Name: Kamisama Kazoku, God’s Family Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama Episodes: 13 Released: May 18, 2006 – August 10, 2006 Based On:Kamisama Kazoku light novels by Yoshikazu Kuwashima Director: Kimitoshi Chioka Produced By: Toei Animation US Distribution By: N/A
Major Japanese Cast
Tenko: Ami Koshimizu Samatarou Kamiyama: Daisuke Kishio Kumiko Komori: Ai Maeda Osamu Kamiyama: Masashi Ebara Venus Kamiyama: Nanaho Katsuragi Misa Kamiyama: Yumi Touma Meme Kamiyama: Akemi Kanda Shinichi Kirishima: Hiroaki Miura Suguru: Yasuhiro Takato Fumiko: Mariko Kouda Ai Tachibana: Mamiko Noto Lulu: Ryou Hirohashi Lulu (child): Tomoko Kaneda
Kamisama Kazoku is a story about Samatarou, the son of God, and his guardian angel Tenko. Samatarou is currently living on earth in order to train to know what it’s like to live along with humans so that he may become a better god when he grows up.
Samatarou and Tenko are childhood friends, but are rather confused about how they feel about each other. Their feelings are tested and prodded as the pair have to work through several situations, such as a girl arriving in their class whom Samatarou falls for, as well a mysterious girl who shows up on their doorstep who grows several years in age every day.
Kamisama Kazoku is a reasonably good comedy, which is able to keep up a pretty good pace of new material to keep the story fresh. One issue I had with the story, however, is that it’s one of those shows which establishes the central “problem” right off, and then the problem just spins it’s wheels through 2 or 3 story arcs until it’s suddenly resolved at the end. I guess there may be sort of a feeling that the events of one story arc lead into another, but it isn’t necessarily obvious.
The biggest minus to this series – unless the fansubs were just made from bad raws – was the animation, which I thought was generally sub-par for a series released in 2006. The music was good, however.
If you’re looking for a different type of series (how many series deal’s with god’s family?) which has some laughs, but don’t really care if your anime has some flaws, then you may very well like Kamisama Kazoku.
First Watched: July 2008 Do I Own: No Do I Recommend: Yes
Posted Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 2:38 pm |Permalink
I remember enjoying this show when it was on. The big plus? Koshimizu Ami as Tenko. That was when I realized just how good a seiyuu she is. (Horo in Spice & Wolf, Kallen in Code Geass, Tenma in School Rumble, Nina Wang in My-Otome, Saya in Naisho no Tsubomi, Charlotte Yaeger in Strike Witches — all excellently played)
Name: Kamisama Kazoku, God’s Family
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I remember enjoying this show when it was on. The big plus? Koshimizu Ami as Tenko. That was when I realized just how good a seiyuu she is. (Horo in Spice & Wolf, Kallen in Code Geass, Tenma in School Rumble, Nina Wang in My-Otome, Saya in Naisho no Tsubomi, Charlotte Yaeger in Strike Witches — all excellently played)