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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

My joke is that Key adaptations always put the "special" one first. /runs

Very humorously, that really does fit.

Originally Posted by Leo_Otaku

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I loved Makoto's route, her route is easily tied for second best Kanon route for me lol. I would say Nayuki's route is the weakest imo. Also, Kyou's was by far the weakest route in Clannad. But you are dead on with Kano in AIR, but at least her route was much better than some other KEY routes, like Komari's. I think they start off with the stories that are much less tied to the overall issue of the story or just how it would flow the best.

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Nayuki and Kyou didn't even have routes in the anime. They each had a focus episode or two, that's not even enough for a legit route, imo.

Anyway, I don't think that Archon is saying that Key puts the worst route, per se, first. I think that he's saying they they deal with the "special ed"-like girl first.

And honestly, he has a point. Makoto, Fuko, and Komari all feel... a bit immature for their age, shall we say. In fairness, Makoto and Fuko have understandable reasons for this. As for Komari, I once nicknamed her "Special Ed Nagisa". I like Komari, but there's only so much you can do with a character like that, lol. The same limitations are also there for Makoto and Fuko, though their arcs were good in some regards.