Gingitsune, like last week’s entry of Kamichu!, is a slice-of-life show focused on a high-school girl, which is sometimes described as “Shinto propaganda”. In specific, this one is focused on Makoto Saeki, currently the shrine maiden of a modest Inari shrine that’s been around since the Edo period, and the heir to the shrine-keeping family’s ability to see the heralds of the Gods. In her case, the Herald that lives at the shrine is Gintarou, a fox spirit who loves mikans and is often described as “lazy”. This is their story.
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