Our Home's Fox Deity...
Recently, I ordered Our Home's Fox Deity. At first, I wasn't sure why my local video store didn't feel a compelling need to carry this set of DVDs, but then, when the DVDs arrived, their logic suddenly became clear. Each of the DVD sets were packaged in oversized cases, each with two thin DVD cases placed side-by-side in the container along with hard-cover art books. Clearly this type of packaging, while being very nice for collectors, will not fit in the space allowed in most brick-and-mortar store shelves (or for that matter, the shelves of a humble anime collector such as yours truly).
I watched the entire series in one sitting -- I was very tired afterwards. Our Home's Fox Deity combines some harem elements reminiscent of classic series like Tenchi Muyo, some elements of the monster-of-the-week genre as envisioned by series like Zenki and its own unique elements -- like the god of commerce managing the local convenience store -- to form something both familiar and new.
The animation quality has that clean and well-polished look that I've come to expect in more recent productions. There isn't very much in the way of eye-candy, but, the story is fast-paced, funny and engaging. The series is really more or a situation-comedy with elements of horror and action thrown in for good measure.
The monsters are not always what you might expect -- like the "bimbogami", a spirit that absorbs small amounts of good luck from each person it encounters, leaving modestly unlucky people in its wake. Even the oni, the horned-monsters of traditional Japanese lore, spoofed infamously in Urusei Yatsura, are given their own unique twist.
Kugen, the wolf spirit, is capable of transforming itself from either a male to a female form or a wolf form. Some of the humor of the series comes from Kugen's ability to change his/her/its appearance at will.
Overall, I was really vary pleased with the series. There are no naughty bits or gore to speak of and the series seems tame enough for even the younger anime fans among us. Of course, you will have to read your anime as the series is subtitled. The only drawback that I have is the awkward size of the packaging -- it won't fit comfortably on the shelf with my other DVDs. That being said, I'll just need to find a different way to display odd-sized sets such as this. I give Our Home's Fox Deity a 4 out of 5.
Volume 1
The Takagami brothers are protected by a mischievous, supernatural fox named Kugen. Together with absent-minded shrine maiden Ko, their adventures are full of action and comedy in this mysterious story. Extraordinary things happen in their ordinary lives.
Volume 2
Kugen meets its sibling, Gyokuyo, for the first time in centuries during the joyful clamor of the Culture Festival at Akagi. Though Kugen thought nothing of the time it remained sealed, Gyokuyo saw things differently. Swearing revenge on the humans who harmed its only kin, Gyokuyo plots various schemes. Even more trouble comes to the Takagami brothers involving gods, werewolves, and the lost clan of the oni!
I watched the entire series in one sitting -- I was very tired afterwards. Our Home's Fox Deity combines some harem elements reminiscent of classic series like Tenchi Muyo, some elements of the monster-of-the-week genre as envisioned by series like Zenki and its own unique elements -- like the god of commerce managing the local convenience store -- to form something both familiar and new.The animation quality has that clean and well-polished look that I've come to expect in more recent productions. There isn't very much in the way of eye-candy, but, the story is fast-paced, funny and engaging. The series is really more or a situation-comedy with elements of horror and action thrown in for good measure.
The monsters are not always what you might expect -- like the "bimbogami", a spirit that absorbs small amounts of good luck from each person it encounters, leaving modestly unlucky people in its wake. Even the oni, the horned-monsters of traditional Japanese lore, spoofed infamously in Urusei Yatsura, are given their own unique twist.
Kugen, the wolf spirit, is capable of transforming itself from either a male to a female form or a wolf form. Some of the humor of the series comes from Kugen's ability to change his/her/its appearance at will.
Overall, I was really vary pleased with the series. There are no naughty bits or gore to speak of and the series seems tame enough for even the younger anime fans among us. Of course, you will have to read your anime as the series is subtitled. The only drawback that I have is the awkward size of the packaging -- it won't fit comfortably on the shelf with my other DVDs. That being said, I'll just need to find a different way to display odd-sized sets such as this. I give Our Home's Fox Deity a 4 out of 5.
