Crunchyroll started streaming the Kamisama Kiss OAD specials on Thursday, July 24, 2026 — the five bonus episodes that, until now, only existed on DVDs bundled with the manga. If you binged both TV seasons years ago and never chased down the discs, this is the easy way to close the loop.
Quick answer
Kamisama Kiss (*Kamisama Hajimemashita*) is a supernatural romance based on Julietta Suzuki's manga, which ran in Hana to Yume from 2008 to May 2016 across 25 volumes. The anime spans two TV seasons (2012 and the 2015 sequel Kamisama Hajimemashita◎) plus five OAD specials now on Crunchyroll as of July 24, 2026 — four that shipped with manga volumes 22–25 and one from the volume 25.5 fanbook. According to SenpaiRanks, the first season holds an adjusted score of 7.81, landing it firmly in the upper tier of the romance ranking.
What the specials actually cover
The OADs aren't filler. They adapt side-stories from the back half of Suzuki's manga — the material the TV run never reached — so they read as an epilogue to Nanami and Tomoe's arc rather than a recap. The volume 25.5 episode in particular pairs with a 32-page epilogue manga, which is as close to a proper ending as the anime has ever offered.
Where to watch it
Both TV seasons streamed on Funimation as they aired; that catalog now lives under Crunchyroll, which is also where the newly-added specials sit. So for the first time the complete anime — 2012 season, 2015 sequel, and all five OADs — is watchable in one place. If you're building a shoujo watchlist, it slots next to titles like The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten and the older Crunchyroll-era romances we track in our best romance anime of 2026 ranking.
Is it worth starting in 2026?
Short version: yes, if slow-burn romance with a folklore backbone is your thing. Suzuki's writing leans on yokai lore and a genuinely earned central relationship instead of manufactured misunderstandings. The animation is dated — this is a 2012 production — but the character work holds up. Per SenpaiRanks's ranking board, its 7.81 adjusted score sits comfortably above the genre median, and you can see the full breakdown on its ranking page. Rate it yourself there to see where your take lands against the crowd — that's the whole point of the board.
How to read the ranking
SenpaiRanks splits every score into Consensus (how broadly loved) and Quality (how strong the craft), so a long-running shoujo like this gets judged on more than a single averaged number. For a series that ended its manga in 2016 and only now has a complete anime home, that dual read is the fairest way to decide if it earns a weekend. Fans of classic streaming-catalog titles can cross-check it against a modern favorite like Banana Fish.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Where can I watch Kamisama Kiss in 2026?
A: Both TV seasons and all five OAD specials stream on Crunchyroll, which absorbed the former Funimation catalog. The specials were added on July 24, 2026.
Q: How many seasons and specials are there?
A: Two TV seasons — the 2012 original and the 2015 sequel Kamisama Hajimemashita◎ — plus five OAD episodes originally bundled with manga volumes 22–25 and the volume 25.5 fanbook.
Q: Is Kamisama Kiss good?
A: SenpaiRanks tracks the first season at an adjusted 7.81, in the upper tier of its romance ranking. It's a well-regarded supernatural romance, strongest on character writing and yokai lore.
Q: Do the OAD specials finish the story?
A: They adapt later manga side-stories the TV seasons skipped, including a volume 25.5 episode paired with a 32-page epilogue manga — effectively the anime's closest thing to an ending.
Q: Who created Kamisama Kiss?
A: Julietta Suzuki wrote and illustrated the manga, serialized in Hana to Yume from 2008 to May 2016 across 25 volumes.