Stray Stories Volume 1

Divine Shorts
Volume Information
Volume	1
Total pages	154 (JP) 161 (US)
Release date	November 15, 2013 (JP) November 26, 2015 (US)
ISBN	978-4-06-371398-5 (JP) 978-1-63-236279-7 (US)
Volume Chronology
← N/A
Volume 2 →

Divine Shorts is the 1st volume of the ノラガミ拾 (しゅう) 遺 (い) 集 (しゅう) Stray Stories manga by Adachitoka. It was released on November 15, 2013 in Japan. 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

Chapter 1: A Story of a Fallen Man (落 (お) ちる男 (おとこ) の事 (こと) , Ochiru Otoko no Koto^?)

Chapter 2: A Story of Exploring the Mind of a Shinki (神 (しん) 器 (き) の心 (しん) 中 (ちゅう) を問 (と) う事 (こと) , Shinki no Shinchū o Tō Koto^?)

Chapter 3: A Story of Mutual Deception (騙 (だま) し合 (あ) いの事 (こと) , Damashi Ai no Koto^?)

Chapter 4: A Story of Doing Business by Whatever Means Necessary (手 (しゅ) 段 (だん) を選 (えら) ばず商 (あきな) う事 (こと) , Shudan o Erabazu Akinau Koto^?)

Chapter 5: A Story of the Other Side of the Screen (画 (が) 面 (めん) の向 (む) こうの事 (こと) , Gamen no Mukou no Koto^?)

Chapter 6: A Story of Conforming to Temporary Stereotypes (一 (にじ) 時 (かん) の定 (てい) 型 (けい) に沿 (そ) う事 (こと) , Nijikan no Teikei ni Sou Koto^?)

Chapter 7: A Story of a Nameless God Making his Way Up in the World (無 (む) 名 (めい) 神 (しん) が這 (は) い上 (あ) がる事 (こと) , Mumei Shin ga Hai Agaru Koto^?)

Volume Illustration

The 1st volume features Yato, Hiyori Iki, and Yukine on the cover. The volume also includes a number of early character sketches.

Full Cover

Colored Illustration

Table of Contents

Full-body sketch of Yato

Close-up sketch of Yato

Full-body sketch of Hiyori Iki

Close-up sketch of Hiyori Iki

Full-body sketch of Yukine, bottom note lists his cause of death

Close-up sketch of Yukine

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

Characters

Character Debuts

• Yusuke Urasawa

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Yusuke Urasawa
• Yato
• Hiyori Iki
• Yukine
• Capyper
• Kofuku
• Daikoku
• Mayu
• Bishamonten
• Kuraha
• Kazuma
• Tenjin
• Ishizaki
• Kazuma
• Ishizaki's daughter
• Construction Worker
• Kuraha
• Kinuha
• Tsuguha
• Kugaha (mentioned)
• Inaba
• Tsuyu
• Kiki
• Shiho Yamasato
• Kiki's shinki
• Novelist
• Mr. F
• Publisher
• Jurojin
• Benzaiten
• Ebisu
• Okuninushi
• Fukurokuju
• Hotei

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.