Post by Slinky on May 10, 2008 0:52:20 GMT -5
Do you like Sailor Moon? Card Captor Sakura? Tokyo Mew Mew? Or just about any other series with a magical girl involved? Kamichama Karin ( translates roughly into ‘Little Goddess Karin’ ) is a must have for any shelf. It’s a dentist nightmare of sugar and sweetness, big eyes and frills. And don’t forget corny battle cries.
The second series is named Kamichama Karin!Chu ( chu meaning ‘kiss’ ) and has yet to be translated
Koge Donbo is a creator of world popular, Pita Ten. Kamichama differs from her usual style, taking on a leading girl role and using magical girls and boys than her normal angels and demons and hybrids.
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Plot
Karin Hanazono is an orphan living with her aunt. Her life has never been easy, her studies are not well, she is not the best in sports and technically she is miserable.
Left with only a ring as a memento from her departed mother, she suddenly finds her life changed, as she was mourning her pet cat, Shii-chan. On that night she met a strange boy, Kazune Kujyou. After that event, she experiences several mysterious incidences that soon led her to find out that she is a goddess.
Finding others like her she soon sets out to understand herself better as her mysterious powers grow and she becomes beset by opponents.
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Characters
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Karin Hanazono
Karin is the protagonist of the series. Her name literally means "The Flower Bell of the Flower Garden," with the "Flower Garden" as her surname and "Flower Bell" as her given name. Karin used to live with her aunt because her parents died a long time ago, but she moved in with Kazune and Himeka after they found out about her goddess powers.
She is an outgoing person, even though she does bad in school and sticks up for her friends. She is in 7th grade. The ring Karin originally thought was her mother's ring allows her to borrow godly power. Her ring is silver and has the power of the goddess Athena (Aphrodite in Chu)
Each time she transforms, she yells I AM GOD!
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Kazune Kujyou
Kazune is the main male protagonist. His ring has the power of Apollo Greek god of sun (in the sequel, he has a different ring with the power of Uranus). He is in 7th grade. While he acts cool during much of the story, Himeka states that in the past, he was weak and cried frequently, only becoming his present self when he turned ten years old, after knowing who he was. While Himeka loves bugs, Kazune hates and fears them.
His God form is incomplete and frequently passes out after transforming in Apollo. It gets so bad; it’s feared he’ll soon die. He often speaks Karin that she deems sexist, talking about things like the inherent stupidity or weakness of girls. Kazune has a fan club at school, called the Kazune-Z. They hate Karin for being so close to him
Himeka Kuijou
Himeka is Karin's friend and Kazune's "cousin". She is one half of a goddess; the other half is Kirio's younger sister who is also named Himeka. When one Himeka becomes stronger, the other becomes weaker. Since she was a young girl, she has always defended Kazune, who was a bit of a crybaby when they were little.
She loves bugs and is a good cook. She is in 7th grade. Like Karin, she does poorly in school. She tells Karin at one point that while she has a strong affection for Kazune, it is not necessarily a romantic attachment, as Kazune is "kind of like a brother and kind of like a dad" to Himeka.
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Michiru Nishikiori ( ‘Micchi’ )
A transfer student from Britan. He also has the power of a god like Karin and Kazune ( Revealed it is Neptune in Chu ) When he was young, he got into a car accident which left him orphaned and heavily injured. He was in critical condition and would not of survived if it weren't for Professor Kujyou. Though he was okay, one of his eyes was not. Professor Kujyou had to replace one of his eyes. That is why one of them is blue and one purple (purple being his original eye colour).
Most people (like Karin and Himeka) call him Micchi. He was in the hospital for some time so he is a year older then most of his classmates. He had very tight bonds with the professor and treated him like his dad. When he arrived to Japan he mistook Kazune for Professor Kujyou. Micchi also has his own fan club, called The Michirians. One of the members is a boy
Micchi is a bit of an odd duck. Rather mysterious, he helps as much as he takes. He has made sexual advances to bother Karin and Kazune. He normally hugs Karin from behind, until she punches him off. Kazune normally lets Micchi do whatever he likes to him, like reverse psychology ( the only times he's ever physically struck Micchi was when he kissed him )
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Kirio Karasuma
Kirio is the main antagonist. He is the student body president of Sakuragaoka Academy. He tests the protagonists and fights them outside the campus. Karin refers to him as "Mr. Glasses Man" (meganekko), "Four eyes-san" or "Glasses Guy". His only true relative is his twin Kirika, but he does have a "sister" by the name of Himeka. In the anime, he is a running gag character; often leaving before ever winning and revealing his plot to Karin and the others while they didn't know, thinking they did. His ring has the powers of the god Ares
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Kirika Karasuma
Also has the power of a god. Is Kirio's twin and Karin's first crush. She disguises herself as a boy to back up her brother, as she is scared she will loose him to their other “sister”. She becomes quite sarcastic and witty as the series progresses
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