FUNimation announced today a new acquisition based on their streaming success with the series as they’ll be releasing Inari Kon Kon on home video in 2015. The release is a surprising one as they’ve revealed that it will be in Japanese only with English subtitles, something they’ve only dabbled in very lightly since their first attempt with it. No formats were included in the announcement, though they are offering up a free downloadable 2015 calendar for the series for fans.
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The series is based off of the 2010 manga series of the same name by Morohe Yoshida. The manga series is the first full ongoing title from the creator after doing the Star Ocean 2 Second Evolution adaptation. The series was directed by Toru Takahashi, who has largely done just episode direction and storyboards over the years. Of note, he was an episode director on ten episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena and did some work on Azumanga Daioh as well. The series was adapted and scripted by Touko Machida who has a very extensive list of credits across numerous shows from Karneval to Lucky Star and some Sayuki material. The animation is being done by Production IMS, marking htis as their first full on production after assisting on Fantasista Doll and Mushibugyo.
Plot concept: Inari is a cheerful girl in Kyoto who has a crush on one of the coolest guys in her middle school, but she can’t seem to confess her feelings to him. After saving a beautiful goddess’s familiar, the deity blesses Inari with the ability to shapeshift—much to the chagrin to the rest of the spiritual world. Will love bloom for the newly empowered girl when the spirits intervene?
