Air - Questions and Answers!

[Neaco]

While on the topic of music tracks, does anyone else here like the the orgel (music box style) versions of Tori no uta and Aozora? I LOVE these typs of tracks.

The Tori no Uta orgel version (named Hane on the OST) seems downright haunting.

The Aozora orgel version is also called Giniro and I forget if they played it during the naime itself but it's brings tears immediately when hearing it.

A sie note Kanon also had a bunch of orgel version, notably of course "Last Regrets."

[Shiroth]

Yeah, Hane's a nice track on the OST - just like each and every track, it has a certain meaning that means to so to Air.

[Minoto]

Originally Posted by Neaco

The Tori no Uta orgel version (named Hane on the OST) seems downright haunting.

The Aozora orgel version is also called Giniro and I forget if they played it during the naime itself but it's brings tears immediately when hearing it.

Hane = haunting...definitely. I think they actually used the orgel version of Giniro a couple of times during the anime, but right now the only time I can remember for certain is

Spoiler:

in Ryuuya's farewell scene, leading into him and Uraha meeting again and setting off to look for Kanna.

In keeping with the topic, I've got to mention that I'm really fond of Natsukage...the wonderful piano melody, the arrangement and the way it goes from diffidently upbeat to almost ominous and moody before the original theme comes back so brightly. Add to that the associations it brings back from the places it's used in the anime, and wow...I don't think I could ever get tired of listening to it. The Kanon / AIR Piano Arrange Album, Re-feel, has a nice version of it too, as well as Denshou, Aozora, Yumegatari, and Tori no Uta.

There's even a CD single available that has a vocal version...it's quite different, but it grew on me very quickly. Now I know what Enya would sound like if she were Japanese...

[nani]

Originally Posted by Minoto

There's even a CD single available that has a vocal version...it's quite different, but it grew on me very quickly. Now I know what Enya would sound like if she were Japanese...

Lia's version is too sad for me. I personnally prefer the doujin version sung by 茶太 in Game Music Library's Airness, its' much happier.

In addition to the official albums, some of the doujin ones are quite good as well, e.g. Air Aria by Resound Wav and Faraway by Pine. Unfortunately, most of them can only be found in Yahoo JP (with a high price tag).

[Minoto]

Originally Posted by nani

Lia's version is too sad for me. I personnally prefer the doujin version sung by 茶太 in Game Music Library's Airness, its' much happier.

In addition to the official albums, some of the doujin ones are quite good as well, e.g. Air Aria by Resound Wav and Faraway by Pine. Unfortunately, most of them can only be found in Yahoo JP (with a high price tag).

Interesting...personally, I don't mind sad (if I did, would I be an Air fan? ), but I'd love to hear those other versions as well. I always hear the original song as being fairly happy; yes, there's that middle section, but it comes back almost triumphantly afterwards. A vocal version of the song that still keeps that feeling ought to be something special indeed...thanks for the recommendations; I'll have to see if I can track those down.

[Vexx]

I sometimes personally compare the tune with "Amazing Grace" which, regardless of one's faith, is quite compelling. I would not mind Aozora sung at my memorial.
Some music just hits that "bigger picture" part of the brain.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Minoto

Hane = haunting...definitely. I think they actually used the orgel version of Giniro a couple of times during the anime, but right now the only time I can remember for certain is

Spoiler:

in Ryuuya's farewell scene, leading into him and Uraha meeting again and setting off to look for Kanna.

It also appeared with Yukito & Misuzu first felt the power of Kano's feather.

[rei]

Originally Posted by Minoto

I haven't seen her age definitively stated anywhere, but personally, I'd put her at sixteen -- consider the shot of her birthday cake in episode two:



I count twelve candles, and it looks like 1/4th of the cake has been removed so far, implying that it would have had sixteen candles on it originally.

Nice theory But in the movie version, she seemed much older to me and Yukito seemed a bit younger than he is in the TV version. I wonder if anyone can eat an onigiri or a piece of cake like Yukito did. I mean he swallowed the whole thing like it was nothing. He really got a big mouth

Spoiler for about Kamio Haruko:

Haruko is Misuzu's mother's sister, right? I noticed that in the TV series, she is the younger sister but in the movie, she is the elder sister. I wonder if I'm right about that.

[Shiroth]

You're probably are right there - its amazing the amount of difference the Anime has to the movie - it's know easy to understand how the movie came about.

& nice idea about the cake Minoto. ^^

[Minoto]

Originally Posted by rei

Nice theory But in the movie version, she seemed much older to me and Yukito seemed a bit younger than he is in the TV version. I wonder if anyone can eat an onigiri or a piece of cake like Yukito did. I mean he swallowed the whole thing like it was nothing. He really got a big mouth

Spoiler for about Kamio Haruko:

Haruko is Misuzu's mother's sister, right? I noticed that in the TV series, she is the younger sister but in the movie, she is the elder sister. I wonder if I'm right about that.

I noticed the same thing about the movie...I've always wondered how much of the change is just the result of the different character design, and how much was done intentionally to reduce the age gap between Misuzu and Yukito. Just taking away the saucer-sized eyes that are a Key visual trademark seems to add another year or so to Misuzu's age, as does making her character design more rounded and less delicate...she actually has a relatively realistic design in the movie, but in comparison to the game or TV versions, she looks almost pudgy. The changes to Yukito are less extreme, but nonetheless leave him looking a bit younger as well.

Spoiler for thoughts on age, and differences between the series and movie:

The age gap wasn't that big of a deal in the series, because their relationship was basically Platonic. Given her link to Kanna, and his to Ryuuya, there must have been some subconscious recognition almost from the start, though he didn't fully remember and understand everything until later. To me at least, that helps explain why he settles into his role as Misuzu's babysitter / guardian so readily, even though it seems like a strange thing to be doing. Although he does come to care about her, he remains within his role as her guardian / protector. And she obviously looks up to and loves him, in her own childlike, innocent way, but the key word there is innocent.

The boldest thing she ever says to him in the series amounts to "Don't leave me, stay by my side forever," which is a long ways from something like "You can kiss me if you want," or "You can be more like my boyfriend" in the movie. Since the movie's story was changed to be much more of a standard love story, aimed at a more mainstream audience, it seems like reducing the age difference between the two characters would make it seem a bit more normal and acceptable.

Spoiler for Haruko:

I'm pretty sure Haruko is the younger sister in the series too...when she's at the shine on Misuzu's birthday, talking to Sora, she refers to her sister as "ane" (older sister), and then as she's praying on the way to the shine on the day of the festival, she uses "onee-chan" (again, older sister).

Edit: oops, ignore that...for some reason I read your comment the other way around. You're right about the difference -- good catch!

And yes -- watching Yukito eat is one of the funniest things in the whole series. Did Kano even get more than a bite or two of her lunch that one time?

[Minoto]

Originally Posted by Angelsama

It also appeared with Yukito & Misuzu first felt the power of Kano's feather.

Thanks for remembering that -- I knew I'd heard it elsewhere, but wasn't feeling energetic enough to run through the whole series again looking for it.

[rei]

Why does Misuzu love dinosaur so much? She said something about romance. I really don't get it

[Neaco]

Been a while since I saw it, and it's a minor detail at that. I'm pretty sure she did state a reason. The dinosaur does play a big role in the end because of Sora but as for her liking them in the first place, I have no idea.

It's in the earlier episodes in the first half.

[fict_ticious]

Originally Posted by rei

Why does Misuzu love dinosaur so much? She said something about romance. I really don't get it

Neither did I, but she did mention it had something to do with their extinction.

[Shiroth]

Why would that type of question need answering?

[frad113]

She likes dinsours because she posesses latent memories of the winged beings (as seen towards the end of ep 12 I believe).

[martino]

I'm not sure whether I asked this before or not...anyway.

I should have some free time and I was wondering as to which should I watch first, Summer Special or AIR TV? (I already watched the movie btw - wrong move, I know...)

Thanks

[frad113]

Watch AIR TV before the Summer specials, partialy because they take place in the middle of the series.

[outcast_within]

I watched the series. But i really didn't get it.

Spoiler:

What happened to the "sister" of the cool girl. She suddenly poofed away? (The cool girl is my favourite though. The way she said Ultra happy in episode 10 around 13:55. Was really nice. If i had a fast computer i would capture it )

Than there was this girl with a bracelet who was possesed with the spirit of a sad mother. How did the feather connect with the wings of Goa girl?
Why was this story told? was it just a side story or did it mean anything to the goa girl story?.

The kids on the beach in the last episode , what's their meaning? are they going to both search for the reincarnation of goa girl?

Is there somewhere on the internet a top ten f.a.q. about things you didn't understand about air? ^_^ if not i'll help someone composing it

[Amaranthine]

Originally Posted by outcast_within

I watched the series. But i really didn't get it.

Spoiler:

What happened to the "sister" of the cool girl. She suddenly poofed away? (The cool girl is my favourite though. The way she said Ultra happy in episode 10 around 13:55. Was really nice. If i had a fast computer i would capture it )

Than there was this girl with a bracelet who was possesed with the spirit of a sad mother. How did the feather connect with the wings of Goa girl?
Why was this story told? was it just a side story or did it mean anything to the goa girl story?.

The kids on the beach in the last episode , what's their meaning? are they going to both search for the reincarnation of goa girl?

Is there somewhere on the internet a top ten f.a.q. about things you didn't understand about air? ^_^ if not i'll help someone composing it

Spoiler:

Michiru dided before she was born, but her spirit met Kanna and used one of her feathers to return to earth, because she knew how much trouble there was with her mother and Minagi. When they're reunited and happy again she no longer has a place there, so she returns Kanna's feather, bringing with it happy memories. She poofed away because she wasn't exactly real...

(And Minagi's my favourite too, btw. )

The feather was Kanna's feather; when Kano was able to meet and thank her mother she overcame the "possession", after that the feather returned to Kanna and brought with it that happy memory. So it is important, as it would contribute to breaking the curse that was placed on Kanna. It's also important in a storytelling sense and all that, but if you've watched it I'm sure you can see why.

There's no definite answer as to what the kids at the end mean. There are some post about it though. A couple of examples are this and this. Yes, I wrote one of those. That's why I could find them easily to give examples. ^^;
There's also some stuff in the recovered thread content near the beginning of this thread. If you don't want to go through all that, here's one short explanantion.

Spoiler:

OshadowO
2005-10-24, 00:57
ok i'll try and answer what i can, but most of this is still open to interpretation.

1)Misuzu dies and her soul returns to the sky but this time with happy memories she got from having spent the time with her mother. There's a bit more to it though. There's debate as to whether or not the two kids seen in the ending were yukito and misuzu reincarnated.

And the last one... hmmm, not that I know of. I think everything's answered throughout this thread though...