kanon 9
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Makoto’s final hurrah. Little girl likes her brain. What’s your opinion? Kanon 9.
Abstract
This episode is just a subterfuge disguised as a commentary on Alzheimer’s.
Notables
I like the look that everyone give Makoto in this scene. It’s the same look at you give a puppy for pooping on the carpet– resigned to clean it up and can’t be too pissed about it, since it’s a puppy and all.
Doh! I was hoping for Kyon to get mistaken for Amano’s boyfriend or something. Didn’t happen. Still, how come almost all the girls in Kanon are socially awkward? Ayu’s, uh, Ayu. Matoko’s a lonely yet possessive fox. Mai loiters around school grounds by herself at night. Shiori’s a sickly girl, but not as sickly as Matoko. Amano’s an outcast too. The only girl to seem to have a “normal” social life is Nayuki, but she could turn into Forrest Gump on us any day. Contrast this setup with, oh, Shuffle, where all the girls are popular enough to have their own stalking clubs.
(The random people in the classroom look better drawn than the entire starring casts of Happiness and Crescent Love combined.)
Imaginary conversation around Kyoto Animation’s office:
“Hey, everyone is dying for more Yuki Nagato. How can we tie these fanboys over until the premiere of The Fanservice of Mikuru Asashina?”
“I got a great idea! We’ll turn Mai into Yuki just like how we’re turning Yuuichi into Kyon!”
“Genius!”
“Oh wait– brainstorm coming– why have just one Yuki clone when we can get two?!?”
“Pure genius!”
Just noticed that the class is arranged into rows of boys and girls. BTW, I was hoping for some PPD-related nonsense scribblings on the board like “Mao-oneesama was here” or the SOS Brigade 250 terabyte logo.
A drowsy Nayuki is fine too. For the second episode in a row, Ayu gets shut out– ouch– who is your Oharuhi-sama now, Ayu fanboys?
Yes, I could watch a drowsy Nayuki all day too… unless the class was English literature featuring Margaret Atwood. Then I’m all attention. Her books are always full of entertaining snipes and negative commentary against the United States as well as meido overtones.
Fox Makoto is cuter than Girl Makoto. I wonder what a fox and a little boy would have to talk about:
A. “Hey, I met the weirdest girl today. All she eats is taiyaki, and all she says is ‘Uguu~’.”
B. “… so then, with the break in action, I buffed the party with Power Word: Fortitude…”
C. “That fool was disrespectin’ a brutha so I had to straight bust a cap in his ass!”
D. “So in Handmaid’s Tales, prostitution takes the form of cosplay as the rich and powerful men dial up catalogs of ‘jezebels’ who arrive in various costumes that stylized sexuality from before the fall of men, from cheerleaders to bunny girls.”
E. “A fox is fine too.”
Just completely dumped… after watching Yuuichi flee from the scene, maybe he should join the track team as well. On the news last week, they had a story about a new homeless shelter opening in San Jose with 200 or so beds. They interviewed one of the operators, and she said that they are getting a lot more kids in the shelter– some of the kids ran away from home, others were kicked out from home. We’re a society where people are bidding $2,000 for a video game console… while other people are kicking their kids out of their homes. Oh, well, at least beats working in a Chinese coal mine.
Yuuichi is completely bundled up with a scarf and zipped up heavy jacket– while Makoto has a light jacket, open, and a mini-skirt. Margaret Atwood would be fuming if she watched this show. I am surprised that none of the classmates have given Yuuichi any ribbing about his loli girlfriend– if I had a friend who was greeted everyday by an underaged girl, I would tease the hell out of him. But that’s just me.
Just for the record, I have four leftover pork buns in the fridge. Definitely influenced by watching Kanon. On a side and possibly related note, I clipped Pizza Hut coupons this week… and I haven’t purchased a Pizza Hut pizza in years. (Premier Pizza and Fast Pizza are my preferred pizza joints… until I was Geassed.)
Makoto should have asked for a PS3. Yuuichi’s “Whew, I’m glad I’m not buying jewerly or a PS3” look on his face is oddly similar to Joe Dumar’s “Whew, I’m glad that we didn’t resign Ben Wallace to a max contract” face.
So do you guys want a post “code geass 8” or do you guys want a post “akiko vs chigusa, dr. jack style”? (Or even “five images: mizuho-oneesama uncensored”?)
(Little does Makoto know that the secret ingredient for the curry is Akiko’s jam-mu.)
Kawaii~~! Actually, I think I need to do a “nayuki/yuuichi vs kozue/shiratori, dr. jack style” post… nah, “cousin” is currently dead last in the poll, badly trailing “itsuki.”
“It’s fine! I’m not a kid anymore ~auuu.”
“Just listen to me. Close your eyes, open your mouth, and don’t move.”
(Blushing) “Auu~”
There’s many ways to interpret this scene. Like Misaki’s attempt to delve into Satou’s mind, what you think of this conversation will reveal a lot about your personality. Then I remember that this blog gets comments like “Between CC and Mizuho, I would pick CC to have a lance and a bigger one at that if either have one.” I think I’d rather not know.
So I wonder if Nayuki and Akiko know that Yuuichi’s been sleeping with Makoto. Makoto’s turning into the possessive girlfriend. Pretty soon, she’ll be displaying Yuuichi’s balls like dice hanging from a rearview mirror.
Yuuichi really does look like an unholy DNA splice of Kyon and Itsuki. Does this mean that the world they live is in the one where Haruhi catches Kyon checking out Itsuki’s mole?
Great moment… “You don’t need to remember. You don’t need to remember. You don’t need to remember.” Reminds me of the end of Good Will Hunting… “It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault. It’s not your fault.” And every episode of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni… “USO DA! USO DA! USO DA!”
This tender moment between the Itsuki/Kyon-hybrid, a cat, and a loli-fox-girl brought to you by Megatokyo. “Relax. We understand sad girls in snow.”
Again, Yuuichi is dressed up like if he were in Buffalo, New York, yet Amano is in a short skirt and isn’t even wearing a jacket. Any high school students who brave the snowy elements without a jacket or even basic fabric over their legs are definitely superior material.
“SAAAAAAAIBEEEEEER!”
Uh-oh. Kyoto is slipping. Not having any whites to their eyes isn’t something that I expect out of them.
Yuuichi’s eyes look normal, but Akiko’s look odd. I worry for The Fanservice of Mikuru Asahina if Kyoto is spending more time and effort on the male characters… I can only imagine Itsuki singing the insert song, Viva San Francisco at full frame with the Computer Club Prez dressed up as a cowboy playing guitar behind him… and then shuddering so much that I can’t steady my hands enough to impale myself with this turkey carving knife.
Makoto was out the whole time looking for Piro? Doesn’t anyone have a cell phone anymore?
(Also, I noticed that Akiko’s shoe rack is fairly empty. Maybe Japanese women are different, but I don’t think that I know of any American women who owns less than thirty pairs of shoes. Akiko and Nayuki not being able to fill up a small shoe rack? That’s more of a stretch than magical foxes who can turn into lolibait.)
The clinging girlfriend. Makoto’s dotage hath increased ten fold.
If you squint really hard and imagine some 38DDs there, kinda looks like Mikuru. Dammit, my doctor told me not to operate heavy machinery or blog after taking this medication. I knew I should have listened to his advice.
Yuuichi taking care of Regressed Makoto is about as exciting as watching Goku and Gohan power-up in DBZ. Regressed Makoto isn’t exactly going to inveigle my opinion about her. Seriously, anytime you can make an anime out of an h-game where you bed a fox turned into a girl who then regresses into a little baby, you gotta do it. Even if it means not animating the further adventures of Mithril and the Tuatha de Danaan. (BTW, gotta love how FMP‘s wikipedia entry now has Haruhi references… just because Itsuki shouted in haruhigasmic joy.)
Excellent scene. Amano contacting Yuuichi about Makoto is shades of Yuki telling Kyon about Haruhi. Finally something that will tax both my brain cells (Duo core! Do more!) instead of melting them.
Okay, finally a female this episode dressed for the elements. Still, when Yuuichi asked, “What can I do?” was anyone else hoping for “Are you familiar with the mana transfer methodology detailed in Fate/Stay Night?” answer from Amano?
I’m definitely interested more in Amano right now– for one, was her fox a male or a female, and how did it come to be such that her fox became human for her? They never really did go into her story and just made her a reminder of Makoto instead. Still, it’s not uncommon to have an interesting side character that never (but should) get fully explored LOL FANG-TAN nyoro~!
(Whoa, they even threw in light from a car’s headlamp here. You won’t find this level of quality in Crescent Love.)
And, of course, I was delighted that they brought up Youko! I’m highly disappointed on the lack of Nekomimi Meido Youko fanservice out there.
(BTW, if I had to rank all the tried-and-true harem shows for 2006, my list would probably be Inukami, Magikano, Gift, then Kanon. Massive amounts of male nudity Nekomimi Meido Youko > Regressed Makoto. And, of course, there’s two groups subbing Crescent Love while Inukami still isn’t finished subbing.)
Isn’t this Yuuichi’s room? Anyway, Akiko’s outfit looks pretty cute (and if she got rid of that sweater, she could probably head out clubbing) while Nayuki’s looks kinda more conservative and prudish. Time paradox! Nevertheless, I wonder what Yuuichi’s parents must be thinking. “We send him to Buffalo, New York, to get an edumakaytion, and he’s cutting class to take care of a fox turned girl?!?”
Still, watching Yuuichi take care of Makoto as if she were his own child shows his admirablability. Watching Makoto, on the other hand, reminds me of someone:
A. In the mid-stages of Alzheimer’s.
B. Five years old.
C. Who has watched one too many episodes of Bleach.
D. With the initials of “G,” “W,” and “B” and says things like, “I like to tell people when the final history is written on Iraq, it will look like just a comma because there is — my point is, there’s a strong will for democracy.”
E. Taking this medication that I’m taking. I’m not kidding. I just made paper airplanes out of my Pizza Hut coupons.
F. All of the above.
Yuuichi may actually be good father material. Sayuri would be good bride material. Makoto would be a good president of the United States. What would Ayu be good at? Mmmm… ?
Gotta love ^_^ Akiko. She’s the best. Especially when she’s insinuating in the same sentence that Makoto and Yuuichi look like brother and sister yet like boyfriend and girlfriend. I’m going to throw Chigusa under the bus for ^_^ Akiko.
“I want to be your bride.”
“Um, will you take a raincheck?”
(Thin slicing the Kanon girls for bridal material, I’d have to rank them: Akiko, Sayuri, Nayuki, Mai, Ayu, Shiori, Makoto.)
“Zutto… isshou ni irurareru…”
My Oharuhi-sama, she almost broke the kawaii barrier with this line. I’m alarmed. It’s like watching Eddy Curry string together 20/8’s for three games in a row.
Makoto’s story is finally coming to an end. The last few episodes have pretty much neglected the other girls, and it’ll be good to see Ayu and Shiori again. Actually, scratch that. Both Ayu’s and Shiori’s stories are downers like Makoto’s. In fact, if this series is headed down the Ayu path, it’ll be a downer for Nayuki and Akiko as well. My gosh. I just realized that besides giving out tons of spoilers in this paragraph that the only happy ending will be Mai and Sayuri running off to become lesbians in Europe.
(Actually, I’m lying. Not all the stories I said that would be downers are downers. For instance, Ayu fans may actually enjoy her story when she pushes Nayuki out of Yuuichi’s life. This is assuming, of course, that Horie Yui doesn’t confuse her roles. “Wait, which one was the one without the penis again?”)
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thx for all the spoilers.
Wow. So she really is a fox. Aren’t I the observant one? And ya, I really do see some Mikuru in that young lil demon known as Makoto. Surprising to see her…um….calm…and not trying to sabotage Kyon at every conceivable night. And besides, how can our Kyon pass up some loli-bait? He smuggled his sister onto a boat in a duffel bag in the original Adventures of Mikuru Asahina, remember?
Ok so if Auuuu~ is for foxes then what animal goes Uguuu~
And does this arc remind anyone else of air or am I just trying to hard to find similarities between two innocent girls who are getting sicker by the day because of some problem that no one knows about (except the main guy). Whatever I love it
I want a fox Makoto plushie! (Yeah, I know it sounds girlish, but I don’t care!)
This is getting sadder by the minute; I even hesitated to click on “play” this episode. Damn, but there’s no turning back now.
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mmmm, Chigusa’s “I feed her, bath her and dress her for you” VS. Akiko’s “You look like brother and sister… or like boyfriend and girlfriend”
mmm….
Too conflictive to choose from. It will generate another negative molecule in space. I want Geass 8
>>Freddie® Says:
mmmm, Chigusa’s “I feed her, bath her and dress her for you†VS. Akiko’s “You look like brother and sister… or like boyfriend and girlfriendâ€
Sorry, but I’ll be taking Aki Hinata, no quote necessary. Chigusa and Akiko are nice, but there is only one Queen of the Anime MILFs.
>>>And every episode of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni… “USO DA! USO DA! USO DA!â€
I was thinking more along the lines of the joint SHUFFLE!/Higurashi “Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai! Gomen Nasai!…”
>> “I just realized that besides giving out tons of spoilers in this paragraph that the only happy ending will be Mai and Sayuri running off to become lesbians in Europe.”
Oh yeah, please! I want to see it! I was midly amused by lesbians (like Clamp’s Soma x Kendappa, or Utena) until I witnessed Mai X Sayuri. Then my soul was sold.
Oh noes. This is watching Air over again.
>>Fox Makoto is cuter than Girl Makoto.
I have to disagree with you there, I’m not into furries, so I prefer human Makoto….which means I prefer underaged lolibait…which means I’m a p….ewwwww gross. Jeezzzz!
>>So do you guys want a post “code geass 8″ or do you guys want a post “akiko vs chigusa, dr. jack style� (Or even “five images: mizuho-oneesama uncensored�)
Mizuho uncensored please…Ya know, I really should stop watching anime.
Thanks for the Atwood references. I spent over 5 years working in a bookstore and those memories were completely repressed until now. Well, at least you didn’t say Anne Rice…Auuuu!
Jason: The reason she reminds you of Mikuru is the big eyes and the helpless look she’s giving Yuuchi there; between that and the long hair, there IS some resemblance. At least, enough to confuse you. ;)
Me? I’d love to see all three (Aki Hinata, Chigusa, and Akiko) battle it out for this/next year’s Anime MILF title (hint, hint).
I don’t think KyoAni would change the original storyline (you know what that means), instead they gave us a full ride into the sadness path possible (damn it, to much Pizza Hut is bad for my health). People over KyoAni staff must think that ~Sad Girls in the Snow ~ must be all about Sad Girls in the Snow… especially since Matoko’s arc took this much to finish.
Are you ready to cry next week? I have my box of tissues ready next to my CPU…
…and a date with my psychotherapist in April when the series reach its end
I just had this really wrong thought of replacing ~auuuu with ~Duhrrrrr. Complety new show. I need a good one for uguu….
Damn! Damn! Damn!
After what you said… I’m listening to the old Kanon OST over and over again… sniff sniff I couldn’t wait until next friday… shimatta!!
Prayer of Fortitude, not Power Word. PW would take forever
>>>“… so then, with the break in action, I buffed the party with Power Word: Fortitude…â€
Wtf? You should buff fort after everyone in the raid yelled for it 6 times… at least that’s how it seems in my guild.
As much as I like Makoto, the Makoto story arc is dragging on too long… I was hoping they’d get it over with this episode and move onto another character.
Just you wait until shota (loli?) Mizuho shows up in a girl’s swimsuit while Mariya licks his (her?) popsicle. I think the studio honestly forgot he (she?) was supposed to be a guy.
>> or do you guys want a post “akiko vs chigusa, dr. jack style� (Or even “five images: mizuho-oneesama uncensored�)
How come I’m unable to decide which one? :(
Akiko vs. Chigusa would surely be my choice, but still…
>> This tender moment between the Itsuki/Kyon-hybrid, a cat, and a loli-fox-girl brought to you by Megatokyo.
Fails for Megatokyo reference. Since there was none in 8 episodes, I thought I would be safe. Damn.
>> Okay, finally a female this episode dressed for the elements. Still, when Yuuichi asked, “What can I do?†was anyone else hoping for “Are you familiar with the mana transfer methodology detailed in Fate/Stay Night?†answer from Amano?
Complete with CG Ninetails Fox?
>> I’m going to throw Chigusa under the bus for ^_^ Akiko.
Push her toward the speeding car, you mean?
>> Wait, which one was the one without the penis again?
Remember “The Matrix”. There is no penis :D
judging by the angles of the curvatures of her small of existing bumps on her chest. I would not classify Makoto as “loli”
@badger11
I’d say it’s preferable to be a pedophile rather than a zoophile. Unless you actually are a badger, then all bets are off. Of course badgers≠foxes but its a lot closer than the difference between humans and foxes so if you are a badger I’d recommend going for the fox.
In summary: For humans, Lolibait 4TW!
Also Chigusa is still the best anime MILF. She’s like a mature version of Haruhi who has learned how to use her powers responsibly. She let’s Yuji and Shana overcome their problems by themselves so they can become stronger but is always ready to dole out her sage advice whenever it’s needed or to put the smack down on anyone who seriously threatens Yuji and Shana’s relationship. I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually turned out to be an incredibly powerful King of Guze or something similar.
Chigusa is still the queen of all MILF’s.
And too Jason. You do a Dr. Jack post instead of a Code Geass 8.5 because as gg put it, “Recap, for great justice. Thanks SunRise. >:(“
@badger11
I’d say it’s preferable to be a pedophile rather than a zoophile. Unless you actually are a badger, then all bets are off. Of course badgers≠foxes but its a lot closer than the difference between humans and foxes so if you are a badger I’d recommend going for the fox.
In summary: For humans, Lolibait 4TW!
Also Chigusa is still the best anime MILF. She’s like a mature version of Haruhi who has learned how to use her powers responsibly. She let’s Yuji and Shana overcome their problems by themselves so they can become stronger but is always ready to dole out her sage advice whenever it’s needed or to put the smack down on anyone who seriously threatens Yuji and Shana’s relationship. I wouldn’t be surprised if she actually turned out to be an incredibly powerful King of Guze or something similar.
Chigusa is still the queen of all MILF’s.
And too Jason. You do a Dr. Jack post instead of a Code Geass 8.5 because as gg put it, “Recap, for great justice. Thanks SunRise. >:(“
even a fox will do..
OO !
>>(The random people in the classroom look better drawn than the entire starring casts of Happiness and Crescent Love combined.)
QFT!!!!
>>> So do you guys want a post “code geass 8″ or do you guys want a post “akiko vs chigusa, dr. jack style�
I say Akkiko vs Chigusa as well and it might get better if you throw in Aki Hinata in the mix. The way I see it, Aki Hinata may have the highest overall score, but if you look just at the brain power, Chigusa wins. It is not often when you see multiple immortals bowing to the wisdom of a mortal. Still, one bite of Akkiko’s jam is all it takes to knock anyone out.
I would prefer a code geass 8 post since a Akkiko vs Chigusa vs Aki Hinata MILF battle should commence at the end of Kanon 06 so we have the maximum amound of information.
>>Yuuichi is completely bundled up with a scarf and zipped up heavy jacket– while Makoto has a light jacket, open, and a mini-skirt. Margaret Atwood would be fuming if she watched this show. I am surprised that none of the classmates have given Yuuichi any ribbing about his loli girlfriend– if I had a friend who was greeted everyday by an underaged girl, I would tease the hell out of him. But that’s just me.
I would call the police and notify the parents of both parties. RL loli-con is wrong.
>>Still, when Yuuichi asked, “What can I do?†was anyone else hoping for “Are you familiar with the mana transfer methodology detailed in Fate/Stay Night?†answer from Amano?
I was hoping for something that involved a gun and taxidermy… ;)
>>“I want to be your bride.â€
>>“Um, will you take a raincheck?â€
Well the vow makes it clear until in sickness and in health, until death do you part.
Let’s take bets. Will Kyon say to Amano ‘Omae wa mamoru’ before the season ends?
You look too much at the details when you watch anime. You`re not normal. Normal people won`t write blogs in such manner. They will just say things like “This episode is quite depressing..” “.. I probably would have cried if Makoto died …”. Nothing like “This episode is just a subterfuge disguised as a commentary on Alzheimer’s.” or “It’s the same look at you give a puppy for pooping on the carpet” (just where the heck did that come from?!). It just shows that you`re not normal. Or just pure genius. Either way it`s still not normal.
Off topic, but I wonder if Jason`s your real name. The first Jason I`ve ever known in my life was the Red Ranger, and there were not many others. Yet the other day while getting on a bus I saw a couple of gaijins speaking with so many f words, and strangely the first thing that came across my mind was “this guy behind me better not be a canadian, and his name better not be Jason”. After an announcement of misplaced handphone or something by the driver, that guy started a phone conversation, trying to make the guy he`s calling speak English before he said “namae wa Jason, J A S O N” or something like that. And I was like “oh great. From now on will more Jasons appear in my life? Will Jasons slowly take over the world?” before realizing that my mind is slowly deteriorating as a result of reading your blogs.
I actually felt sympathy for Makoto in this episode.
Yeah… that’s pretty much it. Nothing else to say.
Damn!!!! She is dead now…
Your statements regarding the comparisons of Suzumiya Haruhi and Kanon are groundless. Please play the 1999 release of the Kanon game before making such comparisons. Amano and Mai have always looked the way they did and KyotoAnimation did an excellent job in keeping with the standards of the original creators: KEY/VisualArts.
Regarding Akiko’s large eyes while in the background, you can still see the whites of her eyes, but it’s still KEY/VisualArts’ style to draw their characters in such a manner.
Interestingly enough, KyoAni skipped out on celebrating Makoto’s birthday.
I just wanted to point out that am a female American and have less than thirty pairs of shoes. Of the pairs I own, I only know where two or three pairs are at any given time. But the shoe comment was still funny. And the other things, too. Yes.