5 Anime Titles About Gods to Binge if You Liked 'Record of Ragnarok', Ranked by IMDb
This is your guide to the universes where the fate of humanity is decided on the battlefields of the celestials.
The world of Japanese animation is full of stories in which gods, demons, and legendary heroes clash in epic battles that decide the fate of worlds and question the nature of humanity and divinity.
These titles range from dark mythological dramas to dynamic shonen battles and offer unique interpretations of gods and their interactions with humans.
5. 'Platinum End', 2021-2022
IMDb Score: 6.1/10
After losing his family in an accident, Mirai was taken in by his evil uncle, who starved, beat, and enslaved the boy. Eventually, Mirai tried to escape the abuse by climbing onto the roof.
Instead of the gates of heaven or the cauldrons of hell, however, he saw the angel Nasse before him. She granted him the divine power to make people fall in love with each other using arrows.
However, in order to preserve his life and powers, Mirai must destroy twelve other candidates for godhood within 999 days.
4. 'Spice and Wolf', 2008-2009
IMDb Score: 7.7/10
25-year-old Kraft Lawrence wanders from town to town selling food, dreaming of opening his own store one day. In the town of Pasloe, he meets Holo, a girl with wolf ears who is heading north.
The locals once revered her as a fertility goddess, but as agriculture developed, they no longer needed supernatural help.
Picturesque landscapes and Lawrence's growing business acumen provide the backdrop for the clash of two different personalities – and lifestyles. After all, Holo is several centuries older than Kraft, yet she fears loneliness.
3. 'Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!', 2016-2025
IMDb Score: 7.8/10
Kazuma Sato is a recluse obsessed with video games who rarely leaves home. One day, he leaves home to play a limited-edition MMORPG and dies saving a stranger from being hit by a car.
Of course, that's not the end. Kazuma is transported to a parallel fantasy world where he immediately encounters the goddess of water. The goddess is looking for a hero to defeat the demon king, and the young man agrees to embark on this adventure.
2. 'Noragami', 2014-2015
IMDb Score: 7.8/10
Yato is a weak god who fears being forgotten forever. To prevent this, he helps people with small requests, such as finding a runaway pet or babysitting a child. He does this while disguised as a young man.
14-year-old Yukine can transform into a sword, and 15-year-old Hiyori Iki is a schoolgirl whose soul occasionally leaves her body after being hit by a bus – they are trying to remind the world of Yato.
1. 'Kamisama Kiss', 2012-2016
IMDb Score: 8.1/10
High school student Nanami becomes homeless due to her father's gambling debts and his subsequent flight from the situation. A mysterious stranger whom she had saved from stray dogs unexpectedly offers to help her.
However, his home is an abandoned temple where two yokai servants and a fox-like guardian spirit named Tomoe await him. The local land god abandoned the temple 20 years ago, and now the confused Nanami must take his place.
