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Keima Katsuragi is famous on the Net as "The Capturing God"; there is no [[Dating Sim]] that he cannot beat, no heroine he cannot capture -- whilecapture—while in real life he's known as "''[[Otaku|ota]][[Megane]]''" and hates all real girls. One day, he receives a provocative email asking for his help in capturing some girls. He rises to the challenge, inadvertently making a [[Deal with the Devil]] to help Elsie, a low-ranking devil, catch runaway spirits. Apparently the spirits only hide in the hearts of troubled girls, and the only way to get them out is by making the girl fall in love. If he fails, the contract will take his head!

The series' main purpose seems to be [[Affectionate Parody|poking fun]] at different aspects of [[Dating Sim|Dating Sims]]s, or "Gal Games", and playing with various [[Moe]] and heroine archetypes, as well as [[Shout-Out|aiming a megaphone]] at many, ''many'' things - hell, pretty much everything ever - and [[The World God Only Knows/Shout -Out|it has its own page to show it]]. Between its sense of humor and the neat artwork, it's a very recommendable series if you're looking for a comedy manga.

Page links: [[The World God Only Knows/Characters|Character Sheets]] | [[The World God Only Knows/Shout -Out|Shout -Out Page]] | [[Lampshade Hanging/Anime and Manga/The World God Only Knows|Lampshades Page]]

External links: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120521204136/http://www.websunday.net/rensai/kaminomi/ Official Manga Site] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20100711074354/http://kaminomi.jp/index.html Official Anime Site] | ANN ([http://www.animenewsnetwork.comcc//encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10982 Manga], [http://www.animenewsnetwork.comcc//encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11571 Anime]), [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=The_World_God_Only_Knows Light Novel Translations]

* [[A God Am I]]: Keima is the god of [[Dating Sim|Dating Sims]]s on the net. Even the ''Galge'' industry has to take his presence and influence into account; Hell certainly did.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Hey, did you look at our [[Shout-Out]] [[The World God Only Knows/Shout -Out|page]] yet?

{{quote|'''Keima:''' There is no [[Always Someone Better|'above']]. After all... [[Red BaronSobriquet|I am]] [[A God Am I|god]].}}

** Or maybe it will be {{spoiler|Chihiro, who fell in love with Keima before her own capture, meaning her feelings are entirely her own and not a result of Keima putting on an act.}}

** ''Ojimappu'' = ''[[wikipedia:Sofmap|Sofumappu]]'' (chapter 2, p. 12).

** Gobariki for Nibariki, [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s personal holding company (chapter 6, p. 16).

** GirlWalker (chapter 11, p. 7) = [http://gw.tv/ Girls' Walker Magazine]

** chauchau (chapter 28, p. 2) = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130121202701/http://www.chachacharming.com/nihongo.php Cha Cha Charming Magazine]

** LAWSAN (chapter 32, p. 1; chapter 49, p. 3) = [[wikipedia:Lawson (store)|Lawson]], a convenience store franchise chain in Japan.

** JOYSRUS (chapter 34, p. 15) = [[wikipedia:Toys r us|Toys R Us]]

** Names of game consoles (chapter 35, p. 2) (Sii for [[Wii]], PF3 for [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]], SDS for [[Nintendo DS]] (NDS); VB is likely for [[Xbox]] (XB) or [[Game Boy]] (GB, though it'd be too old-fashioned compared to other consoles)). I suppose the author could've been more creative with the games' names though.

** "Level Eye" (chapter 35, p.&nbsp;5) - A very likely spin on [[Level 5|Level]][[wikipedia:Level-5|-5]].<ref>While the mentioned company handles gal games in the chapter's context, Level-5 doesn't seem to have a single [[Dating Sim]] in its production history.</ref>

** The logo on Miyako Terada's synthesizer is [[wikipedia:Korg|KORC.]] (chapter 54, p.&nbsp;3)

** [[wikipedia:Scotties|Scoppie]] is written on the tissue box. (chapter 54, p.&nbsp;5)

** Band practice not going so well? Have a break... have a [[wikipedia:Kit Kat|KitKot.]] (chapter 54, p.&nbsp;11)

** Tenri is holding [[wikipedia:Star Bucks|Star Box Coffee]] in her hands. (chapter 58, p.&nbsp;10)

** [[PlayStationPlay Station 3|PLAY FIELD 3]].

** No names as of yet, but chapter 80, p.&nbsp;1 has a number of different controllers for potential mock names in the future.

** The guitar amplifier Ayumi is using is from [[wikipedia:Peavey Electronics|Eavey.]] (chapter 85, p.&nbsp;1)

** The drums are made by [[wikipedia:Yamaha Corporation|Tamaha.]] (chapter 85, p.&nbsp;10)

** FUTBURGER (chapter 96, p.&nbsp;8) = [[wikipedia:Fatburger|Fatburger]].

** DesneySea for [[wikipedia:Tokyo DisneySea|DisneySea.]] (chapter 102, p.&nbsp;16)

** In Chapter 61, Elsie makes hagoromo dolls shaped as {{spoiler|Keima and uses them as [[Ninja Log|Ninja Logs]]s to protect him from Nora's attempts to kill him and as a stalling tactic}}. In chapter 184, Nora makes a hagoromo doll of {{spoiler|herself, thwarting [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|an attack]] from Vintage against her life, and instructs her allies to make a bunch of hagoromo dolls of Keima and his capture target to keep other agents busy while Keima complete the conquest}}.

{{quote|* Class 2-A: Mio Aoyama, Yui Goido, and Tsukiyo Kujyo.<ref> All three are [[Ojou|Ojous]]s.</ref>

* Class 2-B: Keima Katsuragi, Elsie, Ayumi Takahara, Chihiro Kosaka, Kanon Nakagawa, Miyako Terada, and Asami Yoshino.<ref> She is from the 1st Light Novel</ref>.

* Class 2-C: Shiori Shiomiya and Aoba Fuse.<ref> She is from the 2nd Light Novel</ref>. }}

* [[Continuity Cameo]]: Asami Yoshino from the first Light Novel adaptation appears in the anime and [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/the_world_god_only_knows/v12/c108/9.html here]<ref> The back of her head</ref> in the manga.

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: How {{spoiler|Keima!Yui}} captures {{spoiler|Yui!Keima}}. Keima kinda [[Lampshadeslampshade]]s the trope too.

{{quote|'''Keima:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Elsie is taking a huge crap that just won't stop.]] <ref> At the time, Haqua is taking Elsie's place as the latter is filling in for Kanon. Keima said the line to get back at Haqua for making fun of him.</ref>}}

* [[Gaslighting]]: Played with in the Tsukiyo capture. Keima uses the same technique,<ref>altering her environment without her knowledge and denying it</ref>, but his goal is not to drive her mad but to break her dependence on her doll as a emotional support so he could fix the gap in her heart. He definitely is messing with her psychologically though.

** [[Ayana Taketatsu|Ayumi]] is [[K-On!|Azusa]] and [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|Kirino]].

** [[Kana Hanazawa|Shiori]] is [[Darker than Black|Suou]], [[Angel Beats!|Tenshi]] and [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|Kuroneko]].

** And in the dub, Keima is [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Greed]], Elsie is [[Clannad (visual novel)|Nagisa]], and Kanon is [[Soul Eater|Black Star]]

"She has [[Tsurime Eyes|cat-eyes]]!! She has a light [[Hair Colors|hair color]]!! You can see her [[Show the Forehead|forehead]] and her hair is in [[Girlish Pigtails|pigtails]]!! 99%!! She's [[Tsundere|that type]] of woman!!" ''(He turns out to be right)''

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: [[Lampshade Hanging/Anime and Manga/The World God Only Knows|Now have their own page.]]

* [[Lolicon]]: Averted. Despite the fact that almost all dating sims [[Token Mini-MoeLoli|have at least one loli]] Keima hasn't had to capture any. The closest he's come were Minami and Akari. Minami is young but not childish and Akari is basically just short. Her arc revolves around something completely unrelated.

** When [[Thethe Watson|the Watsons]]s ask Keima how he comes up with his conclusions, he responds "It happens often [[I Know Mortal Kombat|in games]]."

* [[Security Cling]]: Some of the girls did this with Keima: notably Kanon,<ref>(manga FLAG 10) At the day of her concert, still feeling inadequate of her own abilities, she rammed and glomped him</ref><ref>In FLAG 115, still afraid from being almost shot last night, she saw a hooded figure and clinged to him wanting someone to rely on</ref>, Shiori,<ref>At the end of her arc, she glomped Keima when the lights went out</ref>, Haqua,<ref>(manga FLAG 24) She glomped Keima when she heard a noise</ref><ref>In FLAG 125, Keima did a [[Cry Into Chest]] to her after she saved him from being seduced by Yui by kicking him in the face</ref>,

* [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]: [[The World God Only Knows/Shout -Out|Have their own page...]]

{{quote|'''Haqua:''' One second, Katsuragi. What's the meaning of this... You ignore me while [[Chaste Hero|I was nude]], but you're interested in Nora!?

'''Keima:''' [[Oh Crap|Come again?]]

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler|[[Yamato Nadeshiko|Goido Yui]] Arc: Keima, despite slowly turning feminine to the point of getting into Otome Games,<ref>Like Bishojo Games, but with boys; for female players instead.</ref>, turned it around to his favor by gleaning a heroine's point of view from them, which is exactly what he'd been in need of.}} It then backfired because now {{spoiler|Yui is trying to capture him}}. She might have a different reason for him than the one Keima (and readers, by extension) sees, but considering the [[Bonus Material|yonkoma]], it's very possible that she simply wants Keima to be her bride. {{spoiler|Turns out that pretty much was the case.}}

* [[Yonkoma]]: Each volume of the manga has them as an [[Bonus Material|added bonus]]; their [[Canon|canonicitycanon]]icity to the manga's storyline is in debate.

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