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Originally Posted by Vexx

Finally got to see ep 13...
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About Mai (experienced eyes only, eh?):

Spoiler:

its really interesting that she has such supernatural acuity yet doesn't make the connection between Yuuichi and the good friend from her past who left her behind until the faint dawning that drove her last line in this episode. The portrayal of what is essentially broken about Mai was made pretty clear though the drivers for that are still veiled to the audience.

I watched several of the episodes (11-13) after taking a break to recover .. Watching the episodes all at once probably the reason why I did pick up something that indicated Mai is as acute as ever.

Spoiler for Vexx's eyes only:

Last chance!

Spoiler for seriously, don't peek if you are a first time viewer:

The usual introduction to episode 12, followed by Yuiichi's dream, and then Ayu's saying, "Ghosts show up whenever people talk about ghosts" - (translated by A.F.K)... We know from Kanon 2002 where are these hints pointing to. To a first time viewer, those scenes don't mean much until Mai says the following in episode 13, when Yuiichi asks if Mai could tell what Ayu might be looking for: "I can't tell you anything..." then after a follow up question from Ayu... Mai also says, "Probably there is no meaning in me finiding it." Mai's ability to sense the supernatural has yet to loose a beat.

Up until now the show has constantly provided clues that mostly made sense to the viewer of the previous anime adaptation or the game players. This clue, however, is outright the most straight forward one in the show as of yet. I wonder how many first time viewer will be able to pick up and make some connections, such as what Ayu might be looking for.

A fairly new look of Naiyuki in episode 13 that I want to see more of in the future: