List of Omamori Himari episodes

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Cover of the first DVD volume of Omamori Himari as released by Kadokawa Pictures on March 26, 2010. Omamori Himari DVD volume 1 cover.jpg
Cover of the first DVD volume of Omamori Himari as released by Kadokawa Pictures on March 26, 2010.

Omamori Himari is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Milan Matra. The story centers on Yuto Amakawa, a boy who, on day of his sixteenth birthday, meets Himari, a cat spirit in the form of a beautiful young girl. He learns from her that he is the descendant of one of the twelve Demon Slayer families that had slain ayakashi since feudal times, and that Himari has sworn an oath to protect him from the ayakashi that is out to kill him until his power awaken. He later meets other girls who start out as enemies, but later become rivals for Yuto's affection as the series progresses. The anime follows the first twenty-nine chapters of the manga, with moderate changes to the original's storyline.

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Produced by Zexcs and directed by Shinji Ushiro, the series was broadcast on TV Saitama and Chiba TV from January 6 to March 24, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, tvk, TVQ, and Sun Television. [1] English-subtitled simulcasts were provided by Crunchyroll following its premiere date. [2] Six DVD compilation volumes were released by Kadokawa Pictures between March 26 and August 28, 2010, with limited edition volumes also released. [3] A Blu-ray box set was released on January 27, 2012. [4]

The opening theme is "Oshichau zo!!" (押しちゃうぞっ!!) performed by AyaRuka, which consists of singers Aya Sakamoto and Ruka Kawada, while the ending theme is "BEAM my BEAM" performed by Himarinko L. Shizukuesu (ひまりんこ・L・しずくえす), which consists of the main female cast with the seventh episode version sung by Ami Koshimizu, the eighth episode version sung by Iori Nomizu, the ninth episode version sung by Kei Shindo, the tenth episode version sung by Asuka Ōgame, and the eleventh episode version sung by Yuki Matsuoka. The ending theme which is used in episode 12 is "Sakamichi no Hate" (坂道の果て, "At the End of the Hill) performed by Yuto Amakawa (Daisuke Hirakawa).

Episode list

  1. "(アニメ) TVA「おまもりひまり」2010年冬放送開始予定!" (in Japanese). Hatena. June 27, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
  2. "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Omamori Himari Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. "Omamori Himari DVD volumes" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Pictures . Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. "HD制作の「おまもりひまり」が、待望の初Blu-ray化!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. November 10, 2011. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
No. Title Original Air Date
1"Cat and Girl and Allergy"
Transliteration: "Neko to Shōjo to Arerugī" (Japanese: 猫と少女とアレルギー)
January 6, 2010 (2010-01-06)
On the day of Yuto Amakawa's 16th birthday, he and his childhood friend Rinko meet a mysterious katana-wielding girl on their way to school. The girl starts to come on to Yuto to Rinko's shock, causing her to drag him away. At school during a heated argument on the rooftop, Yuto and Rinko are attacked by their friend Taizo who is possessed by a demon spirit until the mysterious girl from earlier exorcises it and kills it. Later that night, Yuto is visited by the mysterious girl who introduces herself as the cat spirit Himari, and explains that he is being targeted by various ayakashi who are out to kill him and that she will protect him from them due to an ancient vow. However, the appearance of her cat ears and tail triggers Yuto's cat allergies, and at the same time Rinko appears unexpectedly and causes a ruckus after seeing them together. The following day, Himari transfers to Yuto and Rinko's school. In a flashback from the night before, Himari reveals that Yuto's family (i.e., the Amakawa Family) is one of the twelve Demon Slayer families that has protected mankind from ayakashi for hundreds of years, and that one of her ancestors was spared by Yuto's ancestor, leading to a vow from her kind to forever serve them. Refusing to accept this fact, Rinko challenges Himari to a sports battle (which includes running, high jump, kendo, judo and tennis), only for her to lose in all of them despite being the school's best athlete. After being told by Himari that she lacks the strength to protect Yuto, Rinko insults her by calling her a monster. On the school rooftop, Himari asks Yuto if it is okay to have an ayakashi like her around him. Yuto, understanding that she is only concerned about his well-being just like his grandparents were, allows her to perform her duty. The next morning, Rinko comes to apologize to Yuto, only to see Himari in his bed again, much to her annoyance and it turns into yet another ruckus. Meanwhile, a mizuchi or water deity named Shizuku appears to the other ayakashi, claiming she will kill Yuto herself.
2"Sea Cat Scramble"
Transliteration: "Umineko Sukuranburu" (Japanese: 海ねこスクランブル)
January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13)

Yuto, Himari, and Rinko are invited by their class representative for a trip to the beach as a welcome to Himari. While walking home from school, Yuto reluctantly agrees to take Himari swimsuit shopping, and Himari goes on ahead of him. While calling Rinko, it starts to rain heavily, forcing Yuto to take shelter under a bridge where Shizuku appears and warns that she will kill him if he goes on with his Demon Slayer heritage, vanishing with the rain clearing up. Rinko joins Yuto and Himari at the department store, where Rinko helps Himari decide on a swim suit and Yuto chooses a Western-style dress for her. At the beach, it is revealed that Himari is afraid of water, and Rinko throws her an inflatable whale toy to float on. While the others are having fun, Himari, having drifted far from the shore, gets a startling visit from Yuto when a giant wave appears from behind and crashes onto them. Both of them survive but are dragged down into the ocean by a set of tentacles. After regaining consciousness, Yuto meets Shizuku, who warns him that his awakening as a Demon Slayer will destroy the balance between humans and ayakashi.Just when she is about to kill him, Himari intervenes. But suddenly the tentacle monster appears again behind them. Take the chance of Himari attacked Shizuku failed.It captures Himari to a upside down position. Since Himari attempts to get rid of tentacles as soon as possible,her cat ears were show up. At first Himari’s right arm was free, make she could break free by herself. Then she jumped off the monster and tried to touch the ground, however the tentacles were too much also way too fast, she was been caught again before she could touch the ground. Himari was pulled into "M-shaped legs" posture, then she had pulled fiercely to resist the binds. But this time, both her arms and legs were tied up, she couldn’t move or cut the tentacles that were holding her. Thus allowing Shizuku to conjures up a whirlpool to drown Himari while the tentacles ensnared and prevented her escape. Yuto quickly jumps into the whirlpool and attempts to rescue her.

After that,Himari saves him by stabbing her thigh with one of Shizuku's ice spikes, causing the whirlpool to disintegrate from her blood, and destroys the tentacle monster by hand chop. Himari tells Yuto to run while she holds Shizuku off despite her injury but Yuto refuses, telling her not to sacrifice herself for his sake. Deducing there is something unusual about them, Shizuku withdraws from the battle, but not before telling them that she will kill them next time.