| Gingitsune | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover, featuring Makoto Saeki and the white fox, Gintarou | |
| ぎんぎつね | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sayori Ochiai |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Ultra Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 19, 2009 –October 19, 2022 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shin Misawa |
| Written by | Hiroshi Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo,TVO,TVA,AT-X |
| Original run | October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Gingitsune (ぎんぎつね,lit.Silver Fox) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated by Sayori Ochiai. It was serialized inShueisha'sseinen manga magazineUltra Jump from June 2009 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 18tankōbon volumes. It follows Makoto Saeki, the daughter of a shrine priest who can see the shrine's messenger, Gintarou, and the everyday lives of the two as a go-between for the gods and humans. A 12-episodeanime television series adaptation byDiomedéa was broadcast from October to December 2013.
Makoto Saeki is the daughter of a shrine priest in a smallInariShinto shrine dedicated to the GodUkanomitama. When she was 4 years old, her mother died and she inherited an unusual gift called The Sight, allowing her to see the Shrine's Heralds. She met the messenger of the god Inari, ananthropomorphic fox named Gintarou, during the funeral, and he declared her as the fifteenth generation heiress. Gintarou can see a short glimpse into the future and can find lost things despite being rude and unmotivated, but still develops a good friendship with Makoto. As she is the only girl who can see the spirit, both of them decide to be a go-between for the gods and humans as they try to help those who come to the shrine.
Written and illustrated bySayori Ochiai [ja],Gingitsune was first published as a two-one-shot chapter story inShueisha'sseinen manga magazineUltra Jump on February 19[4] and May 19, 2008.[5][6] It started as a full-fledged series in the same magazine on May 19, 2009.[7] The manga was on hiatus several times.[8] The series finished after a 14-year run on October 19, 2022.[9][10] Shueisha collected its chapters in eighteentankōbon volumes, released from September 18, 2009.[11] to October 19, 2022.[12]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | September 18, 2009[11] | 978-4-08-877731-3 |
| 02 | March 19, 2010[13] | 978-4-08-877833-4 |
| 03 | August 19, 2010[14] | 978-4-08-879021-3 |
| 04 | January 19, 2011[15] | 978-4-08-879098-5 |
| 05 | July 19, 2011[16] | 978-4-08-879181-4 |
| 06 | December 19, 2011[17] | 978-4-08-879248-4 |
| 07 | July 19, 2012[18] | 978-4-08-879359-7 |
| 08 | January 18, 2013[19] | 978-4-08-879504-1 |
| 09 | September 19, 2013[20] | 978-4-08-879653-6 |
| 10 | October 18, 2013[21] | 978-4-08-879670-3 |
| 11 | November 19, 2014[22] | 978-4-08-879787-8 |
| 12 | June 19, 2015[23] | 978-4-08-890212-8 |
| 13 | January 19, 2017[24] | 978-4-08-890583-9 |
| 14 | April 17, 2020[25] | 978-4-08-891538-8 |
| 15 | November 19, 2020[26] | 978-4-08-891729-0 |
| 16 | October 19, 2021[27] | 978-4-08-892113-6 |
| 17 | September 16, 2022[28] | 978-4-08-892447-2 |
| 18 | October 19, 2022[12] | 978-4-08-892478-6 |
| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gingitsune Spring Summer Fall Winter Gin gitsune shunkashūtō (ぎんぎつね春夏秋冬) | November 19, 2013 | 978-4087033045 |
An audio drama of the manga is released in collaboration with Shueisha andPony Canyon in 2010 under theVOMIC label. The voices of the drama includesKanae Itō as Makoto andToshihiko Seki as Gintarou.
Ananime television series adaptation was announced in April 2013.[29]Diomedéa animated the series withShin Misawa serving as the director, Hiroshi Yamaguchi as the series writer and both Mayuko Matsumoto and Naomi Ide as the character designers. Tatsuya Katou composed the music.[30] The series was broadcast onTV Tokyo from October 7 to December 23, 2013.[31][a] It also aired on theTV Osaka,TV Aichi, andAT-X stations.[33] The opening theme song "tiny lamp" is performed byFhána and the ending theme song "Gekkō Story" (月光STORY,Gekkō Story, lit.Moonlight Story) is sung by Screen Mode.
Crunchyroll also announced that they would stream the series under the nameGingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods.[34] The anime has been licensed bySentai Filmworks.[35]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Fifteenth Successor and Gintarou" Transliteration: "Juugodaime to Gintarō" (Japanese:十五代目と銀太郎) | October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) | |
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 died 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. | |||
| 2 | "Learning to Compromise" Transliteration: "Yuzuriaou youni" (Japanese:譲り合うように) | October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14) | |
Funabashi, uptight classmate being friends with Saeki and Ikegami due to opening up after bullying. | |||
| 3 | "The Place Where the Gods are" Transliteration: "Kamisama no Iru Tokoro" (Japanese:神様のいる所) | October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21) | |
Helping a turtle herald who lost his shrine to a new one with komainu. | |||
| 4 | "Satoru and Haru" Transliteration: "Satoru to Haru" (Japanese:悟とハル) | October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28) | |
Introvert kendo boy with the sight joins Saeki along with his young fox herald Haru, but after a fight Haru runs away. | |||
| 5 | "Season of Warmth" Transliteration: "Atatakai Kisetsu" (Japanese:あたたかい季節) | November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) | |
While looking for Haru, we learn more about Haru and Kamio's pasts. They make up. | |||
| 6 | "How Do I Look?" Transliteration: "Donnakao shiteru" (Japanese:どんな顔してる?) | November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11) | |
Saeki, Ikegami and Funabashi throw a welcome party for Kamio. After being stubborn he opens up a bit. | |||
| 7 | "Shrines and Temples" Transliteration: "Jinja to Otera" (Japanese:神社とお寺) | November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18) | |
The gang goes to Ikegami bf's place where two monkey heralds are making pranks. | |||
| 8 | "Humans Are Strange" Transliteration: "Ningen tte Hen" (Japanese:人間って変) | November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25) | |
Funabashi wants to buy a present for her dad, so she her driver/father assistant Yoshizumi spends time with her. | |||
| 9 | "I'm Sorry" Transliteration: "Gomen'nasai" (Japanese:ごめんなさい) | December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02) | |
Kids from the neighbourhood break things from the Shrine, Haru gets lost but all ends well. | |||
| 10 | "It Really Doesn't Matter" Transliteration: "Iijan Betsuni" (Japanese:いーじゃん別に) | December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09) | |
Kamio spends time with the kendo club's captain Kinukawa. | |||
| 11 | "Makoto's Future" Transliteration: "Makoto no Mirai" (Japanese:まことの未来) | December 16, 2013 (2013-12-16) | |
Saeki and Kamio ponders about the future while preparing for a biannual purification ceremony. People from all around come to help. | |||
| 12 | "Summer Cleansing" Transliteration: "Nagoshinoharae" (Japanese:夏越の祓) | December 23, 2013 (2013-12-23) | |
Stig Høgset fromTHEM Anime Reviews praised the series' character designs for being "well-designed and well-animated" and for tackling serious topics outside of its lackadaisical tone, despite the conflicts being "overreactions made for dramatic purposes rather than realistic drama." He concluded by putting it alongsideNatsume's Book of Friends as a good companion piece, calling it "relatively light and enjoyable entertainment with enough substance to not just be empty calories, and an appropriately sweet ending episode that leaves a possibility and a desire for more."[36] Rebecca Silverman ofAnime News Network reviewed the complete anime series in 2015.[37] While finding criticism in the awkward character animations, misplaced musical score in places and lack of cultural notes about shrines, Silverman praised the series for its charming and believable characters, elegant backgrounds with distinctive shrine designs and for being informative onShintoism, concluding that "Gingitsune is a charming gem of a show. It isn't action-packed or even particularly continuous in terms of plot, but it is warm and cozy and worth a visit to the Saeki Shrine."[37]
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