The Best Episodes of Kamichu!
Every episode of Kamichu! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Kamichu!!
Yurie is just an ordinary middle school girl in the 1980's - until overnight she finds out that she is a Kami, or God, in the Shinto sense. When Yurie announces this fact to her best friend Mitsue, their classmate Mitsuri takes advantage of Yurie's new divinity to revitalize her family's dying shrine. Yurie is nicknamed Kamichu and now must go on with her godly duties while going to school and winning the heart of her crush, Kenji, while Mitsuri tries to replace her old shrine god Yashima with her.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Kamichu!" is "Lovers of the Sun", rated 7.9/10 from 8 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Hideyuki Kurata. "Lovers of the Sun" aired on 8/24/2005 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Unkindness of Adolescence".
7.9/10 8 votes#1 - Lovers of the Sun
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2005-08-24
On their summer vacation, Yurie and her friends go to a quiet part of the seashore and explore an abandoned beach house. The gods living there want to know what's become of the people who once enjoyed themselves there, and Yurie fulfills their wish.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.7/10 10 votes#2 - The Unkindness of Adolescence
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2005-06-29
When Yurie announces during lunch that last night she became a god, Matsuri, as the daughter of a Shinto priest, tries to help her figure out what kind of god she is. During their efforts, Yurie accidentally creates a typhoon, which she has to dispel to save Kenji.
Director: Koji Masunari
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.7/10 8 votes#3 - Although This Is Not What I Intended
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2005-07-13
The god of poverty arrives in town, sending the local economy into a depression; and Yurie's pet cat, Tama, goes missing. These two events may have something in common.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.7/10 8 votes#4 - Cross the River of Time
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2005-08-31
Yurie and her friends meet an old man named Gen who was once a crewman of the battleship Yamato. Shortly afterwards, she receives a message from the sunken battleship, which wants to visit its home port again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.6/10 8 votes#5 - It's Awful to Be Alone
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2005-08-03
Yurie catches a cold and stays at home for a few days, but her friends don't come to visit. Feeling lonely, she uses her powers to depart from her body as a spirit and visit them instead.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.4/10 8 votes#6 - Goddess, Please
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2005-07-06
Matsuri decides her family's shrine will host a festival in honor of Yurie, but discovers Yashima, the god of the shrine, has gone missing. Yurie travels to the land of the gods to convince him to return.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.4/10 6 votes#7 - It's Your Decision
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2005-09-07
As another of her business ploys, Matsuri convinces Yurie to run for student council president, but they encounter unexpectedly fervent opposition.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.3/10 8 votes#8 - The Earth Is in Peril
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2005-07-27
The God Association sends Yurie three assistants to help her deal with petitions. As her first task, the Prime Minister summons Yurie to help communicate with a Martian.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.2/10 6 votes#9 - Mysterious Adventure
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2005-09-14
For the month of Kannazuki, Yurie attends the "God Convention" in Izumo. While there, she temporarily transfers to a local middle school where everyone treats her with utmost respect.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.2/10 6 votes#10 - Dream-Colored Message
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2005-09-21
During her winter break from school, Yurie spends an entire day under the kotatsu. She receives several New Years cards, including one from Kenji.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.2/10 6 votes#11 - A Small Step
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2005-09-28
When Yurie resolves to give Kenji chocolate for Valentine's Day and confess her love, the entire school and everyone in town pitches in to help her. After a brief awkward conversation upon the school's roof, the two are lifted into the sky upon a large piece of paper (upon which, Kenji had written the kanji character for 'love'). As they soar above the town, Kenji tells Yurie that he loves her, because she is strange. The character on the flying paper turns into the kanji for 'strange'.
Director: Koji Masunari
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
7.1/10 8 votes#12 - A Little Resolution
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2005-08-10
Kiyomi, a freshman, comes to Yurie seeking love advice - but the object of her crush is Kenji. Trying earnestly to help her rival nonetheless, Yurie joins Kenji's calligraphy club with her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata