Wait, could Kuzunoha be Seimei's mother, like in the legends about him? If so, it's kinda cute and sad at the same time how her grabbing Haruaki's face parallels Mama-aki grabbing his face in chapter 39, given how her own son has been dead for a thousand years and has finally returned to her. Agh, the mysteries are killing me!
Actually I read something like few months back about a black fox, becoming a vengeful spirit after being shot by a hunter (the hunter was like a husband I think to the noble/princess the black fox was accompanying before she died) then the black fox was built a shrine and eventually became a guardian deity. If Tensei is that black fox then maybe the reason why Haruaki's mojo doesnt work on him coz Tensei isnt a yokai. Also maybe the reason why Ebisu a God was investigating him. Not sure just a theory as well











Definitely deserves its place as a classic, along with the film.
A note for anyone reading, the version here is read right to left, as it is flipped