Top 10 Best Noragami Characters
You're not here because you casually watched Noragami once and moved on. You're here because something about its offbeat humor, sudden gut punches, and ridiculously flawed yet lovable characters got under your skin.
Maybe it was Yato's dollar-store god antics. Maybe it was Yukine's growing pains slapping you with emotional whiplash. Or maybe you just stuck around for the shrine fights and weirdly touching moments involving a literal regalia system. Respect.
Now's your chance to weigh in on who truly carried the show. Think about who made you laugh, who made you scream at your screen, and who left you stunned in the quiet scenes. Maybe you're Team Bishamon, holding it down for vengeance and loyalty. Or maybe you're all in on Hiyori, because someone's got to keep these immortals in check while also literally slipping between worlds.
Scroll through the list, vote for your faves, and settle some scores. Your opinion's part of the chaos now.
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Yato
Yato (Japanese: 夜ト), also known as Yaboku (夜卜), is one of the three main protagonists of the anime and manga series Noragami, created by Adachitoka. He is a little-known god who dreams of becoming a God of Fortune. In his past, he was feared as a ruthless God of Calamity who carried out assassinations... read more
He's kind, nice, and absolutely hilarious with his childish manner. I feel bad for him since he's a God of Calamity. It's his destiny to be forgotten and neglected someday, like Rabo.
He stopped killing people and tried his best to redeem his past actions by becoming the Delivery God, becoming the Yato we know and love today. He's also loyal to his friend and really caring (though he doesn't openly show it very often), enduring pain and risking his life to save Yukine despite everything Yukine has done to him.
Overall, he's the greatest character and definitely worthy of the top spot.
Yato, the god of extreme stalking, the god of calamity, the god of granting people's wishes for only 5 yen, the god who isn't really a god. Who doesn't love Yato?
I feel kinda bad for him because nobody really knows him as a god, but a creepy, sweaty-handed guy that tries to grant people's wishes. Either way, he is very light-hearted, somewhat thick, and serious at times, but most of all, loyal to his friends... sometimes. He definitely deserves the first place.
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Yukine
Yukine (Japanese: 雪音), whose real name is Haruki Tajima (田嶋春樹), is one of the three main protagonists of the anime and manga series Noragami. He serves as Yato's shinki and guidepost, and later also becomes a shinki for Father under the name Hagusa (莠). Yukine plays a central role in the series' exploration... read more
I personally really like Yukine as a character. Some may hate him because he stung Yato really badly, but he learned from his mistake and even put his life on the line for his master later in the series.
If Yukine was not in the series and Yato just used Nora or Mayu as a Regalia, I feel like it would have been less interesting without someone to supervise Yato. I quite enjoy his sarcastic personality in contrast with Yato sometimes being playful, not to mention his design is quite charming, both in human and Regalia form.
I love him so much because he is so cute and he adds lots of cuteness to the show. I also think he is perfect with Yato, as I like the parent/child relationship between them.
Also, I ship him with Hiyori and I don't like the romance between Yato and Hiyori at all. It seems too fan service. Yato could have cared for Hiyori without romance because their relationship is pedophilic.
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Bishamonten
She's one of my favorite female characters ever! Bishamon is a real badass. She's beautiful, kind, and caring. She went out of her way to protect her Shinki.
Despite being one of the strongest war gods out there, she's also one of the nicest. Her past is really interesting, and I like the nickname "Crazy Chick" Yato gave her.
At first, I liked Hiyori more (because she was introduced first and is the main character and stuff), but now my favorite is Bisha.
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Hiyori Iki
She has to be one of my most favorite anime girls of all time! She's an adorable closet martial arts nerd and knows how to take care of herself.
I ship her with Yato so hard and love seeing them together!
She's adorable! She likes boxing and can fight, not at the same level as Yato, but still a strong girl!
She cares so much about her boys and puts in so much effort to help them! She's so important.
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Kofuku
She is definitely my favorite female next to Bishamon. My favorite male would have to be Yukine. I also love Nora.
All in all, this anime has a great story and great characters, so it is kind of hard to pick your top favorite of all.
She has the best comic relief throughout the series and OVA. She is not the most artistically detailed in most scenes, but it shows her funny side.
She is an adorable fangirl and the typical teenage girl.
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Kazuma
Kazuma's past was really intriguing, and he's so loyal to Bishamon. He can be funny at times as well.
Such strength...trying so hard not to blight Bishamonten because he loves her.
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Daikoku
Daikoku is hilarious with his constant criticisms of Yato and how he constantly bickers with him but secretly cares for him all the same.
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Rabo
Rabo is a character quite strong and misunderstood. It gives off more to the fact that the real villains aren't actually villains.
Rabo seems quite misunderstood. I sympathize with him quite a lot.
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Nora
At the beginning of Noragami, I used to hate Nora. But then, as the series goes on (especially after season 2 ended), I have to say that Nora has become one of my favorite characters ever!
She's so misunderstood. She died so young and cared for Yato so much, yet Father corrupted her. I truly feel sorry for her when Yato released her name.
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Mayu
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Ebisu
He seems like an antagonist at first, but later, he was shown to be an idealistic and respectable man who wanted to help humanity in ways others didn't think were possible.
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Tenjin
Tenjin is the great hilarious fellow who secretly helps Yato behind Heaven's back! BROTP forever.