Nanami Momozono needs somewhere to live and accidentally acquires a shrine, divine responsibilities and an argumentative fox familiar. Kamisama Kiss, also called Kamisama Hajimemashita, makes supernatural romance relatively easy to follow. Finding its ending requires more attention to bonus releases.
In simple terms, here’s the order you need: Season 1 → optional 2013 OVA → Season 2 → Kako-hen OVAs → Kamisama, Shiawase ni Naru.
Let’s not kiss out on the details, though.
What Order Should You Watch Kamisama Kiss In?
Follow release order, keeping the later story OVAs after Season 2.
| Order | Title and year | Episodes/viewing instructions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamisama Kiss (2012) | 13 TV episodes. Essential. Introduces Nanami, Tomoe and the shrine. |
| 2 — optional | Kamisama Hajimemashita OVA (2013) | One DVD containing two stories: The God Gets Dumped and The God Goes to a Hot Spring. |
| 3 | Kamisama Kiss◎ / Season 2 (2015) | 12 TV episodes. Essential. Continues the same story. |
| 4 | Kamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-hen (2015–16) | Four OVAs. Strongly recommended. Watch in numbered order. |
| 5 | Kamisama, Shiawase ni Naru (2016) | One concluding special. Save until last. |
This entails 25 television episodes, followed by or interspersed with the supplementary releases above. A platform showing a fourteenth Season 1 entry has not uncovered another broadcast episode.
Is Season 2 a Reboot?
No. The double-circle symbol identifies the second season, which continues Nanami’s story.
You may see it written as Kamisama Kiss◎, Kamisama Hajimemashita◎ or simply Season 2. Same thing!
It expands Nanami’s responsibilities beyond the shrine, including her visit to Izumo and events involving Kurama’s mountain home. Starting here would assume familiarity with her relationship with Tomoe and the supernatural rules established earlier.
Can You Skip the OVAs?
The 2013 stories are optional; the later OVAs are important to the romance.
The first bonus release offers additional character comedy. Watch it after Season 1, but do not abandon the series if it is missing from your chosen service.
Kako-hen, meaning “Past Arc”, has a different function. It explores Tomoe’s history and Nanami’s involvement in events that reshape their relationship. Hakusensha’s original release page explicitly describes a four-part adaptation, bundled with Japanese manga volumes. These are substantial story episodes, and not just recaps!
Although the arc concerns the past, do not move it before Season 1. Its revelations depend on what Nanami and the viewer already know. Strict chronology would spoil the point rather efficiently.
Does the Final Special Finish Everything?
It provides an ending, but it does not adapt every intervening manga chapter.
Kamisama, Shiawase ni Naru accompanied the Japanese Volume 25.5 fanbook on 20 December 2016. Hakusensha’s listing identifies it as an adaptation of the final chapter. Expect a concluding glimpse rather than another full season’s worth of development.
Watch it after all four Kako-hen episodes. There is no feature film to insert. For the complete progression, VIZ publishes Julietta Suzuki’s manga through its final Volume 25 in English.
Where Can You Watch Kamisama Kiss?
In the US, separate listings for Season 1 and Season 2 show Crunchyroll, Netflix and Hulu, plus the separately paid Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.
Crunchyroll added five special entries in July 2026, covering the combined 2013 stories and four-part Past Arc. Its official episode page confirms the combined first entry.
As for the UK, seems like we aren’t so lucky. Your best bet may be the Blu-ray.
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