🩷Is Kamichama Karin The UGLIEST Magical Girl??🩷 

It’s kinda sad that Kamichama is only known through memes and not her anime, me myself included

Part of the "issue" is that Koge-Donbo has a unique art style thats hard to pull off in a simplified weekly aired anime way

the fact everyone else seems less weird looking suggests that karin just is like that on purpose

Not the ugliest, it’s just the creator (Koge-Donbo)’s artstyle. You should do a video on their most well-known work, Di Gi Charat and it’s many spinoffs, because it is lovely

kamichama karin was my first manga and i desperately wish is was more popular. the story and art is genuinely really good (and also super fucked up at times??) and the theme is a BANGER

Koge-Donbo's art style is iconic 2000's aesthetic in cute anime scene. Digi Charat was basically a comedy anime shorts about Dejiko wanting to be an idol and her rival Rabi-en-rose doing weird stuff. It was quite popular and had a lot of media from it. I remember it being quite meme'd on in northern europe anime communities, like a Finnish fandub/abridged series on RU-vid.

I realized the opening theme is an Ali Project song. It’s unrelated to the video but Ali Project is probably one of the best J-POP music groups imo, they also created the op themes for the Rozen Maiden series.

I actually used to own the original manga for this when I was a kid! It's nice to see someone taking an actual look at this series outside of just, well, talking about the infamous meme. I wouldn't say it was my favorite series ever, but I liked the art a lot and was very familiar with Di Gi Charat.

Kamichama Karin holds a special place in my heart. I’m 29 now, but it still gives me the same warm fuzzies I had in middle school seeing the cute Kazune/Karin manga panels. I’m so happy to see someone acknowledging this anime and positively reviewing it. This video is motivating me to reread the manga 💕

this anime had me wishing i was an orphan so i could move into a hot boy’s house

I remember watching this years ago when I was in my magical girl phase (still am lol) and I just loved it! I really miss this era of 90s/2000s magical girl anime, newer shows just don’t have that same charm

Omg, Kamichama Karin is actually what got me into anime! I read the Tokyopop manga when I was a kid. Loved the sparkly art (even though it didn’t translate the best to the anime all the time 😅)

giving props to her VA what a range lol

I grew up reading the manga for Kamichama Karin. I still have my original copies and decided to source and purchase Kamichama Karin Chu. The anime is kind've a combination of both the original series and the sequel series. I absolutely adore the manga though. You should totally read it.

Karin the vampire: goofy Karin the magical girl : also goofy

shes so cuteee she looks like she has absolutely no thoughts in her brain

Commenting again for the interaction i absolutely LOVE how you take a commercial break and add in vintage commercials! That is just so cool and unique. I've never seen any other RU-vidr do that and I really enjoy watching those vintage commercials!

I grew up with the Pita-Ten manga, one of Koge-Donbo's other works. if you think Karin is wild, Pita-Ten is way crazier in my opinion! it left a huge impression on me despite the final few volumes being so tragic and unexpected that it scared me into blocking out the big twist from my memory...

I hope someday we will get another kamichama Karin anime. I NEED to see Karin's couple transformation with the three boys !!! I love the op though, I think it's suit for the theme of this series

I can't believe I found people who like Koge-Donbo in the middle of RU-vid, my heart is filled

My best friend and I loved this manga growing up. If anyone ever genuinely called it ugly, my response would be: How dare you?

Once I saw the manga art style, I immediately recognized Koge-Donbo as the author of Pita-Ten. That series was so good, even though I hate the manga ending because it makes me hurt so bad. Still, after hearing more about Karin, I can say the story is very her (confusing but engaging plot lines and characters with the same name for Drama included)

In defense of time travel love triangles- Instead of trying to set up a love triangle when we know the outcome, it could add a nice layer of grief and heartache. With Seiya and Usagi, for example, how much more tragic would it have been if they both knew their relationship had an expiration date, but loved each other anyways? Each date and embrace is tainted by the knowledge of what the future holds. Usagi is reminded everytime she looks at her own daughter. Doomed by the narrative, seen more as an impossible romance instead of a love triangle

honestly i think the weird proportion was the anmation studio's fault,, Koge-donbo's art style is so cool, her drawings are all so cute and none of them seems weird at all. Kamichama karin has always been my favorite! I had to watch it three times and read kamichama karin chu to fully understand the whole thing but i think it was worth it! It has a special place in my heart. Anw great video! you did really well summarizing the story, and i'm really happy to see a video about Kamichama Karin since it seems to be not as popular as other Mahou shoujo anime ^^ :D

I do remember watching this when I was younger and remember liking it despite not knowing wtf is happening lol. This show also made me like the name "Karin" and I'd use that name for almost all of my old OCs Also, gosh I absolutely LOVE the vibe and style of your channel, the ad break is also really nostalgic. Keep up the good work!

WHAT? THE OPENING SONG IS BAD? ITS SOOO GOOD XD

I haven't finished the video yet, just want to thank you for covering Kamichama Karin I can't get into magical girls genre/shows, however Karin is my first childhood magical girl that I hold dearly to this day next to Charm Angel ☺

I love crazy plot twists like that. and the artstyle is fun and cute

I saw Kamichama back in the wild west of RU-vid when you could get away with posting shows in 3 parts. I got a lot of inspiration for some of my gijinka anime Kirby stuff as a kid & enjoyed the anime. Kinda wish the sequel manga got an anime cause I didn’t know it was manga only. Also the leaving bit was supposedly a lie to hide he died.

I AM GOD!!!

Whoops I love the theme song, but it’s definitely better suited to something like Rozen Maiden or Vampire Knight and doesn’t match Kamichama Karin at all. Also, I want Karin’s wardrobe 👏

Boy why you so eyes? 🤨 But fr this story looks so adorable and the art is just as sweet. I only found out like a week ago that it’s supposed to be a shoujo. Will definitely check it out as the story kinda reminds me of another obscure series I have called 13th cat. Also didn’t know the creator made the Digi Chara cat girl :3

Just started watching your videos and I love them! They’re like a warm hug from an old friend. As a recovering “tomboy” I didn’t read or watch a lot of cutesy girly anime growing up but as an adult, I have a newfound appreciation for magical girls, fairies, and other “girly” content. Thank you for helping me nurturing the inner child I never got to be ❤

digicharat was a merchandise MONSTER, its one of the properties that started the moe boom of the 2000s

I was watching RU-vid using my tv when suddenly this video got recommended. Im gladly subscribing just for the vibes alone, its soo nice

I AM GOD! She's sonic.exe lmao

I really love your editing style, it feels so nostalgic and soft 🥺

this series actually sounds pretty hilarious and worth watching.. oh and your voice is really nice to listen to, glad i found your channel

I actually own the original manga of this series, now I gotta read it thanks to this review, thanks! Also yes I absolutely adore her dress it’s so pretty!

Wow I never knew Kamichima Karin was an anime!!! I read the manga in elementary school waaay back in the early 2000s and I still have them on a shelf!!! What a throwback! LMAO

You always end up giving me new show recommendations. I’m gonna have to watch this myself now. Also you’re hilarious.

I always wanted to try to watch this shows but I just can’t forget that cursed meme, after watching this maybe I’ll try it out Update: I have finally watched this anime and I wish this anime was more popular. I could see if the anime changed its artstyle this could probably be a popular series. I could go on and on about this series but all I will say is watch the anime or read the manga!

Oh I love the intro!

"the only thing i didn't like is the intro song, it wasn't very good" OUCH :'( knife to my heart. this was one of my favorite anime/manga series as a kid and I've always loved the intro. but i guess ali project isn't for everyone lmao

It's kinda ashamed that Kamichama is the only known anime that is full of and alway's filled to the complete brim with meme's and not her in the anime me myself included.And even though it's not the ugliest nor even the most non perfect magical girl anime it's the most underrated anime ever but the animation on this anime looks pretty good and amazing at best except for the horrendous face good grief that horrendous face it looks hideous and the most disturbing yet disgusting face in the history of anime history,I've felt so bad cause I've kinda like the art style and the background's of the anime in particular and also the story it's just so very dark and deeply much edgy in my opinion this anime and the sequel manga looks amazingly underrated and it's the most non perfect yet amazing hidden gem since Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! and also by the way I've absolutely love your video so much thank you so much for tackling this underrated gem/hidden gem I've very much appreciated and plus it's one of my all time favorite video's that I've ever seen sailor gaurdian hope your videos are wonderfully sublime and very superb I've going to tip my hat to ya with grander deeply respect so as always keep it up the fantastic work bc you are the best.

This is actually a great video! Plus, your voice sounds adorable!

I watched that anime and didn’t realize that meme was from that anime lol. I love that show when I was little, the romance and story was everything 🤣

When I watched kamichama karin, I wasn't weirded out by the artstyle. It was only when I saw the memes that I realized that it was kinda funky. But still, I liked it for the story and the characters, so I don't really mind the art and I still rewatch it occasionally.

i love your videos this is so entertaining

it would be nice to see tou cover Pita Ten as well, as messy as that one is i love pita ten so much

Interesting coincidence-right when Karin first transformed and shouted “I am God,” the video was interrupted by an ad that opened with a man saying “That is crazy.”

I was a 10 year old girl in the suburbs of Houston, Texas when I saw my classmate looking at the Kamichama Karin manga at the annual school book fair. I had never seen anything like it, and thought it was so cool-looking that I ended up buying the 7th volume and reading it first (so it took me a bit to understand the story). I fell in love with the magical style, I traced and practiced drawing the characters, it became my first anime too, and here I am over a decade later, still into manga and anime and having met friends because of it. I was so disheartened when I found out like 5 years ago that people know Kamichama Karin, but only for that meme, although it is pretty funny looking. I really appreciate you giving the story a chance and sharing it with RU-vid. 💕✨ EDIT: Is that the freaking "constant as the stars above" Barbie lullaby at the end?!

I highly suspect that R word usage is a translation issue, I don't think that word is even a thing in Japan. I'd been looking for more 26 episode magical Girl shows after really liking Pretty Sammy. Too bad doesn't have any accessible English release.

A bit of a twisted topic, but I certainly adore this week's review!!! 😎🔥🔥🔥

The thumbnail had me wanting to shout “YOKKYUN!!!” into the void for some unknown reason…

This brought back memories !

I watched this like a year ago, the story is so interesting! I really want to read the manga from the beginning some day, because I feel like the addition of some parts of the sequel manga into the anime made it a little bit confusing lol. Great video as always!

I didn't know she was from this! I just know her from that mean when someone sad anime girls that look like bugs are their new favorite thing. They said She looks like an alien bug 😂 one that's pretending to be a human and trying to blend in but failing

Lol. I ❤ this channel very wholesome

🤣 i never knew where that meme came from. But the characters' design is cute. I remembered the X-ray meme of her head 😅 the story seems good too

Lol finally someone makes a video on this anime i was always so curious what the anime in the meme was about

Kamichama Karin is my childhood anime so it shocked me that nowadays people know it for the memes. I've always seen it as just the early 2000s artstyle lmao

Oh that's a lovely surprise to see you talk about Kamichama Karin! I currently have the whole manga series including Kamichama Karin Chu, but have yet to see the anime 👀

This was the first manga I ever bought with my own money, and I was the only person I knew who had read it! I love the art so much, it inspired me to learn how to draw!! Also the theme song is a banger sorry

Omg I loved this series as a kid the manga is what got me into reading manga in the first place since I wanted to know what happened after the anime ended!

I think it's not the ugliest magical girl anime, it looks pretty except for that horrible face. Also nice intro!❤😊

I remember watching Kamichama Karin back in the day and strangely owning the second volume of Chu? It was such a whirlwind of a show, but I loved Karin and Kazune. Apparently so much that I revisited it for an MEP part I made like 10 years ago haha Would recommend if you can take a little absurdity! Also the OP song is not great haha agree with you there. Thanks for the video! It was fun to revisit these characters and remember characters and plots I had totally forgotten about.

I want the manga now and thanks for making this video!

I was a fan of many of Koge-Donbo's work around the time this anime aired, so those eyes are full of nostalgia for me.

Oh wow i love the intro song a lot, loved it since i was a kid

I love this so much. I read all the manga series and koge danbo is one of my favorite manga artist XD

❤Thank you for this. I always saw that image and....idk why I never reverse image search it...But never knew the show, This helped out alot and I see more reasons to watch Shuogo Chara

I knew about this series since I was a child and even when the characters were not being drawn horribly off model, the designs still freaked me out. I'm not even sure why, I just hated the artstyle so much.

Seeing Candy in the video kind of shocked me, and i’d love to see a video more about Candy Candy lol since its a comfort show, but i understand if its not exactly popular enough or the genre of videos you make

I started collecting the manga bacause I liked the drawingstyle and the costumes. The story itself is pretty wierd but I think specially the anime suffers from rush and underbudgeting wich results in the wierd frames people rightfully has made memes of 😂

EVERYONE WAKE UP SGHOPE HAS POSTED A VIDEO 🎉

Uuugg I remember LOVING the voice actors from this series. Especially Kazune.

9:05 Isn't that song from the disney princess game. The nostalgia!!!

Aaah! I loved this series when I was younger. I still have the manga on my shelf, though it's probably collecting dust.

i only hope one day you cover pita ten- the manga is so insane near the end

I ENJOY!!! one day, if you're taking video requests, maybe one day you could do sugar sugar rune :0

Happy new year 😊

this was so fun to watch, feel like i traveled 10+ years to the past when i rediscovered anime with, kamichama Karin

Goddamnnn all this shoujo stuff taking me backk!! I use to hunt them down a lot back when I was in elementary XDD I actually first found Kamichama Karin from one of it's manga covers when I was surfing through Google cuz the art was just sooo adorableeee~ I was actually desperately looking for the title until I eventually found it and binge watch the hell of it. The twist were definitely wild, I feel like it has a rather a slow start but it eventually picked itself up halfway through until I saw Suzu and I'm like nani?? Now I need to read the manga?? XDD I didn't know where to read it so I kinda stopped with just the anime.

:,0 kamichama Karin was the first manga I picked up (literally from the local library ) bc the cover, her, was so so pretty.

WHAT i havent seen the video yet but how can anyone think that i watched the anime and shes so cute and the story is so good and also sad ToT and also rly goody sometimes. i have to read the manga sometime loooking forward to watching the video though :D love this channel

I used to read the manga! Oh the art in the manga was so pretty!

3:13 Pauses the video 3 minutes in ... Yup, I'm sold * adds to plans to watch list *

I decided to watch this video to have something on while I ate not expecting a throw back to my middle school years! 😲 I didn't know much about the series besides the first and possibly second book to the sequel manga that I had picked up at my local library, so it's crazy to finally have a name to put to this manga I nearly forgot about! Mind you, I probably picked up the series years after it finishes publishing but great to realize my memories of it weren't a fever dream 😂❤

Your editing is so funny tho

I am obsessed with its opening since 2015❤

Nothing to do with the (awesome) video, but the moment the soundtrack of that one ps2 Disney princess game started you better believe I was hit by that good ol' nostalgia-

"I AM GOD!!!!!" -The Best Magical Girl

I love this series but never saw the anime, this video was fantastic

I read the manga for this and another one of the author's works (Pita Ten) back in the day. It's wild to see people knowing this only from a meme. I now want to read Pita Ten again.

I didn't even know this was a magical girl show she was from. I thought it was slice of life. but I did listen to a review of it and it didn't get he worst rating it got like a 50%. The eye thing I feel is not exclusive to this character but it is the most well known. There was a time where eyes were too far apart and took up forehead space

This and Tokyo mew mew were my first shojo back in middle school! Such a great time. I never watched the anime version and from here it looks uh, very unhinged, but the original manga (not the sequel lol, wasn’t as much of a fan) was really great! Karin and Kazune ended up being really sweet. 💜 Also the style worked a lot better in print imho Also Micchi was my fave I loved him so much !!!! I’ve always had a track record of my faves dying so I was so pissed when he temporarily died 😂

My introduction to Karin was a tumblr roleplayer, but I never really knew what it was about. She had a Karin. That was many years ago. Looks like it Hoooo lad. I remember seeing a few episodes of Sugar way back in the day. You're in for a treat with the June Bride episode. 😂

I LOVE Kamichama Karin, it was the first manga and anime that I really got into! It feels so nostalgic watching this video 🥰

I remember LOVING the manga and its creator, Koge Donbo, when I was 12-14. I was OBSESSED with the manga, as it was adorable as hell, but was disappointed by the anime's poor animation quality. I also loved her other works Pita-Ten and Di Gi Charat.