Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox

Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox is a twelve-episode anime television series produced by the studio Xebec, which premiered in 2008. The series is based on the light novel collection authored by Katsumi Nishino and illustrated by Koin, originally serialized in the long-running Monthly Comic Alive magazine. The production emerged during a period of high output for studio Xebec, leaning heavily into the romantic comedy and supernatural harem tropes that were prevalent in mid-2000s anime adaptations.

The character designs and visual direction were aimed at capturing the lighthearted, ecchi-inflected aesthetic established in Koin’s original illustrations. While the source material enjoyed a dedicated niche following, the anime adaptation received a mixed critical reception. Reviewers often focused on its balance of absurd humor and supernatural fantasy elements, characterizing the show as a representative example of the studio’s attempt to appeal to fans of genre-specific light novel adaptations during that creative era.