationship with Yato makes me want to tear my hair out. Just... awesome stuff.

As for the art, it's nice. I have no complaints.

Anyway, Noragami's a great manga and I would recommend it to anyone who has either seen the anime or who is looking for an interesting read. Even if it doesn't grip you in the first few chapters, I implore you not to give up. It's a seriously epic story.