Inari Kon Kon

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha is a sort of feel good anime. After every episode I watched, I just had this feeling of content that felt very relaxing. But of course, that doesn't mean this anime doesn't have any exciting moments. It very much does. Inari is a normal middle school girl that lives in Koyoto's Fushimi ward. Like many girls her age, she has a tough time liking herself, which leads to her envying her good looking and friendly classmate Sumizome. Inari has a crush on her other classmate Funbabashi, but she can't seem to work up the nerve to talk to him, as comparedto Sumizome who has no problem with that. The plot picks up when, after seeing Sumizome give Funbabashi a love letter, Inari finds herself at the Inari shrine, a shrine for the god Inari. There, she meets Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (or simply Uka-sama for short). As thanks for saving a fox earlier, Uka-sama grants just one wish for Inari. Her wish is to be Sumizome, which leads to her acquiring powers to change her form at will. The story sounds weak, and even starts out a bit weak, but with each episode the story grows stronger with the series of morals and life lessons it presents with each segment. The show itself sounds like it's a shoujo, but love and romance isn't heavy, contrary to what the synopsis says. It may seem like the main part of the story in the first few episodes, but the romance takes a back seat to the rest of the plot once the show gets going. Plus, it's middle schoolers primarily, so the romance shouldn't be too overbearing to begin with. A lot of people seem to think the art is decent or average at best, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. The character designs were slightly plain when it came to the human characters, but the designs for the gods were unique and quite nice, even beautiful when it came to Uka-sama. The art is rather easy on the eyes, as in it's soft and colorful. The backgrounds were pretty and had amazing detail put into them. As for the sound, I don't remember much of the OST, so it's pretty easy to forget and doesn't leave that much of an impression. The OP was nice, but also forgetful and lacking when compared to the ED. The ED, on the other hand, was a beautiful song. I think it's the best ED of the 2014 winter anime season. At first, Inari acts just how she's supposed to act for her age: prone to crying and whiny all around. It's easy to see how many would become annoyed with her in the first few episodes. But, her character development is truly remarkable! At first she starts off as an insecure girl that wants to be like her classmate, but at the end she's learned to appreciate herself for who she is. It was very sweet seeing her go through this transformation. Even a few of Inari's friends went through some character development, as well as her older brother Touka. This series had a surprising amount of character development for only having 10 episodes. Overall, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha was an interesting take on the deity concept. It didn't need romance as the main idea, unlike a lot of other deity themed anime. I would even argue that the love between Inari and Uka-sama was the main relationship. They formed a loving friendship that was very pleasant to see and experience. The characters were all fun to watch, and I truly enjoyed all of them. The moral behind the series was refreshing as well. So if you're looking for an extremely pleasant anime that also has exciting moments in it, then this is for you. If you're looking for an anime with a nice amount of character development, then this is also for you.

I like to compare "Inari Konkon" with a person's first love, it's beautiful but really awkward. Story- 6/10 Inari is your typical slice of life RomCom with a dash of supernatural tossed in. The biggest problem with the story is it tries to have too many themes, is it a romance? A comedy? About friendship? Who really knows, and most of these themes don't really play out other than friendship. The romance element was very lacking, and for a series that I supposed to be centered around romance they didn't spend much time on the relationships at all. If you're looking for a slice oflife or romance, you're better off looking elsewhere. Art - 9/10 the artwork was one of the only reasons I kept watching this series, it is very well done. All the shrine work and landscapes are absolutely beautiful. Character designs aren't anything special, but they're unique enough to be something special, especially since the story is so generic. Sound - 8/10 lots of traditional japanese music played throughout the series and a very catchy op. Sometimes the sound tracks did get a bit repetitive but I like then enough it didn't bother me. Characters -6/10 the characters of thinks series are kind of over dramatic, I really like Uka, but most of the other characters were simple and pretty forgettable. Enjoyment/overall - 7/10 Inari Konkon was a little too short, and a little too shallow to be truly great. It's quite unfortunate because it's artwork it's so phenomenal that it almost hurts that it's wasted on such a mediocre plot. If you skipped this one you wouldn't be missing out on much, but if you're looking for a decently quick story about friendship with great art, give it a shot!

At first, this anime wasn't in my "To Watch" list, in fact when I watch it, I was hoping to see some Uka fanservice, instead, I was taken away by this anime's story. This was probably one anime where its story and plot has a moral lesson, where it tells use to be careful of what you wish for or you might just get it. It also tell us that in sometimes when we do something we have to be careful or otherwise we would have made it much worse than before, frankly this is where this anime's premise revolved around as we seeInari inspite of having Uka's divine powers she still end's up bungling around where another moral lesson comes around which that its better to come clean than hide from a mistake. So how do I rate this anime? Here's how. Story: Outstanding 10. Explanation already provide above. Art: Mediocre 5. I just don't have anything much to say about this anime's art at all, and quite frankly, there isn't much of any fanservice at all. Sound: Good 7. Aside from the opening theme, I kinda like Uka's VA,Kuwashima, Houko since she sounded like Inoue Kikuko, except that she sounded like the younger version of the latter. Inari.....not much, Touka's VA, yep I like the guy who did his voice. Character: Very Good 8. Ok, Inari, for me is somewhat annoying but then again lovable, for her to have Uka's powers proved to be more of a journey for her than an asset. Thought, I did said she is annoying, well, that's because she came to rely more on her divide powers instead of being direct and facing such challenges, however for her to realize the things she have done is what makes her a lovable. Uka- hummm, ok, here we have a deity who seems to wanna mingle with humans, just like Inari, she too was guilty of making things much worse than before, that instead of educating Inari she basically when with her flow, however I kinda like that romance element that she has with Touka. Touka- he is probably one of few male character's isn't having any brocon situation with Inari, thought, I kinda like the part where he knocks some sense into Inari and Uka. If this anime could have an intense romance genre both he and Uka would be a good pair. Othoshi- I guess he is more on the comedy side of this anime and his character did it well, then again he also represent the usual incest thing where it is prevalent in most Japanese anime/ manga. Akemi, Chika, and Keiko- they maybe just trio of support character's but they're the support characters that has contributed a lot on this anime's overall. But, I kinda hate that yuri element where Akemi is in love with Keiko. Kouji- on the other hand I kinda felt sorry that in this story his character was very minimal, though a romance with Inari would also have added more to this anime's story. Enjoyment & Overall: Outstanding 10. I'd probably say that this is probably the only one that has sense and value at the start of this year, so really it is outstanding. I got to hand to the writer of this thing, he really did took such inspiration from a movie with similar plot and yes I'm referring to the movie "Bruce Almighty" where it it both revolves in the same theme of a mortal having the powers of a god only to misused it without realizing the damage he/she has done, except this anime was more on the subtle side.

I rated "Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha" higher than I've ever rated any anime before. Why? Story: 8/10 -I absolutely loved the story in this anime. It's very sweet and really tugs at your heart, sometimes pretty hard. It's really easy to relate to how the main character, Inari Fushimi, feels. Who hasn't experienced the desire to change for someone you love? Being jealous of others who have a better chance with them, even if you don't want to be? "Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha" expresses these things to the viewer in a way that's not obnoxious. The story is great, but it really wouldn't be where it wasif not for the characters. Art: 9/10 -The art in this anime is gorgeous, and it boasts that. Animation is smooth, and visuals are always key on expressing the mood of a scene. Color is very well expressed, and they're all very vibrant. Character designs are all very unique from each other as well. Sound: 8/10 -The sound does its job well. The music is the biggest plus in this category; there's plenty of classical Japanese music filling the series. The opening is beautiful. But while the other sounds are nice, they don't particularly stand out to me. But, like I said, they do their job well. Character: 9/10 -In my opinion, the characters are the strongest points in this anime, with the exception of very few. I found them all to be fairly memorable. Inari and Uka have very real emotions that the vast majority of viewers can relate to. Inari's brother, Touka, has a lot of growth throughout the show. Inari's friends: Chika, Akemi, and Keiko are fairly diverse. The most notable thing of those three is that even though Chika is overweight, she's still made out to be a lovable character, which isn't something we get to see in a lot of anime. I'd have liked those three to show up more. Characters I don't think were developed well would be Inari's love interest and Uka's brother. Inari's love interest, Kouji, didn't really have a lot of expression in the show. He felt almost one-dimensional. He's better in the manga. Uka's brother felt like a typically necessary siscon trope that had to be thrown in. I could go on all day about other characters in the show. Enjoyment: 8/10 -The reason I rated this an 8 instead of a 9 is because of the show's length. It's really hard for many viewers to fall in love with a show that only has 10 episodes, and I understand that feeling. Otherwise, I can't express the enjoyment I felt during this show. Overall: 9/10 -I really loved this show, and the characters are largely what made everything else for me. I haven't had this much love for an anime for awhile, so I'll always treasure this show. I highly recommend checking out the manga if you enjoyed the anime!