Yato (Noragami)

Yato, also known as God of Calamity, Delivery God, Yatogami, Yatty, Yaboku, Amagiri no Mikoto, Jersey and Drippy, is the main protagonist from the Noragami series.
== Charactah Account ==
Yato is a seldom acknowledged god who wishes to raise enough money to build his own shrine, thereby clawing his way into fame and fortune as Japan's most revered.
There are times when Yato appears very serious and mysterious, for instance when he meets with Nora. Yato can also be crude and unpredictable, although it is hinted that he can also be a cruel and merciless person. This is strongly implied by Kofuku, who introduces the rumor that he once killed a Shinki and several humans (according to Daikoku, this happened a long time ago, where the rule was "kill or be killed"). This rumor was later strengthened by Bishamonten's anger towards Yato -- as it was her Shinki that he killed. Yato eventually confirms this himself to Yukine, adding that he did it "Because he wanted to." These actions might have been motivated by his need to at least exist in people's memories. (However, it was later revealed Yato was actually asked to kill by Bishamonten's lead Shinki.) Yato is seen to have a very low tolerance for weak-spirited people, and if they want to commit suicide he has little motivation to help them. This is mostly because Shinki, like Yukine, did not experience a fully human life, and because they died from an accident, killing them in a young state. This low tolerance usually causes those around him to become upset.
Yato also appears very materialistic when it comes to money when Hiyori mentions her job request he claims he'll definitely do it because he intends to keep her money and holds his bottle full of coins. He also tends to spend his money on drinking, gambling and buying good luck trinkets, much to Yukine's dismay, to the point where he has even stolen money from Yukine, as shown in Chapter 24. In fact, in Chapter 41, when he opted to use his money to make Hiyori happy by going to Capypaland, Yukine was so happy because Yato was using his money to make someone else happy that he shed tears, causing Hiyori to pity him. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Heart Realize
* Nirvana
* Noragami
* Noragami Aragoto
* Noragami Aragoto OVA
* Noragami OVA
=== Manga ===
* Noragami: Clash of The Gods of Calamity
* Noragami: Stray God
* Noragami: Stray Stories
== Trivia ==
* It is revealed that Yato's real name is Yaboku. Yaboku contains the kanji ya ("night") and boku ("divination"). Sakura mistakenly reads as the katakana to, producing the name that Yato currently goes by.
* In the past, Yato was known as a God of Calamity (magatsukami). In Japanese mythology, the magatsuhi-no-kami was a god (or several, depending on other versions of the myth) who was born from the god Izanagi during the purification following his trip to Yomi.
* Adachitoka's early "Noragami" sketches featured in Stray Stories Volume 1 indicate that his "scarf" is actually a hand towel from a bath house, and that Yato is "kind of a neat freak".
* After sundering the Heavens, Yato has becomes known as Amagiri-no-Mikoto ( Amagiri-no-Mikoto?, "August Sunderer of the Heavens," lit. "Heaven rending lord").
* Yato's exact age is unknown. However, historical references in flashback chapters date the earliest ones to the Heian era, which would make Yato at least 1,000 years old. It can be assumed based on interpreting panels from Chapter 46 that he was born around the 960s, which would make him roughly 1,050 years old, give or take a few decades.
** In an omake featuring the story of how he met Mayu, Yato states that he is around Tenjin’s age.
* Yato's expressions and portrayal often mimic that of a cat.
* Yato has rather sweaty hands, as both Tomone and Yukine have complained about it. He is shown to be rather sensitive about this topic.
* Yato is shown to be a skilled tailor in both Noragami Stray Stories and the main continuity. In Stray Stories, he gives Yukine a hand-made sweater and gives Hiyori a hand-made wedding dress. In the main series, he works a loom to make formal attire for both himself and Yukine for the 26XXth Divine Council.
** Furthermore, Yato has shown talent as an artist. This seems to be true in the manga, considering he sold doujinshi in the past and was shown drawing a fairly accurate picture of Hiyori in Chapter 53, albeit with wings and naked.
* Yato is shown cross-dressing in Chapter 48 and Chapter 52.
* Yato's character song is Tsukiyo no Fune.
* Yato was once tricked into creating a bank account, which now occasionally has mystery money transferred into it. This is how he was able to buy a cell phone.
* According to Benzaiten, Yato has the "visual qualifications" to be an idol.
* Yato is said to be "not bad-looking but [...] pathetic" by Masaomi Iki.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Yato at Noragami Wiki
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