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Kamikatsu: Working for God in a Godless World

Kamikatsu: Working for God in a Godless World

Introduction

Under the belief that the omnipotent god Mitama will come to save him, Yukito Urabe participates in a ritual to become the new leader of his father's cult. But when the boy drowns during the ritual, he wishes to be reborn in a world without gods or religion. Reawakening in a completely different world devoid of spirituality. He meets a deviant girl named Aruaru, who introduces him to her village. However, his idyllic image of this world's society is short-lived when he witnesses a public group suicide and learns of the country's end-of-life system: at any moment, the government may order any citizen to die. Aruaru and her sister are forcibly taken for execution soon after, prompting Yukito to rush to their rescue—but to no avail. In a moment of desperation, Yukito recalls his father's teachings and utters a prayer for Mitama to save them. Seemingly answering his call, a little girl descends from the sky and annihilates everyone who harmed Yukito and his friends. To Yukito's surprise, the girl introduces herself as Mitama. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Audience ratings

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Audience reviews

20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.

EnshourT_

There are anime that make you cry, there are anime that make you think deeply and then there are anime that scream "WHAT THE FUCK AM I WATCHING" Trying to explain Kamikatsu feels impossible because the anime sounds like it shouldn't work. -STORY: WHAT THE HECK AM I WATCHING??!! The story follows Yukito Urabe the son of a religious cult leader who wants nothing to do with gods or faith. After a ritual goes wrong he dies and gets transported to another world. WOW NICE A TYPICAL ISEKAI STUFF. Here's where you are wrong, In this world there's no god, no religion, and no belief. Then Yukito accidentally summons Mitama a real goddess, and the guy who spent his entire life rejecting religion now has to do the one thing he never expected CREATE A RELIGION. - ANIMATION SO BAD THAT ITS GOOD I ge…

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Multiface

Writing a review because this is another show I consider to be heavily underrated. Which is funny, because it'd only be underrated looking at the score average, because this, at the time of this writing, is overwhelmingly recommended by review count, 52 recommend against 10 not recommended. First, the plot is interesting. It is wacky, and definitely original. That in itself isn't enough to carry a show, by nature, the plot serves better as an intrigue rather than a long term strength. Novelty wears out, and it is solely on the execution to provide merit. The production budget, not quality, budget, is extremely bad. The cheap CGI were the most obvious. This show is not going to be a smooth eye candy, and I wished they were given more to work with. Because the team delivered. They did th…

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arifandi13

Kamikatsu (I’m not even sure what the full title means 😅) is one of the funniest isekai comedies I’ve watched — probably my favorite right after Konosuba. Before anything else, I want to clarify that this review is not intended to offend, mock, or disrespect any religion or belief. This anime is meant as fictional entertainment, so please watch it with an open and mature mindset. The story follows Urabe Yukito, who reincarnates into another world — a world without gods and without religion. This contrasts heavily with his previous life, where he came from a radical cult-like background. Yukito dies in a darkly comedic ritual caused by his father’s extreme obsession with religious faith, which is already absurd enough 😂 It gets even crazier when Mitama, the god worshipped in his past li…

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ArwenV17

TLDR: Ugly, fan service, poorly written. Random Isekai anime with inexistant MC and huge boobs / horny womans to attract the average otaku, while everything else is empty and boring. Wouldn't recommand. Ok so the animation is ugly / lazy most of the time, and I won't even mention the 3D stuff, but it can be fine if the story is good... right? Yeah no, the story won't save the ugly visuals. It's boring af, ridiculous sometimes, and even if you watch it as a joke (which I did, with friends) it's still not very interesting and has a lot of censorship like they don't assume the enormous amount of fanservice they do, pretty boring for an anime talking about sex litteraly all the time. And, about sex : it's the classical "every character with a vagina has huge boobs and wants to make out with…

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Psi18c

Another Anime that get low review because people who are not supposed to watch this anime picked it up. Before that. The bad part: - MC is the typical anime loser MC that get's freaked out if a girl trys to have a sexual relationship. And Japan wonders why they have birth rate issues. - CG and various other animations are bad. Heck, for whatever reason, they where fast forwarded ruining the enjoyment even further - Tons of Censorship because?????? This is one of those anime that should have had nudity and more. - Is NOT for everyone. Not everyone can enjoys this anime. To make it very easy to understand: Do you like gag humour? Do you like perverted jokes? Do you like explicit sex related scenes? If no, skip this anime. So the good part: - Tons of sex related jokes to the level you have…

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Kasuk

The more adult aspects and humor is a bit refreshing to see in a series, but that's about all the positives to this anime. Probably the most negative aspect of the whole show, is the main character, Yukito. He's pretty unlikeable. Also his character is meant to be able to play the storyline's chess game with the main antagonist, but he could literally win at any time if he weren't stubborn. Without spoilers, he can basically have the power of God at his fingertips if he'd just do one thing, and for whatever reason it keeps being brushed aside, which to me makes him a lot less intelligent than he is supposed to be. I watched the full season and gave it a 6. But if I were talking to someone who wanted to know if to watch, I'd tell them it's a 4 and to not waste their time

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Acro_Note

Absolutely loved this anime. The story was really good imo, great concept and made me interested the whole time watching it. Looking past the CGI, the voice acting was top notch, the direction of scenes, funny faces, the way characters were animated(loved the character designs, and they were animated well, will definitely read the manga) and everything was great. And the fact that I'm a guy that never cared much about CGI of monsters, armies etc helped why I like this show som much(also the bad CGI complemented the whole thing in a way I can't explain). They really delivered with the little budget that they had. One of the best truly('imo' of course).

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Tiago_Vaz_007

The computer-generated animation, especially of the 3D monsters, stands out from the rest and is negatively surprising. The presence of rotoscoping in some parts also causes strangeness and tends to be remembered by the audience. Although high-quality animation could change this impression, the impact on the anime would be limited. This choice likely reflects a low budget, considering that the work's proposal does not demand such fluid scenes. It's understandable to have greater tolerance with Japanese works when they address religious issues, given the poetic freedom and secular culture of Japan. However, an anime that centralizes its plot on religion and makes direct and explicit criticisms differs from works that only use religious elements or make non-generalized, subtle, and intellig…

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Kays90

Lets be frank. The only redeeming quality of this show is its strong story. Other things are either just average or sucks, be it direction or character development. The most horrendous thing about this anime is its art & animation. It just sucks. What the hell the studio was thinking with such a crappy background art, character art & worse of all CGI. Even the animation wasn't smooth & feel off some time which is bad considering when its released. Had this animation in an anime launched in early 2000s or even 2010s, then it would make bearable but not now. The character development is just average & direction is not great as well. The sound department is inconsistent. Sometimes its good but other times it just lacks impact. If not for the story itself, the show would proved to be a j…

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jus7aguy

There's moments when this really works, but there are moments when it falls VERY flat also. It feels like a rushed incomplete work with too many cooks in the kitchen. I see sparks of brilliance, but then it'll turn around and have moments of VERY poor execution. The animation will be fantastic one moment, and then very poor (especially on the lip to sound factor) the next. It's like they constantly ran out of budget or time, but aside from that were doing good work till that happened. It could be worth visiting the source material for this anime, but the anime itself fails to live up to it's potential. Music is good, and the voice acting is sufficient, it's just the pacing/story/animation syncing that falls down. It also seems to try just a "little" to hard to lean into the fan service…

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delzog

This show never made me laugh, never made me take interest in a single character. AND had a semi-idiotic plotline that was unbelievable stupid and boring.... I can't believe anyone would write that it was, 'hilarious.' (Of course maybe if they meant hilariously bad). It suffers from a completely unlikeable protagonist. It has a hyper yet failing pretext about religion. It takes all the negative aspects and tries to make fun of them via terrible tropes. Once again, I find this show to be a waste of animation talent. Is there really NOTHING better they can find to animate than this crap?

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SerealWatcher

Horrible CGI, absolutely unhinged story writing and humor, borderline hentai fan service. I finished the season and still don't really know what I watched, but I want more. CGI is comically bad. Which is fine because it's basically a spoof series, and the CGI components aren't the focus of the story. The animation is also very simple, and combined with the bad CGI you can tell the budget for this show wasn't high. The animators did a phenomenal job of creating something fun with their budget. I won't try to rate the characters or the story because I still have no idea wtf is happening even after finishing the season. I will, however, say that Loki's design and outfits are really hot. Everyone should give this a try, unless you don't have headphones in which case you should make sure y…

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Argar_

KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World is a fantasy isekai anime that explores the themes of religion, morality, and free will. The story follows Yukito, a boy who is transported to a world without gods after a failed ritual, and Mitama, the goddess who answers his prayers. The anime has a mix of action, comedy, and drama, as Yukito and Mitama face various challenges and enemies in their quest to restore faith and order in the godless world. The animation is well-done, the characters are likable and funny, and the plot is engaging and unpredictable. I recommend this anime to anyone who enjoys isekai, fantasy, or satire. It is a refreshing and original take on the genre that will make you laugh, cry, and think.

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Animembn

I quite like this anime because the comedy is very funny and absurd, and also the plot of this anime is not easy to predict, it's really random, which is what I like ,The characters are also good and many of them have different traits that make the story enjoyable to watch , apart from the graphics and cgi, this anime is pretty good,As for the MC ya even though the MC isn't naive and doesn't really care about women, he's smart and kind, so I quite like him. I give a rating for this anime 8/10, I recommend watching it because it's really good

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Benx2019

The cg is really ugly, some decent actoion scenes and others that are... bad. The amount of character detail varies and declines towards the end of the show, backgrounds are mediocre, and cg is... still ugly. Characters have a small amount of depth and are sort of likeable... sometimes. Story doesn't have much depth, but has some world building, isn't completely derivative, and leads to some funny circumstances. Pacing is fine, but slow at times. Voice acting is somewhat annoying, some decent casting, but average unimpressive performances. Soundtrack is not memorable and quite average. Okay op and a great ed. Overall it's kind of funny, but relies to much on ecchi humor. That, plus the less than ideal animation, makes is a rather average anime that isn't esspecially worth your time. 5.40/1…

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the48thleviathan

This anime is absolutely horrible... But I love it. This two sentence TL:DR sums up perfectly the mess that is KamiKatsu. In a story filled with so many cliches, patched together animation segments, and borderline hentai, I never thought I would actively be seeking new episodes each week. This anime takes logic and reason and throws it out the window. First off, the plot. Eh, to be honest I'm not really sure what to follow. Here we have another isekai, where a man named Yukito is reincarnated into a world with an "end of life system", a term meaning the government can kill you whenever they feel like it. He meets some villagers, and tries to save them from their planned execution. Upon trying to do so, he meets with a god named Mitama, the only god in a godless world (heh, sorry). From t…

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DivinityV12

This was probably the best anime to air this season with the exception of Oshi no ko and Dr Stone, eventhough alot of the people who left a bad review likely didn't know what they were watching. Top tier anime to watch. So I'll start off with the elephant in the room with what most people saw on social media, which was the cgi used in the anime. Yes it was used for comedic purposes and that includes the one time use of the tiktok filter. Other than that we follow an MC who had a comedically terrible life because of the cult his dad was in charge of and then by the powers of the god that cult worshipped gets isekai'd. Yes can sound like your generic isekai but this anime does dive deeper into what actually happened with the MC Yukito. The comedy used in this anime is Konosuba tiered as a…

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Marinate1016

Kamikatsu is my ideal mix of fan service, action and plot. A genuinely fun and unique isekai. If you can make it past the awful CGI, you’ve got something very special on your hands with this one. Kamikatsu sets itself apart from other fantasy shows in a couple ways. For one it doesn’t have an OP MC. Yukito has to use his wits and ability to manipulate people like pawns to get ahead and survive in this new world. Fans of Tomodachi Game and You Zitsu will find similarities in all three protagonists methods. Additionally, the setting of the story is something I’ve never seen in the medium. Instead of being a generic fantasy world with magic, adventurers and other JRPG elements, it’s a grim and eerie mix of futuristic technology and medieval. The connection between religious followers and…

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Furyo_enjoyer

This show is hilarious. I think the bad CGI filtered a lot of people who gave it bad ratings but for those who didn't get it : it's on purpose. they have a small budget so they went full shitpost and made the cgi as bad as they could and It's just amazing. If you read the manga you can notice the changes that they made (like how they turn scary looking monsters to hilarious CGI beasts). The characters are great, the story is weird and goes unexpected ways every episode. and most impotantly it's done by a passionate staff who add to the humour with their shitposts. The Seiyuus performance is also great as you feel how much fun they are having with it. This type of humour might not be for eveyone though. But if you like weird japanese comedy this is absolute gold.

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Omarumba

This is the best anime of the spring season of 2023, although, no, it might just be the best anime ever made. Aoi Akashiro is a genius, and that says it all. If you're a fan of unpredictable plot, unexpected twists and turns, you've come to the right place. I'll start my second paragraph by repeating: Aoi Akashiro is a genius. You don't believe in God? Are you an atheist? Are you a scientist? After watching this anime, you will discard your ridiculous principles, because there is a goddess here - LOLI! Even if you're not an atheist, why worship all sorts of Buddhas, Poseidons, Zeus (what's in fashion now), if you can worship LOLI? One Lola goddess and the population of the entire globe will be converted to monotheism. The protagonist, Yukito, finds himself in a world where, left behind…

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