History Manga / Gingitsune

* AndroclesLion: The reason Gintaro is so loyal to Makoto; she looks just like the girl who gave him an orange when he was dying.

* TheArcher: Watari the rooster always carries a bow and a quiver full of arrows. [[spoiler: At one point he threatens to shoot Makoto.]]

* TriangRelations: Hiwako is implied to have [[PrecociousCrush a crush on Makoto's father]], and [[ObliviousToLove doesn't seem to realize that]] both [[MayDecemberRomance her driver/father's assistant]] and Seishirō are in love with her.
** The manga gives us a Type 9 love triangle with friends [[spoiler: Satoru]] and [[spoiler: Kosugi]] both falling for [[spoiler: Makoto]]. The former puts his feelings aside so the latter can have a chance with her. However she ends up falling for [[spoiler: Satoru]] but hasn’t told anyone about this yet.

* InnocentCohabitation: Makoto and Satoru at Makoto's shrine.
** Gintaro and Haru are a MonsterRoommate version of this trope.

''Gingitsune'' (ぎんぎつね lit. ''Silver Fox'') is a fantasy slice of life {{Seinen}} manga series written and illustrated by Sayori Ochiai. It was first serialized in ''Ultra Jump'' in 2009, and is still ongoing.

It has currently sold over 1 million copies in Japan. An anime adaptation aired from October to December 2013, spanning 12 episodes and covering the first 3 volumes of the manga.

* GrumpyBear: Gintaro

** Also in the manga [[spoiler: Satoru]] starts falling for [[spoiler: Makoto]] who is totally unaware. [[spoiler: Satoru]] steps back to allow his friend [[spoiler: Kosugi]] to pursue her, but in chapter 74 she has a GreenEyedEpiphany towards [[spoiler: Satoru]]
* AllLovingHeroine: Makoto

* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Hiwako

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Makoto and Gintaro blend this trope with GleefulAndGrumpyPairing.

* OnlyOneName: The heralds.

** Satoru and Haru as well.

* IllGirl: [[PosthumousCharacter Yuuko]] was this in life. Tatsuo says it was why she had to become a {{Miko}} because she would have put her health in greater danger.

* BlindingBangs: Kinjiro's fur covers his eyes.

* CryCute: Makoto and Haru

* {{Kitsune}}: Besides Gintaro there’s Haru, Kinjiro, and Otomatsu. In this universe kitsune seem to start out as normal foxes who have died and then became heralds of the god Inari. Their fur becomes white and they become anthropomorphic beings that are InvisibleToNormals.

* OutnumberedSibling: Shohei is the only boy among three sisters.

** Satoru realizes that he shouldn't of sent Haru away, and goes out looking for her.

** ALoadOfBull: The bulls Daimon and Umemaro

''Gingitsune'' (ぎんぎつね lit. ''Silver Fox'') is a fantasy slice of life {{Seinen}} manga series written and illustrated by Sayori Ochiai. It was first serialized in Ultra Jump on 2009.

It has currently sold over 1 million copies in Japan, with an [[https://mangadex.org/title/8d242e4c-0b6e-416f-abca-a08e7a3cea60/gingitsune English fan translation here]]. An anime began airing in October 2013, and has ended in December 2013, spanning 12 episodes and covering the first 3 volumes of the manga.

* SeniorYearStruggles: Makoto and her friends are in their last year of high school. They frequently discuss topics like if they want to get married and what jobs they want.

* MoralityPet: Makoto to Gintaro; she's normally the one who gets him to help out those who need it.

** LightEmUp: Gunji and Watari can create light.

* CryCute: Haru

* BreakingTheGlassCeiling: The anime ends before Makoto decides what she wants to do after high school. In the manga [[spoiler: she decides to become a Shinto priest like her father. While there are female priests in modern day Japan it’s still a male dominated profession and all of the other priests who have appeared in the manga are male]].

* Morality Pet: Makoto to Gintaro; she's normally the one who gets him to help out those who need it.

* MoonRabbit: Mitsuki the rabbit herald has the kanji for “moon” in her name.

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Gintaro does this with Makoto a lot. She’ll sometimes complain that he’s treating her like a child because of it.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: The show has very little romantic content, with multiple examples of the HopelessSuitor trope.

** Likewise Haru became loyal to Satoru’s family because his great-grandfather tries to save her when she was dying.

* 12EpisodeAnime: The anime roughly covers the first 17 chapters of the manga.

* BigBrotherMentor: Gintaro plays this role for Makoto.

* BigEater: One of Makoto's friends who was rushed to the hospital in one episode when she got a stomachache from eating too much and even says that her dream is to become a chef or a nutritionist.

* CentralTheme: Shintoism and its place in modern Japan, Tradition versus progress.