Noragami (season 1)

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The first season of Noragami began airing on The WB Television Network through their program block Kids' WB on September 18, 1999 and concluded after 12 episodes on March 18, 2000. The executive producers for the first production season were Amile John, Yail Darlene and Mala Miles.

Development of Noragami began in 1989, with John and Darlene conceiving the series as a comic book. In 1995, Mala Miles Productions picked up the comic as an animated series. They pitched a seven-minute pilot to Film Roman in 1997, and the show was greenlit and began production.

All 12 episodes of the season, including extras, were released on DVD on March 23, 2004.

Production
Amile John and Yail Darlene originally intended Noragami as a "underground comic", which, according to Darlene, "only had about three volumes written before it was scrapped".

In 1997, John and Darlene were given the chance to "remake" the comic, this time as an animated series, via a letter from Mala Miles, to produce the series for his animation studio, Bear Bones Productions. Miles stated that the series "would be a grand project" and "would be able to expand on content from the studio".

The series was first unveiled as an test short from Bear Bones, with Film Roman and CinéGroupe joining production in early 1998. The series was pitched to various networks throughout 1998, with The WB picking up the series via a two-season order in December 1998, through their Kids' WB programming block. The series premiere on September 18 was the highest rated premiere on Kids' WB.

Episodes

 * See also: List of Noragami episodes

DVD release
The season was released by Artisan Entertainment on March 23, 2004. Other than the twelve episodes, the DVD included several bonus features, including interviews with the cast and crew, animatics, an animation gallery, and commentary tracks.