Kitsune
Another extremely famous type of Yokai, the Kitsune are trickster fox spirits. You know, foxes tend to fill that role in folklore. It’s an iteresting thing. Some Kitsune are guardians or faithful lovers, but most of them are impish or even cruel. As a Kitsune grows in age and power, it gains more tails – to a maximum of nine. After receiving its ninth tail, its fur also turns gold, so the one in this picture is really quite old and powerful. Those ones are usually ore on the wise or benevolent level than others – but even they might decide to assume a human form and marry somebody. You know, “Foxy Lady” and all that.
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Kitsune
Another extremely famous type of Yokai, the Kitsune are trickster fox spirits. You know, foxes tend to fill that role in folklore. It’s an iteresting thing. Some Kitsune are guardians or faithful lovers, but most of them are impish or even cruel. As a Kitsune grows in age and power, it gains more tails – to a maximum of nine. After receiving its ninth tail, its fur also turns gold, so the one in this picture is really quite old and powerful. Those ones are usually ore on the wise or benevolent level than others – but even they might decide to assume a human form and marry somebody. You know, “Foxy Lady” and all that.
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