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Kamisama Kiss: Book 2
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T audience. Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns... read more
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Characters edit
- Nanami Momozono: Add a description of this character.
- Tomoe
- Kurama: A super-popular idol. The only information released to the public about him is that he's a fallen angel with black wings. He starts going to Nanami's school.
- Uchida
- Narukami: She has a fiery personality and is hot-tempered. She is very proud and hates to lose. But she also hates to be alone. She's looking for a man who finds someone like her lovable.
- Isobe
- Onikiri
- Kotetsu
- Kome and Kotake: Shrine guardians pushed around by Narukami and always have a hard time, but they have given up because they believe their abilities are not enough to meet Narukami's demands. They're komainu, but they believe they're house dogs.
Setting & Locations edit
- Mikage Shrine
- Ujigami High School: Nanami's school
First Sentence edit
The Mikage shrine, awash in the drifting smell of early summer.
Table of Contents edit
1. Chapter 7
2. Chapter 8
3. Chapter 9
4. Chapter 10
5. Chapter 11
6. Chapter 12
7. End Notes
Glossary edit
- Ayakashi: archaic term for yokai
- Daikokuten: kami of wealth and one of the seven kami of good fortune
- Inugami: dog spirits that can possess humans
- Kami: Shinto deities or spirits. The word can be used for a range of creatures, from nature spirits to strong and dangerous gods.
- Karasu tengu: crow spirits
- Tengu: type of yokai
- Kitsunebi: literally, "fox fire" and are the flames controlled by fox spirits
- Komainu: pair of guardian statues placed at the gate of a shrine, usually carved of stone. Depending on the shrine, they can be lions, foxes or dogs
- Mononoke: overall term for Japanese supernatural creatures and encompasses ghosts, spirits and demons
- Nekomata: very old pet cats that turn into yokai. They are distinguished by their two tails
- Raijin: kami of thunder and lightning
- Shinshi: birds, beasts, insects or fish that have a special relationship with a kami
- Tochigami: deities of a specific area of land
- Jinushigami: deities of a specific area of land
- Tsuriki: kami's power and becomes stronger the more it is used
- Mallet of Good Luck: "Uchide-no-kozuchi";l will grant your wish when you swing it
- Onibi-warashi: like will-o'-wisps
- Yokai: demons, monsters or goblins
- -dono: roughly means "my lord," although not in the aristocratic sense
- -sama: used with people of much higher rank
- First year: First year in Japanese high school corresponds to 10th grade in American high school
- 30,000 yen: around $330
- Yukichi Fukuzawa: founder of Keio University and is on the 10,000 yen bill
- Mount Kurama: sacred mountain in Kyoto and the birthplace of the Reiki philosophy. In folklore it is the home of the tengu king Sojobo
- Yakitori: skewers of grilled chicken
- Yoshino kudzu: highest quality kudzu starch. Kudzu starch is considered a health food, good for the heart and general vitality
- Sesame tofu: tofu made of sesame seed paste instead of soybeans
- Sasamochi: Mochi wrapped in sasa
- Mochi: sticky rice cakes
- Sasa: bamboo leaves
- Kashiwamochi: mochi wrapped in kashiwa
- Kashiwa: oak leaves
- Ryoko Fukuyama: creator of the manga Monochrome Shonenshojo
- Neapolitan spaghetti: spaghetti served with ketchup as the sauce
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 13 in Kamisama Kiss. (standard series)
Preceded by Kamisama Kiss, Volume 1, and followed by Kamisama Kiss, Volume 3.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Julietta Suzuki (Author)
- Julietta Suzuki (Illustrator)
- Julietta Suzuki (Creator)
Other Contributors:
- Tomo Kimura (Adapter)
- Tomo Kimura (Translator) - English Translation
- Joanna Estep (Artist) - Touch-up Art & Lettering
- Hidemi Dunn (Cover Artist) - Cover Design
- Yukiko Whitley (Designer) - Interior Design
- Pancha Diaz (Editor)
- Viz Media, LLC (Publisher)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: HAKUSENSHA, Inc.
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: HAKUSENSHA, Inc.
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 2009
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Page Count: Add the page count.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsKAMISAMA KISS is rated T for Teen and is recommended for ages 13 and up. This volume contains fantasy violence.
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