Our Home's Fox Deity
| Our Home's Fox Deity | |
 Wagaya no Oinari-sama. novel volume 1 cover. | |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jin Shibamura |
| Published by |  MediaWorks |
| Demographic | Male |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Jin Shibamura (story) Suiren Shōfū (art) |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
| Studio | Zexcs |
| Released | April 6 2008 – present |
Wagaya no Oinari-sama. (我が家のお稲荷さま。, lit. Our Home's Fox Deity.) is a Japanese light novel series by Jin Shibamura, with illustrations by Eizō Hōden. The first novel was released on February 10 2004, and as of October 10 2007, seven volumes have been published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label. A manga adaptation by Suiren Shōfū started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! on February 27 2007, also published by MediaWorks; the manga transfered to Dengeki Daioh on April 21 2008 after the former was discontinued on February 27 2008. An anime adaptation will begin broadcast in Japan on April 6 2008 produced by Zexcs.
Characters
- Kūgen Tenko (天狐 空幻, Tenko Kūgen)
- Voiced by: Yukana (female), Yuichi Nakamura (male)
- Kūgen is a fox deity that used to be the Guardian of the Mizuchi family. Kūgen was sealed away by a Water Priest because of her reckless behavior. She was released by Noboru after Tōru was targeted by a demon and now serves as their guardian. She can become male or female at any time and can be noticed because of her blonde hair, blue eyes and fox ears, which have to be covered by a hat when out in public, though she can also hide them completely without a hat.
- Noboru Takagami (高上 昇, Takagami Noboru)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
- Noboru is the eldest son of the Takagami family. He is sixteen-years-old and was made aware that he is the head of the Mizuchi family in the beginning of the series.
- Tōru Takagami (高上 透, Takagami Tōru)
- Voiced by: Yu Shimamura
- Tōru is the youngest son of the Takagami family. He is eleven-years-old and has strong Yin in his blood, as stated by his grandmother. This indicates that Tōru may be sought after by spirits like in the beginning of the series.
- Kō (コウ)
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami
- Kō is the sentinel of the Mizuchi family. She is sent to keep an eye on the Takagami brothers and Kūgen, and therefore must live in Noboru's house for the time being. She appears to be helpful, (having asked if she can do anything to help around the house), dedicated to her job, and does not want to be a bother.
- Miyako Takagami (高上 美夜子, Takagami Miyako)
- Voiced by: Yui Horie
- Miyako is Tōru's and Noboru's late mother. She passed away before the beginning of the series. She had a friendship with Kūgen.
Media
Light novels
Wagaya no Oinari-sama. began as a series of light novels written by Jin Shibamura, and drawn by Eizō Hōden. The novels are published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko publishing label. The first novel was released on February 10 2004, and as of October 10 2007, seven volumes have been published. In 2003, the first novel in the series won the Gold Prize in the tenth Dengeki Novel Prize contest.[1]
Manga
A manga adaptation started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! on February 27 2007, published by MediaWorks.[2] On February 27 2008, the manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao!, but continued serialization in MediaWorks' other manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on April 21 2008. The manga takes its story from the light novels that preceded it, and is illustrated by Suiren Shōfū. As of March 27 2008, two bound volumes have been released under MediaWorks' Dengeki Comics label.
Anime
An anime adaptation produced by the animation studio Zexcs and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki began broadcasting began in Japan on the Chiba TV television network on April 6 2008. The anime is set to contain twenty-four episodes.
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References
- ^ "Wagaya no Oinari-sama. official listing for the tenth Dengeki Novel Prize" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Dengeki Comic Gao! April 2007 issue" (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
External links
- MediaWorks' official Wagaya no Oinari-sama. website Template:Ja icon
- Our Home's Fox Deity ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia