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Uka gave Inari a part of her divine power because she couldn't transform Inari
back after she wished to look like Sumizome. However, after Inari gave the
power back to Uka, Inari didn't turn back to Sumizome. How could she stay
"Inari" without the divine power?


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Why does Inari keep her appearance?


The rules of the god world are not very strict, as we see it proven throughout
the series by Amaterasu-sama's careless acts and rash decisions.

Just like the gods didn't lock Inari out of human world for violating the
trial rules (not to transform into another human) because that wasn't
considered a harmful violation, Inari's "one-time only granted wish" effect of
transformation probably wasn't so "one-time".

Or, if you will, it was just the mathematical result of all previous
transformations. Because Inari last transformed back into her original form,
no more transformations happened after she returned the divine power to Uka-
sama. If anything, she would've been transformed back for free, as a gift from
Amaterasu-sama for teaching Uka and others a valuable lesson, and to avoid
confusion in the human world.


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As it turns out, Inari hasn't _really_ lost her powers after giving them back
to Uka. Shortly after the point where the anime ends, Inari can see gods again
and can use the divine powers again.


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