Inukami! The Movie · review
This "movie" is really just an extra episode of Inukami that takes place in an unspecified period of the timeline. If this is to be considered just another episode, it would rank up there as one of, if not the best, episode in the series, in the same ballpark as the first 2 episodes. It`s just too bad that the TV series was brought down by its horrendously cheesy story and its religious adherence to harem cliche`s. Thankfully, the movie doesn`t focus much on trying to develop those characters, and opts for one of the more entertaining, but completely overlooked guys, the detective kamiya. The movie`shumor also feels oddly fresh, with a couple of anime reference jokes and the same creatively disturbing sexual humor found in the earlier episodes. It sheds the tired harem jokes where the male lead engages in womanizing before the female lead beats the living daylights out of him.
The TV series` only saving grace was the fact that it had its way of turning melodrama into something rather humorous most of the time. The climax showed no such restraint and went all out with the cheese. If you found that disappointing, this piece of all out humor will be an end note that puts Inukami back in your good graces.