Inukami!

, a type of Japanese spirit that literally means "dog god". The only difference between the two words is the lack of a "dakuten" in "inukami". A possible reason is that traditional inugami are considered dangerous spirits, more likely to cause harm than help, and are sometimes used to invoke deadly curses.

Plot

tory

"Inukami!" revolves around Keita Kawahira, a descendant of a Inukami-tamer clan and considered a failure by the clan due to his attitude towards his duty. Inukami, literally "dog god", are benevolent creatures that possess spiritual powers. They are a type of demon with the appearance of a dog who can transform into human form. Along with a partner from the historic Inukami-tamer clan, they act to obliterate evil and proliferate righteousness. Keita is initially unable to find an Inukami to bond with, but eventually a beautiful Inukami named Yoko decides to become his Inukami, causing Keita to become overjoyed. His joy is short-lived, however, when he discovers that she is a very problematic and uncontrollable Inukami. From then on, Keita's life becomes filled with never-ending embarrassment.

Principal characters

;: by Aice⁵, and the single was released in limited and regular editions also on May 24 2006. Episode twelve's ending theme is was released through Starchild Net Radio between May 12 2006 and May 25 2007 every week on Friday.citeweb|url=http://www.inukami.jp/webradio.html| title=Web radio section at the anime's official website|publisher=King Records|accessdate=2008-03-06|language=Japanese] The program had fifty-five episodes and was hosted by Kaori Nazuka who played Nadeshiko in the anime, and Shizuka Hasegawa who played Tomohane in the anime. The show's theme song was called "Puppy's clock", and the show also used three theme songs from the anime: "Hikari", used as an opening theme in the twenty-seventh broadcast, "Yūjō Monogatari: Danshi (?) Version" used as an ending theme in the twentieth and twenty-seventh broadcasts, and "Yūjō Monogatari" used as an ending theme in all the other broadcasts. The show contained six corners, or parts to the show, and had several guests to the show who were related to the anime's production who include: Mamizu Arisawa, Jun Fukuyama, Yui Horie, Rika Morinaga. A CD containing some of the broadcasts was later sold on January 24 2007.

Visual novel

A sound novel, with card game attributes, based on the series was released in limited and regular editions on December 6 2007 by MediaWorks playable on the Nintendo DS; the limited edition version came bundled with a drama CD. [citeweb|url= http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/d_original/dsgame/inukami/index.php|title="Inukami!" visual novel official website|publisher=MediaWorks|accessdate=2008-03-06|language=Japanese] The game is titled "Inukami! feat. Animation", and like the title implies, parts of the game are animated. "Inukami!" is one of the few light novels originally published by MediaWorks that has been made into a sound novel under DS Dengeki Bunko, a section of MediaWorks which produces sound novels playable on the Nintendo DS based from light novels published under MediaWorks' "Dengeki Bunko" publishing label, and was the third such release.

Movie

An animated film entitled Nihongo|"Inukami! The Movie: Tokumei Reiteki Sōsakan Karina Shirō!"|いぬかみっ! THE MOVIE 特命霊的捜査官・仮名史郎っ! was produced by Seven Arcs, and directed by Keizō Kusakawa. The movie, which only has a runtime of twenty-five minutes, premiered in Japanese theaters on April 21 2007 as one of the three movies released at Dengeki Bunko's Movie Festival, the others being "Shakugan no Shana" and "Kino's Journey". [citeweb|url=http://www.dengekibunko-movie.com/| title=Dengeki Bunko Movie Festival|accessdate=2008-03-05|language=Japanese] The DVD was released on September 26 2007 by King Records. [citeweb|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/inukami-movie/release.html|title=DVD release information at Starchild's website for the movie|publisher=Starchild|accessdate=2008-03-06|language=Japanese]

References

External links

* [http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/contents/inukami/index.php MediaWorks' official "Inukami!" website] jp icon
* [http://www.inukami.jp/ "Inukami!" anime official website] jp icon
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/inukami/ TV Tokyo's "Inukami!" website] jp icon
* [http://www.dengekibunko-movie.com/movie_inu.html "Inukami!" movie official website] jp icon
* [http://gomanga.com/manga/inukami.php Seven Seas Entertainment's official "Inukami!" website]
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