For many generations, the Miduchi family always have a daughter to continue the holy line of water-element priest. Things change when Miyako, current head priest of Miduchi, died without having a daughter.

Instead of having a daughter, Miyako has two sons, Noboru and Tooru. This makes Noboru as the new head of Miduchi Clan and becomes the first male head of the Clan.

Tenko Kuugen, a fox deity, is the protector of Miduchi family. Being a very powerful astral fox, Kuugen can take either male or female form as she wish (I will use "she" to refer to Kuugen as she use female form more often).

Kuugen was not really Miduchi's protector. Because of something in distant past, Kuugen was sealed in Miduchi Clan's temple and being worshipped as protector. In fact she dislikes the Miduchi family for sealed her inside a giant stone for many generations.

It was Miyako who can communicate to Kuugen not as a "protector", but as a friend. And so when one day Tooru (the younger son) is being targeted by a specter, Kuugen decided to help.

As the new head of Miduchi Clan, Noboru refuses to put Kuugen back to the sealing stone. And so now Kuugen has new assignment : to become the protector of Noboru and Tooru.

Imagine if you have a guardian deity with high spiritual power in your own house, this series will surely entertain us with nice storyline and good graphical animation. Don't miss Kuugen's flirty female version and Kou, the clumsy sentinel. Recommended for all ages. My rating : very good.

KI-ZU-NA ~Haruka Naru Mono e
Opening Theme
vocal : Sora Hitomi
music : Shigenobu Ookawa
lyrics : Gorou Matsui

eien datte dakishimete fuuin mo tokihanachi

hikari ga sasu sora umare ochiru kage
unmei wa dokomademo hikisakareru

inishie no toki o musubi naosute ni
shinjireba maboroshi mo kizuna wa tsunagaru

donna toki mo kesshite akiramenai nara
mada tozasareteru tobiraka narazu hiraku

eien datte dakishimete fuuin mo tokihanachi
mamoru beki mono ga ima koko ni wa aru kara
namida mo gyutto dakishimete yasashisa de tsutsumikomi
nagareru mizu no you ni tsuyoku nare omou you ni tsuyoku nare

dare no tame ni nara subete o sasageru
kokoro ni toikakereba hibiku kodama

meguri ai nagara wakare ni samayoi
hitori de wa sagasenai nagai michi bakari

nanimo kamo ga ai o azamukou to suru
itsuwari no egao kazashi chikazuku keredo

eien datte dakishimete fuuin mo tokihanachi
mamoru beki mono ga ima koko ni wa aru kara
namida mo gyutto dakishimete yasashisa de tsutsumikomi
ikari nado koeru made tsuyoku nare omou you ni tsuyoku nare

mou jibun ni obienaide
sou mirai o osorenaide

itsu demo kitto soba ni aru kotae nara soba ni aru
kizutsuita toki ni koso kanjirareru hazu

eien datte dakishimete fuuin mo tokihanachi
nagareru mizu no you ni tsuyoku nare omou you ni tsuyoku nare

Seiyuu

Yukana	Tenko Kuugen (f)
Nakamura Yuuichi	Tenko Kuugen (m)
Mizushima Takahiro	Takagami Noboru
Shimamura Yu	Takagami Tooru
Kano Yui	Sakura Misaki
Miyamoto Mitsuru	Takagami Haruki
Horie Yui	Miduchi Miyako
Hayako Saori	Kou
Ono Daisuke	Ebisu
Mizuhashi Kaori	Mubyou
Asakawa Yuu	Enju
Takahashi Mikako	Gyokuyou (f)
Hatano Wataru	Gyokuyou (m)