Inugami

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Inugami (犬神 Inugami, lit. Dog Spirit) is the vengeful spirits of dogs or wolves that are usually summoned to cast curses upon targets.
==Appearance==
==Personality==
The Inugami that appeared in the light novel is not very clever, easily falls into temptation, and loses his control. 
==History==
===2018 Anime===
He once partnered with Nezumi-Otoko at least until November 2017. Just like his former partner, Inugami was tricked by Sekiyō in the year prior to the event of Series 6 Episode 24.
===The Great Yōkai War===
==Powers and Abilities==
He is described to be powerful.
==Legend==
Inugami are yōkai that are dog spirits capable of possessing people. There are two known types of possession by an Inugami: those that occur suddenly and those that are passed down within families. When a sick person is possessed by an Inugami, they can't be cured by a doctor, so a priest must be brought in to exorcise them.
The legend of Inugami has been spread throughout the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions, with legends from Kōchi and Tokushima being the most prominent. In a story from the Tokushima Prefecture, the Inugami was handed down from generation to generation only to women, with it being passed down from the mother to the daughter when they reach the age of 15. Another story from the Tokushima Prefecture tells of a man who became possessed by an Inugami because of a grudge he bore against a family that had an Inugami. He contracted rabies, and after telling the person who and why he was possessed in detail, he crawled away and eventually died. Those who died after being possessed by an Inugami have dog teeth marks somewhere on their bodies.
In the Ehime Prefecture, the Inugami is only visible to their host family and not anyone else, and the number of Inugami they have always corresponds to the number of family members.
There are many stories that explain an Inugami's origins. One story tells that when a dog was tied up, food was placed in front of a tied-up dog, and then the dog's head was cut off after its desire to eat was intensified, it became worshipped as an Inugami. Another legend tells that when a bad dog died after being abandoned on a rock at sea, its spirit would curse people.
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