noragami-ru-manga:79 CHAPTER SPOILERS!!! YOOOOOOO I’m completely on hiatus from tumblr currently because work and family related reasons but I just want to take this time to point out that Kazuma isn’t JUST a sword–he’s also a costume! Yato got gloves and his fluffy-fluff turned into a long scarf! AHAHAH I’m cryingggggAlso, I’m pleased that one …

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Noragami 78 Notes

Okay, I put this off long enough (I was busy grading; life is hard).Here are just a few brief ha ha almost fooled you into thinking I could be brief for a second there thoughts on Noragami chapter 78 under a cut to avoid spoilers.95% of what I have to say boils down to: Calm …

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Hi, can you write a meta analysis about kazuma’s flower earring form? Like the significance of it to his life or something? Because I think there’s something important there (obv), but I’m not fluent enough to analyse this, so please help me m(_ _)m thanks (╥﹏╥)

This is actually a really interesting ask and I’m glad that someone asked this! Unfortunately, I feel like to do this topic justice I would need a lot more time to research, but as for a cursory response right now…Kazuma becomes a cherry blossom (sakura) when he evolves, and there is no flower more loaded …

Continue reading Hi, can you write a meta analysis about kazuma’s flower earring form? Like the significance of it to his life or something? Because I think there’s something important there (obv), but I’m not fluent enough to analyse this, so please help me m(_ _)m thanks (╥﹏╥)

Kazuma? oo:

How I feel about this character: Kazuma is a dear. Boys with glasses are just unfff. XD I feel like I’ve said so much about Kazuma I have to think back to what thoughts I haven’t shared about him yet… I’ve sort of talked about this before, but I think Kazuma has been put into …

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Hi! I love your Noragami essays, especially your Kazuma ones in particular. May I ask what your thoughts on Kazubisha are? What do you think about that one panel in ch 25, after Bishamon was interrogated at the gods’ colloquy (Kazuma tells her she’s the only god he wants to protect, Bishamon blushes and asks if he wants to run home). What do you think that panel is implying? Also, lots of people are predicting Kazuma is going to die. What do you think will happen?

I have a lot of thoughts on KazuBisha. A lotttt of thoughts. I will definitely try to find time to write down what I think of them in the future, but as for right now…Per the scene after the gods’ meeting, I personally read that as Bishamon being a little awkward actually. Although a lot …

Continue reading Hi! I love your Noragami essays, especially your Kazuma ones in particular. May I ask what your thoughts on Kazubisha are? What do you think about that one panel in ch 25, after Bishamon was interrogated at the gods’ colloquy (Kazuma tells her she’s the only god he wants to protect, Bishamon blushes and asks if he wants to run home). What do you think that panel is implying? Also, lots of people are predicting Kazuma is going to die. What do you think will happen?

what do you think about kazubisha? bc it seems really problematic to me esp since kazuma repeatedly lies and manipulates bishamon (ie convincing her not to attack yato bc of kofuku’s vent) and the way he sexualizes her in his mind reads more creepy than anything. its like he’s just a Nice Guy ™ who’s taking advantage of her. what do you think? thanks in advance, love your stuff!

I think with Kazuma, it’s important to take his actions in context. When you start thinking about the things he does individually, they do start to seem a bit problematic by Western standards, but in the framework of the story they’re typically justifiable without much issue. It is true that Kazuma lied and manipulated Bishamon …

Continue reading what do you think about kazubisha? bc it seems really problematic to me esp since kazuma repeatedly lies and manipulates bishamon (ie convincing her not to attack yato bc of kofuku’s vent) and the way he sexualizes her in his mind reads more creepy than anything. its like he’s just a Nice Guy ™ who’s taking advantage of her. what do you think? thanks in advance, love your stuff!

Thank you for that insightful Kazuma essay! You really have a knack for illuminating aspects of the character that hasn’t been explored by fandom! I have a question, though – you mentioned that at one point Kazuma called Yato a quick rich schemer. This seems pretty out of character for him, especially given the powerful argument that Kazuma is one of the few people that actually respects Yato. Why did Kazuma call him that? Was it justified? Thanks in advance!

First, thank you very much. I’m really glad you enjoyed the post! :DRest of the answer is under here:The scene where Kazuma calls Yato a get-rich-quick schemer is from Noragami Shuuishuu (Stray Stories). At least as far as I know, scans of that particular chapter don’t seem to be available online? It’s a chapter dedicated …

Continue reading Thank you for that insightful Kazuma essay! You really have a knack for illuminating aspects of the character that hasn’t been explored by fandom! I have a question, though – you mentioned that at one point Kazuma called Yato a quick rich schemer. This seems pretty out of character for him, especially given the powerful argument that Kazuma is one of the few people that actually respects Yato. Why did Kazuma call him that? Was it justified? Thanks in advance!