but i was also wondering, how is finding the headband finding her??

and wat is the significance of the scene where they were little kids again and yuuichi gives the headband to her? i mean why are they trying to say? i dun get the message there.

i just wasnt sure if the bit at the end was real or fake!!!!

im guessing real correct?

Kanon made me sweat tears. I thought it was horrible how everyone just kept dying or got hurt. Basically it was great!

I cant help being disappointed with the ending tho. just because. Ayu was made out to be the ultimate girl etc. but then it just kinda gave the hope that she would recover then. end!

/sigh

i like conclusiveness. is there a manga continuation? preferably with Ayu waking up?

>.

Good point about Mai thanking Kyon’ichi for “finding” her, I overlooked that.

Looking back at it, I still think it’s a little out of place that the whole gang helped Kyon’ichi with Ayu…but it makes a little more sense now, seeing as they all met the spirit Ayu.

Sweet, another Mai fan. Yuki channeling was awesome, huh?

As for Nayuki’s scene in the hospital, that’s what I thought when I first saw it. An ever so subtle indication that her life doesn’t revolve around Kyon’ichi and that she’s more or less moved on.

If Kanon is ever licensed (I really doubt it) I’ll definitely be picking it up.

@ lolikit: You never know, KyoAni might have done it with that in mind, but they would never openly say they did. Nightingale isn’t necessarily wrong, it’s just an unconventional way of looking at marketing ploys.

I admire assholes.

It’s too bad Nightingale was wrong.

*Sigh*

So Kanon 2006 is officially done :( …..

This is indeed a sad day for me……it was quite literally the highlight of my Fridays amidst all my crappy school work….I’m going to miss it!

First some comments about the blog entry:

@ Shirukii:

“To accredit all this to a single miracle, in my opinion, kind of cheapens the effect, but since the miracle was the focal point of Kanon, I guess this explanation will have to do”

—-> Hmm…. I’m not sure I agree with your overall conclusion….What saves that particular scene is that Shiori says it’s a “What if” situation……it doesn’t mean that it IS the case, but irather, t’s something to think about…….Futhermore, Mai does acknowledge that it was Yuiichi who “found her” and encourages him to do the same for Ayu……

“….the montage of all the girls helping Kyon’ichi take care of Ayu was a little out of place. I’m sure that Kyon’ichi may have mentioned Ayu to the rest of the cast, but having them help with her recovery was odd”

——–> I really didn’t find it that odd/out of place……I think it goes back to what we were saying about Yuiichi’s good karma coming back to him…….The whole harem helps not only because they like Ayu, but also because they genuinely care for Yuiichi….Personally, I found their actions very sweet :)….

“I’ll be doing one more Kanon post soon, the “Kanon Bishoujo Ranking” post”

——> One thing I’d like to suggest……I think there is a qualitative difference between the character development of the girls themselves vs. how their arcs were handled……..From a sheer entertainment/story-line perspective I enjoyed the following arcs the most:

1) Mai
2) Makoto
3) Ayu
4) Nayuki
5) Shori

However, for character development through the entire series, my rankings go like this:

1)Nayuki
2)tie between Ayu/Mai
3) Makoto
4) Shiori

My impressions of this episode:

My expectations were very high coming into this finale, and while it wasn’t disappointing……..it was vastly different from the tear-jerker I prepared for………

Initially, I was taken quite aback by the light-hearted/happy mood at the beginning……it didn’t fit……..

but after a re-watch I appreciate it more…..Especially considering that viewers have been put through the emotional ringer over the last three weeks……

Ayu’s monoluges were very good, and Yuiichi’s search for the head-band/final acceptance was incredibly moving….especially seeing him break down in front of the tree stump…….

The scene with chibi-Yuiichi giving chibi-Ayu the hairband was so awesome :)…It was a perfect way to compliment the arc as a whole……

As an avid Nayuki fan-boy I also have to mention the scene in the hospital…….

When Yuiichi starts to apologize for imposing on her…Nayu-chan corrects him and says that she’s doing it for Ayu….It’s super subtle, but it shows that (while she still cares for him alot) she is no longer totally dependent on her cousin :)…..I loved it!

Also, I can’t stress enough how much I LOVE the fact that Mai was the one who helped Yuiichi realize what had to be done :)….I can’t really explain why…..but it was a nice touch :)…….

Overall, this series is one of the best I have seen in a long time in any medium (movies, t.v., books etc.) :)…….This will definitely be one of the anime that I purchase on DVD :)………