Stray Stories Volume 1

Divine Shorts is the 1st volume of the ノラガミ Noragami: Stray Stories manga by Adachitoka. It was first released on November 15, 2013. The English version was released on November 26, 2015.

Synopsis
In a tale as epic as Noragami, sometimes details get overlooked, like how do shinki normally find employment? Is Yato ever useful? What happens when a god is targeted by a serial killer? Find the answers to these questions and more in this collection of short stories from Noragami creator Adachitoka!

List of Chapters

 * Stray Stories Chapter 1: A Story of a Fallen Man (ちるの, Ochiru Otoko no Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 2: A Story of Exploring the Mind of a Shinki (のをう, Shinki no Shinchū o Tō Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 3: A Story of Mutual Deception (しいの, Damashi Ai no Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 4: A Story of Doing Business by Whatever Means Necessary (をばずう, Shudan o Erabazu Akinau Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 5: A Story of the Other Side of the Screen (のこうの, Gamen no Mukou no Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 6: A Story of Conforming to Temporary Stereotypes (のにう, Nijikan no Teikei ni Sou Koto)
 * Stray Stories Chapter 7: A Story of a Nameless God Making his Way Up in the World (がいがる, Mumei Shin ga Hai Agaru Koto)

Volume Illustration
The 1st volume features Yato, Hiyori Iki, and Yukine on the cover.

Author Notes
"This is a collection of diversions from the main story that were published in Magazine Plus. They may be diversions, but I took them very seriously, and my editor wouldn't let up either, sometimes nixing my entire comic.

But it was supposed to be just a one-time thing, and somehow it's turned into a series.... They even write, "We'll be back next time, okay?!" in every issue, which always makes me smirk. But it's thanks to that editor that I've even been able to publish this fine series of short stories, and I really appreciate it.

But man, I had fun drawing it! I hope all of you can enjoy it, too."

- ADACHITOKA

Trivia
The following pieces of trivia are mentioned alongside the early character sketches:
 * Yato's neckerchief is a hand towel from a bathhouse.
 * He carries around a 1-sho (1.8-liter) bottle of 5 yen coins
 * He embroidered his personal logo (the king emblem) onto his sweatsuit himself.
 * He is a neat freak.
 * Yukine was in sixth grade, i.e. the first year in middle school.
 * Yukine's cause of death is blacked-out in the illustration.
 * Hiyori was in middle school, third-year.
 * Hiyori's spirit is "super strong, like a Saiyan".
 * Mutsumi was in the third year of middle school.