Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods
ぎんぎつね
About
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.
Cast
Hisako Kanemoto
as Makoto Saeki (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Gintarō (voice)
Kensho Ono
as Satoru Kamio (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
as Tatsuo Saeki (voice)
Chinatsu Akasaki
as Yumi Ikegami (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
as Hiwako Funabashi (voice)
Ayumi Fujimura
as Haru (voice)
Hirofumi Nojima
as Shinichi Yoshizumi (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
as Nanami Kosugi (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
as Kinjirō (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
as Shōhei Amamoto (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
as Seishirō Kirishima (voice)
Yuki Ono
as Taisuke Kinugawa (voice)
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
The 15th Successor and Gintaro
Saeki Makoto is a high school student who happens to be the 15th successor of a small Inari Shrine that has been around since the Edo period. As a true successor, Makoto has the ability to see the fox spirit Gintaro who serves as a herald, a messenger of god. One day, Makoto asks Gintaro to help tell the fortune of Ikegami Yumi, a classmate. However, she fails to properly communicate that fortune to Yumi.
Learning to Compromise
Makoto's classmate Funabashi Hiwako is a member of the student council who comes from an elite family. One day, she gives fellow classmate Yumi a dressing down about her behavior, but she turns other girls in the class against her in the process. The next day after school, Makoto walks into a restroom to find a bunch of girls surrounding Hiwako.
Places for the Gods
One day, Makoto discovers a turtle herald near Saeki Shrine and learns that he has lost his home. The next day, Makoto and Gintaro take the turtle to the nearby Shoubai Grand Shrine, where they meet the lion-dog heralds Utamaru and Saimaru.
Satoru and Haru
Makoto is left in shock after her father suddenly tells her that they will be welcoming a new family member. And it turns out to be a boy from another shrine who's the same age. At school, she hears talk about a new transfer student. At the shrine, Gintaro is napping when he notices a boy in a high school uniform looking at him.
Season of Warmth
Haru, the herald from Satoru's family shrine, wants to be with Satoru and refuses to go home. After an argument, Haru runs away from the Saeki shrine. Makoto asks Gintaro to divine Haru's location, but Gintaro tells her not to interfere.
How Do I Look?
Satoru has left girls swooning after his first kendo practice. Everyone is talking about him, and there's a clamor when they discover that he's living with Makoto. But at home, his stiff demeanor makes it very awkward.
Shrine and Temple
Makoto, Gintaro, and Satoru are accompanying Haru on a walk through town when they happen to pass by a large temple. Makoto overhears a familiar voice and it turns that the temple is the home of Yumi's boyfriend Shohei. Inside, they're introduced to Shohei's unique family.
Humans Are Strange
After hearing that her father will soon return from a trip overseas, Hiwako needs to pick a fitting birthday present. She asks Yumi and Makoto for advice, and they end up going to a new shopping mall in the area to buy a present.
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