Kamisama Kiss

Nanami Momozono’s life unravels when her absent father’s overwhelming debts cost her their home, leaving her with nowhere to go. After she helps a man being chased by a dog, he gratefully offers her his place to stay—only for Nanami to discover it’s a shabby shrine. Before she can turn back, two shrine spirits and a fox familiar named Tomoe confront her, mistaking her for the shrine’s land god, Mikage. When it becomes clear Mikage has effectively left Nanami as his successor, Tomoe refuses to accept a human master and disappears.

With homelessness as the alternative, Nanami throws herself into the role of a new deity, despite having no idea what she’s doing. To keep the shrine functioning, she seeks out the temperamental Tomoe and, after stumbling into danger, ends up bound to him by contract. As god and familiar, they navigate divine responsibilities and rising supernatural trouble—from a youkai set on eating Nanami to a snake intent on making her his bride—while Nanami grapples with feelings she never expected to develop for her reluctant guardian.