Time Travel Explanation

Snatsuyibuyi said:
But the very first time tomoe met nanami , why does she was traveling to the past ,.. Thats what i dont get ... And yeah its a paradox .... But o just loved that nanami was Really jealous of herself ......i wiill never ever understand this paradox T.T

lawnknee said:
Hey everyone, I'm up to date on the latest chapters of the Manga but there's always been one thing I'm confused about. When Nanami travels back in time to try to save Tomoe and meets Yukiji -- I don't understand how the plot is supposed to show that Nanami was the one Tomoe fell in love with all this time.

So in present time, is it safe to think that even before Nanami had time traveled, it is believed that Tomoe already "fell in love" with Yukiji. That whatever happened between them led him to almost die and that's how he was saved by Mikage. Then after meeting Nanami and her learning about the pact that he made with a fallen God, she travels back in time... I understand that all the interactions between past Tomoe and time-traveling Nanami are supposed to show that he is actually interested in her. but i don't see how that correlates with how he ended up with a curse

I guess the part that I don't understand is how the story unfolds to the point where Nanami turns out to be the one he was in love with this entire time, and not Yukiji at first and then Nanami later. If someone who understands the plot could kindly explain this part to me, it would be great!! it's been killing me. i mean its great that they're together now, but i want to understand how it came to be :P

shaimanuel said:


Hi there! I think its very late to reply but i just want to share my understanding with regards to your question above.

Tomoe really fell in love with Nanami, there were no circumstances that Yukiji showed affection towards Tomoe before he fell in love with Nanami.

When Tomoe almost died because he was attacked by War Kami, Nanami took him and nursed until he recovered. Every night she visit the tiny Tomoe and left him his favorite rice cake. Tomoe liked it and always anticipates Nanami coming to his room. One night came Nanami didnt visit him because he almost recovered. Tomoe asked Futa where is the girl taking care of him. Futa remembered what Nanami told him : never tell her name to Tomoe when he ask. Then Futa just replied "Yukiji" instead of Nanami's name. Since then Tomoe remembered that name.

Next encounter, when Nanami got stabbed and poisoned. She cant barely move because of the poisoned that Tomoe almost raped her but he end up taking care of her. He was really fell for her but Nanami needs to leave and go back to the present. Tomoe asked for her hairpin as the symbol of their promised that Nanami will come back for him and be his wife. During that time, the real Yukiji was there. She witness how Tomoe and Nanami made a promise and how Nanami vanished.

Yukiji became someones bride and got pregnant but Akura keeps on looking for her to kill. Yukiji was sick, very helpless and afraid that her child will be killed so she looked for Tomoe and told him that she came back to fulfill the promised she made with him (she used the scene where she saw Tomoe and Nanami making promised to each other) just to protect her child. She cant even show her face to Tomoe because she looks different from Nanami. Thats why she has blindfold. Even Tomoe told her she looks different but she insist that it was very long time ago since the last time they met and many changes happened to a woman's body. A point came when Yukiji was dying what Tomoe did was he went to the sea to get Dragon King Eyes. That scene the manga showed, it was the real Yukiji she was pregnant that time so after she gave birth she passed the Dragon Eye to her child, till it reached Nanami.

Tomoe fell for Yukiji but he is aware that she is not the person he made the promised with. Thats why when he asked from Kuromaru to make him a human, he traded the hairpin because he treasures it so much as he said it was from the very first girl he fell in love with. Yukiji is second only.

Inuyasha is my number one, but the story of Kamisama Kiss reading only in manga makes it my new number one. The story is very extraordinary! I enjoyed reading it so much, thats why I took time to share what I undertand. Thank you! :)

zoezabrine2813 said:
So it was not only me whose confused all along and stressed in the story..
And didn't have the energy to watch but I still continued even my heart aches so much.

Yeah my questions are the same with u guys also I want to meet the author to tell that the paradox is so messy.

ErgaDiRaskreia said:


Hi there! I think its very late to reply but i just want to share my understanding with regards to your question above.

Tomoe really fell in love with Nanami, there were no circumstances that Yukiji showed affection towards Tomoe before he fell in love with Nanami.

When Tomoe almost died because he was attacked by War Kami, Nanami took him and nursed until he recovered. Every night she visit the tiny Tomoe and left him his favorite rice cake. Tomoe liked it and always anticipates Nanami coming to his room. One night came Nanami didnt visit him because he almost recovered. Tomoe asked Futa where is the girl taking care of him. Futa remembered what Nanami told him : never tell her name to Tomoe when he ask. Then Futa just replied "Yukiji" instead of Nanami's name. Since then Tomoe remembered that name.

Next encounter, when Nanami got stabbed and poisoned. She cant barely move because of the poisoned that Tomoe almost raped her but he end up taking care of her. He was really fell for her but Nanami needs to leave and go back to the present. Tomoe asked for her hairpin as the symbol of their promised that Nanami will come back for him and be his wife. During that time, the real Yukiji was there. She witness how Tomoe and Nanami made a promise and how Nanami vanished.

Yukiji became someones bride and got pregnant but Akura keeps on looking for her to kill. Yukiji was sick, very helpless and afraid that her child will be killed so she looked for Tomoe and told him that she came back to fulfill the promised she made with him (she used the scene where she saw Tomoe and Nanami making promised to each other) just to protect her child. She cant even show her face to Tomoe because she looks different from Nanami. Thats why she has blindfold. Even Tomoe told her she looks different but she insist that it was very long time ago since the last time they met and many changes happened to a woman's body. A point came when Yukiji was dying what Tomoe did was he went to the sea to get Dragon King Eyes. That scene the manga showed, it was the real Yukiji she was pregnant that time so after she gave birth she passed the Dragon Eye to her child, till it reached Nanami.

Tomoe fell for Yukiji but he is aware that she is not the person he made the promised with. Thats why when he asked from Kuromaru to make him a human, he traded the hairpin because he treasures it so much as he said it was from the very first girl he fell in love with. Yukiji is second only.

Inuyasha is my number one, but the story of Kamisama Kiss reading only in manga makes it my new number one. The story is very extraordinary! I enjoyed reading it so much, thats why I took time to share what I undertand. Thank you! :)

ErgaDiRaskreia said:


In my understanding, the very first time she travel in the past was when Mizuki want to show the real Tomoe. She has no mission during that time because its only her soul was traveling. Mizuki would like to discourage Nanami for liking Tomoe and allowed her to time travel.

miyatobio said:


My question is how tf do the original and current timelines connect?? Why did Nanami time travel into Yukiji's body in the first place? Why and how did Nanami end up at the Mikage Shrine after making that promise with Tomoe? If when Nanami was at the Mikage Shrine, told Mikage she needed to save Tomoe, Mikage told her how to save Tomoe, and them two meeting was the reason that Mikage left for 20 years and chose Nanami specifically to be the land god, wouldn't that mean the events in our current timeline had to have happened first? But our current timeline couldn't exist without the original timeline where Tomoe and Yukiji fell in love, so wtf?

I'm not sure how people are saying Tomoe never fell in love with Yukiji; he did in the original timeline, but it seems like Nanami rewrote the past to make Tomoe fall in love with herself instead. It is a little weird to think about how Tomoe fell in love with Yukiji's relative, when he was in love with Yukiji first.

It does bother me how convoluted the time-travel plot is, I wished the author wrote it in a way that was easier to understand, or put out some explanation. In saying that, I am an anime-only fan of Kamisama Kiss, but I'll check out the manga for more context. It's entirely possible the anime was not adapted well and had plot holes, but I still very much loved Season 1-2 very very much and cried many times despite being confused. Tomoe and Nanami hold a special place in my heart now. This concludes my unhinged rant about this series, if anyone can explain things to me better it would be much appreciated<333