Anime Like Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods(2026)

Post-Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods depression? We get it. Here are 10 shows the community actually stands behind for fans of Slice of Life and Supernatural.

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Inari Kon Kon

Inari Kon Kon

7.19TV10 eps2014Production IMS

Frazzle-haired middle schooler Inari Fushimi is less than average; she's painfully shy and horribly clumsy, but despite all this, she is undeniably kind. Running about the winding streets of her hometown, she takes a shortcut through the local shrine and stumbles upon a small...

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Kamisama Kiss

Kamisama Kiss

8.13TV13 eps2012TMS Entertainment

High schooler Nanami Momozono has quite a few problems of late, beginning with her absentee father being in such extreme debt that they lose everything. Downtrodden and homeless, she runs into a man being harassed by a dog. After helping him, she explains her situation, and to...

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Kamichu!

Kamichu!

7.10TV12 eps2005Brain's Base

What would you do if you suddenly became a god?<br> <br> When little Yurie, a junior high school student, discovers that she is a god, she is beside herself in indecision and asks her friends. Thus begins her new life exploring what it means to be a god and her struggle to...

ComedySlice of LifeSupernatural
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Natsume's Book of Friends

Natsume's Book of Friends

8.30TV13 eps2008Brain's Base

Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Passed around from one foster home to another, he was left isolated and lonely. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself off to his...

Slice of LifeSupernaturalIyashikeiMythology
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Kumamiko -Girl Meets Bear

Kumamiko -Girl Meets Bear

5.90TV12 eps2016Kinema Citrus

What does a bear know about life in the big city? For Machi Amayadori’s sake, hopefully a lot! The young shrine maiden has spent her whole life in the rural mountains with Natsu, her talking guardian bear. Now, at fourteen, she wants to take a chance and attend high school in...

ComedySlice of Life
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The Everyday Tales of a Cat God

The Everyday Tales of a Cat God

6.61TV12 eps2011AIC PLUS+

Koyama Yuzu is running an antique shop. Mayu, a cat god (nekogami), is living off Yuzu and leads an idle life playing games. Lots of other gods visit Mayu and enjoy merrymaking. (Source: ANN)

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Otaku Elf

Otaku Elf

7.26TV12 eps2023C2C

For more than four hundred years, the Takamimi Shrine has stood in Tokyo, enshrining the local goddess: Elda, a magical elf summoned from another world. The immortal elf has been served for 15 generations by the family who summoned her in the Edo period. Now, after Koito Koganei...

ComedySupernaturalOtaku CultureShounen
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Tonari no Yokai-san

Tonari no Yokai-san

7.27TV13 eps2024LIDENFILMS

In the town of Engamori, supernatural beings known as yokai, gods, and humans have been living amongst each other for centuries, each striving to lead ordinary, peaceful lives. One day Buchio, a 20-year-old cat, mysteriously evolves into a nekomata, a feline yokai, near the end...

DramaFantasyMythologyUrban Fantasy
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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

6.75TV13 eps2024P.A. Works

Spoiled harvest goddess Sakuna finds herself banished from her opulent celestial home to an island overrun with demons. In the untamed wilderness, she must rediscover her birthright as the daughter of a warrior god and harvest goddess by weathering the elements, fighting...

ActionFantasyMythology
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Mushi-Shi

Mushi-Shi

8.65TV26 eps2005Artland

Mushi: the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such...

AdventureMysterySlice of LifeSupernatural

Frequently Asked Questions

What anime is similar to Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods?

Fans who liked Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods tend to recommend Inari Kon Kon, Kamisama Kiss, Kamichu! the most. If you're into Slice of Life and Supernatural, any of these are a solid pick.

Is Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods worth watching?

Gingitsune: Messenger Fox of the Gods has a 7.16 on MAL from 60,688 ratings. That's a solid score. Most people who give it a shot end up enjoying it.

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