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Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods

Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods

20137.81 Season12 EpisodesEndedTV-14

Overview

Gintarou is a fox spirit that has been protecting the small Inari temple since the Edo era. Saeki Makoto's family possesses the power to see the gods' agent, but the ability is limited to one living relative at a time. When Makoto's mother passed away while she was still young, Makoto inherited the ability as the sole remaining family member. With the help of fox spirit's power, Makoto and Gintarou help the people of their community, in spite of their many differences.

Created by Sayori Ochiai
Written by Sayori Ochiai, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Produced by Manami Watanabe, Ryosuke Mori
NetworksTV Tokyo

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Top Cast

Hisako Kanemoto

Hisako Kanemoto

Makoto Saeki (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Gintarō (voice)

Kensho Ono

Kensho Ono

Satoru Kamio (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Tatsuo Saeki (voice)

Chinatsu Akasaki

Chinatsu Akasaki

Yumi Ikegami (voice)

Ami Koshimizu

Ami Koshimizu

Hiwako Funabashi (voice)

Ayumi Fujimura

Ayumi Fujimura

Haru (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Shinichi Yoshizumi (voice)

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Hiroyuki Yoshino

Nanami Kosugi (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kinjirō (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

foxfriendshipsupernaturalslice of lifecoming of agereligionanthropomorphismbased on mangaecologyfamilyeducationalshrineheart warmingseinenshintoanimeshintoism

About Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods

Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods is a animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of fox, friendship, supernatural, slice of life, coming of age, religion. Created by Sayori Ochiai, it stars Hisako Kanemoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Kensho Ono. Gintarou is a fox spirit that has been protecting the small Inari temple since the Edo era. Saeki Makoto's family possesses the power to see the gods' agent, but the ability is limited to one living relative at a time. When Makoto's mother passed away while she was still young, Makoto inherited the ability as the sole remaining family member. With the help of fox spirit's power, Makoto and Gintarou help the people of their community, in spite of their many differences.

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