Japan is dominated by Shintoism, where it is believed in the existence of thousands of gods and spiritual creatures. In this article, we will list the best and most popular animes featuring gods or other spiritual creatures from Japan and even the West.
In this article, we will also see a list of the most popular gods in animes, followed by an extensive list of animes focused on deities. Remember that there are many other animes that feature gods; if you remember any, leave them in the comments.
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Animes with action gods and Shounen
Noragami + Noragami Aragoto
Yato is a minor god whose dream is to have a shrine and many followers to worship him. However, he is an almost unknown god, and his only partner who helped him fulfill the wishes of humans decides to leave him and starts helping another god.
While he tries to achieve his dream alone, Iki Hiyori, a regular student, saves him from being hit by a car but suffers the accident in his place. This causes the girl to have a certain problem and becomes bound to Yato until her problem is resolved. Together with Hiyori and his new partner, the god Yato will try to gain fame to be a recognized god.
Death Note
Shinigami is a god of death who can kill anyone by writing the victim’s name in a notebook called Death Note. Ryuki, bored with his routine as a shinigami, becomes interested in humans, leaving the Death Note in the hands of Light Yagami.
With this divine power, Light decides to cleanse this world of criminals to build a new world. In this world, he would be worshipped by people as a god. However, the police quickly discover that a serial killer is killing criminals.
To find the culprit, Japanese investigators receive help from the world’s best detective, an eccentric man known only by the name L. The anime shows the plot between Light, his notebook, and a useless Shinigami against L and the task force.
Campione!
Godou Kusanagi, a former baseball player, travels to Sardinia at his grandfather’s request to return a tablet called Lucrecia Zola. He ends up meeting Erica Blandelli, a swordswoman who drags him into a dispute between two gods.
In the midst of this crisis, he ends up having to face the ancient Persian warlord, Verethragna, in a deadly combat. After killing the god, Godou becomes a Campione, one of the many titles given to a god slayer.
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka
Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon? The anime is set in the world of Orario, where adventurers come together and search for treasures in an underground labyrinth known as Dungeon.
However, for Bell Cranel, fame and wealth are secondary to what he most desires to find: girls. He soon discovers, however, that anything can happen in Dungeon and ends up being the damsel in distress!
Animes with Comedy or Slice of Life Gods
Strangely, many of the animes about gods, even the action ones, have a lot of comedy. See what we managed to fit into this second subtitle. A list of animes with deities that have a lot of comedy or are lighter, showing everyday life.
Spice and Wolf – Ōkami to Kōshinryō
A young man finds in his cart a goddess named Holo, who is over 600 years old. Holo appears to be a young human, except for having a pair of ears and a tail similar to that of a wolf.
Presenting herself as the goddess of the harvest of Pasloe, she reveals that she has been responsible for blessing the village with abundant wheat harvests for many years, after having made a promise to a villager from there in the past.
The villagers are increasingly losing their faith in Holo and developing their own farming methods, becoming independent. With this, Holo finds herself isolated and falls into loneliness, as she feels that the villagers no longer need her.
KonoSuba – Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!
Kazuma Satō is a hikikomori teenager who ends up meeting a goddess named Aqua, who offers to take him to a parallel world similar to an MMORPG controlled by a Demon King, where he can live and fight against monsters.
Although Aqua offers him a super powerful item or a superpower to use in this new world, Kazuma, after some teasing, chooses Aqua to accompany him to the city of Axel in the parallel world. Unfortunately, Aqua is useless!
Kamisama Kiss
Kamisama Kiss is a shoujo romance and comedy. The story begins with Nanami, a girl who was evicted from her home because of her gambling-addicted father, who abandoned her and fled with many debts.
While wandering the streets, Nanami meets a man who, upon learning her story, offers his home for her to live in, which is actually an abandoned temple where she becomes the deity of that place.
Ah! My Goddess – Aa! Megami-sama!
Morisato Keiichi has always had bad luck. No matter what he does or how he acts, nothing seems to go right. His bicycle often breaks down, his classmates take advantage of him, women ignore and despise him.
In Heaven, when someone’s bad luck and good luck are unbalanced, Belldandy, a goddess, comes to help him. Belldandy grants Keiichi one wish to compensate for all his bad luck; Keiichi wishes for Belldandy to stay by his side forever…
The Most Loved Gods and Goddesses in Animes
Below we will share a ranking of gods from animes based on popular opinion. First, we mention the character’s name, followed by the anime in which they appear. We will not go into details or show pictures here.
- Yato – Noragami;
- Holo – Spice and Wolf;
- Kofuku Ebisu – Noragami;
- Hestia – Dungeon ni deai;
- Bishamonten – Noragami;
- Nanami Momozono – Kamisama Kiss;
- Rory Mercury – GATE;
- Aqua – Konosuba;
- Sadaharu – Gintama;
- Tet – No Game no Life;
- Deus Ex Machina – Mirai Nikki;
- Belldandy – Ah! My Goddess;
- King Kai – Dragon Ball;
- Moro – Princess Mononoke;
- Korin – Dragon Ball;
- Celestial Spirit King – Fairy Tail;
- Urd – Ah! My Goddess;
- Momiji – Good Luck Girl!
- Truth (Verdade) – Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood;
- Alastor – Shakugan no Shana;
- Satan – Blue Exorcist;
- Athena – Campione;
- Neptune – Hyperdimensional Neptunia;
List of Animes with Gods and Deities
To conclude the article, we will leave an extensive list of animes that focus on gods and deities. The list may include second seasons and OVAs. The order of the list below is according to the popularity of the anime. Also, see about God in Japanese.
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| Anime Name | Release |
| Noragami Aragoto | 2015 |
| Spice and Wolf II | 2009 |
| KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 2 | 2017 |
| Spice and Wolf | 2008 |
| Kamisama Kiss | 2012 |
| Noragami | 2014 |
| KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 2 OVA | 2017 |
| Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – Meiou Shinwa 2nd Chapter | 2011 |
| KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! | 2016 |
| Noragami Aragoto OVA | 2015 |
| Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | 2015 |
| Spice and Wolf II OVA | 2009 |
| Noragami OVA | 2014 |
| KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! OVA | 2016 |
| Good Luck Girl! | 2012 |
| Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Movie: Arrow of the Orion | 2019 |
| Dragon Ball Super | 2015 |
| Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious | 2019 |
| Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Battle of Gods | 2013 |
| Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | 2006 |
| Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings | 2007 |
| Ah! My Goddess: The Movie | 2000 |
| Ah! My Goddess TV | 2005 |
| Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy Specials | 2007 |
| Inari Kon Kon | 2014 |
| Ah! My Goddess | 1993 |
| Campione! | 2012 |
| Kamichu! | 2005 |
| Kamigami no Asobi | 2014 |
| Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | 2003 |
| Kamisama Kazoku | 2006 |
| Kamichama Karin | 2007 |
| Spice and Wolf VR | 2019 |
| Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II: Past & Future | 2019 |
| 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku | 2011 |
| Oh! My Goddess: The Adventures of Mini-Goddess | 1998 |
| Nekogami Yaoyorozu | 2011 |
| Arion | 1986 |
| Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious Recap | 2019 |
| Bride of Deimos | 1988 |
| Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena | 2019 |
| HoneyWorks: Ima Chotto Dake Wadai no Kamisama | 2013 |
| Mikanbune | 1927 |
| Mighty Thor: Battle Royale | 2017 |
| Han Hua Ri Ji | 2019 |
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