As soon as Inari Konkon was announced as 10 episodes, I should have known Jerry Seinfeld’s “This is going to be a shame” would have fit perfectly. A few weeks back I compared Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha to a meal where the side dishes were excellent, but the main course […] Read more
Three in a row was probably too much to ask for. We’re one episode from the finale now, and it seems time to accept the reality that Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha just isn’t that good – in anime form at least. It’s pretty good, don’t get me wrong – and […] Read more
Predictably, just as Inari Konkon is about to end it’s finally getting good enough to make me miss it. What’s this – two strong episodes in a row? An even-numbered episode that carries its weight? There were two directions Inari Konkon could go from its middling inconsistency – it could […] Read more
And once again, back from the brink… Well, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha (by vote on the series” website “InaKon” has been chosen as the official shorthand, if you’re so inclined) seems to have broken the Star Trek curse, at least, and given us a really good episode with an odd […] Read more
This show remains the very definition of a mixed bag for me. Here’s where things stand with Inari Konkon at the moment, as far as I’m concerned. For me it’s like sitting down at a restaurant and being served a meal where the side dishes are excellent (or at leasInari […] Read more
This show is starting to give me whiplash. Every time I’ve started to wonder about Inari Konkon it’s done something to convince me it’s a keeper, and every time I’ve been convinced it’s done something to make me doubt it. Inconsistency is a staple of the majority of anime, of […] Read more
What is it about these Shinto series and 4th episodes? I’m not trying to make Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha into something it isn’t. I recognize that this show isn’t – for example – Gingitsune, or even Natsume Yuujinchou. This is a conventionally plot-driven romance-oriented series with broad comedy that happens […] Read more
To a certain extent, that episode certainly defied my expectations. Here’s my tip for the day: if you’re someone who suffers from chronic back problems, don’t tweak your back with a seven-bagger sneeze (I never sneeze singles, though seven is high even for me) and then, an hour later, cough […] Read more
Never a dull moment in the world of the Gods. I’m sure it’s because of my Western upbringing, but I find something very appealing in the idea that the beings at the center of a belief system can be depicted as being so human. It seems very healthy to me […] Read more
Last chance to save a lost season? No pressure, Inari Konkon… OP: “Kyou ni Koiiro (今日に恋色)” by May’n Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha was really the last show of the season that I had a reasonably high level of expectations for going on. It certainly isn’t because of the staff – […] Read more