This OVA knows exactly what it is: a chance to sit with Inari and Kon in the quiet spaces between the series, where the real comfort lives. The show has never needed plot momentum to earn your attention, and this proves it, just two characters understanding each other in ways that cost nothing to give, set against Kyoto's familiar shrine grounds. If you watched the original and felt the warmth in those small moments, this is 30 minutes of pure that, nothing more.

Inari's shapeshifting story continues in this bonus episode, which came bundled with the limited edition of the manga's eighth volume and was never broadcast. The main series set up the premise: Inari, a shy middle school girl in Kyoto, was given the power to change her form by the deity Ukanomitamanokami. This episode centers on Inari and the fox Kon, who appears in her human form. The tone stays light and playful, mixing comedy, romance and the supernatural. The OVA works best for viewers who already know these characters from the main series.