<p>It's a Far Eastern thing.  There are the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune" rel="noreferrer">kitsune</a> in Japan,  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BB%93_ly_tinh" rel="noreferrer">hồ ly tinh</a> in Vietnam, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_spirit" rel="noreferrer">huli jing</a> in China, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiho" rel="noreferrer">kumiho</a> in Korea.  Possibly others, but these will reveal a great deal of what you want to know</p>

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2024-08-03T02:20:04.040Z
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Mary
<p>In Anime, it is a recurring idea of the concept of a fox with many tails. Like in <em>Naruto</em> or in <em>Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken</em>.</p>
<p>Was this idea invented in Anime, or is it a Japanese folk religion thing?</p>

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2024-08-03T13:59:11.160Z
I think the edition has a grammar mistake, though not completely sure
Pablo
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The nine-tailed fox is a mythical creature from Japanese Mythology. It's called Kyubi-no-Kitsune.
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Was the idea of foxes with many tails invented in anime, or is it a Japanese folk religion thing?
# Was the idea of foxes with many tails invented in anime, or is it a Japanese folk religion thing?
Posted by: username_0 on 2024-08-03
In Anime, it is a recurring idea of the concept of a fox with many tails. Like in *Naruto* or in *Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken*.

Was this idea invented in Anime, or is it a Japanese folk religion thing?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think the edition has a grammar mistake, though not completely sure  
> **username_1**: The nine-tailed fox is a mythical creature from Japanese Mythology. It's called Kyubi-no-Kitsune.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-08-03. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
It's a Far Eastern thing. There are the [kitsune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune) in Japan, [hồ ly tinh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BB%93_ly_tinh) in Vietnam, [huli jing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_spirit) in China, and [kumiho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiho) in Korea. Possibly others, but these will reveal a great deal of what you want to know
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