25 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestChizuru wants Kouta to say he loves her, but he is very hesitant. Chizuru tries several methods to make him say it, but gets frustrated. Tayura asks Akane out on a date and she accepts, but says she wants to go to an art gallery instead of usual popular date spots like an amusement park. Kouta admits that he loves Chizuru in the end when he spots her crying in the rain on the bridge where they first met. Kouta and Chizuru become lovers, and Nozomu barges in saying that she accepts their relationship, and that she in turn will be Kouta's mistress, a thing which to Kouta's dismay Chizuru accepts.
Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits! Having spent most of his life in the country, Kouta is understandably nervous when he moves in with his grandma to attend a high school in the big city. He hoped to make a good impression, but having Chizuru, a beautiful fox spirit, hanging off his arm didn't seem to be the sort of image he wanted to have. She's not alone in her love for Kouta, either. Nozomu, a wolf spirit, as well as other youkai have their sights set on the hapless country boy.
Production
2008 ecchi aesthetic at its most unapologetically extra.
Creator
Katsumi Nishino
Ayako Kawasumi
Chizuru Minamoto
Kumiko Nishihara
Minori Mitama
Risa Hayamizu
Yukihana
Youto Kazama
Saku Ezomori
Miyu Takeuchi
Nozomu Ezomori
Mamiko Noto
Kouta Oyamada
Takashi Kondo
Omi Kiriyama
Ui Miyazaki
Kiriko Takana
Noriko Shitaya
Iku Sahara
Naomi Shindo
Tamamo
Tamaki Nakanishi
Ai Nanao
Mai Kadowaki
Ren Nanao
Takashi Matsuyama
Takao Yatsuka
Chiwa Saito
Akane Asahina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Katsumi Nishino's light novel series that ran for 15 volumes—somehow this premise sustained that much content.
Kanokon arrived at peak 2000s 'monster girl' anime boom, when fox spirits (kitsune) and wolf spirits (okami) were having their mainstream moment.
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