Amateur ramblings from an amateur otaku.
Bothersome brothers.
It must have been brother’s day in Kyoto during this episode of Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, given the focus placed on the elder siblings of both Uka-sama and Inari herself. Episode three, titled “Elder Brother, Swarm, Excessive Love”, was probably the best episode of Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha to date. It managed to deliver backstory, comedy, and romantic developments, and it did a wonderful job of nailing each element.
Trials & transformations.
If Mount Ogura’s
Autumn-colored maple leaves
Had heart, they’d wait
Through the deep snow
For a fleeting royal visit
– Poem #26 of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, by Fujiwara no Tadahira (translation by Frank Watson)
For me, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, is a bit like an autumn maple leaf. I’ve seen countless maple leaves, for sure, as have most people I know. Nonetheless, the things seem to have some sort of magnetic pull – you can’t help but enjoy looking at them.
If the world had heart, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha would be multiple-cour series. The manga is flush with great little character stories to adapt. Alas, the world is not quite so perfect. Nonetheless, the second episode of Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha was much like the first – quite enjoyable, and comforting in its familiarity.
Kansai-ben Kami.
From MAL: Fushimi Inari is a shy, not-so-bright middle school girl living in Kyoto’s Fushimi ward. She has a crush on her classmate Tanbabashi, but cannot express her feelings. One day, as thanks for helping a fox pup, the deity Ukanomitama-no-kami grants her the ability to change her form.
Having read the manga this is an adaptation of (well, reading, since the manga is still ongoing), Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha is definitely one of the shows that I was properly looking forward to watching. I can definitely say that the first episode did not disappoint.
Faulty Reviews 