Kanon 2006

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Postby angelx03 » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:04 pm

Episode 10 was fantastic....
...not because it didn't give off an uber depressing ending, but it gave off a bittersweet yet hopeful ending. I especially loved that "wedding" scene in which the very end had Makoto simply vanish. The final scene which represents Yuuichi's wish was a nice touch as well.
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Postby Bakadeshi » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:56 pm

poor Makoto :cry:

as for how Kyoani handled it, I'm satisfied. somewhat different than how I expected, but I still liked it.
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Postby angelx03 » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:00 am

Kyoto Animation did something in episode 11 which they pretty much blew it on Air TV, and that's
...making the characters not forget that Makoto left. In Air TV, once their character arc is done with, they're pretty much never seen and heard of again. Nonetheless, I guess it's good that Yuuichi, Nayuki, and Akiko didn't dive into complete depression and went on with their lives.

Anyways, I have to say the comedy here was really hilarious, and there were so many scenes that were total wins. But here's a brief rundown:

- Ayu and Nayuki has finally met face to face, and Ayu is sleeping over their place.

- Mai is getting a pretty bad reputation in school so Yuuichi decided to take her to a formal school dance and make her more "girly".

- Hmmm, I'm getting a weird feeling there's a connection between Shiori and Kaori. Kaori was acting pretty cranky around Yuuichi at that one scene. :roll:

- Looks like those demons are starting to take some shape.


So next episode is THIS!!! 8-)
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Postby Bakadeshi » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:43 pm

angelx03 wrote:- Hmmm, I'm getting a weird feeling there's a connection between Shiori and Kaori. Kaori was acting pretty cranky around Yuuichi at that one scene. :roll:


I like how Kyo-ani are interweiving hints on the various girl's stories before they actually get to them in this one, instead of concentrating specifically on one at a time. They've always been good with attention to detail like that.
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Postby angelx03 » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:18 am

Episode 12....
...well, what do you know! It seems like Kaori and Shori are indeed related, but Kaori denies it. And there are more chibi flashbacks with Yuuichi and Ayu.


Now comes the UBER AWESOME MOMENT!!!

I was really excited about the ballroom scene between Yuuichi and Mai, but I never imagined anything like this! :shock:

The dance scene was gorgeous, just gorgeous. You really need to see this for yourself! And then when Mai's reputation seemed to become rather good again, those demons appeared and attack the people and knocked out Sayuri. And that's when Mai went berserk. The fight scene with Mai was freakin' awesome though that male class rep. was a total jerk for blaming everything on her! :evil:


Oh yeah, Mai's dress....sword.....*drools profusely* 8-)
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Postby Unlimited Rice » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:11 pm

the monkey dance part totally got me by surprise.. haha
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Postby OropherZero » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:40 pm

cutest girl in Kanon now goes from Ayu to Mai and Ayu x Yuuichi now = Mai x Yuuichi =D
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Postby Bakadeshi » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:49 pm

angelx03 wrote:Episode 12....
. though that male class rep. was a total jerk for blaming everything on her! :evil:




must ....resist...urge.... to.... spoil....

That dance scene was indeed gorgeous, and perfect for a part of an AMV I am planning that I had no idea what to put there till now ;p
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Postby angelx03 » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:19 pm

Quite of bit of stuff happened in episode 13.

- Kitagawa saves the day when he helped bail out Mai from the clutches of the student council! Is it just me, or the student council room suspiciously looks like the club room for the SOS-brigade? :shock:

- Shiori seemed to confirm that Kaori is her sister. Though she did try to lie her way out of it.

- Yuuichi seems to be practicing with a kendo sword so he can assist Mai in her demon slaying.

- I heard this was not in the game, but Yuuichi actually brought Ayu along in hope that Mai can give out any clues about her. Mai did mention that Ayu was stronger than her because she was able to wait. Oooo, what could that mean?

- Sayuri invited Yuuichi to choose Mai's birthday present. She reluctently chose a big-ass, giant anteater doll.

- Mai and Yuuichi teamed up to fight the demons that invade the school! :o

Of course, Mai did all the killing though she did mention the demons were after Yuuichi.


And now.....

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KAWAII OVERLOAD!!!! *squeels*
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Postby angelx03 » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:37 pm

Episode 14.....son of a bitch, that was fu**ing INTENSE! :shock:

First of all, Sayuri told Yuuichi her past story of how she used to be a big sister before her little brother died. At first she really gave him a tough love treatment, but really she felt guilty of doing it.

Now, there seems to be plans for Mai birthday at Sayuri's place at night. So when she wondered where everyone went, she decided to go to the school. Yuuichi realized this and hurried back, but it was too late. The demons seriously wounded Sayuri, and Mai just collapsed. After leaving Sayuri in the hospital, Mai went completely berserk and slashed anything around her. And then Yuuichi restrained her when she's about to commit suicide. Yuuichi said to her that action would be pointless and that they should concentrate finishing off the remaining demons.


KyoAni's version of Mai's story arc is going far deeper than Toei's especially with the fact we know a lot more about Sayuri. And it looks like next episode, we'll see more of Mai's past. HOORAY FOR MAI!!! 8-)
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Postby Unlimited Rice » Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:17 pm

omg, that was some seriously insane stuff :shock: Freakin' crazy
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Postby OropherZero » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:47 pm

i love this anime...
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lol

Postby Dakulest » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:03 pm

first time on this thing but, yeah, just watched all the way up to ep 14 and all i could say was "Woah..." Mai is so-far my ultimate fav. btw, did anyone notice that when sayuri said she could no longer smile, she hid her wrist? right befor her other hand covers it, there are scars! so sayuri used to be emo! omg. and hopefully no spoilers, since i have never watched the original anime or played the game. =P. Kanon is just too asweome. i'm not sure which would be the best out of Air, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, or this. I'll be putting my vote on this, since the other two didn't really have an ending i liked a lot, and plus, this is 12 episodes longer. go MAI! kick those demons...buts...
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Postby OropherZero » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:50 am

Question: If you're making an AMV about Makoto's arc, whats the best way to get her story across? Particularly her real identity ~_~
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Postby Bakadeshi » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:13 pm

I just watched over the first episode of Kanon on the R2 DVD, (beautiful progressive footage btw :D ) and notice a bunch of stuff I didn't notice before on the sub, probably because I was too busy paying attention to the subs ;p But they actually introduced almost all the chars in the first episode. Even Sayuri is seen walking in past Yuuichi and Nayuki in the background talking to another older woman, maybe her mom? I think the only girl I did not see was Amano.
SpoilerGuard wrote:Mokoto did not appear as a girl, but maybe that fox that Nayuki tries to catch might be her?


Kyoto animation's attention to detail never fails to amaze me. :D

Also I think that musical composition that plays in the cafe where Yuuichi and Ayu go to hide is an actual piece also called Kanon.

And I have to say since I havn't said it yet, that scene with mai crying and going berserk has to be the best animation I've seen in a loooong time. :D At the rate this series is going, it will be possible to make very powerful amvs to all the girls stories in this series :wink:
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