Kitsune

Kitsune (狐 Kitsune, lit. Fox) are animals that can gain supernatural powers. 
They are known by many names, such Yōko (妖狐 Yōko, lit. Yōkai Fox),
ych as Bake-Gitsune (化け狐 Bake-Gitsune, lit. Mons,tFox) or Henge-Gitsune (変化狐, lit Transform,ing Fox) or Yōkai-Gitsune (妖怪狐 Yōkai-Gitsune).
==Description==
Foxes are canids coming in a number of different fur colors, most commonly in tones of red to orange, but they have also come in black, white, gold, and silver. Magical foxes are indistinguishable from their non-magical kin by physical appearance. They are able to gain magical abilities as they grow older.
Hakusanbō's Yōko appeared in the form of humans with long silver hair, either straight or fuzzy, with two locks hanging in front of them. Their faces are covered with white fox masks that are tied around with string. They wear pale green yukatas with blue obi tied around their waists and sandals.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 33
Foxes gain a tail as they get older, until they become a Nine-Tailed Fox (九尾の狐 Kyūbi-no-Kitsune). They can become very powerful, some matching the level of gods.
==Behavior==
==Classes & Ranks==
Kitsune comes in mainly two classifications; the benevolent Zenko and the mischievous Yako.
Among the ranks are the Chiko, Kiko, Kūko, and Tenko.
==History==
===The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan===
Numerous kitsune including several kitsune-Yōkai appeared in the final battle along with the legion of tanuki.Hirokazu Minemori, 2021, The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan, p.262, Media Works Bunko, Kadokawa
==Powers and Abilities==
Throughout the series, they have used various magical or supernatural abilities.
Shapeshifting: The general ability of the kitsune is the ability to shapeshift, similar to that of the Tanuki. The most common usage of this is by taking on anthropomorphic forms, if not outright fully human forms. Yako yet cannot perform transformations.
Fire Manipulation: Kitsune are able to manipulate fire to create strange lights in the sky or for offensive means such as by making fireballs to shoot their targets with.
*Fox Fire (狐火 Kitsunebi): The Kitsune can produce floating fireballs which can also be used as an attack.GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Sen Monogatari
Teleportation: Some Kitsune can appear and disappear at will, where they can appear in the form of a fireball before revealing themself.
==List of Foxes==
Name 	Country 	Type 	Debut Series
Byakko (Kitsune) 	Japan 	Fox 	N/A
Chiko 	Japan 	ChikoYōko Clan 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Hakusanbō 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Hakusanbō 5th 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018)
Kiko 	Japan 	KikoYōko Clan 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Konko 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)
Konta 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)
Kūko 	Japan 	KūkoYōko Clan 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Kūko (leader) 	Japan 	KūkoNine-Tailed Fox	GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007 film)
Kyō 	Japan 	Hanyō 	Shōsetsu Gegege no Kitarō ~Shu no Oto~
Mimishiro 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)
Osan-Kitsune 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007)
Qi 	China 	Nine-Tailed Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Shippo 	Japan 	Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)
Tamamo-no-Mae 	China 	Nine-Tailed Fox 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Tenko 	Japan 	TenkoYōko Clan 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Yako 	Japan 	YakoYōko Clan 	GeGeGe no Kitarō (Shonen Magazine)
Yōko (World Mysteries)	Porogon Island	Fox 	World Mysteries
Yurugu 	Africa 	Fox 	Saishinban Akuma-kun
===Other Media===
Name 	Country	Type	Debut Series
Nine-Tailed Fox of Jigoku 	Japan 	Fox 	Kanko Takeuchi's Hakaba Kitarō
Nine-Tailed Fox (Guardians)	Japan 	Fox 	The Great Yōkai War: Guardians
Hikyaku-Gitsune 	Japan 	Fox 	The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan
Kamisori-Gitsune 	Japan 	Fox 	The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan
Kojōrō-Gitsune 	Japan 	Fox 	The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan
Otora-Gitsune 	Japan 	Fox 	The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan
==Legend==
Foxes appear in many mythologies across the world due to being found in many countries. One of the most prominent being in Asian myths, particularly in Chinese, (Huli-Jing) Japanese, (Kitsune) and Korean (Kumiho) Mythology. They are known under different names between countries. 
Some prominent foxes of legend include Tamamo-no-Mae, an infamous kitsune who is considered one of the Three Great Yokai of Japan, and Kuzunoha, said to be the mother of Abe no Seimei in one of his origin stories.
==Trivia==
*Mizuki's illustration was based on The Third Kikugoō Ogami: Kyūgorō the White-Faced by Kuniyoshi Utagawa.
==References==
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