Kamichu!

Synopsis:

14 year old Yurie Hitotsubashi wakes up one morning and realizes that overnight, she has become a god... literally. Not one to question a new deity, her friend Matsuri Saegusa decides to test Yurie's power but instead they end up accidentally causing a typhoon. A storm violent enough that threatens to not only damage her home town but also destroy the outdoor clubroom of her secret heart-throb Kenji Ninomiya who is the president and also the only member of the school's calligraphy club. Although Yurie is able to calm the storm she also confesses her love to Kenji but amongst the chaos it falls on deaf ears. With the help of the local gods, Yurie learns to control and use her new found power to restore the town's faith in religion and at the same time balance her school life and her feelings towards the young boy known as Kenji and hopefully get the courage, and confess again.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 16


Review:

At first, Kamichu's presentation just didn't make any sense to me. When Yurie said she was a god, no one said anything, no one called her crazy or insane, no one made fun of her, everyone just accepted this fact and the show moved on. At first I was finding myself asking "Wait... what?" but instead of wondering why this anime didn't bring up all these complicated factors I decided to just shift gears and roll with it. And you know what? When I quit trying to over-analyze the show it became quite enjoyable and interesting at the same time with it's tale of local gods and what happens beyond what the eye can see. Not only that, but the character depth is about right for this series as it helps explain everyone's involvement in Yurie's life and even shed some light on their past and present emotional status but at the same time, keeps Yurie out of the overall scope of things making her somewhat of a mystery the entire time. Put this with the overall cuteness of the plot and you're left with a very relaxing atmospheric yet entertaining anime. Although the animation didn't impress me, the new angle of storytelling put with mild humor and an underlying romance that's nicely strung along through the entire series and builds itself up to a satisfying and... adorable... conclusion that makes it stand out. I'd recommend this show to anyone looking for an easy-going series that offers a little something extra with it's tale of divine power in the hands of a shy, soft spoken, yet friendly young girl and the friends that help her every step of the way with her new found divinity.

Kamichu! (opening)

Recommendation: |Above Average|