The Best Episodes of Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods

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   7.2/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Learning to Compromise

   S1:E210/13/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Makoto Moriwaki

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Makoto Moriwaki

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi
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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Places for the Gods

   S1:E310/20/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Takashi Ikehata

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Takashi Ikehata

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #3 - Satoru and Haru

   S1:E410/27/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Itsuro Kawasaki

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Itsuro Kawasaki

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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   6.8/10(5 votes)

   #4 - Season of Warmth

   S1:E511/3/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Ken Ando

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Ken Ando

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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   6.2/10(6 votes)

   #5 - The 15th Successor and Gintaro

   S1:E110/7/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Makoto Kohara

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Makoto Kohara

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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   6.2/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Shrine and Temple

   S1:E711/17/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Yoshino Honda

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Yoshino Honda

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi
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   6.0/10(6 votes)

   #7 - How Do I Look?

   S1:E611/10/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Hisaya Takabayashi

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Hisaya Takabayashi

   Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #8 - Humans Are Strange

   S1:E811/24/2013

   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.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Yuuta Takamura

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Yuuta Takamura

   Writers:Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hiroko Kanasugi
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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #9 - I'm Sorry

   S1:E912/1/2013

   One afternoon, while Makoto and Satoru are at school and Tatsuo happens to be out, Aki and Sachina visit the Saeki shrine. They are joined by Yuuya and two other boys. Eventually, they begin splashing each other with water by using the shrine dippers, until one is accidentally broken. An enraged Haru gives chase as the children flee the scene, but she quickly gets lost.

   Directors:Shin Misawa, Daisuke Tsukushi

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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   Directors:Shin Misawa, Daisuke Tsukushi

   Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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    #10 - It Really Doesn't Matter

    S1:E1012/8/2013

    As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.

    Directors:Shin Misawa, Itsuro Kawasaki

    Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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    Directors:Shin Misawa, Itsuro Kawasaki

    Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Makoto's Future

    S1:E1112/15/2013

    Makoto continues to worry about what she should do in the future. Tatsuo tells her to do what she wants, but Makoto doesn't know what she wants to do and turns to Gintaro. And on the day before the summer cleansing, Tatsuo's friend Takami Yoshitomo and many other people gather inside Saeki Shrine to prepare.

    Directors:Shin Misawa, Ken Ando

    Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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    Directors:Shin Misawa, Ken Ando

    Writers:Hitomi Amamiya, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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    #12 - Summer Cleansing

    S1:E1212/22/2013

    It's time for the Summer Cleansing. At the Saeki Inari shrine, Makoto, Yumi, and Hiwako wake up early so Tatsuo's sister, Etsuko, can help them change into shrine maiden outfits. Tatsuo drops by to mention that a foreign-looking boy has arrived. When they step outside, they find the student council president Kirishima. People continue to gather for the semi-annual event.

    Director:Shin Misawa

    Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi

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    Director:Shin Misawa

    Writer:Hiroshi Yamaguchi