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 glow when in sunlight. Even Little Red Riding Hood was made into a book and a movie where the big bad wolf is not just a wolf but a werewolf. These are all examples of people's creative retelling of mythological creatures that originated from more ancient sources. Books and films, however, are not the only place where these creatures can find a new life, but also in manga. Manga artists are also reinventing these mythical creatures such as the kitsune, a creature from Japanese folklore. These creatures are no longer closely tied to their original history. In this essay I will discuss how the kitsune is reinvented in manga and the cultural ambiguity present in each. In Zilia Papp's work titled Traditional Imagery in Manga, Anime, and Japanese Cinema, Papp mentions that there are "ways in which the supernatural and otherworldly have been visually rendered during different historical periods." it allows us to compare past depictions of these creatures with modern ones and explore what these changes reflect. In this essay the focus will be on the original and modern representation of the kitsune. Today people are less limited to writing stories that match every aspect of the original story or creature, leading to many new adaptations. Manga First, we need to briefly discuss what manga is. This is extremely difficult to do, as manga is not black or white but a beautiful shade of grey. Manga is a type of media that depends on the relationship between verbal and visual aspects. The words and... the center of the paper ......ty, historicity." Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2008. Print.3. "Kitsune - Guide to Mythical Creatures." Kitsune - Guide to Mythical Creatures. Web, May 16, 2014. Wong, Wendy Siuyi. May 16, 2014.5. Levi, Antonia. "The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture." Takahashi, Rumiko , Gerard Jones and Mari Morimoto, San Francisco, CA: Viz Media , 2010. Print.*All images taken from the corresponding manga or the Mythical Creatures Guide website.