Hillside_Moose said: A kitsune is just a fox, something you and I might see in real life, whereas an inari is a fox spirit, something based in myth and folklore.
Ah ic. Would an Inari be the same as a youko or kyuubi then?
BarefeetChaser said: That was referring to Yakumo Ran,a Touhou character who is also a 9-tail Inari. The "CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN" calling was one of her trademark :3
Darksheeth said: Ah ic. Would an Inari be the same as a youko or kyuubi then?
Inari[稲荷] is a deity, whereas youko[妖狐] is just a fox spirit that is evil most of the time. Kyubi[九尾-nine tail] is in a category of youko. The number of tail represents the magnitude of its mana.