kanon 7
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Happiness is a loving family. Happiness is a warm home. Happiness is people who love you. Happiness is not having to eat Akiko’s mystery jam-mu. Kanon 7.
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Jam-mu, zombies, and animal abuse. Oh my. Action packed episode. But, first, some a boring English lesson. (~2,500 words; ~50 screenshots.)
Notables
In writing, there’s something I learned known as “series action” where one action progresses the next yet is the same. An analogy would be the “series play” in football where many variations are run on the same theme– for example, let’s say the offense early in the game is in strong-side trips formation (three wide receivers bunched together on the side with the tight end), and the receiver closest to the QB would go deep while the other two receivers would run hooks and curls. Then let’s say a quarter later, the offense brings out the same formation, except the receiver farthest from the QB runs deep while the other two run hooks and curls. Then towards the end of the game, the offense brings out this formation one last time. The defense will expect one receiver to go deep having seen this similar play and formation already– and that’s when the pay-off hits for the offense when they run a draw (fake pass to delayed hand-off) for the running back who sweeps out to the weak side (side without the receivers and tight end). Just like how offenses can lead defenses with “series play,” writers can use “series action” to lead to similar results.
Series action occurs quite commonly in anime too, but I generally see such actions spanning one episode rather than arcs of episodes. For example, Makoto’s attempts to ruin Kyon’s Yuuichi’s Kyon’s good night sleep is a modern example.
Each time, we’re shown Makoto sneaking into the room, and like Team Rocket blasting off again, she’s foiled. But with most series action, there is a twist as the series progression continues. The two previous attempts, Yuuichi definitely got the upper hand like comparing Kanon‘s animators to Perfect Girl Evolution‘s animators.
This time around, Makoto didn’t fare that badly. While she wasn’t able to give Yuuichi a trim, she did manage to rip up his homework at his insistence– remember, he was trying to get a confession out of her in a round-a-bout way that ultimately backfired. Makoto gets away, no one else wakes up (unlike the previous two times), and Yuuichi isn’t doing his Itsuki x Kyon smirk at the end.
Series action is not the same as a motif. Whereas motifs can be symbolic, series action usually require action or at least something more tangible. Then there’s just random omake like Pizza Hut in Code Geass… unless, of course, Lulu gets Stuffed Crust Knightmare as his ubermecha… generally series action and motifs are connected to the plot. I’m a big fan of series action both in writing and in football.
Generally, it’s very difficult to create a series action when writing a blog that deals with mostly reviews– if I were writing fiction, it’ll be much easier, but because blogging needs microcontent and an instant historian perspective, series actions are much more difficult to pull off. It’s difficult to assume someone has read a post from yesterday let alone a previous post from five weeks ago so using quickie haruhigasmic memes generally work better. Still, I attempt series actions once in a while, but mostly they fall into the vicinity of being somewhere between a simple series action or a more complex meme. Okay, enough of the boring stuff… now onto something more fun…
UP Ayu… I don’t care anymore. Just shoot me. No way there’s a penis on this. None. I won’t accept it. We need to re-dub all the “boku’s” into “waktakushi wa’s.”
“Ichigo jam-mu! Ichigo jam-mu!” My gosh, Nayuki has just broken the kawaii barrier. Shockwaves still resound throughout my living room, and I can still hear the echo… “Ichigo jam-mu!” followed by a “BOOM!” and then a “Ayu fans, where is your Oharuhi-sama now!!!”
An awake (!?!) Nayuki plowing through jam and bread is at least a fifty or sixty on a kawaii scale from one to ten. Still, I’m wondering why doesn’t she have the same groggy look as usually. Is it because of the miracle ichigo jam-mu? I can see it now on HSN… “Ten sixteen ounce jars of Nayuki Strawberry Jam-mu for just three easy payments of $9.99! If you act now, we’ll toss in a fabulous book of coupons– like this two mediums for the price of one at Pizza Hut!”
All screenshots this episode courtesy of a.f.k.’s release. I don’t know the secret sauce Strato uses, but best and cleanest looking release by far. I want to clearly see every crumb on Nayuki’s lips. They even edited out the watermark that you can see on everyone else’s release.
(Two quickie notes about this scene: one, Nayuki has the Haruhi “pleased with myself” smirk going and, two, the camera’s depth of field usage this episode reminds me of Haruhi Suzumiya‘s camera. DoF variation hasn’t been up to stuff the previous few episodes.)
The Japanese is less ambiguous with Akiko clearly stating that Makoto is starting a job at the day care “kyou kara sigoto deshou?”, but, when I first read this subtitle, I thought that they’d enrolled her as a student. Sometimes, translators will leave out blanks because they can hear the original, and it’s usually the editor’s job to provide the disambiguity.
Is it just me, or is Akiko’s special “jam” glowing? I know it’s just an anime series, but now I’m even terrified of it. That’s it, the balance of power is back with Kyoto– forget Feel— I want Kyoto to remake Higurashi no Naku Koro ni with Rika carrying around a huge jar of Akiko’s jam at all times.
Akiko needed to say an “Ara ara?” here after Nayuki and Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Yuuichi refuse the jam. It would have been so perfect.
So what should the next poll be about? “What do you think Akiko’s jam is made of?” I need suggestions for possible choices other than “Uranium bound for Iran.”
Reminds me of TMQ’s rant about historical figures dying of poison. Sinister stuff.
Akiko’s jam claims another victim. I giddy. So, of course, you can probably expect the next person to try Akiko’s jam would be Ayu… and she’d probably love it.
Didn’t Kyon use this same line when Mikuru was giving him the puppy dog eyes as Haruhi dragged her away to stuff her into yet another deliciously shameless outfit? Great times. Great times.
A zombie Nayuki is fine too. She can feast on my flesh all she wants.
(Though she looks like she gained weight from eating so much jam-mu.)
Reminds me of Rena for some strange reason. Still, watching Nayuki with some emotion behind her is always a good time. I’m hoping for the “Kaede” or “Rena” or “Miki” ending instead of the “Nayuki” ending honestly. Sadly, we’re on course for the “Ayu” ending, which is like going to the Chick-fil-A Bowl (December 30, ESPN, mark your calenders!).
Nayuki looks sumo huge. Xbox huge. PS3 huge. That’s it. Diet time.
Watching Nayuki completely lose her mind and senses when confronted with something cute gives me an idea. I’m showing some restraint in not typing it, but you can probably guess.
(I had odds that Nayuki would take the cat and run while screaming “You’re so cuuuute! I’m taking you home!” Shucks. Didn’t pay out.)
This episode has been great thus far. Jam-mu Nayuki. Zombie Nayuki. Sumo Nayuki. And now Teary Nayuki. Um, what exactly is this episode about again?
Sub-par cousin 4tw. Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Yuuichi Kyon is really sub-par. First, he couldn’t stop his hawt cousin from getting herself caught up with the cat. Second, he couldn’t offer her a Claritin-D to alleviate her allergy symptons. Then, Nayuki even bad mouths him claiming that he bullies her. To top it off, he’s not around! Nayuki’s suffering… and the sub-par cousin is off hunting for tail.
If you ever see Yuuichi, Ginko, or The King chatting with your girlfriend, uh-oh. Bad times. Bad times. Quickie… and I mean very quick cameo for Shiori… it’s not like Akemi Satou has a ton of roles right now.
(The Wikipedia entry for Kanon is top notch. They actually give decent character descriptions without tossing around spoilers like “Shiori will eventually get better from her illness only to be run over by a truck.” OH SHI-)
Jun gets his first speaking lines in a while… same seiyuu as Sagara’s. Basically, I think Kyoto Animation only has three male seiyuu under contract (The Sagara, The Kyon, and The Itsuki, who also did Air). If they had to work on an anime with more male characters, they could use Horie Yui as a pinch hitter.
And, of course, Yuuichi can’t just check up on one of his haremettes, he ends up checking up on Mai and Sayuri as well. The man is a pig; he has his priorities straight.
It’s official. Mai originates from the Integrated Data Entity. There is no possible other explanation. Her hair is even the numerical average mix of Yuki’s and Ryoko’s. Her 2002 version is much, much peppier than her 2006 version. It’s like comparing Dave Berry to Charles Dickens.
Now this is how you draw cabbage. Crescent Love fans, who is your cabbage daddy now!!!
“I’m not sure if I could hold myself back… ”
Finish Nayuki’s train of thought:
(A) “… smelling a whiff of that strawberry jam-mu.”
(B) “… when I saw that cute cat.”
(C) “… saw that 2-for-1 special at Pizza Hut. Lasagna pizza 4tw! Hey, don’t look at me like that! I’m not fat! Yuuichi no baka!”
(D) “… after seeing Yuuichi’s ‘sugoi no mono’.”
The guy walking by has a “Get a room” look on his face.
“Tee hee! I’m only in this episode for twenty seconds because I have a very full schedule. I just ran in from a Negima!? taping, and I’m off to Otome wa Boku‘s set! See you next week! Oh, that’s right– I may not be in next week– Inukami movie production!”
Her wing is dirty…
… yet sparkling clean. “Wait! There’s more! For three easy payments of $9.99, not only do you get ten fabulous jars of jam-mu and this coupon book, we’ll toss in an 8oz bottle of Orange Clean To-Go absolutely free! Dirty up your wings attached to your backpack while trying to backattack a childhood friend? No problem! Orange Clean To-Go!”
Amano knows Makoto’s secret. And I’m not talking about how Makoto always leaves the toilet seat up.
“Objection!” Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Phoenix Wright!
(I’d love to see a Kanon murder mystery. Actually, anything with Ayu and/or Makoto found dead in a “closed room” environment will peak my interest. I can imagine Nayuki donning a cute Sherlock Holmes-class hat while the evil villain, Itsuki, voiced by Kyoto’s third and final male seiyuu, lay out kawaii traps for our poor detective heroine. Detective Nayuki’s sidekick would definitely be Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Rozen Maiden‘s Kun-kun! See, primitive series action going there.)
We’re under attack by a cat! BTW, this scene completely does not fit in with Makoto’s character. The original 2002 series nails it better. Let me put it this way, a lion is not afraid of a gazelle.
Upon closer inspection, this cat is not cute. Where are those Galaxy Angels… grrr… okay, if they don’t show up soon, I’m going to go with the Deal or No Deal ladies instead.
But does it leave melonpan crumbs up there? Mmmm… ?
Finally. Where were you, ladies?!?
Happiness is…
… fleeting. Seize the moment. Carpe diem.
Yuuichi’s perceptive abilities are as awesome as Haruhi Suzumiya’s. Then again, Haruhi never did find those time travelers, espers, or aliens, did she?
Dropjaw when I saw this scene. Kyoto even cut out the music for full effect (though I enjoyed the “meow” as it falls)… as I said before, Makoto’s not a superior girl like Nayuki or Mai.
The cat’s got nine lives. Or maybe Sunrise was consulted on the “how to kill a character but not kill a character yet milk it for all its worth” procedure.
The swift hand of justice. Gah. She dropped a poor defenseless, not cute cat off an overpass. Not only is that very dangerous for the cat, what about the cars underneath? The cat might have had enough momentum to slam into and break someone’s windshield. Dangerous stuff.
Still, Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Yuuichi Kyon Yuuichi shows off how modern manly man he is by rushing out trying to find Makoto in the dark. Note that he’s back here, at the same bench… we’re not done with this bench by any means.
She is an alien here to collect data! Quick! Someone get her a copy of Day of Sagittarius III.
I blame the original Tokimeki for introducing a “special” place to every harem wannabe that followed it. There’s that damn tree in Da Capo. And there’s this damn hill in Kanon. And, of course, there’s that special mobile suit Gundam cockpit for Heero and Duo.
So they try to make up for Makoto’s dropping an innocent cat off an overpass earlier by showing her playing nicely with said cat. They’re trying to make her look less of a monster? My main problem with Makoto’s arc is that she’s pretty extraneous, and, in the big picture of things, her story feels a bit tacked on. She’s a character who acts for the most part as a selfish brat and comedic foil for Yuuichi, yet we’re suddenly supposed to show compassion for her later on (spoiler: by the time Kanon is over, Shiori would be one of the least sick girls). While the story focuses on her, the story tends to shy away from the superior storylines of the love triange between Yuuichi, Ayu, and Nayuki or the perfect girl evolution of Mai or even the double speak that is Shiori.
I felt that one of the failings of the original 2002 series is that they spent very little time on the Yuuichi-Ayu-Nayuki love triangle and tried to fit in a myriad of plots instead– with 24 episodes this time around, I really hope for more Nayuki angst than just an apology and a kiss. And I definitely hoped to see more of Mai and Sayuri in possible compromising positions. Still, if there’s a common thread between Yuuichi-Ayu-Nayuki, Mai, and Shiori, is that while there is a supernatural component (i.e. Mai’s ghost bustin’), it doesn’t feel contrived. The conditions are simple. Otome wa Boku simple. Makoto’s story is not simple, and, for the story to exist, there are contrived portions that would be worthy of Sunrise.
For people who have never experienced Kanon, I fear you’re missing the forest for the trees. While Makoto’s story may be better than the crap that is Generical Fall 2006 Harem Anime, it’s nowhere in the same class as Nayuki’s or Ayu’s stories. It’s like going to see a Cal-Stanford football game and thinking, “Wow, this is the greatest rivalry ever!” Well, guess what. Nayuki-Ayu would be UM-OSU. For people who have experienced Kanon, I hope my ramblings make some sort of sense. (It may not– I’m hopped up on caffeine and Red Bull right now.) I just don’t find little girl “I don’t know who I am” angst enjoyable especially when I already know the super sillious outcome. You may. I don’t.
Yuuichi carries Makoto home… presumably to eBay her. How much do you think she would fetch? About the same price as one PS3? Half a PS3’s going price? (I’d rather take the PS3, even if the highest ranked game available for it currently on gamerankings.com is scoring a 6.5 for reader rating while the Wii has this game scoring a paltry 9.1. Who cares about game quality when you have an eleven core processor?!?)
Hint, I wonder, I wonder. Notice that it has nine tails, just like Naruto… OH SHI-
“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”
“Last time to get in on this incredible offer! For three easy payments of $9.99, you get ten jars of premium quality Nayuki Strawberry Jam-mu, a coupon book, and a can of Orange Clean To-Go! But, as part of this special one time offer, if you act now, we’ll knock off one full payment off the price! That’s right! Everything: the jam, the coupons, and the Orange Clean for just two easy payments of $9.99! Act now! Supplies are limited!”
(Shipping and handling of $19.99 not included. Check, Mastercard, and Visa only. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery. Offer not valid in Canada.)
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haruhi suzumiya ends at 14 due to kanon
Where is your god now?
plotting her revenge with a second helping next year, booyah.
Everyone hates Canada LOL
You’re wrong… Haruhi, in all her kindness, gave us this spare time to enjoy Kanon and then… more of SOS-dan and her…
Jason, you like fottball don’t you? Is funny how to see week after week a NFL Monday Night football and then have to write 2500 words of something that reminds you of what you like it! Ohh man, what the hell am I saying? For get it…
Even though I pretty much knew that Piro (I can’t help but think of it like that, even though I can’t remember if that’s a creation of Megatokyo or was it’s name in the original 2002 version) was going to be okay, that scene still hurt to watch. I’m a big animal lover…God that was painful. That’s one reason you know a company is really good…when you’re scared even though you know it’s going to be alright.
I enjoyed Makoto’s shock and confusion upon finding herself back home, too. I wish we could’ve seen her freaking out like she did when raiding the fridge. She may be annoying and unthinkingly cruel, but you have to admit, she’s adorable.
>>haruhi suzumiya ends at 14 due to kanon
haruhi never did end at 14 due to kanon, it’s KyoAni policy of creating 12-ish or 14-ish anime (check kyoani’s anime making history). they started breaking the barrier with kanon, their first 24 ep anime.
Oh, and about Akiko-Jam…I almost expected to hear a low Digeridoo-like hum..you know, like you sometimes do when you see smoething radioactive and dangerous on TV.
>>>Ayu… I don’t care anymore. Just shoot me. No way there’s a penis on this. None. I won’t accept it. We need to re-dub all the “boku’s†into “waktakushi wa’s.â€
Wait, what??
I wonder if “cat allergy” could be considered a moe mode… and I want to see what happens when Haruhi eats Akiko’s jam.
It’s “pique” your interest, not “peak.” Don’t worry, Oharuhi-sama will forgive you.
Not. “SOS-dan members are absolutely not allowed to make homomym errors! Penalty!”
It seems the ‘random truck’ in anime is finally trying to atone for the sins it’s committed over the years (yeah, you know which show(-s) I’m talking about…) by saving Piro.
Kudos to it for the rescue and for not driving straight to Tokyo, so Piro was able to get off when the driver went to get a snack.
Anyhow, the plot(yeah, there is one) finally starts with the real beginning of the Makoto arc and I couldn’t be happier about it. Here’s to hoping that KyoAni will be able to give every girl a good ending for their storylines; Otherwise I’ll come and find them as Kanon is one of the three shows I could be considered a fanboy of (the others being Ichigo Mashimaro and Gakuen Alice).
On to the more important parts of the episode:
– Loved Nayuki’s ‘ode’ to strawberry jam.
– Loved how Makoto managed to push 8 Auu~’s into 20 seconds of air time, though Nayuki topped that a few minutes later with over 10 Neko~’s in 20 seconds.
– Is it just me, or do we actually see Nayuki more in her sleepy moe~ mode then her being completely awake? Can’t say I completely disagree with this approach though :p .
– Not really anything important from the Ayu or Shiori front this episode it seems.
– Really liked Sayuri’s Hae~ in response to Yu1’s smart-ass remark, could be even better then Uguu~, Auu~ and the sorts.
– Mai seems to have been granted some new powers by KyoAni for the series, or my memory is off when I think she didn’t know all the stuff about Makoto and Yu1 found her himself in the original series.
– And yes, I did come close to crying during their ‘midnight dinner’, damn background music :(. Just thinking about the end of Makoto’s arc, not to mention those of the others makes me believe I need to stock up on handkerchiefs/tissues (and no, not for reasons 90% of you are thinking, well… not solely for that reason ;) ), as I was much more involved emotionally in Ayu’s, Shiori’s and the Nayuki/Akiko arc in the original.
So… we have Ayu, Kyonichi and… uhm Kyon on pic #31?
WTF-Time Paradox…
>> unless, of course, Lulu gets Stuffed Crust Knightmare as his ubermecha…
I vote for it to be equipped with extra-cheese launcher, pepperoni DRAGOON units, and jam-mu beam saber.
… and powered by that free cushion that CC is collecting coupons for.
…
I see that Otome wa Boku has broken Jason completely. Then again, Mizuho’s enough to make most males question their sexuality. :D
SCENIC Hill, eh? Reminds me of Silent Hill with all of this ghost busting and demon foxes. I would have liked this story without the supernatural aspect, but I don’t really mind. Sort of harkens back to my love of Higurashi.
BTW Muteki is being released in America as Noodle Fighter Miki. I think it’s ADV but I’m not + . Check anime news for more details.
No, current info indicates the licensor was Media Blasters.
Noodle Figher Miki??!
that is just wrong on so many levels ; ;
ADV did the manga… but this was JUST before the Big ADV Manga Crash, so I’ve only seen Vol 1 in stores despite AnimeNewsNetwork saying they got all three volumes published.
Media Blasters has the anime… so we’ll see how that goes. Still, there are references in the last ep of Muteki Kanban that show up in the manga (re: throwing up).
Recipe for Akiko jam-mu good for 20oz
20oz of Uber-deadly Futurama space bee royal honey
2 oz of clarified Hataraki Man natto goo to make the
jam-mu go super-saiyan and what not
5 tbsp of Shanalicious-melonpan powder crumbs for texture
add plenty of Muteki Amazonian Pepper
Cook them all in nekomimi-meido hadaka apron mode and cure jam-mu for 1 month by stirring and shinning it while saying Aauuu~, Nyuuu~, Uguuu~, and the occasional nyoro~.
One ingredient of Akiko’s marmalade must be the Yuuji’s “sugooooiii~” that Yoshida witnessed.
Re Ebay: would Makoto get as hot as a PS3 allegedly does? :P
“When the package is nice, nobody cares what’s wraped inside.” is my feeling upon watching Kanon 2006: there is pretty much just one path KyoAni may choose, satisfying both people that want to have fun and fanboys that look for their tear-stained moments.
>> There’s that damn tree in Da Capo
Isn’t there ALSO a damn tree (or forest) in Kanon ?
Kendra Kirai says:
Oh, and about Akiko-Jam…I almost expected to hear a low Digeridoo-like hum..you know, like you sometimes do when you see smoething radioactive and dangerous on TV.
I was afraid I was the only one hearing Dragonball Z’s signature SSJ “shwee-shwee-shwee” but considering physics152’s comment later on, I guess I’m not.
Thank you, Jason ^^
Now, the comments:
>> Jun gets his first speaking lines in a while… same seiyuu as Sagara’s. Basically, I think Kyoto Animation only has three male seiyuu under contract (The Sagara, The Kyon, and The Itsuki, who also did Air).
*sigh* Seki being a secondary character, a comedic one even! I’m sad. Of course, no one but him would be able to do the awesomeness that is Kitagawa, so it’s alright.
(No, wait. Seki played Sagara… of course he would be the comedic character…)
>> If they had to work on an anime with more male characters, they could use Horie Yui as a pinch hitter.
…Yeah, why the hell not? I already gave up.
>> I want Kyoto to remake Higurashi no Naku Koro ni with Rika carrying around a huge jar of Akiko’s jam at all times.
Still, I have one question (out of many): TEH Sagara or TEH Kyon? (Itsuki is ruled out because he is already there). I mean, Kyon would do a quite good Kyonichi (damn, nick conflict, I’d pick “Kyon1” then), but Kyon’s personality won’t really benefit K1. Now, Seki, on the other hand… his voice is PERFECT for K1, and he has the bonus of adding +20 to any character’s GAR stat (compared to Sugita’s +10 GAR +10 SRC -sarcasm-). I’d go for SeK1, hands down.
>> This episode has been great thus far. Jam-mu Nayuki. Zombie Nayuki. Sumo Nayuki. And now Teary Nayuki. Um, what exactly is this episode about again?
How do I used Moe Blob to defeat another Moe Blob?
Heck, I’m ranking this episode’s Nayuki over any Mikuru moe mode (except Adult Mikuru), just because.
ps. Does Nayuki has any chance at all to beat Adult Mikuru at all?
…Of course she has. Widow Nayuki.
>> The Wikipedia entry for Kanon is top notch. They actually give decent character descriptions without tossing around spoilers
I feel that Shiori, Kaori and Mishio’s description are spoilerific enough.
>> If you ever see Yuuichi, Ginko, or The King chatting with your girlfriend
I’d move to another city. Because that one is already doomed for me.
(Too bad Ginko would eventually stumble upon where I moved. But one can pray that he doesn’t. Maybe going to a city without a Eddie Bauer would help)
>> What do you think Akiko’s jam is made of?
Bodily fluids.
…
What?! She said only she could make it!
>> Detective Nayuki’s sidekick would definitely be Rozen Maiden’s Kun-kun!
Trivia: Itsuki played Enju.
>> Finally. Where were you, ladies?!?
Dammit Normad, you are doing it wrong!
>> I just don’t find little girl “I don’t know who I am†angst enjoyable especially when I already know the super sillious outcome. You may. I don’t.
That’s the whole problem. The theme here is not “I don’t know who I am”. Of course you would find her annoying, but there is not much personality than can grow from… what she is. Playing pranks, being lazy, just eating and having fun? Yeah, that all comes from what she is. Even doing fine at the daycare, yes, that also comes from what she is. Simply letting the car fall because she was aware of the fate most animals like him face, also comes from that. Heck, the preview even shows how straightforward and almost one-dimensional her personality is when she is now playing good girl and liking Yuuichi, just because she finally understands that he cares about her and the cat, and whatever she did to her before can be forgiven because of this reason. But you cannot really expect a love-triangle development from her personality.
Anyways… I just don’t care. She is adorable. You cannot go wrong with “Auuu~”. And you yourself said this was a moe-driven plot. So, quit the hating :(
But yes, I do understand your point. Makoto lovers are set for a world of pain on the next episodes. I hated Key for playing with our feelings when I first watched Makoto’s story. If I wanted to pick a Kanon girl as if I would pick an eroge route, of course I would go for Nayuki. No thinking twice. But I still have both her and Makoto as my top favorites.
>> This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota
Ok, who left bittorrent-console running on the server? :D
If only there were another (main-ish) male character in Kanon, then the three KyoAni male seiyuu could become four… Miki Shinichirou love, yo.
Btw, that screencap of Kyuuichi carrying Makoto on his back? Is it foreshadowing kana, kana?
I vote Mr. Minase for Akiko-san’s jam’s secret ingredient. That’s why he’s missing from the Minase family picture.
“Scenic Hill,” huh? More of Key’s outstanding dialogue.
Possibilities in Akiko’s Jame
1. Stone Cliff Bee Honey: It is a priced item in oriental medicine and is known to have hallucinogenic property. It’s color can be clear yellow.
2. Hallucinogenic mushrooms: would taste weird as well. Can taste bitter and it doesn’t go well with sugar.
3. Firefly: would explain the presence of luciferin which would make the jam glow and taste bad
So how many kittens can Makoto skin before time’s up?
Akiko’s Jamu:
My guess, MRE Peach Jam mixed with a hint of MRE peanut butter.
23: Scenic Hill isn’t so bad. C’mon, look at real life. How many towns have a cliff or something called ‘Lookout Point’ or something similar? If you’re upset about Scenic Hill, you must be livid at all of *those*.
Er, I meant 26. Sorry.
Great entry, as usual! Kanon is such a wonderful show! :))
Not to nitpick, but I can’t agree with your statement about afk’s release to be the “cleanest looking by far”. In fact, the afk release is relatively blurry and still exhibits some noticeable noise (just look at the hair contrasts, and you will see alot of artifacts there). The scrolling text is indeed the cleanest of all versions, but only because Strato decided to change the framerate from the normal 23.976 frames per second to 29.970, the speed of the scrolling text. This means that the ticker gets shown in a clean way – the ticker which says not to put this on the internet – but it also means that every pan in the normal episode is jerky instead. So you trade off a clean irrelevant ticker text for jerky movement throughout the entire rest of the episode. I don’t think that this is a smart idea, I don’t like it.
The afk is very good and has some things going for it, especially the nice easygoing English editing. But when it comes to video quality itself, I prefer the mkv release of SS-Eclipse by far. Smooth pans due to the correct framerate, less noise and yet more details and sharpness compared to afk, at the expense of a 10 seconds of a jerky ticker and the watermark. Sounds like the better deal to me.
““Scenic Hill,†huh? More of Key’s outstanding dialogue.”
Actually the correct name for it is Monomi Hills, which is in SS-Eclipse’s subs. One can translate it (as one can with any Japanese area name) into that, I suppose, but that is the proper name for it. Yuuichi even says it himself.
Wait… who said Ayu is a male? A lot of girls say “boku” now. I guess you could consider it moecute… but then again, moe is evil, right? :)
>> Wait… who said Ayu is a male?
I am thinking it could be a seiyu joke, Yui Horie (Ayu) also voice Mizuho, the trap lead of OtoBoku.
amazing entry… what a terrific gift of writing you have – i only hope that my stuff could entertain nearly as much