Kodomo no Kamisama

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Japanese: コドモの神様

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Type: One-shot

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: 1

Status: Finished

Published: Sep 20, 2015

Genres: Drama, Romance, Supernatural

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Sunday

Authors: Misu, Shinya (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.36¹ (scored by 1,341 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #4418²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #9477

Members: 2,239

Favorites: 8

7.36

Ranked #4418Popularity #9477Members 2,239

One-shotShounen SundayMisu, Shinya (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

Makoto Kaizuka is a young boy who enjoys his recess with a few friends at a local shrine. He often sees a girl named Yukari at this spot, who soon becomes one of their regular playmates. Yet, to Makoto's surprise, his friends begin to gradually forget about her existence. Understandably bewildered, he discovers that Yukari is actually a god only visible to children—bound to this particular shrine for eternity.

Now in middle school, Makoto is still adamantly refusing to grow up, just so he can remember Yukari for life. In addition to that, he skips classes to take photographs at random locations, showing her each time he visits the shrine. However, the harder Makoto tries, the further his childhood slips through his fingers as he ascends through adolescence.

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Kaizuka, Makoto

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Reviews

Jan 23, 2022

TarikKabir

Recommended

Pain all I feel is pain. God of Children is a manga about a young boy Makoto and Yukari and their unconventional childhood romance. It's unconventional because Yukari is a Goddess of the local shrine. If you know anything about Shinto and Japanese religion (if you can call it a religion) then you've probably been exposed to these ageless Gods in control of shrines across Japan. In this particular case only young children and animals can see these ghosts (which is a common trope across various cultures and in literature). The boy goes through trial after trial with his friends and the girl eventually with ...

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Jan 19, 2025

Chiyuu_ki

Recommended

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Why is this so sadddd? But it is good as well. T-T

But I think it is just a fitting ending for both of them as they are different beings. It's nice to see the kid's dedication to try to remember God, but as to what usually happens to kids, he eventually forgets about her as well. It's just sad that he has not able to convey her feelings to her when he used to remember. I wished there was more to the point of view of God too and what she thinks about the kids forgetting about her.

Anyway, overall this manga is good, I ...

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Jul 25, 2025

Ciezul

Not Recommended

This was Misu Shinya's first work. One of her manga is getting an anime adaptation, so she’s clearly successful. That said, a bit of criticism for one bad story won’t hurt her at all.

As for this one-shot, one word sums it up: amateurish.

There’s nothing new here, nothing. It’s a supernatural romance that feels uncomfortable, and not in the intriguing, horror-esque way that some gore manga or anime manage. This is just plain creepy from a certain angle.

Many may disagree with me on this, but I firmly stand by my view.

The romantic undertone leans into an age-gap issue, and unfortunately, even the final panel reinforces it ...