FUNimation’s getting ready for the home video release of Inari Kon Kon next week and ahead of that they’ve brought out a pretty good and engaging clip for it. Clocking in at three minutes, it provides some of the context for the show and definitely a good look at the atmosphere and tone of it all as well. The show is an interesting one as it’s the second one they’re releasing subtitled only rather than doing a dub for, but it’s at least getting a DVD/BD combo pack. Priced at $49.98, it’ll include the original Japanese language with English subtitles and extras that include the Pub Fox Theater Episodes 1-9, Commercial Collection, Promotional Video, Textless Opening Song ”Kyo ni Koiiro”, Textless Opening Song ”SAVED.”
The series is based on 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 re
