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Nov 10 2006

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Quick! You’re trapped in a school building overrun with zombies. Your only non-zombie allies include a short girl who goes “uguu~”, a hungry girl who goes “auuu~”, and a sleepy girl who goes “nyuu~” with only enough taiyaki to last two days. What do you do? Kanon 6.

(High School of the Dead chapter 3 by XLG…)

Abstract

Yuuichi goes on a day-to with Ayu; Makoto looks for a job; Shiori waits for Godot; Mai battles demons; Nayuki saves the world in her dreams.

Notables

Ayu Ayu is very cute. Reminds me of Ms. Ippen Shinde Miru. Be careful Yuuichi, Makoto may be accessing hell correspondence right now.

I think we need a spin-off series: Uguu~ no Ayu-tan! A miniature Ayu-tan could ride around on top of Yuuichi’s head while leaving crumbs from eating chibi-taiyaki. We can even have Nayuki pop up once in a while plotting various methods to murder Ayu-tan. Mmmm… nah. On second thought, who’d watch a crazy idea like this Ayu-tan? Absolutely boring with no entertainment merit. Forgive me for even bringing it up.

Haruhi’s going to be mad. They were supposed to be looking for time travelers, espers, and aliens, and she distinctively said, “No day-to!”

When Yuuichi is making the “joke” here about Ayu wanting to confess her love, he has the o_o;; sweatdrops on him! It’s not a joke– he’s serious– and worried. With Loli Nayuki already angry with him, he’s probably gonna have to go Mormon to satisfy both now.

Yuuichi is acting pretty adult for a little kid. He actually seems more grown up as a kid than Yuuichi high school student. Still, I think this scene is an example of how Kanon idealizes certain things– crying girl in the snow; boy comes along and cheers her up with food (which becomes her favorite); boy befriends her understanding of her sorrow. How many six year old boys would you know to take such a proactive approach to the ladies? (And if we knew that actions like these when we were six can lead to having seven concurrent girls fight over you at seventeen, wouldn’t you go back in time and tell your six year old self to do this? Actually, I’d probably tell my six year old self to purchase some MSFT, JDSU, and YHOO and sell prior to 2001.)

Makoto manages to scare the shit out of Yuuichi back in 2002. Kyon is a lot wiser and gives Makoto a taste of her own medicine in 2006. Fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me… you can’t get fooled again.

The look on Makoto’s face reminds me of Mikuru facing a Haruhi holding a bunny outfit in her hands. Good times… and only 330 more days to go. OTL.

Oh I am disappointed that Kyoto passed up a great chance to zoom in on Sleepy Nayuki– one of my favorite varieties of Nayuki. Watching her spaciness is very adorable. Ayu fans– where is your Oharuhi-sama now?!?

Yep, that’s right. She can’t even got on the screen. For showing us Akiko’s backside instead, I salute you Kyoto Animation. (I’m kidding of course. Partially. Maybe. With fingers crossed.)

(I like Akiko’s kitchen… I like how it opens up into the dining area, and I wonder what kind of countertop does she have. I’m going to look for something like this setup next time when I go home shopping. If I’m going to be washing dishes or cooking, I want to be able to see the TV at least. No, you haven’t stumbled across HGTV– this is still AoMM. As far as you know.)

Just loved how Yuuichi just completely ignored Ayu during breakfast. Though I’m beginning to wonder what Key was thinking, “Hey, we’re going to make this h-game, and we’re going to have all the girls dress up in layers of clothing with heavy jackets and sweaters on top!” Would you rather see Ayu in six layers of clothing or Tess stripping off a wetsuit? Thought so.

I’d say… mmm… Yuki Nagato-class… oh, right, back on subject– I think Akiko may know that Nayuki has the hots for Yuuichi, so she most definitely is trying to setup Ayu and Yuuichi and thus preventing a Shiratori.

Mmm… is there a class lower than a Yuki Nagato-class? Imouto-class? Oh, right, back on subject– she looks a bit too happy to be going on a day-to while he looks too sullen to be going on a day-to. In other words, perfect couple.

Awesome. Even Akiko calls it a “day-to.” Good times. I really like this kitchen.

Kawaii!

– Nayuki is mumbling “day-to” like she has to prevent or interrupt it. Giddiness.
– Nayuki kinda reminds me of a cute zombie. “BRAINS! DAY-TO! BRAINS!”
– Nayuki theme song for this scene? I think Kyoto should have used the Imperial March.
– Nayuki’s animation quality shot up. Kyoto knows what pays the bills.
– Nayuki is in full sleepy mode. I think this is the best moe mode Kanon has to offer. (A bit sad, I know, since we won’t be seeing twincest, nekomimi meido, bunny girl, cowering from baseballs, killer lolis, mutant cabbage, symmetrical docking, or any other superior forms of moe.)

(Though hopefully we will get ruined for marriage moe mode. Is this a spoiler? OH SHI-)

Those blue eyes… are we sure Key didn’t hide an Akiko ending for the game? Kinda like the much rumored “Aeris lives!” “cheats” for FFVII.

(BTW, at this point, I’m positive that Akiko knows. Just she isn’t telling. Because she’s confused. I’m talking about what Akiko thinks of why Zero no Tsukaima is getting a second season and most definitely not about Ayu, Makoto, or Yuuichi.)

“Nat-to!” “Day-to!” “Light-o!” “Ward-o-sama!” I think Oharuhi-sama not blessing the Japanese language with ending consonant sounds adds a bit of kawaii to the language. Even if “Ward-o-sama” is a pedophile, and “Light-o” is a megalomaniac killer.

I’ve caught a loli!

“We’re here to find you a job?”

“Job… ? What kind of job?”

“Well, you’ll get calls from strange men. They’ll ask that you meet them someplace so go meet them. You’ll deliver health. (Spoiler.) Afterwards, just make sure you give half of what they give you to me, or else I’m going to knock you silly.”

“Yes, I understand, the safari room at the hotel without any windows next to the train station.”

(Akiko, thinking, “How fast children grow. I remember this as my part time job…”)

The top image is from present day in Kanon’s timeline, and the bottom is from Ayu and Yuuichi’s childhood. Note the changes– subtle– that Kyoto has made. I find it kinda fascinating– the telephone polls have been removed (a modern “don’t ugly the skyline” thing… Mountain View just voted like last year to approve a bond to start burying telephone lines), the car is more modern, yet, I see one minor flub– the tree is the same. Even where the snow is. Kyoto slacking. ;)

“If you don’t want to be slapped, go do your job!”

“And now to check up on my other bitches.”

Flexible girls 4tw.

Wait, where is Nayuki? Did she ditch practice to follow Yuuichi on his day-to? And on a scale from one to ten, how disappointed do you think Yuuichi is that he wasn’t able to see Nayuki stretching in her gym shorts? Seven? Two? Five?

Sickly thigh meat.

Shiori Blan de Windbloom is actually pretty cute. Though I wonder why a sickly girl is wearing less out in the snow than a healthy girl like Ayu? I’d warm her up, if you kno– nevermind. Her “excuse” for waiting here reminds me a lot of Waiting for Godot— who knew that the guys from Key were Samuel Beckett fans?

A worried Shiori Lamperouge is fine too. Shiori’s and Yuuichi’s interaction during this sequence is very cute. She’s rising in my Kanon Power Rankings™, even if she’s Siesta’s clone.

Really, really cute scene. All they need to do is cut to a Nayuki hiding in the bushes gnawing her teeth muttering under her breath, “I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE THAT AYU HUSSY!”

That smirk… “Shiori Sakurada, I will rock you senseless.”

So Yuuichi makes it to his day-to with Ayu. Note the significance of this bench– it was the same bench that she waited on him in the past, and it’s the same bench where Nayuki picks up Yuuichi. This could either be very important in the future, or it’s not going to be very important at all.

“Taiyaki goes in here!”

So Ayu is happy that Yuuichi showed up? I think there’s a clue here– she’s been stood up. A lot. Not a good sign.

Ayu goes into catatonic shock after seeing the prices for popcorn and soda. “I’m going to have to get a part time job to be able to afford these prices.”

“Oh really? I have a great opportunity for you then. Makoto’s been working out great, and I’ve been thinking of expanding…”

Because Santa Clause III was sold out (Seriously, this movie premired in the Bay Area on November 3rd… there’s still almost 60 days to Christmas! Pretty soon, we’ll be hearing Jingle Bells in the mall right after Fourth of July.) and the Britney sex tape was a dud, Yuuichi and Ayu had to go see Borat. She’s terrified of people from Kazakhstan.

Mikuru minus boobies equals Ayu.

Best line of the episode. With that said, I’d be pissed if I were sitting around them. If they were at the AMC Mercado, someone would have screamed, “SHUT UP DUMB FUCK!” by now.

“I am a girl!” Reminds me of the scene during ああっ女神さまっ‘s movie when Sora flashes K1 exclaiming the same thing. And both Sora and Ayu have Yuki Nagato-class…

(I think Horie Yui should ad lib these lines for her next recording session of Otome wa Boku. “I am a girl!” Best. Confusion. Trap. Ever.)

I count three solid day-tos for Yuuichi this episode. Good work, man, now just rock someone senseless already.

Clue! Maybe Yuuichi should have given that doll that Ayu…

(This literally took me twenty seconds to slap together. I’m spending more time now typing trying to explain why it looks like how it does than it took to actually make it.)

Makoto recounts her first night on the job, and she fell asleep and didn’t get a tip. Yuuichi isn’t thrilled.

(Loving Nayuki’s outfit here. Cute.)

“Hey, it’s not even 1AM yet. I have time for one more day-to before I go to sleep…”

Mai may behave like Yuki Nagato, she’s most definitely not Yuki Nagato-class. I think she’s more of an Asakara or LOL-FANG-TAN-CLASS.

Reminds me of Saber– if this means we’re not getting the Mai-Sayuri-Yuuichi threesome scene, it’s just going to upset me even more.

I think Yuuichi is actually a hybrid of Kyon and Itsuki. Their love child, if you will. BTW, isn’t it kinda disturbing that we’ve seen more Yuuichi skin than we have Nayuki? Very disturbing. The common sense guys at Kyoto must be out on oyasumi or something because “Hey, let’s toss up Yuuichi in a towel but toss six layers of clothing on Akiko!” isn’t common sense.

I wasn’t hoping that she’d, uh, lick her finger or anything. Oh no.

(I’ll take the version without the nakkid guy berating a little girl, thank you very much.)

Final score? Four day-tos but zero girls rocked senselessly and sadly zero homicidal cousins. Maybe next time.