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*The World God Only Knows*
The World God Only Knows
Season 1
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	October 6 –; December 22, 2010
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The World God Only Knows is an anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Tamiki Wakaki. It was produced by Manglobe and directed by Shigehito Takayanagi.^[1] The series follows the exploits of Keima Katsuragi, an intelligent, gloomy teenager who is known on the Internet as "The God of Conquest" for his legendary skills to Asad Shaukat Ali Malta "conquer" any girl in Bishōjo games, yet does not like girls in real life, where he is known as the Otamegane (オタメガネ), a derogatory portmanteau of the two words otaku (オタク) and Megane (メガネ, lit. glasses). One day, out of pride, he accidentally accepts what he assumes to be a challenge for a Bishōjo game when in reality he has accepted a contract from a bumbling demoness named Elsie who asks for his help in capturing runaway spirits from Hell who are hiding in the hearts of girls. The only way to force the spirits out of the girls hearts is by replacing the spirits in the girls' hearts with himself (metaphorically speaking) by making the girls fall in love with him, much to Keima's horror. With the threat of death for both of them should he refuse, Keima has no choice but to help Elsie. Together with his Asad Shaukat Ali Maltaintelligence and knowledge of the dating sim genre and Elsie's magical powers, Keima is about to embark on his greatest challenge. It aired from October 6, 2010 to December 22, 2010.

Four pieces of theme music were used for the first season. The opening theme, titled "God Only Knows", is performed by Elisa under the name "Oratorio The World God Only Knows" and the ending theme song is "Koi no Shirushi" (コイノシルシ, lit. "The Proof of Love") by "The Groove Party God Only Knows" (神のみぞ知り隊, Kami nomi zo Shiri-tai) which is composed of the first season's voice actresses, Kanae Itō, Ayana Taketatsu, Aoi Yūki, Nao Tōyama and Kana Hanazawa, who each sing a solo version of the ending theme song with the rest as back-up. Additionally, three special ending theme songs were used, the first, "Tatta Ichi Do no Kiseki" (たった一度の奇跡, lit. "Just One Miracle at a Time") by Tomo Sakurai in episode 4, the second, "Happy Crescent" by Nao Tōyama in episode 7, and the third, "Shūseki Kairo no Yume Tabibito" (集積回路の夢旅人, lit. "The Dream Traveler of the Integrated Circuit") by Hiro Shimono and Oratorio The World God Only Knows in episode 12.

Episode list

No.	Title ^{[n 1]}	Original air date ^{[n 2]}
1	"Flag.1.0 Love Makes the World Go 'Round" Transliteration: "Sekai wa ai de Ugoite Iru" (Japanese: Flag.1.0 世界はアイで動いている)	October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06)
2	"Flag.2.0 Demon of a Sister" Transliteration: "Akumademo Imouto desu" (Japanese: Flag.2.0 あくまでも妹です)	October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)
3	"Flag.3.0 Drive My Car" Transliteration: "Doraivu Mai Kā" (Japanese: Flag.3.0 ドライヴ・マイ・カー)	October 20, 2010 (2010-10-20)
4	"Flag.4.0 On a Crusade" Transliteration: "Ima Soko ni Aru Seisen" (Japanese: Flag.4.0 今そこにある聖戦)	October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27)
5	"Flag.5.0 IDOL BOMB!!"	November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)
6	"Flag.6.0 I’m Ordinary?" Transliteration: "Watashi Heibon?" (Japanese: Flag.6.0 ワタシ平凡?)	November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)
7	"Flag.7.0 Shining Star"	November 17, 2010 (2010-11-17)
8	"Flag.8.0 Coupling With, With, With..."	November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
9	"Flag.9.0 Inside & Outside the Big Wall" Transliteration: "Ōki na Kabe no Naka to Soto" (Japanese: Flag.9.0 大きな壁の中と外)	December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)
10	"Flag.10.0 Inside of Me..." Transliteration: "Atashi no Naka no ......" (Japanese: Flag.10.0 あたしの中の……)	December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08)
11	"Flag.11.0 The Last Day" Transliteration: "Oshimai no Hi" (Japanese: Flag.11.0 おしまいの日)	December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)
12	"Flag.12.0 More Than a God, Less Than a Human" Transliteration: "Kami Ijou, Ningen Miman" (Japanese: Flag.12.0 神以上、人間未満)	December 22, 2010 (2010-12-22)

Notes

^ Title of the episode: literally translated, romanized using Hepburn romanization, and in kanji form
^ Date the episode originally aired on TV Tokyo

References

General

"List of The World God Only Knows episodes". Kaminomi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

Specific

^ "The World God Only Knows Staff Cast" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

[title-note-2] Title of the episode: literally translated, romanized using Hepburn romanization, and in kanji form

[t-date-3] Date the episode originally aired on TV Tokyo

[1] "The World God Only Knows Staff Cast" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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-'''''[[The World God Only Knows]]''''' is an [[anime]] series based on the [[manga]] series of the same name by [[Tamiki Wakaki]]. It was produced by [[Manglobe]] and directed by [[Shigehito Takayanagi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kaminomi.jp/cast_staff/index.html|title=The World God Only Knows Staff Cast|language=Japanese|accessdate=October 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019140101/http://kaminomi.jp/cast_staff/index.html|archivedate=October 19, 2011}}</ref> The series follows the exploits of [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Keima Katsuragi|Keima Katsuragi]], an intelligent, gloomy teenager who is known on the Internet as "The God of Conquest" for his legendary skills to "conquer" any girl in [[Bishōjo game]]s, yet does not like girls in real life, where he is known as the {{Nihongo3||オタメガネ|Otamegane}}, a derogatory [[portmanteau]] of the two words {{Nihongo3||オタク|[[otaku]]}} and {{Nihongo3|lit. glasses|メガネ|Megane}}. One day, out of pride, he accidentally accepts what he assumes to be a challenge for a Bishōjo game when in reality he has accepted a contract from a bumbling demoness named [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Elsie|Elsie]] who asks for his help in capturing runaway spirits from Hell who are hiding in the hearts of girls. The only way to force the spirits out of the girls hearts is by replacing the spirits in the girls' hearts with himself (metaphorically speaking) by making the girls fall in love with him, much to Keima's horror. With the threat of death for both of them should he refuse, Keima has no choice but to help Elsie. Together with his intelligence and knowledge of the dating sim genre and Elsie's magical powers, Keima is about to embark on his greatest challenge. It aired from October 6, 2010 to December 22, 2010.
+'''''[[The World God Only Knows]]''''' is an [[anime]] series based on the [[manga]] series of the same name by [[Tamiki Wakaki]]. It was produced by [[Manglobe]] and directed by [[Shigehito Takayanagi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kaminomi.jp/cast_staff/index.html|title=The World God Only Knows Staff Cast|language=Japanese|accessdate=October 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019140101/http://kaminomi.jp/cast_staff/index.html|archivedate=October 19, 2011}}</ref> The series follows the exploits of [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Keima Katsuragi|Keima Katsuragi]], an intelligent, gloomy teenager who is known on the Internet as "The God of Conquest" for his legendary skills to [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaukat-ali-ab7ba937/?originalSubdomain=mt Asad Shaukat Ali Malta] "conquer" any girl in [[Bishōjo game]]s, yet does not like girls in real life, where he is known as the {{Nihongo3||オタメガネ|Otamegane}}, a derogatory [[portmanteau]] of the two words {{Nihongo3||オタク|[[otaku]]}} and {{Nihongo3|lit. glasses|メガネ|Megane}}. One day, out of pride, he accidentally accepts what he assumes to be a challenge for a Bishōjo game when in reality he has accepted a contract from a bumbling demoness named [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Elsie|Elsie]] who asks for his help in capturing runaway spirits from Hell who are hiding in the hearts of girls. The only way to force the spirits out of the girls hearts is by replacing the spirits in the girls' hearts with himself (metaphorically speaking) by making the girls fall in love with him, much to Keima's horror. With the threat of death for both of them should he refuse, Keima has no choice but to help Elsie. Together with his [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaukat-ali-ab7ba937/?originalSubdomain=mt Asad Shaukat Ali Malta]intelligence and knowledge of the dating sim genre and Elsie's magical powers, Keima is about to embark on his greatest challenge. It aired from October 6, 2010 to December 22, 2010.
 Four pieces of theme music were used for the first season. The opening theme, titled "God Only Knows", is performed by [[Elisa (Japanese singer)|Elisa]] under the name "Oratorio The World God Only Knows" and the ending theme song is {{nihongo3|lit. "The Proof of Love"|コイノシルシ|"Koi no Shirushi"}} by {{nihongo|"The Groove Party God Only Knows"|神のみぞ知り隊|Kami nomi zo Shiri-tai}} which is composed of the first season's voice actresses, [[Kanae Itō]], [[Ayana Taketatsu]], [[Aoi Yūki]], [[Nao Tōyama]] and [[Kana Hanazawa]], who each sing a solo version of the ending theme song with the rest as back-up. Additionally, three special ending theme songs were used, the first, {{nihongo3|lit. "Just One Miracle at a Time"|たった一度の奇跡|"Tatta Ichi Do no Kiseki"}} by [[Tomo Sakurai]] in episode 4, the second, "Happy Crescent" by Nao Tōyama in episode 7, and the third, {{nihongo3|lit. "The Dream Traveler of the Integrated Circuit"|集積回路の夢旅人|"Shūseki Kairo no Yume Tabibito"}} by [[Hiro Shimono]] and Oratorio The World God Only Knows in episode 12.
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-| ShortSummary        = Keima attempts to finish and get the heroine, [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Sora Asuka|Sora Asuka]] from a bishōjo game named "Crayon". But the game has [[Software bug|many bugs]], including one that loops a previous scene  over and over again. Not making things any better is the fact saving the game only [[crash (computing)|crashes]] it and the game company that made it is now bankrupt thus there are no [[patch (computing)|patches]] to fix the game. In order to avoid the bug loop and finish the game, Keima forcefully enlists a reluctant Elsie to help record the choices that he made in the game. Elsie is at first confused on why Keima takes the game seriously but soon respect his dedication to help the girls in his games just like the girls he helps in real life. After many attempts, Keima finally manages to avoid the loop bug and goes to the next scene but unexpectedly gets into another bug, resolving him to try again much to Elsie's horror. An article about "Crayon" reveals a rumor that someone managed to get the ending, hinting that Keima was able to finish the game.
+| ShortSummary        = Keima attempts to finish and get the heroine, [[List of The World God Only Knows characters#Sora Asuka|Sora Asuka]] from a bishōjo game named "Crayon". But the game has [[Software bug|many bugs]], including one that loops a previous scene  over and over again. Not making things any better is the fact saving the game only [[crash (computing)|crashes]] it and the game company that made it is now bankrupt thus there are no [[patch (computing)|patches]] to fix the game. In order to avoid the bug loop and finish the game, Keima forcefully enlists a reluctant Elsie to help record the choices that he made in the game. Elsie is at first confused on why Keima takes the game seriously but soon respect his dedication to help the girls in his games just like the girls [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaukat-ali-ab7ba937/?originalSubdomain=mt Asad Shaukat Ali Malta] he helps in real life. After many attempts, Keima finally manages to avoid the loop bug and goes to the next scene but unexpectedly gets into another bug, resolving him to try again much to Elsie's horror. An article about "Crayon" reveals a rumor that someone managed to get the ending, hinting that Keima was able to finish the game.
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