Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō (神無き世界のカミサマ活動, "What God Does in a World Without Gods") is a Japanese manga series written by Aoi Akashiro and illustrated by Sonshō Hangetsuban. It was initially serialized in Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's from May 2019 to October 2020, before transferring to the Comiplex website since November 2020. The series has been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of May 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Palette aired from April to July 2023.
Synopsis[]
The conqueror, the son of a dubious cult guru, died during the cult's unreasonable training and reincarnated in another world. And it was an ideal world for conquerors without the concept of gods or religions, and they lived happily with the help of the inhabitants of remote villages.
However, the village was a collection of people branded as "abnormal" by the empire. An abnormal person is a person who is "fearing death".
The people of the empire lacked the sense of "fearing death." Eventually, the "abnormal people" are about to be executed by a "lifetime system." The conqueror desperately tries to help the villagers, but he has no power.
At that time, "Mitama", the god of the cult where the conqueror was, was summoned to this different world... Can the conqueror survive in a different world!?
(Source: MU)
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Manga[]
Written by Aoi Akashiro and illustrated by Sonshō Hangetsuban, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World began serialization on Hero's Inc.'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Hero's on May 1, 2019. The series was transferred to the Comiplex website on November 27, 2020, after Monthly Hero's ceased publication on October 30 of the same year. As of November 2022, six tankōbon volumes have been released.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | February 5, 2020 | 978-4-86-468701-0 | October 29, 2024 | 978-1-78-774356-4 |
| 2 | July 4, 2020 | 978-4-86-468730-0 | — | — |
| 3 | January 29, 2021 | 978-4-86-468778-2 | — | — |
| 4 | September 29, 2021 | 978-4-86-468833-8 | — | — |
| 5 | April 27, 2022 | 978-4-86-468880- 2 | — | — |
| 6 | November 29, 2022 | 978-4-86-468140-7 | — | — |
| 7 | May 29, 2023 | 978-4-86-468171-1 | — | — |
| 8 | December 27, 2023 | 978-4-86-468215-2 | — | — |
| 9 | June 28, 2024 | 978-4-86-468261-9 | — | — |
Spin-off[]
A spin-off manga with composition by Shinya Murata and illustrated by Tokisada Hayami, titled Kaminaki Sekai no Onee-chan Katsudō (神無き世界のおねーちゃん活動, "What My Older Sister Does in a World Without Gods"), began serialization on the Comiplex website on November 25, 2022. It has been collected in a single volume as of March 2023.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 1 | March 29, 2023 | 978-4-86-468165-0 |
Character[]
A young man whose father is Urabe Soichiro, the founder of the new religion "Shinchi Sukyo". His real name is Masato Urabe. He was ridiculed for being the son of the guru of a bogus cult, and he was living a cramped school life without making any friends. In order to become his second guru, he was forced to perform the "musubi no gi/Ritual of Musabi", in which he was submerged in water for three days, but Yukito reincarnate into another world.
In another world, he makes friends such as Roy, Shiruriru, and Aruraru, and in order to protect their peaceful lives, he establishes the cult "Kuseyo Goryokyo" with Mitama as a god, and becomes the supreme operational leader and final decision-making manager.
Reincarnation into a Godless World
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The true appearance of another world
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Abilities[]
"The more people believe in you Mitama, the more power you can use a god, right?
Well then, I'll turn you into "God". In this world, with "Religion", I will create a [GOD]!"― Yukito Urabe said to Mitama
Yukito Urabe, the son of the founder of a dubious cult, lost his life during a ceremony called the Musubi Ritual and was reincarnated in another world (Future earth about 7000 yrs). What awaited him in that world was to gather believers to regain the power of Mitama, who called herself God. The amount of power Mitama can wield changes according to the number of believers, but the number of believers that matters is「0 」!?...
It is said that Mitama's power is necessary to protect the village called "Kakuri" where he lives from enemies and to develop the village. when she gained followers/believers her power rose so that she was able to create certain equipment or make water released in her palm. Yukito is a decent fighter and has knowledge of the martial arts of Judo (he can throw Loki who is in a state where he cannot use his abilities or soldiers of the Empire, can throw him away).
In order to regain Mitama's power, Seito uses every possible means to gather followers today as well. Yukito has no ability in his reincarnation, he has only the Magatama (sacred treasure) that gave to him by his father who worships Mitama. Although he dislikes it, he is well-versed in religious knowledge and tactics to increase followers and uses various methods to overcome the predicament.
Origin[]
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Mitama (ミタマ) A self-proclaimed "omniscient and omnipotent" god who was worshiped by the cult where Seito's father was the founder. In the pinch of the conqueror, she was summoned to another world where Yukito was reincarnated. She is supposed to be an omnipotent god with tremendous power, but her power is directly linked to the number of followers she has, and she is at a loss in a different world with no followers. While she is terribly attached to Yukito and cannot refuse his request, she has a different spirit from humans, such as showing a very merciless side to humans other than Yukito.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
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| Alias/Epithet: | Kuniyuki Tokoyo Mitama Omikami (国之常世御霊大御神) | Age: | Unknown | Alignments: | Chaotic・Moral |
| Gender | Female | Traits: | Cult Goddess, Childlike, Idol | ||
| Affiliation: | ─ Archon's ─ The religion of Savior Mitama/Kusei Goryokyo |
Race: | Goddess (Deity) | Occupation | Sole God of the Cult |
| Height: | 47 to 54 inches (Childlike Figure) | Voice Actor: | Kitou, Akari (JP) & Wiedenheft, Sarah (EN) | ||
| Allied: | Nayu (Friend), Yukito Urabe (Subordinates/Only One Partner) | Hair & Eye Color: | Dark Green (Hair) & Lime Green (Eye) | Status: | Active |
The identity of Mitama is unknown from what has already been published as of September 2023. However, it already existed in the late Edo period (1830s). At the time, Mitama was not recognized by anyone, but only one girl, Nayu, noticed Mitama's presence and approached her. As they deepened their conversation, Mitama and Nayu became close friends, but soon after, the Great Tempo Famine broke out. Nayu, the daughter of a poor family, is immediately struck by starvation and illness, and she is left in a weakened state. As Nayu was fading and about to expire, Mitama called out to Nayu; "Nayu, you are the one who has the power to save the world."
"Nayu. Would you like to make a contract with me?
I will keep you alive. I will give you a body that will not be defeated by disease. I will give you a body strong enough to fight with other human beings and never lose or die. In exchange, I will give you_____"― Mitama said to Nayu
"In exchange, I will inherit your descendants forever... that's the contract.
Right now, I have very few followers. You and your descendants will become my servants and gather followers. That is the contract between you and me.
You and your descendants will always be with me"― Mitama said to Nayu
Nayu accepted Mitama's proposal so that she would not be left alone and after that day, Nayu's illness quickly recovered. Moreover, even though the lack of food had not been resolved, she somehow gained more strength than before. The villagers who heard about this rumored that what had happened to Nayu was a miracle, and began to deify her and worship her, eventually forming a community.
This probably evolved into the Shinchi Sect, which was later run by the Urabe family. The fact that the followers of the Shinji cult have muscular bodies across the board is also thought to be derived from these episodes and the fact that Nayu's ancestors are from a samurai descent.
"Nayu, a few generations after you, one special person will be born. That person will be the one who will be favored by me. I will be the stepping stone for you to come into the world! Until then, I will not allow your bloodline to endure."
― Mitama said to Nayu
It was a blessing and a curse at the same time.
ABILITIES
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| A god who appeared in another world in response to Yukito's request. She looks like a little girl, and the first person is "Boku". She has been watching over Yukito since he was young, and she dotes on him. She resurrected Yukito, who was overthrown by Bertrand, and the villagers who were killed in the Eternal System with the power of God. However, since she needs believers to use her power as a god, she has no followers after moving to another world, so she is currently unable to use her original powers. In order to increase the number of her followers, Yukito founded the cult "Kusei Goryokyo", where she becomes the only god "Kuniyuki Tokoyo Mitama Omikami".
In terms of ability, she is an all-around type and more versatile than Artal. When she first appeared, she dragged Bertrand and other imperial knights into a different space and eliminated them in an instant. After running out of power due to the number of believers reaching zero, she has since demonstrated various abilities depending on the number of believers, such as pouring wine on Roy in an attempt to cause a flood, healing others with a hot spring effect that is effective for back pain and bruises, and growing vines of plants.
Perhaps most distinctive is the ability (Creation) to bring ancient tools back to life. This ability can revive tillers, rice planters, combines, the fuel to run them, sex toys, energizers, and even infrastructural facilities such as water and electricity. It can also (perhaps as a derivative of this ability) revive living creatures, restore destroyed villages, and heal mortal wounds. And when fighting, she utilizes the aforementioned ability to grow plants to fight. In addition to simple blows with plant vines, she can summon plant-shaped monsters to attack, bind others with vines to block their movements with the power of the god, cover allies with plant vines to guard, and perform other offensive and defensive actions. As the top deity of the eight million gods, he can also summon them (but if the deity's power is weak, it is likely to return during battle). | |||||
When she runs out of power, she turns completely white and withers, and flies fly around her.
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Term[]
The Empire
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Kakuri Village
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Lifelong System
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Archon's
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TV Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 26, 2022. It is produced by Studio Palette and directed by Yuki Inaba, with Yoshifumi Sueda serving as supervisor, Aoi Akashiro handling the scripts, Kaori Yoshikawa designing the characters, and Yasunori Iwasaki composing the music. The series premiered on April 6, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "I Wish" by Rin Kurusu, while the ending theme song is "Steppin' Up Life!" by Akari Kitō.
- Staff
- Original / Series Composition - Aoi Akahaku
- Drawing - meniscal injury
- Director- Yuki Inaba
- Supervisor - Yoshifumi Sueda
- Character Design - Kaori Yoshikawa
- Prop Design - Yoshinori Uetake, Saya Takamatsu
- Art Director - Kouki Nagayoshi
- Art setting - Masahiro Sato
- Color design - Kana Soma
- 3D Director - Kenichi Higaki
- Outer Beast Design - Saya Takamatsu
- Cinematographer - Ayako Otsuki
- Sound Director - Keiichi Nozaki
- Sound effects - Sho Urahata
- Sound production - Ducks Production
- Music - Fuminori Iwasaki
- Music production - Lantis
- Producers - Kosuke Arai, Shuhei Yamamoto, Kota Kimizuka, Ryutaro Usukura, Hajime Maruyama, Rei Niizuma, Rie Ibara, Hisashi Matsumura
- Animation Producer - Yuki Saito
- Animation production - studio Palette
- Production - Kamikatsu Production Committee
Crunchyroll licensed the series, and will be streaming it along with an English dub.
On May 22, 2023 the KamiKatsu website announced episode 8 would be delayed a week to air at 25:30 on May 31 (effectively June 1) "due to various circumstances." The production staff aim to deliver the best work to the anime's viewers.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. Please purify us. Please cleanse us. Lord Mitama. We beg for you to hear our prayer." | Yuki Inaba | Ohine Ezaki | Yuki Inaba | April 6, 2023 |
| 2 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. Beautiful is—" | Yūki Matsumoto | Deko Akao | Yūki Matsumoto | April 13, 2023 |
| 3 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. You who rule over all the hills of Takaamahara. All our—" | Tatsuji Yamazaki | Ohine Ezaki | Tatsuji Yamazaki | April 20, 2023 |
| 4 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. You have aaahhhhh—" | Hitoshi Motoi | Ohine Ezaki | Yoshifumi Sueda & Yuki Inaba | April 27, 2023 |
| 5 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. You created all things—" | Motomasa Maeda & Yuki Inaba | Deko Akao | Motomasa Maeda & Yuki Inaba | May 4, 2023 |
| 6 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama" | Yuki Inaba & Hitoshi Motoi | Aoi Akashiro | Motomasa Maeda & Yuki Inaba | May 11, 2023 |
| 7 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. All living beings were born by" | Tatsuji Yamazaki | Ohine Ezaki | Tatsuji Yamazaki | May 18, 2023 |
| 8 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. Evil cannot touch" | Yūki Matsumoto & Yuki Inaba | Deko Akao | Masayoshi Nishida & Yuki Inaba | June 1, 2023 |
| 9 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. Your perfectly pur—" | Yuki Inaba & Hitoshi Motoi | Ohine Ezaki | Tatsuji Yamazaki | June 8, 2023 |
| 10 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama" | Ken'ichi Higaki & Yuki Inaba | Deko Akao | Ken'ichi Higaki & Yuki Inaba | June 15, 2023 |
| 11 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. In the ancient tim—" | Yuki Inaba | Aoi Akashiro | Masayoshi Nishida & Yuki Inaba | June 29, 2023 |
| 12 | "We know we are not worthy. O great Lord Mitama. On the throne—" | Hitoshi Motoi | Aoi Akashiro | Motomasa Maeda & Yuki Inaba | July 6, 2023 |
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External Link[]
- Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou ─ Official Manga Website (in Japanese)
- Kaminaki Sekai no Onee-chan Katsudo ─ Official Spin-0ff Manga Website (in Japanese)
- TV Anime "Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou" ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
- Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou ─ TV anime official (@kamikatsu_anime) - Twitter
- Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
- Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou ─ Wikipedia (in English)
Trivia[]
to be added.