Inukami

Inukami

April 6, 2006 – September 28, 2006
Episodes - 26

   Inukami is an anime which was based on a light novel. The anime focuses on Keita Kawahira and his Inukami Yoko. Together they fight evil who threaten the lives of others. Most of the evil they fight are evil spirits who usually linger until their purpose has been fulfilled, or unless they are defeated.

Eventually we see other Inukami who come into the picture. Each Inukami is unique in some way and have special abilities different from one another. Inukami also have the ability to take on human form. 

Yoko doesn't like working in groups. Yoko is very different than the other inukami (mainly because she's not really an Inukami. But I will get to that later). Yoko is very jealous and selfish. Yoko loves having what she wants and will punish Keita any time he tries to flirt with any girl that is not her. Keita tries to avoid flirting with Yoko, because he always imagines his children looking like puppies rather than a human child. Every time Keita feels that life might not be so bad with Yoko as a wife, he then imagines his children as puppies.

Keita does care about Yoko deep down inside, though he vaguely expresses how he feels about Yoko. Later in the series you'll see signs of him caring for Yoko deep down inside. He is later questioned for seeming cold to Yoko, or not caring about what happens to her, but even Yoko knows Keita trusts her abilities. Keita knows how strong Yoko is and that she will not be defeated. Keita and Yoko have that kind of bond that they can trust each other's abilities.

 

Yoko is not an Inukami, but a Kitsune (Fox Spirit). She was chosen to be an Inukami because the others new it would be the best way to tame her so she wouldn't end up like her father and create destruction. Yoko is unrivaled with both spiritual and physical strength, so the other Inukami become jealous of her. Though, when the other Inukami confront her with a battle to end it all, she comes out on top and easily beats them.

 

Yoko only transforms twice in the anime series. She never transforms for the reason that she is afraid Keita wouldn't want to be around her if he seen her transformation (her Kitsune form). Yoko loves Keita and is afraid of losing him. She tries so hard to gain his attention throughout the series. Even though she is selfish, she still cares about Keita and tries desperately to gain his affection. She puts her life on the line to protect him in the anime series.

 

Keita eventually shows his feelings towards Yoko in the end. In the end you no longer see his mental vision of his kids looking like puppies. You see him express his feelings towards Yoko. The ending was very nice. The story was wonderful and had a beautiful ending. Everything was summed up in the end.