Series synopsis
Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity, also known as タユタマ -Kiss on my Deity- is a Japanese animation drama sci-fi & fantasy drama comedy television series that premiered on AT-X on April 5, 2009. It ended on June 21, 2009. It stars Kaori Mizuhashi, Satoshi Hino, Noriko Rikimaru and Asami Shimoda.
At Yachimata, there is a legend of a deity named Tayutayu-sama who protected the area, but this deity and other so-called "Tayutai" have been lost in time. Mito and his friends discover a relic on the school grounds with mysterious patterns on it. Then, at the opening ceremony of the new school year, an equally mysterious girl named Mashiro appears before Mito. Mashiro is somehow tied to the relic and the legend of Tayutayu-sama.
Premise
At Yachimata, there is a legend of a deity named Tayutayu-sama who protected the area, but this deity and other so-called "Tayutai" have been lost in time. Mito and his friends discover a relic on the school grounds with mysterious patterns on it. Then, at the opening ceremony of the new school year, an equally mysterious girl named Mashiro appears before Mito. Mashiro is somehow tied to the relic and the legend of Tayutayu-sama.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Yumina Takanashi
- Satoshi Hino as Yuri Mito
- Noriko Rikimaru as Mashiro Mito
- Asami Shimoda as Ameri Kawai
- Shizuka Itoh as Mifuyu Kisaragi
- Rie Nakagawa as Nue
- Ryotaro Okiayu as Sankuro Kaname
- Daisuke Kishio as Oryu
Supporting cast
- Norio Wakamoto as Yudo Mito
- Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Hou
- Haruka Nagami as Kikuramikami no Hime
- Hina Nakase as Ran Edge-Wems
- Sayaka Aoki as Ou
- Teruyuki Tanzawa as Genzo Kawai
- Narumi Tsunoda as Toshie Takayama
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 8 | June 25, 2009 | November 25, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 5, 2009 | June 21, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Special 1 | June 25, 2009 |
| 2 | Special 2 | July 24, 2009 |
| 3 | Special 3 | August 25, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tayutai A wooden relic which bears mysterious symbols is discovered in the school's woods. The relic turns out to host the Tayutai race which the shrine worships, but is deemed to be insignificant for preservation by the school, and will be demolished to allow the school grounds' expansion. Yuri later sneaks into the school with his friends Ameri and Sankurou to exorcise the relic's spirits, after coming to the conclusion that destroying the relic may be harmful. As he performs the ritual, he accidentally summons Kikuramikami no Hime, a Tayutai goddess who explains the belligerent relationship between humans and Tayutai and says that the shrine must be protected. The relic is then destroyed after an accident caused by Ameri, which accidentally releases the entire Tayutai race, among whom are Nue and Oryu, two other influential Tayutai who hold humans in low regard. As Kikuramikami no Hime starts losing power, she materializes as a young girl, hoping to maintain a mutual relationship with humans and asks Yuri to take care of her. She is later name 'Mashiro' by Yuri. She then decides to become his wife and kisses him as an oath. |
April 5, 2009 |
| 2 |
A Pure White Place Mashiro forces Yuri to train so that his spiritual powers appear. After being taunted by Ameri, Mashiro decides to attend school as a human under the guise of Yuri's distant relative and wife. He then meets Kisaragi Mifyu and his step sister Miyyu at school. Kisaragi tells them that she suspects Yuri and that she is responsible for Mashiro's exam as a prefect. Mashiro scores the highest possible marks in all the subjects and is instead admitted into flawless which is an all girls boarding school even though she wanted to be with Yuri. She however attends the school when Yuri promises to train even in Mashiro's absence. Mashiro is welcomed at the school at first but when the students notice Mashiro's ears and tail, they are freaked out and so they hastily run away, saddening Mashiro. |
April 12, 2009 |
| 3 |
Mashiro, All Alone No one at flawless believes that Mashiro is a god and thinks that she has a mental illness that makes it difficult for her to differentiate between reality and fantasy, or, she is lying. As a result she is imprisoned in her room to self-study. When Yuri hears of this he decides to rescue her along with his friends. Yuri tells Mashiro that he will stay by her side even if the whole world was against him and the rescue is successful until flawless's security is alerted and he is trapped at the exit with Mashiro and his friends. Mashiro then summons Tayutai to make Kisaragi believer in her. Kisaragi and Miyyu believe her after seeing this but the guards also saw the Tayutai lose memory of this. Kisaragi however becomes Yuri's and Mashiro's ally. The school's councellors then allow Mashiro to commute to school from her home. |
April 19, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2009 |
| Last aired | June 21, 2009 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |