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Kon.. |
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—Kitsune
Kitsune (キツネ) is a cute and honest little fox spirit, but with amorous thoughts on his mind. He is quite playful and has a serious crush on Shinobu.
Biography[]
Kitsune develops a crush on Shinobu after she saved him from a gang of punk dogs. Forever indebted to her, Kitsune comes to see Shinobu all of the time.
Shinobu loves to play with him but she never realizes how he feels about her. Like foxes of mythology Kitsune can polymorph. His transformation power allows him to make himself look like a short fox version of the other Urusei Yatsura characters. He never realizes that his transformations don't fool anyone since he tries to impersonate other people.
Appearance[]
He has brown fur, but has much darker fur on his right ear and paws. He has black beady little eyes, a tiny button nose and a bushy tail. He also has an acorn necklace that he wears around his neck.
Personality[]
Kitsune is a kind and sneaky little fox. As stated in the manga, Kitsune is in kindergarten, which would explain his childlike nature. From the looks of it, the only way Kitsune is able to speak is when he is disguised as a human. Otherwise whenever he is in his fox form, he says kon. Kitsune is very persistent when it comes to looking for Shinobu or when he is impersonating anyone. Even when people figure out who he is.
Powers and other Abilities[]
- Shape-shifting - Kitsune can shape-shift at any given time at will. He mostly uses this power to get information from others.
Relationships[]
When Kitsune stubbled into Tomobiki, he ran into a pack of dogs who tried to attack him. Shinobu who happened to be nearby saves him from the pack of dogs, and from there Kitsune felt indebted to her and fell in love with her. In all he episodes he appears in, Kitsune is trying to hang out with Shinobu or trying to win her heart. Once he tries to get Shinobu to eat the ginko nuts that he charmed so that she would be a fox for one night. Shinobu agrees to this as she sees it as harmless, but when he is going to give her the nuts, he realizes they are missing. So Shinobu helps him look for the nuts all night. She along with Lum, Ataru, Cherry, and Kotatsu-neko eat the soup containing the nuts by accident. Shinobu then dances with Kitsune in the night sky under the full moon, until Kitsune wakes up and realizes it was all a dream.[1]
Speech[]
Kitsune says kon most of the time he is a fox, but he is able to speak. However whenever he is disguised as a someone, he can speak perfectly. He tends to prefer speaking as someone else.
Appellations[]
| Name | What the call Kitsune | What Kitsune calls them |
|---|---|---|
| Ataru Moroboshi | unknown | Ataru |
| Lum | unknown | Lum |
| Shinobu Miyake | Chibi-chan (Sweetie) and little fox | Shinobu |
| Cherry | little fox | Cherry |
| Onsen-Mark | unknown | Sensei (Teacher) |
| Sakura | unknown | Sakura |
Quotes[]
- "Kon"
- "Hey babe! Let's get some tea!"
- "No she has to eat them tonight! Or else they won't work..."
Trivia[]
- It is unknown if Kitsune is an orphan or if he has a family.
- He is willing to do anything for Shinobu, this sometimes causes problems for her on accident.
- Kitsune and Ryōko Mendō have never actually met or had any interaction before the OVA: Ryōko's September Tea Party, but Ryōko knows who Kitsune is. As she invites him to the tea party.
- Kitsune makes a small cameo in the credits of Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever.
- Another major character named Shippo from Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi's fourth major manga series, is a shape-shifting Kitsune like him.
- His second seiyū previously voiced Gohō from Inuyasha, Rokumon in the manga commercial, Anju from Kyoukai no Rinne.
Media Appearances[]
Manga[]
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References[]
- ↑ Episode 134, Chapter 222