History Manga / Gingitsune

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Makoto and Gintaro, a high school girl and centuries-old herald, though they've been together since Makoto was 4 years old. It's said that it's rare for an heir to be so young. ** Satoru and Haru also have this, with Satoru first gaining "the sight" when he was 5.

* ParentalAbandonment: Both of Satoru's parents are dead.

* BarefootCartoonAnimal: All the heralds are fully clothed except for their feet.
** Except for the turtle, who is an AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal.

** Shinichi towards Hiwako. Aside from their ten year age difference, he also works for her father. In episode 8 he asks the gods to let him not fall in love with her to avoid the problems that would crop up if they were to develop a relationship.

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Makoto and Gintaro [[VitriolicBestBuds disagree, bicker, and complain about each other]], but it's clear that they care about each other a lot. Gintaro tells her the things she does don't really bother him as much as he says they do, they're both upset when Gintaro runs away after their argument, and Makoto tells him she loves him.

* NoNameGiven: The turtle herald.
* NotSoStoic: In episode 6, Satoru gets increasingly more angry as Makoto and her friends continue bothering (with his HiddenEyes becoming more and more prominent) until he finally snaps, [[BigShutUp telling them all to shut up]] and hitting them over the head with his school workbook. Makoto reacts to this [[MoodWhiplash by laughing.]]

* ObliviousToLove: Hiwako

* PlatonicLifePartners: Makoto and Gintaro have been together since the former was only four years old and they’ve grown very close. Despite their occasional bickering Tita likely Gintaro will stay with Makoto for the rest of her life.

* CentralTheme: [[TheMagicGoesAway Tradition versus progress]], best exemplified with the turtle herald’s situation. In modern Japan people visit shrines less and less, with some even being destroyed and built over. The number of priests who can see heralds is also dwindling.

* CentralTheme: Tradition versus progress, best exemplified with the turtle herald’s situation. In modern Japan people visit shrines less and less, with some even being destroyed and built over. The number of priests who can see heralds is also dwindling.

* CentralTheme: First mentioned in episode 3 - Tradition versus progress. In modern times people visit shrines less and less, and the number of people who believe in gods and spirits is dwindling.

It has currently sold over 1 million copies in Japan, with an [[https://mangabuddy.com/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.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
** Tatsuo, Makoto's father, is quite fine with Satoru moving in, despite Makoto's initial protests about a non-blood related boy and a girl living under the same roof. He also doesn't get angry with the kids after they damage a couple of things at the shrine.
** Satoru's grandfather, who vowed to raise Satoru as his successor after the latter's parents died in a car accident. Unfortunately he too passes away shortly afterwards, and Satoru's aunt is a much worse guardian for him.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Makoto punches Takami, her father's friend, after he teases her a little too much in episode 11.

* CuddleBug: Makoto likes being affectionate with Gintaro and frequently uses TheGlomp on him. There’s also a lot of HandHolding.

* CuddleBug: Makoto likes being affectionate with Gintaro and frequently uses TheGlomp on him.

** BrokenAce: However, people who don't know him don't tend to see his emotional isolation and virtually non-existent social skills. Additionally, the reason why he's so helpful at home is because he's afraid of being a burden.