Is it time to think about a remake of the series?
Summary:
- Noragami never got Season 3.
- It happened because of huge manga chapter breaks.
- The manga is finished now.
- There’s hope for the anime remake of the series.
Noragami used to be a very big deal back in 2014 when it was first released, and then again in 2015 when Season 2 aired. The series had (and still has) an immense number of fans. It became truly successful and everyone wanted the show to go on. But it never did.
No matter how much fans wanted Season 3 to happen, their hopes were in vain, and even now, almost ten years later, there is no news about the series ever getting finished.
What makes the entire thing even worse is that Season 2 ended with the battle of gods and a major cliffhanger, so viewers’ curiosity was never satisfied, and they cannot forgive the anime adaptation for doing this to them.
Why Wasn’t There Season 3?
Back when the first two seasons were airing, the manga was still unfinished. There were huge breaks between the chapters, and a big part of the story was missing. The anime was only about 20 chapters ahead of the manga, so there wasn’t enough new content.
There was a major break between Chapters 74 (March 6, 2017) and 75 (June 6, 2018) due to the mangaka’s health issues, and no one really knew if the manga was ever coming back. Thankfully, as we know now, it did.
Is There Still Hope?
The Noragami manga finished this year, in January 2024, and it gives fans some hope that the anime will be renewed one day. Now that the story is finished, there are no obstacles on the way to a proper adaptation.
The first two seasons of the anime are quite outdated now even though they do still look good. But if a brave studio decides to adapt the series again, fans think the best way to do so is to start from the beginning.
There haven’t been any official hints or any other information about it actually happening, but fans still remember Noragami and love the series dearly. So if one day there’s a studio that wants to give Noragami the anime another chance, we’re sure the series will be met with love and excitement.
Noragami is a great series, and it’s still #27 on the MyAnimeList popularity list, so a lot of people are interested in the series. It’s impossible to say whether we’ll ever see it animated again or not, but if it happens, it will be an amazing surprise.