Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, also known as InaKon for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Morohe Yoshida, which were serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from August 2010 to May 2015. An anime television adaptation by Production IMS aired in Japan between January and March 2014.

Plot

Clumsy, with average intellect, and incredibly shy - these are some of the characteristics that middle schooler Inari Fushimi possesses. Despite her getting into trouble, she is always optimistic and considerate of others. When someone needs help, she really can't ignore them. She has a crush on Kouji Tanbabashi, who she always admires for being cheerful and extremely hardworking. But she couldn't bring herself to expose her feelings since her shyness kept getting in her way.
Inari, KonKon, Koi Iroha, begins with Inari taking a shortcut to school. On her way, she sees a fox pup about to fall into a river. Despite being late, she jumps into the river and saves the little fox pup from being washed away. Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami, the goddess of the Inari Shrine is extremely thankful for Inari's kindness towards the little pup, who turns out to be a familiar named Kon. As a token of her gratitude, she fulfills one of Inari's wishes. But the fulfillment of the wish only invites trouble and Inari soon finds herself in a pinch. To compensate for her mistake, Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami bestows a small part of her divine power to Inari, giving her the ability to transform into anyone at will.
Afterward, Inari possessing power of a god, even though it is just a small amount. Soon, various otherworldly beings start taking an interest in her, for the better or worse. What kinds of adventure awaits Inari? And will she able to tell Koji everything that she kept locked in her heart for a very long time?

Characters

Main characters

; Inari Fushimi
; Uka-no-Mitama

Humans

; Koji Tanbabashi
; Akemi Sumizome
; Toka Fushimi
; Keiko Sanjō
; Chika Marutamachi
; Shiro Tanbabashi
;Minami Momoyama
;Kyōko Kangetsu

Gods

; Kon
; ShiShi RoRo
; Amaterasu
; Toshigami
; Ōmiya-no-Me-no-Kami
; Kamu-Ōichi-Hime
; Susanoo

Media

Manga

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, written and illustrated by Morohe Yoshida, began serialization in the August 2010 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace. The first tankōbon volume was published on March 31, 2011, and finished with ten volumes in May 2015. A spin-off four-panel comic strip manga titled Inari, Yonkoma, Koi Iroha, written by Yoshida and illustrated by Nanatsu Mukunoki, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's 4-Koma Nano Ace between the May and October 2013 issues.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation, directed by Toru Takahashi and produced by Production IMS, aired in Japan between January 15, 2014, and March 19, 2014, and was simulcast by Funimation. An original video animation episode was released on June 26, 2014. The opening theme is "Kyō ni Koiiro" by May'n and the ending theme is "Saved" by Maaya Sakamoto. The anime's episode 10 features an insert song sung by Naomi Ōzora under her character name Inari Fushimi titled "Namida Harahara -Reprise-". Kadokawa Entertainment also released the series on Blu-ray on March 28, 2014.