[grylsyjaeger]

I just finished Kanon about five minutes ago and I had similar questions but this is what I thought.

With Ayu and who exactly was with Yuichi and the others for the most of the story, wasn't it narrated with something along the lines of "the girl who had waited so patiently was rewarded"?

I would have seen that as a miracle in it's own that she was allowed to see Yuichi; even if it only seemed like a dream to her but what if it actually happened and she retained her memories of it.

As at the end of the series Yuichi is telling Ayu that Shiori, Nayuki, etc. are waiting for her and she seems to know who all these people are and they know who she is.

Overall an alright story. I didn't find it all that sad as everyone claimed it would be when I started it, but it was worth watching.