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5	Mayu is a mischievous cat god who's caused problems one too many times, and, as punishment, is stripped of her powers and banished to Earth. There she's taken in by Yuzu Komiya, the owner of the Yaoyorozudou antique shop. There are other gods in the town beside Mayu, many of whom are familiar with her, and many more she'll get to know. So begins a self-described "neighborhood deity comedy" about Gods among men and the hijinks that ensue.
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7	Originally a manga by [=FLIPFLOPs=] which was serialized from 2007 to 2012 in ''Champion Red Ichigo'', ''Cat God'' (Japanese name ''Nekogami Yaoyorozu'') was adapted into an anime in the summer of 2011 by Creator/{{AIC}} PLUS+.
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9	!!''Cat God'' provides examples of:
10	* ArrangedMarriage:
11	** Sasana and Mayu (two goddesses) were engaged long ago, with their fathers each thinking the other's child was a boy.
12	** Maya also has one with [[spoiler:Tsukuyomi, who wanted Mayu to be a guardian cat. The marriage interview was a misunderstanding.]]
13	%%* AsianFoxSpirit: Gonta and Shizuha.
14	%%* BeachEpisode: Episode 5 by the looks of things. Subverted due to typhoon. It's just a HotSpringsEpisode. Until the end.
15	%%* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Why Meiko likes Mayu.
16	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Yuzu is normally sweet to the point of seeming oblivious, but she gets Gonta and the others to listen when they're considering kicking Shamo out.
17	%%* BlandNameProduct: Mayu hides in a Konozama box.
18	%%* BlankWhiteEyes: All over the place
19	%%* BreakTheHaughty: Apparently happened to the former CEO.
20	* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: The Nam Pla that Gonta makes in episode 5 reappears in episode 7 as the secret ingredient in the CEO's ramen.]]
21	%%* ButtMonkey: Mayu
22	* CatGirl: Mayu, along with her family and Sasana, are all cat gods that appear as otherwise normal humans with cat ears and two cat tails.
23	* ChainOfDeals: It starts with Mayu helping some kids out with their games, and ends with Mayu and Amane getting free candy.
24	* CherryBlossoms: A major part of episode two, with Yoshino, the newest generation of the sakura gods, needing to find the ash to get the trees blooming after Mayu accidentally throws the (huge) jar containing them away.
25	* CuteGhostGirl: Introduced in the OVA. She haunts a cherry tree in the town's abandoned general hospital.
26	%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Mayu.
27	%%* DePower
28	* DisappearsIntoLight: The eventual fate of the ghost girl from the OVA, when Yuzu reveals [[spoiler:that the tree she's been supposedly haunting was actually destroyed three years before]].
29	%%* DoggedNiceGuy: Gonta with Yuzu.
30	%%* DreamStealer: Yurara who's a Baku.
31	%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Meiko and Sasana both like Mayu.
32	%%* EyesAlwaysShut: Kuroe
33	* FamilyBusiness: The Yaoyorozudou used to be run by Yuzu's parents [[spoiler: before they died]].
34	%%* FestivalEpisode: Episode 7
35	* FreezeFrameBonus: Some of the manga pages in episode 3 (the ones without voiceovers). Notice the shinigami character's book that says "[[Manga/DeathNote TH NOTE]]" on the cover.
36	%%* GagNose: The former CEO.
37	* TheGamblingAddict: Mayu. So much so that she was kicked out of Takamagahara for it.
38	%%* GamerChick: Mayu and Shamo.
39	%%* GenkiGirl: Yoshino
40	%%* GirlishPigtails: Meiko, Yoshino and Yurara.
41	%%* HairstyleInertia: Yuzu
42	%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Shizuha
43	* HimeCut: Sasana, and Yuzu style their hair this way as a visual signal of their YamatoNadeshiko status.
44	%%* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 5
45	%%* IdiotHair: Shamo
46	%%* LightningGlare: Sasana and Meiko.
47	%%* MagicalBarefooter: Mayu.
48	%%* {{Miko}}: Yuzu and Mayu dress like this in episode 8.
49	%%* MoeAnthropomorphism
50	* MundaneUtility:
51	** Manga artist and Onmyodo Yukina makes use of [[{{UsefulNotes/Onmyodo}} shikigami]] as assistant manga artists. Episode 3 centers on them suddenly going on strike from being overworked.
52	** Meiko uses her hammer (according to Yoshino) to summon a bath-and-bed kit in Episode 7.
53	%%* NiceGirl: Yuzu
54	* NeverTrustATrailer: An EyeCatch had a faux movie poster of Mayu and Yuzu with GunsAkimbo.
55	%%* OddJobGods
56	%%* {{Ojou}}: Meiko
57	* OlderThanTheyLook: Mayu is implied to be just as old as her (early-to-mid-teenage looking) friends, but still looks like ten. Shamo looks like a little girl and may be even older.
58	%%* TheOneGuy: Gonta
59	%%* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Yuzu's parents died.]]
60	%%* PhysicalGod: Much of the primary cast.
61	%%* PrettyFreeloader: Mayu, the {{Shinigami}} in the manga she's reading and, according to Mayu, Shamo.
62	* ProductPlacement: The game system is revealed to be a UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis. In episode 6, Mayu plays with UsefulNotes/GameGear.
63	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: While the series is full of gods and spirits that are older than they look, Shamo is a standout case as she's noted to be an influential god and notes when meeting Yuzu that she's the first person to treat her like a child to the extent she did, giving her a bath, sewing up her stuffed animal, etc.
64	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Shamo.
65	* RunningGag: Gonta's reaction anytime someone uses the phrase "fell out" or something similar after Episode 5.
66	* {{Sarashi}}: The OVA reveals that Yuzu apparently also wears this under her dress instead of a brassiere.
67	%%** Shamo.
68	* SchizoTech: Mayu plays Sega Genesis but they have cell phones with Internet.
69	* SheCleansUpNicely: Mayu, at the [[spoiler:marriage meeting]], and she's also behaving mature and polite... until she finds out [[spoiler:it was just a prank by Lord Tsukuyomi.]]
70	* ShoutOut:
71	** Yukina's parody of ''Manga/Golgo13'', complete with a wig and eyebrows, at the festival shooting gallery.
72	** From the OVA: The ghost of a girl interested in a supposedly-cursed cherry tree? [[Franchise/TouhouProject Where have we heard that before, hmm?]] Though it's not ''too'' surprising, given FLIP-FLOPS' roots as a doujin circle doing Touhou doujin...
73	%%* ShowWithinAShow: Yukina's manga.
74	%%* SitcomArchNemesis: Mayu and Shamo.
75	* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: [[spoiler: Sasana, Meiko, and Gonta break into Takamagahara and then the moon to save Mayu from marrying Lord Tsukuyomi.]]
76	%%* SuperDeformed
77	%%* ThoseTwoGuys: The CEO who fell from power and his partner.
78	%%* TokenHuman: Yuzu
79	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mayu and Sasana/Yuzu
80	%%* TwelveEpisodeAnime
81	* WhatTheHellHero: Yuzu calls out Mayu and the other gods when they discuss how to drive out Shamo.
82	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Episode six. Episode four is a half episode flashback framed as a dream with Mayu and Yurara [[PensieveFlashback taking part in it]].
83	%%* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Sasana, [[{{BFS}} and it's huge]].
84	%%* WolverineClaws: Amane
85	%%* YamatoNadeshiko: Sasana and Yuzu {{Lampshaded}} by Yukina.

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