The Day I Became a God

At the end of the last summer vacation of high school, Youta Narukami spends his days preparing for the university entrance exams, when a young girl named Hina suddenly appears, proclaiming herself as the "god of omniscience." Youta is confused and does not believe Hina when she tells him "The world will end in 30 days." After witnessing Hina’s God-like predictive ability, Youta begins to believe her powers are real. Hina, who is innocent and childlike despite her supernatural powers, decides for some reason to stay at Youta’s home. Thus begins the start of their lively summer before the end of the world.

The Day I Became a God (2020) is a Japanese animated slice of life anime created for broadcast on TOKYO MX and other regional Japanese networks. Across a single twelve-episode season, high school senior Youta Narukami (voiced by Natsuki Hanae) is preparing for university entrance exams when Hina Satō (voiced by Ayane Sakura) appears, claiming to be the god of omniscience and warning that the world will end in thirty days. Youta's struggle is to decide whether to believe her, and to balance his studies, his family and his growing attachment to her as she settles into his home. Each episode is built from small, ordinary summer moments interrupted by the countdown and by Hina's unnerving predictions. The tone is cheerful and tender with a melancholic undercurrent, and the mood carries the wistful warmth of a quiet coming of age story. Produced in the vein of A Place Further Than the Universe and Your Name, the series offers a light sci-fi romance that fans of Anohana and Erased will find resonant. Its setting is a present day Japanese town rather than a distant future, and its appeal lies in the contrast between its comic domestic rhythm and the cosmic stakes hanging over it.

Audiences rate the series mixed, with its bright summer-romance tone and character warmth appreciated more than its premise-driven plotting.

• Erasedapocalyptic countdown premise with a supernatural young character and quiet slice of life romance
• Your Namebittersweet teen romance against a looming end of the world, tender tone
• Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Daygentle summer slice of life with a mismatched pair and melancholic undercurrent

Release Date

2020-10-11

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (162)

What is The Day I Became a God about?

A high school senior's last summer before university is upended when a childlike self-proclaimed god of omniscience moves in and announces the world will end in 30 days.

What is The Day I Became a God like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Day I Became a God as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Day I Became a God violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Day I Became a God.

What did critics think of The Day I Became a God?

Audiences rate the series mixed, with its bright summer-romance tone and character warmth appreciated more than its premise-driven plotting.

Which shows are like The Day I Became a God?

Shows with a similar feel include Erased, Your Name, and Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

How long is The Day I Became a God?

The Day I Became a God: 1 season, 12 episodes.

Is The Day I Became a God still running?

No, The Day I Became a God has ended.

Where can I watch The Day I Became a God?

In United States, The Day I Became a God streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.