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Originally Posted by orion

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Yuuichi had different priorities because he was in "dating mode". Happens to just about everyone, esp when they reach their late teens. While Nayuki wanted to spend all the time with him she could, he wanted to party with non-family members and at the first ep he was on a girl hunt. (She was like a sister to him in the anime imo.) Hence, she got left out of alot of stuff with Yuuichi in the anime that she didn't when they were younger. This has nothing to do with "being treated like dirt" because imo he wasn't really being cruel. He had already moved on but she hadn't.

I totally agree with your analysis.

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It wasn't that Nayuki was being treated badly, he simply treated her as a cousin as opposed to a love-interest. They had a really good cousin relationship though; something they'll share the rest of their lives. It could have been more - with alternate decisions being made and so on. And it is likely that, in this new anime rendition, he may see her as something more. But, with 13 episodes, there's only so much meandering you can do (and they already did a lot). So, I never felt she got treated badly, but she was simply not the girl in his heart. She was still there for him as a friend and a cousin, and had a chance to finally let go of her unrequited love. That's sad for Nayuki, but not "cruel".

In spite of what some people around here may choose to believe, Nayuki was and is actually my favourite character in Kanon. That's why I don't like how those same people like to insist that "only Ayu fans can like that ending" and so on. You can have a favourite character, and still enjoy the ending of an anime even your favourite girl doesnt "win" - go figure! I'm sure I'll feel the same way about the new Kanon rendition. I'm not saying that everyone has to come to accept the good points of the last series, but I do think it'd be helpful if some could at least accept that seeing good points doesn't automatically make you "in league with the enemy." Otherwise, this discussion thread is only going to get worse and worse once the series finally starts airing this fall. This isn't a war; there's no sense rushing out with guns blazing.