Blimey kj1980 !! I'll bet your fingers must have been steaming after typing that many mammoth posts.
Seriously : very informative and a wonderful insight as has been pointed out already . Thank you for spending the time to do it, it is appreciated.
Now It's just a race between : waiting for Kanon to be completely translated (at least for Mai's part
) OR finish learning sufficient Japanese to carry on myself and enjoy it for every story arc too (rather than spend ages looking up every other Kanji or so, which distinctly ruins the mood). ^_^
And then there's AIR, Wind, Clannad, One etc etc....etc etc... oh dear.
*sniffs around at Duel Saviour* Hmmm..... will investigate.