Anime Spotlight - Inari Kon Kon
by Anthony Foronda,Key Staff
- Director: Toru Takahashi
- (episode director Azumanga Daioh, High School of the Dead, Monster)
- Series Composition:Touko Machida
- (Lucky Star, Tears To Tiara, Allison and Lillia)
- Character Design:Yuka Takashina
- (D.C.S.S De Capo Second Season, Ambition of Oda Nobuna, Transformers: Energon)
- Opening Theme Performance:May'n
- (Macross Frontier, Accel World, Phi Brain- Puzzle of God)
- Closing Theme Performance: Maaya Sakamoto
- (Wolf's Rain, Escaflowne: The Movie, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA)
- Animation Production
- Production IMS
Introduction
A shapeshifting romantic comedy in elegant Kyoto. Falling in love, today and tomorrow.
Story
Fushimi Inari, a middle school girl living in Fushimi, Kyoto, is a shy girl with a crush on her classmate Tanbabashi-kun.One day, when repaying her for rescuing a fox, Uka no Mitama no Kami, the god of the shrine, makes a mistake and grants her the power to shapeshift.With the power to shapeshift, Inari begins her tale of romance filled with drama in the backdrop of Kyoto! This is a work filled with all the heartwarming moments of youth as a young girl frets over love and friendship as she matures.
Characters
Fushimi Inari
VA:Naomi Ozora A middle school girl with a crush on Tanbabashi from the basketball club. One day she receives the power to shapeshift from Uka no Mitama no Kami. She's bit clumsy and very kind. |
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Uka no Mitami no Kami
VA: Houko Kuwashima The main deity worshiped at Inari Jinja. Uka-sama for short. When Inari rescues one of her fox familiars, she grants the girl some of her divine power. Her hobby is playing Otome Games. |
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Tanbabashi Koji
VA:Hiroshi Okamoto He's the ace of the basketball team, and the man Inari has a crush on. He was raised by a single mother, and had to be strong to help care for his little brother. |
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Fushimi Touka
VA:Youji Ueda Inari's older brother.He has a bit of an eight-grader syndrome, and he publishes his own short stories on his blog. He's a fellow gamer with Uka-sama. |
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Sumizome Akemi
VA:Iori Nomizu A girl in Inari's class. She's beautiful, smart, and strong willed. Inari yearns for her. |
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Sanjou Keiko
VA:Kumiko Watanabe Inari's childhood friend. She has a manly, determined spirit, and she's the type who acts before she thinks. She's physically strong as well. |
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Marutamachi Chika
VA:Kaori Sadohara One of Inari's friends. She's an otaku who wears glasses. She always hangs out with Keiko and Inari. |
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Otoshi no Kami
VA:Takehito Koyasu Uka no Mitama no Kami's older brother, also known as Toshi-sama. He has the hots for his sister, and he's also a womanizer. Uka-sama makes a point to avoid him due to his unusual love for her. |
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Oomiyanome no Kami
VA: Shiori Mikami She's one of the five deities in the Inari Shrine. She's a god of economic prosperity. Amidst all the unique deities, she leaves a calm, gentle impression. |
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Amaterasu Oomikami
VA:Masako Isobe The goddess of the sun who rules over the heavens and the world of gods. |
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Shishi and Roro
VA:Satoshi Hino (Shishi) VA: Natsuki Hanae (Roro) Uka no Mitami no Kami's fox familiars. They each have different styles of speech. |
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Kon
VA:Sayuri Hara A fox cub familiar supporting Inari.She was saved by Inari when she was about to fall in the river. |
Cast
- Fushimi Inari
- Naomi Ozora
- Uka no Mitama no Kami
- Houko Kuwashima
- Tanbabashi Koji
- Hiroshi Okamoto
- Fushimi Touka
- Youji Ueda
- Sumizome Akemi
- Iori Nomizu
- Sanjo Keiko
- Kumiko Watanabe
- Marutamachi Chika
- Kaori Sadohara
- Otoshi no Kami
- Takehito Koyasu
- Omiyanome no Kami
- Shiori Mikami
- Amaterasu Oomikami
- Masako Isobe
- Shishi
- Satoshi Hino
- Roro
- Natsuki Hanae
- Kon
- Sayuri Hara
Staff
- Original Creator
- Morohe Yoshida (Young Ace Magazine, Comics Ace Publishing)
- Director
- Toru Takahashi
- Assistant Director
- Hideki Okamoto
- Series Composition
- Touko Machida
- Character Deisgn & Chief Animation Director
- Yuka Takashina
- Main Animator
- Hong Shen
- Prop Design
- Matsuri Okuda/dd>
- Color Design
- Aya Ouchi
- Art Director
- Osamu Onishi
- Art Setting
- Ryu Sakamoto
- Director of Photography
- Ryosuke Tsuda
- Editing
- Shigeru Nishiyama
- Sound Director
- Kazuya Tanaka
- Sound Effects
- Noriko Izumo
- Sound Production
- Dax Production
- Music
- Takeshi Senoo
- Music Production
- Flying Dog
- Animation Production
- Production IMS
- Production
- Inari Konkon Koi Iroha Production Committee/dd>
©2014 Morohe YOSHIDA/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA/Inari Partners
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