Godzilla, a new film coming out in May, is a new adaptation of an older story. The Twilight series puts a new spin on creatures like vampires by making them sparkle in the sun. Even Little Red Riding Hood was turned into a book and movie in which the big bad wolf is not just a wolf but a werewolf. These are all examples of creative accounts of mythological creatures from older sources. However, books and movies are not the only place where these creatures can find new life, but also in manga. Mangakas also reinvent these mythical creatures like the kitsune which is a creature from Japanese folklore. These creatures are no longer strictly tied to their original history. In this essay, I will discuss how the kitsune is reimagined in manga and the cultural ambiguity present in each. In Zilia Papp's Traditional Imagery in Manga, Anime, and Japanese Cinema, Papp mentions that there are "ways in which the supernatural and the afterlife have been rendered visually in different historical periods. »1 Reimagining ancient stories is important because it allows us to compare past depictions of these creatures to modern depictions and explore what these changes reflect. In this essay, the emphasis will be on the original and modern representation of the kitsune. Today, people are less confined to writing stories that match every aspect of the original story or creature, leading to many new adaptations. MangaFirst of all, we need to briefly discuss what manga is. This is extremely difficult to do, because the manga is not black or white but a beautiful shade of gray. Manga is a type of media that depends on the relationship between verbal and visual aspects. The words and the middle of paper ......ity, historicity. "Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe, 2008. Print.3. "Kitsune - Guide to Mythical Creatures." Kitsune - Guide to Mythical Creatures Web May 16, 2014.4. “Globalization of Manga: From Japan to Hong Kong and Beyond.” May 16, 2014.5. “The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture.” Cinema Anime Print. .7. Takahashi, Rumiko, Gerard Jones and Mari Morimoto San Francisco, CA: Viz Media, 2010. Print.*All photos were taken from their corresponding manga or the Mythical Creatures Guide website..