TV Special
Description
Makoto Sawatari is a mysterious young woman with long orange hair tied in pigtails by red ribbons, light blue eyes, and a height of 159 cm. She typically wears a blue denim jacket over a yellow-beige shirt, a black skirt, patterned long socks, and black boots. Her initial appearance involves attacking Yuichi Aizawa in an urban setting due to a grudge from his childhood visit, though severe amnesia leaves her aware only of her name and this lingering resentment. After collapsing from hunger, she is taken in by the Minase household, residing there temporarily.
Her background reveals she is not human but a fox Yuichi found injured on Monomi Hill ten years prior. He cared for her during a summer visit, naming her after an older girl he admired, Makoto Sawatari. When Yuichi released her at summer's end, she fled angrily, harboring abandonment trauma. Her desire to reunite with him granted a wish to become human at the cost of her memories and eventual life.
Makoto exhibits a mischievous and initially hostile personality, directing pranks exclusively at Yuichi—such as dropping food or igniting firecrackers in his room. These acts stem from resentment but consistently backfire due to his clever retaliation. She displays naiveté about common adolescent experiences like purchasing meat buns or manga, reflecting limited social exposure. Her speech includes the exclamation "auu~" during distress and a habit of self-referencing in the third person.
Her character softens through interactions with the Minase family. She develops empathy for abandoned animals, initially resisting bonding with a stray cat she later names Piro. She grows deeply attached, often carrying Piro on her head. Over time, her hostility toward Yuichi fades into genuine affection and dependence. This evolution peaks as her physical condition deteriorates; she weakens, loses communication abilities, and adopts childlike, animalistic mannerisms. She expresses a desire to marry Yuichi to avoid abandonment, culminating in a symbolic "marriage" before disappearing, presumed deceased. A fox later seen near a tree stump implies her return to original form.
Conceptually rooted in Japanese kitsune mythology, Makoto embodies shapeshifting fox traits: trickster behavior, cunning, and a transient human existence. Her story concludes in the OVA "Kanon Kazahana," set during spring after her disappearance. While the OVA depicts other characters' lives resuming and a miracle at her birthplace involving another character, Makoto herself does not reappear in human form.
Her background reveals she is not human but a fox Yuichi found injured on Monomi Hill ten years prior. He cared for her during a summer visit, naming her after an older girl he admired, Makoto Sawatari. When Yuichi released her at summer's end, she fled angrily, harboring abandonment trauma. Her desire to reunite with him granted a wish to become human at the cost of her memories and eventual life.
Makoto exhibits a mischievous and initially hostile personality, directing pranks exclusively at Yuichi—such as dropping food or igniting firecrackers in his room. These acts stem from resentment but consistently backfire due to his clever retaliation. She displays naiveté about common adolescent experiences like purchasing meat buns or manga, reflecting limited social exposure. Her speech includes the exclamation "auu~" during distress and a habit of self-referencing in the third person.
Her character softens through interactions with the Minase family. She develops empathy for abandoned animals, initially resisting bonding with a stray cat she later names Piro. She grows deeply attached, often carrying Piro on her head. Over time, her hostility toward Yuichi fades into genuine affection and dependence. This evolution peaks as her physical condition deteriorates; she weakens, loses communication abilities, and adopts childlike, animalistic mannerisms. She expresses a desire to marry Yuichi to avoid abandonment, culminating in a symbolic "marriage" before disappearing, presumed deceased. A fox later seen near a tree stump implies her return to original form.
Conceptually rooted in Japanese kitsune mythology, Makoto embodies shapeshifting fox traits: trickster behavior, cunning, and a transient human existence. Her story concludes in the OVA "Kanon Kazahana," set during spring after her disappearance. While the OVA depicts other characters' lives resuming and a miracle at her birthplace involving another character, Makoto herself does not reappear in human form.