No. 2 of 15 · Yokai Personalities
Another Year, Another Tail
Pictures by Masazumi Ryusai and Katsushika Hokusai
Masazumi Ryusai's nine-tailed fox curls its pink, feathery tails across the cover, with the line 'Another year, another tail' and a Hokusai fox inside wishing a happy birthday. In Japanese folklore, a fox that lives a thousand years turns white or golden and grows nine tails, becoming the grandest fox of all. For someone growing more magical with every year.
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Inside, it says
KYUBI NO KITSUNE better with every single year Legend says a fox grows more magical every year, until it earns nine tails. You're well on your way. Happy birthday!
On the back
九尾 / KYUBI NO KITSUNE / better with every single year / In Japanese folklore, a fox that lives a thousand years turns white or golden and grows nine tails, and its powers become very great. The nine-tailed fox is the grandest fox of all.
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