The Day I Became a God explained

The Day I Became a God
Ja Kanji:神様になった日
Ja Romaji:Kami-sama ni Natta Hi
Creator:Jun Maeda
Type:tv series
Director:Yoshiyuki Asai
Studio:P.A. Works
Network:Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC, Mētele, BBT
First:October 11, 2020
Last:December 27, 2020
Episodes:12
Type:manga
Author:Jun Maeda
Illustrator:Zen
Publisher:Kadokawa Corporation
Demographic:Seinen
First:November 14, 2020
Last:January 25, 2022
Volumes:2
Portal:yes

is a 2020 Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai.[1] It aired from October to December 2020. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay, with original character design by Na-Ga. Both Maeda and Na-Ga are from the visual novel brand Key, and The Day I Became a God is the third original anime series created by Key following Angel Beats! in 2010 and Charlotte in 2015.[2]

Plot

While preparing for the upcoming graduation exams in the final year of high school, Yōta Narukami meets a mysterious young girl named Hina Sato, who claims she is a god named Odin. She tells Yōta that the world will end in 30 days, but he remains skeptical despite her making numerous correct predictions. The story revolves around Hina assisting Yōta as he helps people around town while she adjusts to her new life. As he spends more time with her, he begins to uncover more secrets about her life and how she became a "god".

Characters

A girl who wears a veil and claims that the world will be ending in 30 days. She has a complex concerning her surname due to how common it is, and notices how Yōta and his family and friends have names related to gods. She prefers to be called "Odin". The Narukami family claims she is a distant relative and take her in despite Yōta's objections. She enjoys food despite claiming that gods do not need to eat and is very fond of video games. She assists Yōta with his attempts to confess to Kyōko by using her omniscience.
A high school student who unexpectedly meets Hina while playing basketball one day. He is skeptical of Hina's claim of the world ending in 30 days, but goes on to take care of her despite those reservations. Hina offers him her powers to support his goal of wooing his childhood friend Kyōko.
Yōta's childhood friend. Due to her mother passing away while she was young, she has a very calm and passive personality. Despite her calmness, she grew up to be very smart and beautiful, which led her to becoming extremely popular with other boys. Due to her calmness, she often rejects Yōta's advances with little thought. She is also very good with the piano and seems to believe that Hina is telling the truth. She enjoys watching baseball.
Yōta's best friend.
Yōta's younger sister. She is part of the film club and looks up to her senpai Hikari Jingūji. She initially has a dislike of Hina as she thinks she is very weird. She is a very caring and stubborn person. She aims to make a movie of her own.
A mysterious young boy with silver hair. He is younger than Yōta, but is a hacking prodigy. He utilizes a special set of gloves and hairclip to connect to interface with a variety of devices and networks. He is currently assisting the CEO and his assistant with her plans.
Sora's senpai and alumni of the film club at her school. She works at the failing ramen shop known as Ramen Heavenward in order to pay off a large debt.
A very famous lawyer that Yōta admires greatly. She has an extreme fascination with the game mahjong and hosts tournaments for it. She meets Yōta after Hina assists him in winning a mahjong tournament.
A mysterious older woman who works with Hiroto to discover the truth behind a scientist's actions before he died. Despite her seemingly cold attitude, she shows motherly affection to Hiroto.
Hiroto's supervisor who works for the CEO.
Yōta and Sora's mother. She is very caring and openly welcomes Hina to the household when Yōta calls her.
Yōta and Sora's father.

Media

Anime

The Day I Became a God is the third original anime series from visual novel developer Key's Jun Maeda and Na-Ga, in collaboration with Aniplex and P.A. Works, after Angel Beats! (2010) and Charlotte (2015). On April 19, 2019, P.A. Works producer Mitsuhito Tsuji expressed desire to work on a new original anime with Key and Maeda.[3] On November 26, 2019, Key teased on Twitter that it had eight projects in the works for its 21st anniversary, which included the Planetarian: Snow Globe original video animation project, the Kud Wafter anime film, Maeda's Heaven Burns Red video game, an unnamed visual novel, and four secret projects.[4] [5] On April 1, 2020, the Twitter account for Angel Beats! and Charlotte teased that a project in 2020 would be revealed.[6]

On May 10, 2020, Key, P.A. Works, and Aniplex held a livestream on Niconico, and formally announced The Day I Became a God anime project. The livestream revealed that Maeda would be credited for the original work and script, and Na-Ga with original character design, and the anime was scheduled for an October 2020 premiere.[2] P.A. Works also tweeted that the project had been in development for "a while", and the voice acting was pre-recorded.[7] On May 25, 2020, a special "prologue program" aired on Tokyo MX, revealing that Ayane Sakura would be voicing Hina, as well as revealing Charlotte director Yoshiyuki Asai would be returning as director.[1] On July 25, 2020, a second livestream was held, revealing the first full promotional video, and also revealed additional staff and cast members, with Manabu Nii serving as character designer, and Manyo and Maeda composing the series' music. The stream also teased a second promotional video being released in September 2020.

The series aired from October 11 to December 27, 2020 on Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, ABC, and Mētele, and other channels.[8] It also aired on BBT, BSS, NCC, tvk, and AT-X.[9] The series ran for 12 episodes, and it was released on six Blu-ray and DVD volumes from December 23, 2020 to May 26, 2021 in Japan.[10] Nagi Yanagi, in collaboration with Maeda, performed the opening theme song,[11] as well as the ending theme song "Goodbye Seven Seas".[12]

Funimation licensed the series;[13] they streamed it in North America, the British Isles and Latin America on their website,[14] [15] on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand, and on Wakanim in Europe.[16] On October 30, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[17] The series is licensed by Muse Communication in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and it was streamed on iQIYI and aired on Animax in Southeast Asia.[18] [19] [20]

Episode list

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Zen, was serialized on Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker and Niconico Seiga websites from November 14, 2020 to January 25, 2022 via Dengeki G's Magazine.[21] [22] [23] Two volumes were published from May 27, 2021 to February 26, 2022.

Volume list

Reception

The series received a mixed reception. In reviewing the first episode, Vrai Kaiser of Anime Feminist said that while the series was not bad, its writing could unearth "a kind of camaraderie in the face of despair," but that these two months were "preceded by 20 minutes of noise," but that there was potential in the series.[24] In a review of the first three episodes, Meru Clewis on the same website said they approached the series enthusiastically due to fond memories of Angel Beats but was apprehensive, saying it had the potential to be "really, genuinely interesting" if Hina's character was improved, and hoped that the series gets better.[25]

In another review, on the same website, Noise criticized the series for featuring a "lot of insidious ableism" in the last few episodes, perpetrating harmful ideas about treatment and agency of disabled people, embodying clichés and stereotypes that disabled people often embody in popular fiction, and the ableism of the series' big plot twist as tying into the "disability superpowers" trope. However, he also said that there was an "incredibly uncomfortable sexual undertone", a "coat of romantic sugariness", criticized the series for promoting a "regressive...narrative about disability," and said that the series had some high points, including a touching subplot, while citing The Duke of Death and His Maid as a better example of "coded disability" in anime.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egan . Loo . Key, P.A. Works' The Day I Became a God TV Anime Reunites Charlotte Lead Voice Actress, Director . . May 24, 2020 . May 28, 2020 . October 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001074440/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-24/key-p.a-works-the-day-i-became-a-god-tv-anime-reunites-charlotte-lead-voice-actress-director/.159869 . live .
  2. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. Jun Maeda, Key, P.A. Works, Aniplex Announce The Day I Became a God TV Anime for October Premiere. Anime News Network. May 10, 2020. May 10, 2020. May 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200513012021/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-10/jun-maeda-key-p.a-works-aniplex-announce-the-day-i-became-a-god-tv-anime-for-october-premiere/.159410. live.
  3. Web site: P.A. Works Producer Expresses Desire to Work With Jun Maeda on New Original Project. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. April 25, 2019. Anime News Network. July 25, 2020. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234010/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-04-25/p.a-works-producer-expresses-desire-to-work-with-jun-maeda-on-new-original-project/.146011. live.
  4. Web site: Key Hints at New Projects for 21st Anniversary. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. November 29, 2019. Anime News Network. July 25, 2020. July 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200725131017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-11-28/key-hints-at-new-projects-for-21st-anniversary/.153765. live.
  5. key_official. Key. Key (company). 1199164992068603904. November 26, 2019. 『planetarian-雪圏球-』のOVA化クラウドファンディングを皮切りに姿を見せた、Key NEXT 21ST プロジェクト。 徐々に明かされていく８つのコンテンツをお楽しみに。 ▼公式サイト▼ http://key.visualarts.gr.jp ▼planetarian-雪圏球-CF▼ https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/202824. July 25, 2020.
  6. kamisama_Ch_AB. Angel Beats and Charlotte Official Account. April 1, 2020. 1245365791039479810. ja:改めて、今年は「Angel Beats!」から10年、「Charlotte」から５年になります。 そんな節目の2020年だからこそ…。 この続きについては、近日中にご報告できるかも！？ 楽しみにお待ち下さい！#Angel_Beats　#Charlotte. July 25, 2020.
  7. PAWORKS_eng. P.A.Works English. P.A.Works. 1259415070515146753. Looking into live stream of special announcements. One of the new challenges of 3rd project is to attempt new tempo of dialogue from Maeda. The project have been developed from while ago so the audio is pre-recorded.. May 10, 2020. July 25, 2020.
  8. kamisama_Ch_AB. 神様になった日&Charlotte&AB!公式アカウント. ja:【10月10日（土）放送開始】 2020年10月10日（土）24時より、TOKYO MX・BS11・群馬テレビ・とちぎテレビ・ABCテレビ・メ～テレ他にて「神様になった日」放送開始決定！第2弾CMも公開！ 世界が終わるのが 噓みたいに騒がしい、 ひと夏の物語。 ▼放送情報 https://kamisama-day.jp/onair/ #神様になった日. 1305098740714283008. September 13, 2020. September 13, 2020.
  9. Web site: Key, P.A. Works' The Day I Became a God Anime Premieres on October 10. Loo. Egan. September 13, 2020. Anime News Network. September 13, 2020. September 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200914135924/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-13/key-p.a-works-the-day-i-became-a-god-anime-premieres-on-october-10/.163976. live.
  10. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. The Day I Became a God Anime Runs for 12 Episodes. Anime News Network. October 12, 2020. October 12, 2020. October 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015074001/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2020-10-12/the-day-i-became-a-god-anime-runs-for-12-episodes/.165098. live.
  11. Web site: Nagi Yanagi Sings Jun Maeda's The Day I Became a God Anime Themes. Loo. Egan. August 29, 2019. Anime News Network. August 29, 2020. August 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830133855/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-29/nagi-yanagi-sings-jun-maeda-the-day-i-became-a-god-anime-themes/.163447. live.
  12. kamisama_Ch_AB. 神様になった日&Charlotte&AB!公式アカウント. 1301459930940022787. ja:【EDテーマタイトル発表】 10月よりTOKYO MX・群馬テレビ・とちぎテレビ・BS11・ABCテレビ・メ～テレ・富山テレビにて放送開始の「神様になった日」EDテーマのタイトルが「Goodbye Seven Seas」に決定！ 「麻枝 准×やなぎなぎ」によるEDテーマをお楽しみに！ https://kamisama-day.jp/music/ #神様になった日. September 3, 2020. September 6, 2020.
  13. Web site: Watch The Day I Became A God Sub & Dub. Funimation. December 5, 2020. April 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412172457/https://www.funimation.com/shows/the-day-i-became-a-god/. live.
  14. Web site: Gods, Rap Divisions and Battle Maidens: Three Aniplex Japan Titles Head to Funimation This Fall. September 29, 2020. Whisennand. Haley. Funimation. September 29, 2020. October 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201004145940/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/09/29/gods-rap-divisions-and-battle-maidens-three-aniplex-japan-titles-head-to-funimation-this-fall/. live.
  15. Web site: Alex. Mateo. Funimation Streams 'Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town' Anime, Reveals Fall Season Premiere Dates. Anime News Network. October 2, 2020. October 10, 2020. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005231652/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-02/funimation-streams-suppose-a-kid-from-the-last-dungeon-boonies-moved-to-a-starter-town-anime-reveals-fall-season-premiere-dates/.164833. live.
  16. Wakanim. 1310980184179343361. September 29, 2020. Après Charlotte et Angel Beats!, découvrez la nouvelle collaboration originale entre Key et P.A. Works ! The Day I Became a God, en exclusivité le 10 octobre sur Wakanim !. Wakanim. September 29, 2020. fr.
  17. Web site: UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16). Crunchyroll. March 1, 2022. March 21, 2022. March 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll. live.
  18. Web site: Muse Asia Licenses Burn the Witch, Love Live! Nijigasaki Anime. Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Anime News Network. September 21, 2020. September 21, 2020. October 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201002041703/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-21/muse-asia-licenses-burn-the-witch-love-live-nijigasaki-anime/.164268. live.
  19. Web site: iQiyi Adds 4 Fall Anime for Southeast Asia. Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Anime News Network. October 12, 2020. October 12, 2020. January 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110032823/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-12/iqiyi-adds-4-fall-anime-for-southeast-asia/.165108. live.
  20. Web site: AnimaxAsia. The Day I Became a God - Trailer. YouTube. May 16, 2021. March 28, 2022. March 2, 2024. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/sD-Si1hSsSU. live.
  21. Book: 神様になった日. Dwango. November 14, 2020. ja. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114024942/https://seiga.nicovideo.jp/comic/50664. live.
  22. Web site: 神様になった日. Kadokawa Corporation. ComicWalker. November 14, 2020. ja. November 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201114023026/https://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_AM08201977010000_68/. live.
  23. Web site: Alex. Mateo. The Day I Became a God Manga Ends. Anime News Network. January 26, 2022. January 26, 2022. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126193655/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-26/the-day-i-became-a-god-manga-ends/.181925. live.
  24. Web site: Kaiser. Vrai. The Day I Became a God – Episode 1. Anime Feminist. October 11, 2020. January 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003081600/https://www.animefeminist.com/the-day-i-became-a-god-episode-1/. October 3, 2023. live.
  25. Web site: Kaiser. Vrai. 2020 Fall Three-Episode Check-In: The Day I Became a God – Episode 1. Anime Feminist. October 30, 2020. January 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606002744/https://www.animefeminist.com/2020-fall-three-episode-check-in/. June 6, 2023. live.
  26. Web site: Noise. The Day I Became a God and the mistreatment of disabled people. Anime Feminist. December 9, 2022. January 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127023733/https://www.animefeminist.com/the-day-i-became-a-god-and-the-mistreatment-of-disabled-people/. January 27, 2023. live.

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