List of Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama characters

This is the list of characters appearing in the anime Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama.

Main Characters

Kokoro Yotsuba (四葉 こころ, Yotsuba Kokoro)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo^[1]

The main protagonist of the series, Kokoro is a 5th grade student who doesn't excel in sports, is often clumsy and is good on the Piano. But she is very caring about her belongings after her grandmother teaches her about "all items having a heart and soul". She has a little brother named Makoto and her father works as an architect and designer for a housing company. Kokoro is heavily involved with the Cocotamas after seeing Luckytama for the first time, and is bound to take care of him and the others that she encounters. She builds the Cocotama House, a house made from everyday objects for Luckytama. She also serves as the house's landlord and allows other Cocotamas to live in the Cocotama House under a house rental contract. She is shown to have a crush on Seitarou, somewhat ticklish and hates Bell Peppers as well as having a hard time keeping the secret of the Cocotamas to herself alone. After meeting Nozomi, she tries to be friends with her but failed due to their different point of views about the Cocotamas and her inexperience being a Happy Hunter. Nozomi later admitted that Kokoro can be a potential Happy Hunter if she puts her effort to it.

Nozomi Sakurai (桜井 のぞみ, Sakurai Nozomi)

Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara

The second human protagonist of the series, Nozomi is also a 5th grade student who had made a contract with Vivit, her partner Cocotama. She is very strict, mature and serious, though also focused on things that she does. However Nozomi shows some signs of insecurity and shyness, and somewhat hesitant about what to do even after making a contract with Vivit. Nozomi also does things seriously with her partner, and hunts down Happy Stars by helping out people who had serious problems, especially giving out advice to Kokoro about people's problems. With her first meeting with Kokoro, she was surprised how many Cocotama friends she make and later advising her to be serious about her job on raising her Cocotamas and solving other people's problems. She later toned down her strictness in the later episodes.

Cocotamas

Cocotamas are small furry creatures born from regular objects whose owners have taken care of with good love and care. As they are gods, they carry an "Hiding Egg" (かくれたま, Kakuretama), the eggshell they hatched on and uses it to hide from humans when about to be seen. Each Cocotama wears an "Egg Underwear" (たまごパンツ, Tamago Pantsu), a proof of their apprenticeship and were gifted with magic, but they are however inexperienced and sometimes make mistakes. Each Cocotama are also bound to the "Cocotama Contract" (ここたま契約書, Kokotama Keiyakusho) which sometimes serves as their birth certificate after a human chose to take care of them by their approval. Also, the contract has strict rules that applies to both Cocotamas and the human they're bound to. A human who signed a Cocotama's Contact has an indication on the Cocotama's ability to see eggs on the cheeks of the human bound to its contract, and that the human can interact with other Cocotamas without making them sign another Contract of Secrets. However, if a human broke the said agreement, the Cocotama would disappear and go back to the item they're born in and the human contractor would forget they exist. For a Cocotama to become a true god, it must do good deeds to humans while unnoticed, which rewards them with a "Happy Star" (ハッピースター, Happīsutā) to level up. If a Cocotama collected enough Happy Stars, he/she will be recognized and become a full-pledged god. Cocotama means "Heartful Soul" in Japanese and the concept of the characters are based on the Tsukumogami.

Cocotamas Contracted to Kokoro

Luckytama (ラキたま, Rakitama)

Voiced by: Megumi Han^[1]

The secondary main protagonist, he is an Orange Cocotama born from Kokoro's Colored Pencil that she owned when she was 3, and is referred as the "Colored Pencil God". He is very, curious, happy-go-lucky and cheerful, though he can be mischievous and very stubborn sometimes. He shares a friendly bond with Kokoro after she discovered him for the first time, and is the first Cocotama to have his contract signed. Usually due to being close to her before he was born, he knows about her feelings and secrets. Being an Apprentice God, his magic is based on luck and it's not as refined, often backfires when cast. He can also call forth Amanda through a leaf whistle after she finally reconciled with him and the other Cocotamas. His full title is "Lucky Lucky no Tamakoronosuke-no-Mikoto" (ラキラキのたまころの助のみこと, Raki raki no Tamakoronosuke no Mikoto) and his mark on his pants is a green Four-Leafed Clover.

Melory (メロリー, Merorī)

Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki^[1]

Melory is a Pink Cocotama born from Kokoro's Piano that she played when she was 3, and is referred as the "Piano Goddess". She is a very cheerful mood swinger, very outgoing and friendly but can be easily scared. She also sings out her discussions, often some that expresses her feelings while ending her sentences with "~nano". She looks over Luckytama as her friend and fellow Cocotama, though can sometimes argue. But then settled down and decided to live with him and Kokoro in the Cocotama House under a rental agreement. She is good at singing but somewhat has fear on bugs. Like Luckytama, her magic is not as refined as his, but is based on music. Her full title is "Melo Melo-Rin Hime-no-Mikoto" (メロメロリン姫のみこと, Mero Mero-rin Hime no Mikoto) and her mark on her pants is a magenta heart.

Oshaki (おシャキ, Oshaki)

Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu^[1]

Oshaki is a Light Blue Cocotama born from one of the Encyclopedia Books Kokoro's father owns, and is referred as the "Book Goddess". Although very shy, she is quite smart, serious and very knowledgeable, sometimes lecturing the other Cocotamas herself. Despite all of this, she has a big ego and it can overwhelm her sometimes. In her debut, she is stuck inside the eggshell she's born with due to someone accidentally ripping off a page of the book she's born in. It took a while for Kokoro and the others to find out the culprit and repair the book (revealed to be Makoto), which now allow her to come out and interact with the others. She is shown to be bad at singing. Her magic is based on knowledge and with a high chance of success. Her full title is "Ooinaru Shaki-Shaki Shaberi-Nushi-no-Mikoto" (大いなるシャキシャキしゃべり主のみこと, Ōinaru Shaki Shaki Shaberi-nushi no Mikoto) and the mark on her pants is an yellow lightbulb.

Geracho (ゲラチョ, Geratcho)

Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa^[1]

Geracho is a Green Cocotama born from the Yotsuba's family's flat screen television, and is referred as the "Television God". Though very serious-headed, selfish and often impulsive, he has a knack on jokes which sometimes falls flat or came out unappealing. But also he can be stubborn on things. He is seriously competitive over Luckytama thinking that his jokes are better than him, in reality, Luckytama was very clumsy on his moves and he often laughs on his misfortune. His magic is based on laughter and like Luckytama, usually has low success or can affect everyone nearby. His full title is "Gera-Gera no Tsukkomi-no-Mikoto" (ゲラゲラのツッコミのみこと, Gera Gera no Tsukkomi no Mikoto) and the mark on his pants is a red smiling speech bubble.

Kirarise (キラリス, Kirarisu)

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki^[1]

Kirarise is a Mauve Cocotama born from Misato's treasured lipstick given to her by Koichi, and is referred as the "Lipstick Goddess". She is shown to be a very mature female who sometimes admires her own looks, and likes to flirts around with the guys, especially Luckytama and Geracho. Thought she can be very mean and berates others due to their personalities, she sometimes learns from it often helping them. Kirarise is shown to be good on both fashion and makeovers and that Melory looks up to her while Oshaki usually disagrees due to her overall personality and her way with flirting with the guys. Her magic is related to fashion and sometimes wasn't successful unless told the right timing. Her full title is "Kira-Kira no Love-Love no Lipstick-no-Mikoto" (キラキラのラブラブのルップスティックのみこと, Kira Kira no Rabu Rabu no Rippusutikku no Mikoto) and the mark in her pants is a pair of yellow Sparkles.

Mogutan (モグタン)

Voiced by: Michiyo Murase^[1]

Mogutan is a large Yellow Cocotama born from a fork that belonged and used by the Yotsuba Family, and is referred as the "Fork God". Thought very timid and easy going, he is very headstrong and also food-driven to the point of actually preferring to eat than doing anything else. He also has a huge appetite and an iron stomach as he can devour the whole Yotsuba Family's food supply in one night and is not affected by Kirarise's charms. He can also sense food from his tail and instinct, in which proven to be a disadvantage to the entire group. Other than that, he is also shown to have a soft spot on everyone and sometimes acts as a chef for the group. Mogutan's magic is based around on food, with its success rate varies from time to time. His full title is "Mogu Mogu no Pekorita-no-Mikoto" (モグモグのペコリータのみこと, Mogu Mogu no Pekorīta no Mikoto) and the mark on his pants is a purple Chef's Hat.

Sarine (サリーヌ, Sarīnu) and Parine (パリーヌ, Parīnu)

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Sarine) and Yuri Shiratori (Parine)

Appearing in Episode 14, Sarine and Parine are twin Cocotamas both born from the Rinse-in Shampoo Bottle the Yotsubas use and they were referred to as the "Shampoo Gods". Both twins had different personalities, with the female Sarine being the active, optimistic and always happy-go-lucky one and the male Parine being more laid back, timid and remorseful, which makes Sarine to go and motivate him. Also both wins are equally helpful and loving in certain situations including playing with others, but has a tendency to go berserk when they got dirty by mistake. Their magic is related to rejuvenation, as they can use it to rejuvenate people's spirits when taking a bath. Sarine's full title is "Sapari Awa-Awa Arai-no-Mikoto" (さっぱりアワアワあらいのみこと, Sappari Awa Awa Arai no Mikoto) and Parine's full title is "Sapari Shiya-Shiya Arai-no-Mikoto" (さっぱりシヤシヤあらいのみこと, Sappari Shiya Shiya Arai no Mikoto) and the mark on their pants is a light blue water drop, with Sarine having a sparkle in the center while Parine has a heart on the center. Both their names are based on the word "Sappari".

Mishil (ミシル, Mishiru)

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa

Appearing in Episode 15, Mishil is a Red Cocotama born from the Yotsuba Family's mailbox and is referred as the "Mail Goddess". She is very shy but also childish in personality as well as being very spoiled and mysterious. Mishil is also very manipulative and likes to sneak around Kokoro's room, usually wanting to live in the Cocotama House and be its Queen. But sometimes she cries a lot when she doesn't get what she want, or got busted. When in disguise, she refers herself as "346" to spy on the group and search for their weaknesses, but is shown to hate Bell Peppers too. But in the end, she redeemed herself and wished to live with Luckytama and the others. Her full title is "Miru Miru no Shiru Shiru no Scoop get-no-Mikoto" (ミルミルのシルシルのスクープゲットのみこと, Miru Miru no Shiru Shiru no Sukūpu Getto no Mikoto) and the mark on her pants is a green mail envelope.

Cocotamas Contracted to Nozomi

Vivit (ビビット, Bibitto)

Voiced by: Sayuri Yahagi

Vivit is a female light teal Cocotama born from Nozomi's Locket Pendant, and is referred as the "Locket Goddess". Like Nozomi, she is very serious and mature, but also very strict to Kokoro and her friends regrading on their way of handing people's problems. Though being said, she is very close to her human partner and usually serves as her friend and conscience when necessary, acting as her assistant on helping out people. Unlike Luckytama and the others, her magic skills are on a higher degree of mastery, due to her obtaining enough Happy Stars with Nozomi. Her mark in her pants is a pink heart with a key in it.

Renge (レンジ, Renji)

Voiced by: Aya Endō

Renge is a male purple Cocotama born from Nozomi's paintbrush, and is referred as the "Paintbrush God". Being a wandering god like Pinco, Renge is a very calm fellow who usually supports her and their job as wandering salespeople. However, he can be a bit too serious on her work and oftentimes scolds Pinko for her antics. He also hated being called cute or a girl due to his overall look. Despite not showing any magic skills, Renge is also shown to be a good artisan and also can create furniture and objects that they sell to other Cocotamas. Later on, he and Pinco were reunited with Nozomi despite she doesn't like them to be with her. However, after she remembered about the two things she owned: a paintbrush and a purse where they originated, she let them stay alongside Vivit. His mark on his pants is a magenta paintbrush.

Pinco (ピンコ, Pinko)

Voiced by: Yūko Gibu

Pinco is a female orange Cocotama born from Nozomi's money purse, and is referred as the "Purse Goddess". Like Renge, Pinco is also a wandering god who also works as a wandering salesman. She is very cheerful and bright, usually full of enthusiasm in everything including her work. But she can be a bit of a pain to Renge, which is the cause of her getting scolded all the time. Pinco is also an expert on selling things, with her appeal can make anyone buy their products in exchange for a shiny object, which she keeps in her purse-like tail. Like Renge, she was reunited with Nozomi and later stayed with her alongside Vivit. Her mark on her pants is an orange shopping bag.

Nicolie (ニコリ, Nikori)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo

Nicolie is a female light yellow baby Cocotama born from Nozomi's baby towel, and is referred as the "Towel Goddess". Shown to be smaller than the adult Cocotamas, Nicolie is a little baby who is bright and curious, but often cries. She can be a bit of a trouble to Vivit and co. due to her wandering around and that they must take care of her like a family. Her magic is related to making people smile, and that she uses it only in some occasions. She is also shown to ride an egg-shaped stroller, which she sleeps in it too. Her mark in her pants is a yellow-green flower.

Straytama Trio

The Straytama Trio (ノラたまトリオ, Noratama Torio) are a group of Cocotama who were born from the playground equipment that the kids use to play with. But due to the constant decline of the playground, the trio developed certain hatred towards children and claims the whole playground their own territory. Noratama means "Stray Soul" in Japanese.

Yurano (ユラノ, Yurano)

Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi, Miki Nagasawa (Episode 55)

Yurano is a female feline-like Magenta colored Cocotama who is born from the Swings of an abandoned playground, and is referred to as the "Swing Goddess". The leader of the Straytama Trio, Yurano is very bossy in terms of personality as well as being prideful and skilled. She harbors hatred towards children due to the playground being neglected over the years and claimed the whole area as their territory. Yurano also likes to scold Tokumaru for his remarks and usually don't get along with Kokoro and her Cocotama friends. However, she sometimes shows her softer and caring side and one of her actions caused her to earn a Happy Star, despite if it's an accident.

Tokumaru (とくまる, Tokumaru)

Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki

Tokumaru is a male bird-like blue colored Cocotama who is born from the seesaw of an abandoned playground, and is referred to as the "Seesaw God". A member of the Straytama Trio, Tokumaru is very talkative and always admires Yurano for her leadership. He is also the only one who understands what Mukitetsu is saying, which he is been whispered every time he talks.

Mukitetsu (ムキテツ, Mukitetsu)

Voiced by: Tomohiro Tsuboi

Mukitetsu is a Dog-Like male teal colored Cocotama who is born from the horizontal bar of an abandoned playground, and is referred to as the "High Bar God". Also a member of the Straytama Trio, he is more of the silent type who always whispers to Tokumaru about his thoughts. He is also shown to have super strength, and is able to throw a human out of the playground with ease.

Other Cocotamas

Tama-Sennin (たま仙人, Tama sennin)

Voiced by: Tomohiro Tsuboi

Tama-Sennin is the leader of the Cocotamas and the most oldest ever lived, who is born from a flute. He is colored gray with a long beard, wears a loincloth and wields a wooden staff. He is shown to be strict but caring, usually looking after the main group from a distance to see if they're doing good with Kokoro. It is also shown that he's very experienced in magic as he's a high-ranking Cocotama.

Bannosuke (バン之介, Bannosuke)

Voiced by: Makoto Tsumura

Appearing in Episode 11, he is a brown Cocotama who is born from an abacus in the Candy Store and is referred to as the "Abacus God". He makes his residence in the store where Kokoro frequently stops by to buy sweets. Shown to be good on economics and money, he is also resourceful and worries about the owner of the shop due to competition.

Dashimaki (ダシマキ)

Voiced by: Noriko Shibasaki

Appearing in Episode 24, Dashimaki is a yellow male Cocotama who is born from a study desk and is referred as the "Desk God". Making his residence in the desk owned by Kinji Narita, he once abandoned the desk when his family became rich and moved to a new mansion. Due to this, he develops hatred towards humans and joined the Straytama Trio temporarily until meeting Kokoro. However, after Kokoro convinced the Kinji that he still cared about his old things, he considers to take the desk back to his new home, which Dashimaki became happy again.

Hotney (ホットニー, Hoittonī)

Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya

Appearing in Episode 41, Hotney is a yellow female Cocotama who is born from a Digital Medical thermometer and is referred as the "Nurse Goddess". Living in the school clinic, she serves as both doctor and nurse to the Cocotamas and is dedicated to her own work. She is very hardworking and ambitious, also a very nice girl who helps others. Her passionate side can also get the best of her sometimes when she cast her magic, indicated on her bud-shapped ears which blooms like a flower to show her true profession and passion. As the nurse and doctor, Hotney nursed back Luckytama, Melory, Geracho and Vivit to good health after they've been hit by a mysterious sickness. Her full title is "Age Age no Sage Sa-Ge no Mikoto" (あげあげのさげさげのみこと, Age Age no Sage Sa-Ge no Mikoto) and the mark on her pants is a pair of pink up and down arrows.

Niche (ニーチエ, Nīche)

Voiced by: Yū Shimamura

Appearing in Episode 41, Niche is a male green Cocotama born from the encyclopedia books in the town library as is referred as the "Book God". Though boastful and full of knowledge, he is very helpful towards the people in secret as he helps with the books they need to read. He is also very knowledgeable and his knowledge on thing even outperform Oshaki's knowledge. However, he is shown to have fear of cats. His mark on his pants is a yellow book and magnifying glass.

Yozepp (ヨセップ, Yozeppu)

Voiced by: Chiaki Mori

Sham (シャム, Shamu)

Voiced by: Kaede Yuasa

Michel (ミッケル, Mikkeru)

Voiced by: Haruka Mikami

Tototon (トトトン, Tototon)

Voiced by: Chiyako Shibahara

Sukero (ウケロー, Sukerō)

Voiced by: Junko Noda

Sub Characters

Yotsuba Family

Makoto Yotsuba (四葉 まこと, Yotsuba Makoto)

Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki

Kokoro's younger brother. He is very rowdy and sometimes annoying, which sometimes annoys Kokoro.

Koichi Yotsuba (四葉 幸一, Yotsuba Kōichi)

Voiced by: Tomohiro Tsuboi

Kokoro's father and a renowned architect at a housing company.

Misato Yotsuba (四葉 美里, Yotsuba Misato)

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa

Kokoro's mother and both a worker and owner of a knitting and fabric store in town.

Grandmother (おばあちゃん, Obāchan)

Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu

Kokoro's grandmother and Misato's mother, who taught Kokoro about the importance of things and treasuring them.

Kokoro's Friends

Ayaka Otsuki (大槻 あやか, Ōtsuki Ayaka)

Voiced by: Noriko Shibasaki

One of Kokoro's two best friends in school, who is part of the Basketball Club. She excels in sports and usually very determined towards others, which Kokoro and Hina admires the most.

Hina Hoshino (星野 ひな, Hoshino Hina)

Voiced by: Haruka Mikami

Also one of Kokoro's friends in school. She is very friendly, shy and nice and likes rabbits, but doesn't excel well in sports which a problem due to tendency to fail. However she actually gets over those problems.

Kiyomi Nishina (仁科 清美, Nishina Kiyomi)

Voiced by: Michiyo Murase

One of Kokoro's classmates who is a fan of anything supernatural. She usually investigates paranormal situations in her school, which in turn to be caused by the Cocotama's carelessness actions. She is also shown to be tailing behind Kokoro as she tries to expose her secret.

Atsushi Watabe (渡部 篤志, Watabe Atsushi)

Voiced by: Yuka Nishigaki

Kate Hasegawa (長谷川 ケイト, Hasegawa Keito)

Voiced by: Kaede Yusa

Kaede Akikawa (秋川 かえで, Akikawa Kaede)

Voiced by: Natsuki Aikawa

Seitarou Ichinose (一之瀬 清太郎, Ichinose Seitarō)

Voiced by: Toshiya Hiruma

Masaru Miyamoto (宮本 勝, Miyamoto Masaru)

Voiced by: Rinne Okabe

Others

Mineko Kiteyama (北山 峰子, Kitayama Mineko)

Voiced by: Rikako Aikawa

Kokoro's homeroom teacher in school.

Amanda (アマンダ)

Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki

The pet cat owned by the Yotsubas. Despite her innocent looks, Kokoro's focus on the Cocotamas makes her show hatred towards them. Her somewhat jealousy makes her think the little gods as interference to her master's relationship. Later in the series, she showed some remorse over them and helped the Cocotamas in any situations they're facing in, finally understanding them completely.

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