Kokkuri real name is Inari!? hinting to be female or Genderless god!
It’s mention kokkuri was god and over the years their real name been forgotten and now people call them kokkuri-san, but some say they are messenger to a fox god. Though when he transform. We get a hint which God they worked for or if they are the god they are based off!?
It’s shown their form is white nine tailed fox. looking up fox gods with white fox messengers, I found match with Inari Okami! Though it stated she is mixed up with being god to foxes/kitsune, but it’s actually she recruits the fox to help her.
Inari Okami (稲荷大神) also known as O-Inari Sama, is the Japanese Kami/kamui (God/spirit) of industriousness, grains, the harvest, agriculture and is generally viewed as a fertility Kami. O-Inari is a genderless Kami in that Inari has been sometimes seen as appearing as a beautiful woman and at other times as a handsome man. O-Inari Sama is not the Kami of foxes and Kitsune as often stated however Inari does have foxes as attendants and messengers. You will see them guarding shrines with their bright red bibs (symbolizing the blood of life)
This is interesting as it states Inari can appear as beautiful women or man! Which kokkuri does do. Though the Name Inari point to female name. As the name Inari means Successful One!
Also Kokkuri is white fox, and Inari recruits white fox messengers as her helpers. They are shown to wear red color, mix of red/white, red symbolizing blood of life and also bells around their neck.
It is confirmed that kokkuri dyes their fur yellow to appear cuter, plus their real form shows reveals they are all white, showing they are white fox! and the comment about them being messenger, either ties in with messenger white fox, or Inari who was mistaken as a Kami to the foxes. As kokkuri did say their where a god, but people forgot their real name.
We seen kokkuri wear red/white and also the rope/bell collar kohina puts around their neck is white/red.
I know the tree near the shrine have rope design similar to kokkuri collar design, as some fox statues in Inari shrine, have bells/red bib around their neck. which match kokkuri design/origin inspiration.
Though curious when comes to their real gender, or just genderless spirit?? Similar to Inugami who can change gender, depending how the spirit is born as it’s not settled on which gender it wants.
It’s pointed out through out the story, even though kokkuri goes around in male form, their behavior and personality matches a female behavior in everything they do. As everyone views Kokkuri as a mother figure through out the story/manga.
Even the words on their back clothes spell Mother in law!?? it appears in one scene. Why wear those words on their back if they choose male form more, over female!? As their long hair hides the words on their back coat. wouldn’t it say father in law if they really meant the male form they stay in!?
They also end the discussion/change topic when someone brings it up they want to see their female form. As it looks more like Kokkuri avoid that form because they kept getting harassed by other males and treated like object because of their beauty/or where they hurt by someone in the past!? So now they chose the male form to hide in for safety!?
Plus they have Kohina who they see as their human daughter, and kokkuri always find her each reincarnation because kokkuri promised her in kohina past life they would be her friend/family and she won’t have to be alone and sad anymore! Showing they prioritize Kohina well being over anyone else!
As kokkuri always find their daughter Kohina each time she reincarnates.. Showing kokkuri come to view her as daughter because they always find kohina as a child for some reason each reincarnation with no parents.
In the manga it’s hinted current kohina we know, her parents would fight while she was young, eventually something happen to them and she alone with no parent guardian. Until kokkuri shows up and take the parent/mother figure role to her!
And the reason we see Kokkuri see grown up kohina version from memory, is because they state they can’t leave her until she grows up and marries in the ending of the story! Showing a parent concern of not wanting to leave their child until she grows up and marries, being able to take care of herself with out kokkuri to raise her.
Which is sad, because this cycle repeats each time, Kokkuri finds her as a child and has to watch/raise her until she older and then only to see her die eventually each time, each life. (And Kohina forgets her past life/memory with their unknown parent)
Though i wonder if change will happen to break this cycle and kohina will eventually be reborn with long life(being reborn spirit like kokkuri) So kokkuri will have their daughter live a long life,and never die. One of their wishes that was hinted at the shrine they went to pray at. Kokkuri wishing this moment would last forever with their daughter!
I check author twitter, it seemed they hinted more story though unsure. As the last spin off ended recently with Shigaraki and kokkuri. Though they hinted new work with the story continuation maybe.
turnnoffyourmind
pixelskylines
germansingergirl
blakekathryn
dailybridgerton
areudirty
