kanon 20
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USO! USO DA! Kanon 20.
Watching Ayu make out with Yuuichi, it reminds me of the Houston Texans picking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush and Vince Young. Bad times. Can’t be a worse fit. Ayu’s like half his height and looks half his age… well, maybe that’s the attraction on his part.
Steamy. I’ll rank this above Princess Leia’s kiss of Luke in the Empire, but rank below Kyon’s kiss of Haruhi in Melancholy. Though it would leapfrog Kyon and Haruhi if Yuuichi had said, “Short girls turn me on.” But alas.
The two confess that they are in love with each other, and anytime you can hook up with a girl who looks like she’s twelve, eats a diet of nothing but taiyaki, refers to herself as “boku,” and may only be a figment of your imagination, you gotta make that move.
(And, by corollary, anytime you can hook up with a guy who has already scored with half the school and is probably patient-x for some new sexually transmitted disease, you gotta make that move as well. I think.)
I chucked at their reactions when they return back to the Minase Mansion. They both have the naughty look on their faces like they’ve just been in a threesome and videotaped it.
Meanwhile, I think Nayuki knows. She has that staring through them look, much like a Sonozaki, and I couldn’t be happier. I can’t wait for more sharp, domestic objects to be utilized for purposes other than their intended purposes. We gotta get Nayuki an ice pick and a copy of Basic Instincts.
(I was hoping for Yuuichi to slip up and say something like, “Ayu, go first into the bath… I’ll join you after I pop open this family pack of condoms from Costco.”)
I can’t wait for the upcoming Kanon OVA: Akiko’s Day. Like you wouldn’t watch it.
Reminds me of Kare Kano 18 after Yukino and Arima slept together, and she’s thinking, “This is just like a honeymoon!” That was Kare Kano‘s jump the shark moment… just a shell of its former self after that. (Also because Anno left GAINAX at that point because he didn’t like the direction of the series.) Kare Kano was just one of those series that should have just stayed 13 episodes featuring a PPV OVA where we’d get an explicit threesome between Yukino, Arima, and Pero Pero Asaba.
Oh man, the Kare Kano memories are coming back to me. Bad times. And the last time I watched it was, what, ten years ago. Egads. Now that’s a series that needs a remake.
(I volunteer Shaft just because I want to see Mesousa randomly pop up every five minutes like in Negima!?)
(Ayu also kinda looks like a younger Kaede here… mmm…)
“Hontoo ni hontoo hontoo ga.” I think my brain just tried to run out of my skull after hearing this inane banter. I’m desperately trying to fit it back in while typing at this moment…
(Isn’t that like the lowest branch on the tree? How’d she climb up there?)
Just hoping for that car in the back to skid out of control and run into Ayu. For people trapped under the eight feet of snow on the east coast, when was the last time you saw any female walking outside in a miniskirt? Oh well, it was 60 all week in SF this week, and girls were walking around in heavy jackets.
“That threesome with Jun that we uploaded to MySpace was fine, but not holding hands?”
I think most people have dated at least one crazy person in their lives. Usually, we go in knowing that they’re crazy, but they’re hawt or possess some other feature that causes us to overlook the craziness. Ayu’s a crazy girl. Step one is clingy. She’ll start popping up around Yuuichi at odd times. This may seem normal at first, but definitely not if she’s tapping on his window in the middle of the night cooing, “Uncle Yuu-i-chi~ Uncle Yuu-i-chi~” After a while of Clingy Ayu phase, she’ll go into Crazy Ayu. That’s when you can expect to see anything and everything from voice mails popping up in your inbox every fifteen minutes to a dead lamb at your doorstep. We’re in the early stages of Clingy Ayu.
Just nonsensical filler with Yuuichi trying to convince Ayu to say something other than boku. Yuuichi, here, have a DVD of Otome wa Boku. Though I would prefer seeing Ayu going, “Ore Ayu Tsukimiya de arimasu uguu~!” That would be fantastic.
I enjoyed Yuuichi’s attempts to get Ayu flustered. Cute. She is definitely 25% more adorable flustered than not, but still trails Nayuki like John Madden trying to beat an HGH-enchanced Floyd Landis in the Alps.
Like a kid wearing her mom’s clothes. If I were the director of this episode, when Yuuichi made the “But the size isn’t right!” comment, I wouldn’t have zoomed in on the blouse sleeve, if you know what I mean.
Can’t believe that this series is ending soon without any in-depth Nayuki goodness. It’s like going through 24 episodes of Black Lagoon without any English word being pronounced correctly.
ZOMG no iPods, no cell phones, no computers, no 2ch Densha Otoko-like treads like “I’m dating yet another sickly girl who is about to die.” And definitely no emo “Sad Girls in Snow” blog. What year is this again?
Yep, the night visits (not the good kind) have started. We’re deep in the Clingy Ayu phase.
Kinda cute. I have no snarky comments about this scene. Damn. More coffee!
“I have some early work issues to take care of.” Huh? Akiko has a job?!? Even Yuuichi seems shocked. This re-opens the debate… what does Akiko do? I’m still going with high class escort.
Yuuichi completely blows off Nayuki, who is developing a cute “I’m plotting my revenge” face.
I should have given Kanon a “Best Crybabies Award.” I haven’t seen this much crying since reading all the Boston area blogs whining about how the Colts beat the Patriots.
I’m giddy. The whole school angle is Ayu’s downfall… she’ll break down and go from Clingy Ayu to Crazy Ayu in a nekomimi heartbeat. The foreshadowing is already clear from the clues given in this episode… that the tree is connected to Ayu, and the tree is no longer there. Which means that… Ayu might not really be here.
The “school,” her memories, the tree, and Yuuichi are all jumbled up in Ayu’s head. She was living in an illusion, until now. It’s her “Alice meets the hare” or “Neo gets a call from Morpheus” moment.
“USO! USO DA!” You knew that I enjoyed this, didn’t you? :)
(Though I would have been happier if she opened up her backpack and found her severed head in there.)
Ayu’s lost it. Maybe above all else, Kanon is about people trying to understand and cope with their own time limited existence, much like how the original Star Trek began (watch the episode, City on the Edge of Forever). The original Star Trek was actually a slight commentary on the eventually graying of the baby boomer generation and how they desperately strived to keep their optimism and youth as they got older. Kanon features, basically, one girl after another trying to deal with their limited and remaining time and how they handle it. Yuuichi tries to help them tie up their loose ends, kinda like Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character on Ghost Whisperer but still has that “everyman” feeling to him, like no matter how hard he tries, he’s still at the mercy of a great power (and no, I’m not referring to Sunrise scriptwriters).
Kanon might be something similar, like trying to illustrate how short and precious life is and how we must not run away from the duty to cherish the little time that we have on this earth. People we see today (and blogs that we read today) just might not be around sooner than we think. Or maybe I’m just over-analyzing everything, and the creators just wanted an excuse to draw a guy humping his hawt, blue-haired cousin.
What happened to her jacket? The same look of desperate determination reminds me of Makoto and Shiori before they went away.
Bye Ayu. See you in four years when Feel or Shaft or another studio decides to make Kanon, Take 3.
(As a minor spoiler, she’ll be back. Once Yuuichi remembers who she really is…)
Well, I’m happy. With Ayu (temporarily) out of the way, it means more Nayuki! She’s the last one standing currently. Good times. Celebratory good times!
(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
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There can only be one way the first half of this episode can be explained…Yuuichi is not the Yuuichi we’ve seen for the past 18.9 episodes, but has been replaced by a clone manufactured by the Data Integrated Thought Entity, and placed in the town to observe the local inhabitants!
I mean he went from dating and teasing all the other girls in the series to first kissing, and then confessing his love for the loli! I mean he spent half this episode blushing!
Ah… Ayu in a tub. The ONLY time we’ll see her not looking like a grade-schooler. And I’m just thinking that Nayuki needs to ask Akiko for rellationship advice now. ;) This’ll probably have an Ayu ending, given how things have progressed.
Now we just need a Nayuki emo face…
>>I think most people have dated at least one crazy person in their lives. Usually, we go in knowing that they’re crazy, but they’re hawt or possess some other feature that causes us to overlook the craziness. Ayu’s a crazy girl….Yuuichi completely blows off Nayuki, who is developing a cute “I’m plotting my revenge†face.
So Ayu’s crazy and Nayuki the Revenge Mistress isn’t? I’ll take crazy clingy and disappearing Ayu over Nayuki. The potential to wake up missing a body part is waaaaay to great with Nayuki the Revenge Mistress than it is with Ayu
>“I have some early work issues to take care of.†Huh? Akiko has a job?!? Even Yuuichi seems shocked. This re-opens the debate… what does Akiko do? I’m still going with high class escort.
My bet is on S&M Mistress I mean where do you think she gets her ingredient for her Jam.
Since episode 3, I had been guessing that Ayu’s lost item was in her backpack. So much for that idea…
God I cant stand Ayu… I mean who the hell writes this stuff anyway???? With characters like Mai or Nayuki running around, who in their right mind would WANT to write an Ayu ending… she is obviously the most hated character in the show… lol just ranting.
>(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
And, before all of those, Makoto got *married*.
Yeah, Yuuichi didn’t exactly go through all the required official paperwork as such, but *still*….
@Gilgalad505
Jeez what the hell u mean by “who the hell writes this stuff” anyway, I dont care if u hate a character, everyone has their own likings but u gotta at least repect the writer. U not liking it doesn’t mean its bad and hated by everyone….
bad spelling on my part:
*respect* not repect.
@Gilgalad505:
I was under the impression that Makoto was the “most hated” of the show.
1.) Even with her “limited” screen time (haha), she “AUUUUU~!”‘d many more (most inappropriate) times than Ayu Uguu’s
2.) First to go on the Kanon Death List Five.
Death List Five: Makoto, Mai, Shiori, Ayu, and *spoiler*
(noobs will know who the last is soon enough).
If I may venture a guess, I think the killer is Nayuki with allergies in the living room!!!
She’s bumping off the competition one by one.
Also, another MAJOR spoiler so DO NOT READ IT IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN KANON BEFORE! (and don’t bitch at me for typing it, but it’s a valid point): In the 2002 version, who was it that TOLD Yuuichi of the littlest coma patient love interest? Yeah, that’s right, NAYUKI *rolls eyes* and after stealing a forbidden U1 kiss, no less >] haha!
You saw it coming. Who attends a school-nobody-knows in a forest and never has homework? That’s right, a crazy squirrel-girl. (They already had a crazy fox girl…). I assumed she had just been lying, but no…she’s delusional. Great. The interplay between the four characters when Yuuichi and Ayu return to the house after their makeout session was well done. Yuuichi and Ayu were appropriately awkward (and way too polite to each other). Nayuki’s silent, sad look, and her mother’s attempt to boost her spirits were well done. Pass on that jamu recipe, Akiko! Keep the torch burning!
I can’t wait until someone makes a video with Ayu opening her backpack and finding… imouto-in-a-bag!
Where did this romance with Ayu COME FROM? I mean, he never really showed any romantic interest in her before. He even teased her about looking like a little boy. For shame on the lack of buildup here, KyoAni. He certainly showed attraction to Mai (breathless at her dress-up), and had a few good moments with Shiori.
All these intimate moments just felt so forced and awkward. It definitely does not help that she looks like a child (bath scene excepted. That did make her look far more mature than otherwise).
Bleh. Heres to Nayuki owning face. And wishes for a miraculous change to a Mai ending. It’d be bad storytelling, but I’d take it in a heartbeat.
I admit Higurashi was my first thought when I saw that first screen before I even read the caption, but man, even looking at the screens I teared up. Kyoto just has a way of doing that. Also love the steamed breath effect. :3
On a serious note, I think given the time the original game came out (1999) was before MP3s and widespread computer use in Japan, so that might account for the lack of technology.
Meh.
The issue with dating sims adaptation is when they try to fit all the girls path we end up with a horrible mess.
Ayu small size does not freak me out because I played enough eroge that use the “the more childish they look, the more mature they are” as a trick but since I know Ayu little secret … oh yes, Yuuichi is robbing the cradle in Ayu case.
I guess Nayuki got passed on so much they are also going to pass her story too … heck why the heck is she even on this anyway?
…the special jam is made of unsweetened lemon with fresh ginger…
…nothing else could possibly produce the ‘WTF is this’ look on so many people’s faces…
…I wonder if you can actually exorcise a merely disembodied spirit as opposed to a departed, wandering one…
…if you can I’m just going to call in a inexperienced and naive Catholic priest, a mostly worthless but great eye candy miko, and a Buddhist monk with a devil may care attitude for a job…
“Kanon might be something similar, like trying to illustrate how short and precious life is and how we must not run away from the duty to cherish the little time that we have on this earth.”
ROTFL. *wipes tear* That was the most hilarious thing I’ve read from your site. It transcends after-school special message.
Oh man, the Kare Kano memories are coming back to me. Bad times. And the last time I watched it was, what, ten years ago. Egads. Now that’s a series that needs a remake.
You didn’t like Kare Kano Jason? It’s probably one of my top 5 favorites. I will agree though that once Arima and Yukino did the wild monkey dance the series went downhill, but up until that point the series was very good… well, with the exception of the full recap episodes and half-episode recap episodes.
I would love to see more Kare Kano animated, but I don’t know how that would go about with the sheer amount of manga story to cover.
“Uguu, boku Ayu”
That scene with Yuiichi narrating the Ayu interview had me laughing so hard I my stomch hurts… especially when they dragged her out of the room.
Gah what’s with all the Ayu hate?! Sure shes a nonexistent loli but I support Ayu ending! *brings up anti tank shield* crap I’m gona die aren’t I? haha well my Favorite character is accualy Mai but a Mai ending wouldn’t fit into the show well now that there already this far. Also Nayuki’s the hot cousin, incest ftl. Though the suddened romanace seemed a little forced I don’t think it’s bad by any means
I don’t really knwo where I originally got the thought (and I havent’s een kanon before) btu I always have been assuming that Ayu has simply been delusional – or simply ceases to exist when Yuuichi does not observe her – instead of lying about her school. As for the missing thing, I’ve been assuming it is the angel doll since it was introduced. My previous guess was, her memories.
And yeah, the Yuuichi x Ayu thing seemed to come out of the left field. No buildup, no nothing. I felt he had a much closer relationship with for example Shiori. Though this episode clears bti mroe abot Ayu’s background, she’s still #1 on my hate list, easily surpassing even the foxy girl (though if SHE had hung around until #20, I might’ve thought differently).
That was the easiest episode thus far to guess how it was going to turn out.
You’d figure that after Yuuichi encounters a girl that instantly disappears, fights her own powers/fears, disappears, that possibly Ayu might also have something wrong with her, i’m thinking…. Disappearing. Its almost as if every time he starts a new arc with a new girl he forgets everything strange that has happened thus far with the previous girls.
Akiko’s job: Little boy! check out what I have under my overcoat, now this one is my personal favorite, it’s made out of…….
Looks like I’m with RandomGuy on harem order. Mai’s my favorite, followed by Ayu. I just like lolis who use boku. Akiko definitly a MILF (emphasis on the ILF) and I like the way Shiori is coy and playful but zombie Nayuki just doesn’t do it for me and I’ve never really liked the ‘wife material’ types, though I do agree that Makoto needed to be put down much sooner.
Why all the Ayu hate?
@MaverickRonin
“Why all the Ayu hate?”
She won last time. I personally have nothing against Ayu, but I’ve always liked Nayuki more because she came in second last time around. It’s probably the Kotori aspect of it all…. I tend to like characters that don’t win in the end. I think all the anti-Ayu sentiment may be due to the fact that most everyone knows she is going to be the one in the end, and most of us have known that since 2002. Considering this is a new series, I would rather see something different, kinda like how I had hoped Nemu would never show up in the second season of Da Capo.
>I haven’t seen this much crying since reading all the Boston area blogs whining about how the Colts beat the Patriots.
You big meany! Just wait till next year.
>Where does this leave Nayuki?
Stick it In
>“That threesome with Jun that we uploaded to MySpace was fine, but not holding hands?â€
I’m disappointed. I think you meant to say “the foursome with Mai and Sayuri in the hospital.”
>Where did this romance with Ayu COME FROM? I mean, he never really showed any romantic interest in her before. He even teased her about looking like a little boy. For shame on the lack of buildup here, KyoAni. He certainly showed attraction to Mai (breathless at her dress-up), and had a few good moments with Shiori.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this, because no one else has broght this up on the forums I frequent.
>>(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
If this trend actually continues, I shall worship Kyo-Ani. I’m all for sudden but well-executed gear shifts that totally screw up your brain.
…of course, Ayu or Nayuki becoming totally psycho crazy would also be swell (although Ayu’s already quite nuts, she still needs to become murderous-crazy).
>>>(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
Bow-chika-wow-wow…
“For people trapped under the eight feet of snow on the east coast, when was the last time you saw any female walking outside in a miniskirt?”
Last night. All the crazy hawt girls here wear miniskirts when they go out drinking. It’s amazing.
>>>>>>(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
>>>Bow-chika-wow-wow…
That was exactly what I said out loud after reading that line…
With Ayu (temporarily) out of the way, it means more Nayuki! She’s the last one standing currently. Good times. Celebratory good times!
See the problem for poor Nayuki is that she is not s proactive as the other girls in trying to garner Yuuki-kuns attentions.
Ayu-Ayu would glomp him in the streets and openly boast of theft.
Makoto would physically attack him whenever she got the chance.
Shiori would stand outside his window and stare.
Mai would rush past him with a big sword fighting her “demons”.
Sayuri would demonstrate her wife-materialness with bento’s and invite the possibility of a threesome.
All Nayuki does is stumble around being “sleepy” which she just can’t afford to do.
Yuuichi is a seventeen year old boy; while seventeen year old boys may like the superior ladies, they’re definately not gonna pass on what’s immediately on offer either.
Nayuki needs to utilize her strengths, she’s an athlete after all and must have some confidence in her body.
1)She needs to do the “sleepy Nayuki stumbles out in the morning with her pyjamas only half on and in disarray” bit.
2)She needs to do the “sleepy Nayuki stumbles out after a bath wearing only a small towel” bit.
3)She needs to do the “sleepy Nayuki after going to the washroom stumbles into the wrong bed at night and then has an active dream which means tossing around and rubbing her chest against other possible bed occupants” bit.
4)Awake Nayuki needs to exploit the fact that Yuuichi doesn’t remember jack; “Yuuichi, remember when we used to take baths together and play doctor in the tub, it would be fun to try that again *wink*”.
Or “Yuuichi, remember when we used to get into this (now) narrow closet and play doctor, it would be fun to try that again *wink*”.
Or “Yuuichi, remember when we used to play french kissing for hours, it would be fun to try that again *wink*”.
If Nayuki would just try a few of these most obvious scenarios with her hormone laden object of affection, she would obviously move into the victory lane in no time.
It(s funny how among all the sick girls only Shiori suffered from an earthly, physical illness.
wait…. wat does MILF mean?
>>>>>>(Thinking of the progression of events, Mai only danced with Yuuichi. Shiori got a non-mouth kiss. Ayu got a more serious kiss. Where does this leave Nayuki?)
>>>Bow-chika-wow-wow…
Quick, where is that picture of a hawt and come-hither Nayuki on a bed that was posted here last year?
zomgalazerspewpewpew:
MILF = “mothers i’d like to…fornicate…”
seriously?
>>zomgalazerspewpewpew
Ya, seriously.
>> Fat Cat Lim
My words exactly.
> Mai would rush past him with a big sword fighting her “demonsâ€
…or just toss a bucket, or fire extinguisher at him. *Nothing* gets guys’ attention better than a hard metal object hittinghis head? xD
Not to mention the spanking.
Or the strapless dress, and a choker. *droool* now, has anyone walled that one yet…?
this is probaly a dumb question but aren’t Nayuki and Yuuichi cousins? because thats what my sub says
Nayuki can’t come close to the goodness that is Ayu….
It’s a proven fact… because I said so….as an Ayu fanboy , that’s all the proof I need …heh
@Bless
Yes, they are. That being said, relationships between first-cousins are acceptable in Japan. Furthermore, it is legal for first-cousins to get married in 24 states (including California, New York, Florida).
>>this is probaly a dumb question but aren’t Nayuki and Yuuichi cousins? because thats what my sub says
If Nayuki was your cousin, what would YOU do? I think we all know what Jason would do >.>
ohhh ok i thought so thanks alot guys
>> I’ll join you after I pop open this family pack of condoms from Costco.
Aren’t condoms used to AVOID starting a family? Or is Costco selling defective condoms now?
What do they call people who buy condoms from Costco?
Parents.
> Or the strapless dress, and a choker.
And just in case I haven’t said it before… and in case I have, I’ll repeat: Mai is definitely my favorite. Can’t beat the quite ones that pull surprises like the strapless dress. And the choker.
i don’t understand why people are surprised by the Ayu/Yuuichi ship becoming canon. she’s was his first flashback. and he was obsessed with her as a little kid. she has always seemed more important to him than the other girls.
>> i don’t understand why people are surprised by the Ayu/Yuuichi ship becoming canon.
Duh, it isn’t that we’re surprised – She’s the main focus in the ED, and the most pronounced character in the OP, and she was the winning girl in the 2002 version (not that I’ve seen it).
But that doesn’t mean people have to like the inevitable, when there are far better candidates around. The way their relationship has developed to the current point is way too fast…like Yuuichi changing completely over the course of a single episode. There was very little reason for their first kiss, compared to the story and atmosphere that had been built up in say the climaxes of Shiori or Mai’s arcs.
And if she has “always been more important to him than the other girls”, then why doesn’t he even remember her name at the start of the series?
I just don’t like the childhood friends to lovers bit (especially due to Yuuichi’s patchy memory rendering it basically moot), and I don’t like the fact that Ayu both looks, and acts like an 8 year old.
>>I just don’t like the childhood friends to lovers bit (especially due to Yuuichi’s patchy memory rendering it basically moot), and I don’t like the fact that Ayu both looks, and acts like an 8 year old.
Well for the second part, Ayu is a loli. So is Loli Ayu Lolier? Or is Loli Ayu Loliest? And why do I feel like I’m saying lol out loud?
Anyways, the childhood friend angle seems to only work if the guy moves away and comes back when they’re both in their teens and up The two oldest friends I have that are girls, I just wouldn’t be able to date either, though true one of them is dating my best friend they’re both too much like family. Childhood friends I just can’t seen working out, though this IS anime…
I just miss Shiori and Mai ._.
Even before you mentioned the name, I realized that you never fail to make metaphors like characters in Black Lagoon. Except that yours involve football most of the time.