Season 1 (2013)
Release date: 2013-10-07
Director: Shin Misawa
Episodes (12):
1. The 15th Successor and Gintaro
Saeki Makoto is a high school student who happens to be the 15th successor of a small Inari Shrine that has been around since the Edo period. As a true successor, Makoto has the ability to see the fox spirit Gintaro who serves as a herald, a messenger of god. One day, Makoto asks Gintaro to help tell the fortune of Ikegami Yumi, a classmate. However, she fails to properly communicate that fortune to Yumi.
Release date: 2013-10-07
2. Learning to Compromise
Makoto's classmate Funabashi Hiwako is a member of the student council who comes from an elite family. One day, she gives fellow classmate Yumi a dressing down about her behavior, but she turns other girls in the class against her in the process. The next day after school, Makoto walks into a restroom to find a bunch of girls surrounding Hiwako.
Release date: 2013-10-13
3. Places for the Gods
One day, Makoto discovers a turtle herald near Saeki Shrine and learns that he has lost his home. The next day, Makoto and Gintaro take the turtle to the nearby Shoubai Grand Shrine, where they meet the lion-dog heralds Utamaru and Saimaru.
Release date: 2013-10-20
4. Satoru and Haru
Makoto is left in shock after her father suddenly tells her that they will be welcoming a new family member. And it turns out to be a boy from another shrine who's the same age. At school, she hears talk about a new transfer student. At the shrine, Gintaro is napping when he notices a boy in a high school uniform looking at him.
Release date: 2013-10-27
5. Season of Warmth
Haru, the herald from Satoru's family shrine, wants to be with Satoru and refuses to go home. After an argument, Haru runs away from the Saeki shrine. Makoto asks Gintaro to divine Haru's location, but Gintaro tells her not to interfere.
Release date: 2013-11-03
6. How Do I Look?
Satoru has left girls swooning after his first kendo practice. Everyone is talking about him, and there's a clamor when they discover that he's living with Makoto. But at home, his stiff demeanor makes it very awkward.
Release date: 2013-11-10
7. Shrine and Temple
Makoto, Gintaro, and Satoru are accompanying Haru on a walk through town when they happen to pass by a large temple. Makoto overhears a familiar voice and it turns that the temple is the home of Yumi's boyfriend Shohei. Inside, they're introduced to Shohei's unique family.
Release date: 2013-11-17
8. Humans Are Strange
After hearing that her father will soon return from a trip overseas, Hiwako needs to pick a fitting birthday present. She asks Yumi and Makoto for advice, and they end up going to a new shopping mall in the area to buy a present.
Release date: 2013-11-24
9. I'm Sorry
One afternoon, while Makoto and Satoru are at school and Tatsuo happens to be out, Aki and Sachina visit the Saeki shrine. They are joined by Yuuya and two other boys. Eventually, they begin splashing each other with water by using the shrine dippers, until one is accidentally broken. An enraged Haru gives chase as the children flee the scene, but she quickly gets lost.
Release date: 2013-12-01
10. It Really Doesn't Matter
As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.
Release date: 2013-12-08
11. Makoto's Future
Makoto continues to worry about what she should do in the future. Tatsuo tells her to do what she wants, but Makoto doesn't know what she wants to do and turns to Gintaro. And on the day before the summer cleansing, Tatsuo's friend Takami Yoshitomo and many other people gather inside Saeki Shrine to prepare.
Release date: 2013-12-15
12. Summer Cleansing
It's time for the Summer Cleansing. At the Saeki Inari shrine, Makoto, Yumi, and Hiwako wake up early so Tatsuo's sister, Etsuko, can help them change into shrine maiden outfits. Tatsuo drops by to mention that a foreign-looking boy has arrived. When they step outside, they find the student council president Kirishima. People continue to gather for the semi-annual event.
Release date: 2013-12-22
Cast
Hisako Kanemoto
as Makoto Saeki (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Gintarō (voice)
Kensho Ono
as Satoru Kamio (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
as Tatsuo Saeki (voice)
Chinatsu Akasaki
as Yumi Ikegami (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
as Hiwako Funabashi (voice)
Ayumi Fujimura
as Haru (voice)
Hirofumi Nojima
as Shinichi Yoshizumi (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
as Nanami Kosugi (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
as Kinjirō (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
as Shōhei Amamoto (voice)
Tomokazu Sugita
as Seishirō Kirishima (voice)
Yuki Ono
as Taisuke Kinugawa (voice)
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Shin Misawa - Series Director, Hiroshi Yamaguchi - Series Composition, Sayori Ochiai - Original Story, Sayori Ochiai - Original Series Creator, Mayuko Mtsumoto - Character Designer, Naomi Ide - Character Designer, Masatoshi Muto - Art Designer, Yoshikazu Iwanami - Sound Director, Yuu Hayashi - Theme Song Performance, towana - Theme Song Performance, yuxuki waga - Theme Song Performance, kevin mitsunaga - Theme Song Performance, Junichi Sato - Theme Song Performance, Tatsuya Kato - Original Music Composer, Changjeub Park - CGI Director, Manami Watanabe - Producer, Ryosuke Mori - Producer