[1][5] Additionally, the single included a chance to contain a ticket to the premium event Kitsune Festival at Meguro Rock May Kan on July 14, 2013.

[14] Alongside the serious heavy metal tone, there is a mix of Western-style and Eastern-style music, noticeably with the use of Japanese traditional instruments.

[21] In a Billboard interview about the band's album Metal Resistance, Su-metal explained that the song "is popular among international fans, and I have a feeling that "Karate" will be something close to "Megitsune.

[14] While writing about the band's performance at Wembley Arena, Mark Beaumont contrasted it with the previous songs "Awadama Fever", "Iine!

", stating it had a darker tone, as "a show-tune ballad sung by Su-metal in a black cape, running along a flame-flanked ego ramp".

[24] Under the stage name "Black Babymetal", Mizuno and Kikuchi perform "Onedari Daisakusen" (おねだり大作戦, "Begging Operation") in the style of rap metal, with dialogue-style lyrics in the nature of small devils.

[14] Daniel Robson of The Guardian called the lyrics of Babymetal "delightfully tongue-in-cheek", explaining how "Onedari Daisakusen" "offers practical advice to teens on how to extract extra pocket money from one’s father with a well-timed shoulder-massage/flattery combo".

Press wrote that "Megitsune" has an intro filled with the shamisen, bass guitar, synths, and flying shouts of "Sore!

He further compared Nakamoto's vocal performance to that of Evanescence band member Amy Lee, calling the line "Kitsune.

[26] Patrick St. Michel of The Japan Times considered the song one of the highlights on the album, praising it for not depending on the band's "gimmicks".

[32] "Megitsune" was used as the opening theme for the Japanese talk/variety show Hakkiri 5: Sonna ni Sukarete Inai 5-nin ga Sekai o Sukuu [ja].

[34][35] The music video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine [ja] in Tokyo; it is now a popular spot for Babymetal fans from outside Japan to visit.

During the shooting of the music video, Kikuchi's outfit tore at the armpit; similar incidents had previously occurred at live performances.

[37] The band also performed the song at the single's release event Pray for Success with "Inarin" & Mini Live at Tower Records Shibuya on June 22, 2013.