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Jin Mikuriya, [[Ordinary High School Student]], has just finished carving a statue out of a sacred tree that was recently chopped down. To his surprise his statue comes to life with the guardian spirit that once inhabited the tree -- and she looks like a teenage girl. This girl, Nagi, sets off to purify the town of the impurities that are starting to spread since the tree has been cleared.

 

''Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens'' or ''Kannagi'' for short, is an ongoing (currently on hiatus, due to the author's health) manga by Eri Takenashi that began in 2005. There is also a series of light novels that began in 2008 written by Tōka Takei and an anime series/OVA that was made in 2008.

 

* [[Accidental Pervert]] -- Jin of course.

** Also Tsugumi.

* [[Always Female]] -- Jin receives a number of tropes usually reserved for girls. For example, his most distinguishing trait is his 'pureness', his most distinguishing physical feature is his very young, childish appearance, he's the victim of [[Accidental Pervert|Accidental Perversion]] one time, and apparently was very dependent on Tsugumi when he was younger in a slightly klutzy way. The strength of [[Always Female]] means these tropes aren't quite played quite straight: for example, although he was needy and a crybaby in the past, he was also short-tempered and not exactly [[The Ditz]].

** Plus, he's "pure" in a guyish way, typical of a boy who is attracted to women but has never actually had a girlfriend.

** The creator of the manga, Eri Takenashi, has also appeared in the form of some blue humanoid... Thing.

* [[Bait and Switch Credits]] -- The OP depicts Nagi as an [[Idol Singer]] with the rest of the supporting cast as her managers and trainers. Not in the least like the show.

* [[Beach Episode]] -- In chapter 21 of the manga.

* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] -- Zange. Although Hakua, the sheep, is still in there somewhere.

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] -- Nagi and Tsugumi whenever Zange is around Jin.

* [[Cooking Duel]] -- Nagi vs. Tsugumi vs. Zange to see who cooks for Jin the best. The winner is Nagi. She can actually be a great cook, but she prefers to let Jin do it because it's too bothersome.

*** Only to everyone else who tries it. {{spoiler|Nagi enjoys her own cooking.}}

* [[Creator Breakdown]]: As of late 2008, the author has been forced into temporary retirement due to an unspecified surgical procedure, though some speculate it has more to do with the borderline death-threat [[Fan Dumb]] of a guy online who can't accept the concept of Nagi ''not'' being a virgin but also being a nice girl at the same time. Whatever the case, she has thankfully recovered, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|and it was stated the she would resume work on the manga in Spring 2010]]. The new release, at least on the Net, didn't come out until mid 2011.

** Manga -- Apparently, he went to Daitetsu for advice, making the same mistake everyone else made about him.

* [[Did I Say That Out Loud]] -- A feverish Jin muses about asking Nagi to lay down beside him when she asks as to what she could do to help. Unfortunately for him, he thought out loud.

* [[Dreadful Musician]] -- Suprisingly for an aspiring idol, Zange couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

** And, [[Ordinary High School Student|expectedly]], Jin and Tsugumi.

** [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Karaoke episode is very amusing when you realize voice actresses for [[Miyuki Sawashiro|Tsugumi]], [[Kana Hanazawa|Zange]], and ''especially'' [[Haruka Tomatsu|Nagi]] have all sang [[Anime Theme Song|title songs]].

* [[Dynamic Entry]] -- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljhlAU-8eE0 Nagi in episode eight:]

* [[Eyes Always Shut]] -- Shino. It was even mentioned in episode 10 that when she sings, her eyes will open.

* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: Nagi, later in the manga after absorbing the impurites that Zange collected into the form of Ozuma, her past lover.}}

* [[Fetish]] -- Besides being an all-around [[Yaoi Fangirl]], Takako is turned on by things like... an innocent-looking Jin, a tone-deaf Tsugumi and a panty-flashing Zange.

* [[First Girl Wins]]

* [[Genre Savvy]] -- Meguru Akiba, Jin to some extent.

* [[Gentle Giant]] -- Daitetsu. He gets into trouble easily because he can't explain why he really skipped lessons because the reasons are too embarrassingly girlish that he just lets people assume he's a delinquent.

* [[Grand Theft Me]] -- Zange has taken over the body of Hakua Suzushiro. Her father questions it, but he knows Zange means no harm. Nagi at least thinks that he wants Zange gone, and it's heavily hinted that he'd be much happier if he got Hakua back, but he seems to acknowledge that Hakua is actually ''happier'' with Zange around.

** {{spoiler|It's revealed later on that Zange took over Hakua's body when she tried to commit suicide, reasoning that if she didn't want her body in the first place Zange might as well get some use out of it.}}

* [[Heroic BSOD]] -- Jin suffers from one in episode 12 {{spoiler|after Nagi runs away.}}

* [[Idol Singer]] -- Zange and Nagi, at least in the OP.

* [[Instant Fanclub]] -- Nagi gets one (complete with webpage) almost immediately before the school allows her in as a [[New Transfer Student]].

* [[Innocent Cohabitation]] -- Nagi decides to live in the house where Jin's living by himself. They quickly come up with the story that she's his sister to keep down the rumors. Naturally, Jin's hormones later end up throwing his mind into turmoil and Tsugumi ends up extremely concerned and a bit jealous.

* [[Nuns Are Mikos]] -- It seems like fake-nun Zange has built her public image on this assumption.

** The lack of knowledge of Catholic traditions part of the trope also applies to Hakua's father. He was a former priest, but was married and had a daughter during said time as a Catholic priest. The older priest he asks for help in an exorcism of his daughter doesn't find this fact out of the ordinary.

* [[Ordinary High School Student]] -- Jin fits by being able to touch the impurities without harm. Takako labels his plainness as him being a [[Gratuitous English|"too-pure-pure-boy"]].

* [[Otaku]] -- [[Meaningful Name|Akiba]], who's [[Genre Savvy]], but occasionally [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]. For example, once he sees Nagi, he tells Jin that "if this world is a manga, you are the main character." Which, of course, he is. Though he thinks of Nagi as a rich girl with an interest in ghosts because he saw it in an eroge.

* [[Pretty Freeloaders]] -- Nagi

* [[Product Placement]] -- "It's a Sony!" Also [[Biting the Hand Humor]], since Akiba brings a Blu-Ray ''and'' a Betamax. The show is produced by Aniplex, and therefore sponsored by Sony.

* [[Pungeon Master]] -- Nagi, who gets off a pun at any opportunity.

* [[Punny Name]] -- Daitetsu - "Big Metal".

* [[RPG Elements]] -- Takako imagines a [[Visual Novel]] scene with Nagi, Zange, and Tsugumi.

* [[Show Within a Show]] -- ''Lolikko Cutie'', the show that inspired Nagi and that she mimics in her purification.

* [[Shrines and Temples]] -- Kinda obvious.

* [[Smoking Is Cool]] -- Manga -- Naturally, this is how Jin thought you get started being a delinquent.

* [[Take a Third Option]] -- In episode 9, when Zange is forcing Jin to choose between her or Tsumugi to date in order to shake off rumors of him being gay, he's starts to say Tsumugi's name until Nagi mentions that he should simply hang out with both girls. Which ends up making things worse for him, as now the students suspect him of [[Anything That Moves]].

* [[Theme Tune Cameo]] -- Nagi can be heard humming the OP theme in the bath in the first episode. It can also be overheard during conversations in ''both'' men's and ladies' room in the tenth episode.

* [[Trickster]] -- There is a very strong (and amusing) streak of the [[Trickster]] in Nagi. Note the way she concocts the story that she is Jin's sister, her lie about having a split personality to "explain" her super-gluing her magic wand to Jin's table, and the way she sneaks herself into Jin's school initially.

* [[Tsundere]] -- Nagi, Tsumugi does this occasionally as well.

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]] - One episode may be a very roundabout reference to Amaterasu hiding herself in a cage in indignation.

* [[Wishful Projection]] -- Kannagi will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.

* [[Yaoi Fangirl]] -- Takako of the Art Club is, behind her exterior of a tough critic, prone to examining the boys in the club, and when she sees [[Ho Yay|friendly interaction]] between Daitetsu and Jin, gets a [[Nosebleed]].

** Let's not get into what kind of trouble Akiba gets into {{spoiler|when the Art Club appraises his pile of manga, including [[Ho Yay|manga targeted at females.]]}}

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