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Kitsune. A nine-tailed fox spirit (kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, the kitsune -foxes (or ...
kyūbi no kitsune. Illustration of a Fox Spirit from the Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng. The nine-tailed fox (Chinese: 九尾狐; pinyin: jiǔwěihú) is a mythical fox entity originating from Chinese mythology. In Chinese folklores, foxes are depicted as spirits possessed of magic powers. These foxes are often depicted as mischievous ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba, rgh. "Blade of Demon Destruction")[4] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It was serialized in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 2016 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes.
Kitsunebi. The Bakemono Tsukushi Emaki, author unknown (late Edo period) "Kitsunebi" from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien. Kitsunebi (狐火) is an atmospheric ghost light told about in legends all across Japan outside Okinawa Prefecture. [1] They are also called "hitobosu", "hitomoshi" (火点し), [2] and "rinka" (燐火). [3][4]
Kuzunoha. The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi. Kuzunoha (葛の葉, Kuzunoha), also written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji.
Megitsune. " Megitsune " (メギツネ, "Vixen") is the second major label single by the Japanese kawaii metal band Babymetal. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2013 as the fifth single from the album Babymetal. [1][2][3] It is also the first single released independently from the idol group Sakura Gakuin.
The Helpful Fox Senko-san (Japanese: 世話やきキツネの 仙狐 せんこ さん, Hepburn: Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko -san) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Rimukoro. It has been serialized online via Kadokawa Shoten 's Comic Newtype website since October 2017 and has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes.
Genkurō (源九郎) is a shape-changing kitsune (fox-spirit) character who features prominently in the famous jōruri and kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (" Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees"). Disguising himself as Satō Tadanobu, a retainer of Yoshitsune's, he rescues Yoshitsune's lover Shizuka Gozen from agents of Yoritomo ...