Our Home's Fox Deity
Our Home's Fox Deity is a Japanese light novel series written by Jin Shibamura and illustrated by Eizō Hōden. The first novel was released in February 2004, with a total of seven volumes that have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Suiren Matsukaze started serialization in MediaWorks' Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine in February 2007; the manga transferred to ASCII Media Works Dengeki Daioh in April 2008 after the former was discontinued in February 2008. A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired in Japan between April and September 2008.
Plot
Tōru and Noburo are brothers of the Takagami family who have just returned to their late mother's hometown of Mitsukawa. Toru has Yin in his blood and is constantly targeted by the and other creatures lurking in Japan. When Tōru is targeted by one, his brother Noburo releases the fox deity Kūgen Tenko who protects Tōru from the monster. Kūgen now acts as the protector of Tōru and Noburo to keep them safe from any threats while simultaneously trying to adapt to the modern world.
Characters
; Kūgen Tenko
; Kō
; Noboru Takagami
; Tōru Takagami
; Misaki Sakura
Supporting characters
; Tsukuyomi
; Bekira
; Miyako Takagami
; Haruki Takagami
; Ebisu
; Enjyu
; Byakki "Shiro-chan"
; Gyokuyou Tenko
; Mubyou
; Mubyou
; Momiji Miyabe
Media
Light novels
Our Home's Fox Deity began as a series of light novels written by Jin Shibamura and drawn by Eizō Hōden. The novels are published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing label. The first novel was released on February 10, 2004, with a total of seven volumes that been published since. Although the series has not been officially declared to be on hiatus, there have been no additional light novels published since the seventh volume's release on October 1, 2007. In 2003, the first novel in the series won the Gold Prize in the tenth Dengeki Novel Prize contest.
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Suiren Matsukaze started serialization in MediaWorks' Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine on February 27, 2007. On February 27, 2008, the manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao!, but continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh that began on April 21, 2008, and ended on May 27, 2013. Eleven tankōbon volumes have been released under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics label.
Anime
A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by the animation studio Zexcs, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, and written by Reiko Yoshida aired in Japan on the Chiba TV television network between April 6 and September 14, 2008. NIS America licensed the anime series and released it in North America. Three theme songs are used: one opening theme, and two ending themes. The opening theme, "Ki-Zu-Na: Haruka Naru Mono e, is performed by Hitomisora. The first ending theme, "Kaze ga Nanika o Iō to Shiteiru", is performed by Saori Hayami, and was used for the first eighteen episodes. The second ending theme, "Shiawase no Kotodama", is performed by Yukana, Saori Hayami, and Mikako Takahashi, who are the voice actresses for three female characters in the anime.