Kamichama Karin, Vol. 06

かみちゃまかりん [Kamichama Karin] #6

by Koge-Donbo*

Karin is an average girl--at best. She's not good at sports and gets terrible grades. On top of all that, her parents are dead and her beloved cat Shi-chan just died, too. She is miserable--but everything is about to change. Little does Karin know that her mother's ring has the power to make her a goddess!After the death of her parents, Karin discovers that her mother's ring can make her a goddess and she along with Kazune, a cute boy with godlike powers as well, will have to protect Karin's ring and Kazune's sister from the evil Kirio Karasuma.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels, Shojo, Magic, Greek Mythology

178 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Koge-Donbo (or Koge-Donbo*) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist. Koge-Donbo* started her career soon after college as a doujinshi artist. She got the idea of a unique pen-name, Koge-Donbo* from Akira Toriyama's pet cat. She made her first official US appearance at Otakon 2004 in Baltimore, MD as a Guest of Honor.
She's known best as the author of Pita-Ten, Kamichama Karin, and Kamichama Karin Chu series.

Reviews

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for complete series

Kamichama Karin is by no means a perfect manga, but I've always loved it. True to Koge-Donbo style, at first glance, this is over the top cute which may or may not put people off. Her works are usually a strange mixture between over the top cute, ridiculous humour sprinkled with darker elements that don't surface until later down the line - Kamichama Karin is no exception.

There are elements of magical girl, characters can take on a god form which are loosely based on greek gods. It's very much up in the air as to why they can turn into gods or what their exact goals are, but it's utterly hilarious. I love the characters, their arguments, their silly antics. It's not until quite late in the game that we actually receive some answers. And I'll be honest here, I was so disappointed when I read the ending years ago. So many new elements are sprung at the very last minute, almost turning this into more of a sci-fi work, and it feels like we barely scratch the surface before it concludes.

Despite the lack of proper closure, I've always considered this a favourite manga, which just goes to show how much I enjoyed the characters and humour. Not long after my first read, I found out that there is a sequel - hurrah! Although I picked up those volumes years ago, I never got around to reading them, but I am hopeful that we will find out more about what actually caused the events of Kamichama Karin.

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like a 3.5 out of 5 for me. Seeing Nishikiori join the group was too funny given his personality. I am curious as to what the notebook is that his friend from England, Ami, has in it though. It doesn't go into specifics yet.

[Em Mirra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pending.

[Nyssa Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much has happened, although that was to be expected in the penultimate volume. It really did amp up the action and drama as we near the climax.

This wont be a lengthy review, or much of a review at all because all I want to do is really just get back to reading the 7th volume. However, the artwork was really great, the plotline is getting super interesting, there are some really great funny bits and I'm loving the character development.

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

wikipedia-
Kamichama Karin (かみちゃまかりん?, lit. Mini-goddess Karin) is a Japanese manga originally written by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess.

[Mara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read/rated this in grade school.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Totally threw me for a loop and left me wanting more! Why don't I have the 7th book!>!>!