Gingitsune
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Ultra Jump from June 2009 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 18 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-episode anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa was broadcast from October to December 2013.
Plot
Makoto Saeki is the daughter of a shrine priest in a small Inari Shinto shrine dedicated to the God Ukanomitama. 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, an anthropomorphic 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.Characters
Saeki Shrine
;Makoto Saeki;Tatsuo Saeki
;Satoru Kamio
;Haru
Shinto West Public High School
;Yumi Ikegami;Hiwako Funabashi
;Seishirou Kirishima
;Taisuke Kinukawa
;Nanami Kosugi
;Kozue Ashihara
;Saki Suzui
Heralds
;Kinjiro;Saimaru Utamaru
;Kame
;Fu Fuku
;Otomatsu
;Tamachiyo
;Hama
;Mitsuki
;Nachi
;Tetsuro
;Gunji
;Watari
Other characters
;Shohei Amamoto;Shinichi Yoshizumi
;Yoshitomo Takami
;Etsuko Toyokura
;Touko Tsumugi
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Gingitsune was first published as a two-one-shot chapter story in Shueisha's manga magazine Ultra Jump on February 19 and May 19, 2008. It started as a full-fledged series in the same magazine on May 19, 2009. The manga was on hiatus several times. The series finished after a 14-year run on October 19, 2022. Shueisha collected its chapters in eighteen volumes, released from September 18, 2009. to October 19, 2022.Audio drama
An audio drama of the manga is released in collaboration with Shueisha and Pony Canyon in 2010 under the VOMIC label. The voices of the drama includes Kanae Itō as Makoto and Toshihiko Seki as Gintarou.Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in April 2013. Diomedéa animated the series with Shin 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. The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 7 to December 23, 2013. It also aired on the TV Osaka, TV Aichi, and AT-X stations. The opening theme song "tiny lamp" is performed by Fhána and the ending theme song "Gekkō Story" is sung by Screen Mode.Crunchyroll also announced that they would stream the series under the name Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.