Season 1 Plot
High schooler Nanami has quite a few problems of late, beginning with her absentee father being in such extreme debt that they lose everything. Downtrodden and homeless, she runs into a man being harassed by a dog. After helping him, she explains her situation, and to her surprise, he offers her his home in gratitude. But when she discovers that said home is a rundown shrine, she tries to leave; however, she is caught by two shrine spirits and a fox familiar named Tomoe. They mistake her for the man Nanami rescued—the land god of the shrine, Mikage. Realizing that Mikage must have sent her there as a replacement god, Tomoe leaves abruptly. Rather than going back, Nanami immerses herself in her divine duties. But if she must keep things running smoothly, she will need the help of a certain hot-headed fox. In her fumbling attempt to seek out Tomoe, she lands in trouble and ends up sealing a contract with him. Now the two must traverse the path of godhood together as god and familiar.
Kamisama Kiss Season 1 aired on October 2nd, 2012.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Nanami Becomes a God
Abandoned by her father, Nanami finds herself homeless when she meets a man who offers his own home to her. His home turns out to be a shrine where his supernatural household awaits the return of their lord and master after a 20-year absence.
2. The God Becomes a Target
Nanami discovers that Kurama, a famous pop star, has transferred to her high school, which spurs her to return to school. However, as a weak land god, her life may be at risk if she wanders outside the shrine alone.
3. The God Makes a Match
The land under Mikage Shrine's protection includes Isara Swamp and Himemiko, its guardian mistress, comes to pay her respects to the new land god. And Nanami's divine matchmaking powers are put to the test for the first time.
4. The God Is Kidnapped
Nanami saves a pretty white snake at school and for her trouble, she becomes marked as the snake's intended. Tomoe transfers into Nanami's class to protect her, but the snake comes for her anyway.
5. The God Loses Her Home
Narukami, god of thunder, has always wanted Tomoe as a familiar for herself. Now that the god he serves is Nanami, a human girl, Narukami sees her chance to take away Nanami's godhood and make Tomoe hers.
6. The God Catches a Cold
Nanami stays home with a cold while Tomoe goes to school disguised as her in order to keep her attendance rate from slipping. Mizuki takes advantage of Tomoe's absence to pay Nanami a visit.
7. The God Asks a Boy Out on a Date
Nanami experiments a little with her divine powers while she struggles to define exactly how she feels about Tomoe. And Kurama, being the yokai who has more experience with humans, offers some words of advice to Tomoe.
8. The God Goes to the Beach
Summer break is here and Nanami goes to the beach with her friends to take her mind off her broken heart. Trouble ensues when Tomoe accompanies her and goes into the ocean against his better judgment.
9. The God Goes to the Dragon King's Palace
In her quest to recover the stolen Dragon King's right eye and return it to him in exchange for Tomoe's freedom, Nanami travels back in time and gets a glimpse of Tomoe's past.
10. Tomoe Becomes a Familiar / The God Goes to a Mixer
Flashing back to the past, some of what Tomoe went through with Mikage is revealed. And returning to the present for the second part, Nanami gets dragged off to a mixer with her friends.
11. The Familiar Goes Into Town
Mizuki ventures into the city alone to learn the secret to making it in human society like the super popular pop star Kurama. And Nanami drags Tomoe off on a date to the amusement park.
12. Nanami Quits Being a God
Nanami decides to hold an autumn festival at the shrine to let the locals know that it's not abandoned or haunted. But as she prepares for the festival, Otohiko comes along to throw a wrench into things.
13. I've Started the "Being a God" Thing
Unable to exorcise the miasma encroaching on the shrine, Nanami believes she is useless and leaves. Finding her gone, Tomoe and Mizuki go searching for her, leaving the shrine and the miasma to Onikiri and Kotetsu.