# The World God Only Knows (2010)

> A dating sim champion with unmatched skills at wooing virtual girls is recruited by a bubbly demon hunter to win over real possessed girls.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/50509

## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, fantasy
- Network: TV Tokyo, TVh, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVQ, AT-X
- Cast: Kanae Itou, Ryoka Yuzuki, Hiro Shimono, Kana Hanazawa, Saori Hayami, Ayana Taketatsu, Aoi Yuki, Nao Toyama
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899022/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: playful, breezy, deadpan, teasing, warm

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, enjoying its comedic take on a dating sim champion who conquers girls' hearts as a game while battling demons alongside a bubbly demon hunter.

## Synopsis

The World God Only Knows (2010-2013) is a Japanese anime supernatural romantic comedy produced by Manglobe and aired on TV Tokyo and affiliated networks. Keima, a high school dating sim champion known as the God of Conquest, has never wasted a moment on real girls, but when his game play summons Elsie, a bubbly demon hunter, he is drafted into freeing girls from demons that secretly possess them. Elsie (Kanae Itou) keeps pushing him toward real hearts, while his classmate Mari Katsuragi (Ryoka Yuzuki) and the sharp-tongued Shiori Shiomiya (Kana Hanazawa) complicate his life. Each episode is built around a new possessed girl, a new conquest and a new round of awkward romantic chaos in the halls and classrooms of a Japanese high school. The three seasons form one continuing run of 36 episodes, with the romantic story growing as the girls' feelings shift. The tone is playful and breezy, with deadpan jokes, fan-service flourishes and a warm, teasing heart beneath the chaos. Fans of Love Hina, Ouran High School Host Club and Kamisama Kiss will find the same mix of harem comedy and supernatural romance here, set in a modern Japan that feels ordinary until the demons arrive.

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