2006-11-05, 18:36 | Link #1 |
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Kanon - Spoilers & Speculation (for experienced Kagikkos only)
This thread is for the experienced Kanon viewer (of either the Game and/or the original Kanon 2002 series), its purpose is to allow free discussion of theories and speculation over the new Kanon 2006 series, it therefore will contain unmarked spoilers. If you are a first time viewer of Kanon 2006, then do not read this thread unless you want to be spoiled (use the Kanon - Speculation & Theories thread).
Since posters are expected to be familiar with the game and/or original series, there is no real need for spoiler tags, but feel free to include them if you so wish. If you don't know how to use a spoiler tag, please read the BB Code FAQ. Spoiler tag examples [spoiler] Text to be hidden [/spoiler] becomes Spoiler:
[spoiler=subject title] Text to be hidden [/spoiler] becomes Spoiler for subject title:
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2006-11-05, 18:40 | Link #2 |
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Might as well kick start things~
Episode 09 is titled Spoiler:
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2006-11-05, 18:53 | Link #3 |
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Spoiler for I have to be careful for those who may have missed the first post's warning. I take the fault for not being able to be vague.:
Well. Just gotta wait, eh. I'll be looking forward to see how the next couple of episodes turn out and if it may lead to the conclusion of Makoto's story.
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2006-11-06, 05:45 | Link #8 | |
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If anyone does want to use spoiler tags, then it's very helpful if you include a subject title in the spoiler tag. [spoiler=subject title] Text to be hidden [/spoiler] becomes Spoiler for subject title:
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2006-11-06, 05:55 | Link #9 |
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I believe that was just creative foreshadowing on KyoAni's part. We still have a long, long way to go with Makoto's story( unless they go flat out with Makoto ONLY for the next few episodes, which is contradictory to their pledge of integrating the storylines). Makoto's storyline is pretty straightforward, but not that short or simple.
Cheers.
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2006-11-06, 14:31 | Link #11 |
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I was pretty sad with Makoto's arc, I think it was the saddest part of the 2k2 Kanon. The other arc was Nayuki's, and Ayu's before she miraculously rose from the dead.
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2006-11-06, 14:55 | Link #12 |
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Aye.... I'm just going to stop talking about the 2002 version at this point because I have a suspicion that this version will move it into the dustbin on story interpretation alone (much less the animation differences). Other than a nod to locations and visual references, KyoAni seems to be focusing on the source story material though it remains to be seen how they will integrate some of it.
Anyway, so far I've been delighted with the interpretation and thread-weaving of the story. It looks like each thread is going to get full play (though it is fascinating to watch how some of it interweaves). Some of the threads may require tweaking though to make them fit and I'm interested to see how they accomplish that. I think most *literate* fans are holding their breath to see if KyoAni "AIR-izes" the plot instead of just following the TOEI plot line (in other words... just how tragic are things going to get?)
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2006-11-06, 15:07 | Link #13 |
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I have some of the weirdest speculations sometimes, but...
For Kanon, I think it might be interesting if they go for a no-ending route, in that the show ends before the story ends, leaving the viewers to guess what possible ending is the actual ending for the show. They can even leave enough clues to determine the actual ending, but not actually show it.
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2006-11-06, 16:59 | Link #14 |
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If that happens, could you imagine all the Ayu and Nayuki fans storming the place? Oh, the carnage.
But npal, she was never dead from the beginning of ep. 1. Or we could have the "Air" ending. Everyone dies and Nayuki sends him off on the train. Yuichi holding the good luck charm saying, "I'll always be with her..."
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2006-11-06, 17:58 | Link #15 |
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The narrator's situation was one of the "weak" points of the first anime.... how everyone might think/assume she was no more and then have Nayuki discover her at the end.... or did I misread that sequence?
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2006-11-06, 18:38 | Link #16 |
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I'm assuming you're talking about the narration sequences before the OP? It was cryptic on purpose, exactly as it is in the new version; I thought that was one of the "better" points. It relied on people connecting the dots between the show's opening scene (looking out a window in a white room with the heart monitor beeping) and all the hints in the pre-OP sequences. It's one of those things you only figure out completely having seen the end and then you can look back (or watch again) and say "oh... now it all makes perfect sense". So, I consider that to be a good thing, as it added to the continuity and unity of the central plot. If not for those sequences, I imagine the ending would have seemed to have come out of nowhere; as it was, the ending just confirmed what the pre-OP sequences were alluding to from the very start. Unless you were referring to something else...?
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2006-11-06, 22:36 | Link #18 | |
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Okay, I think there has been enough forewarning in the earlier posts. No more spoiler tags from me from here on.
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I always felt that Toei's version of Ayu's ending was too happy. Kanon's story has a huge potential to be an emotional carnage. Every main character, with the sole exception of Nayuki( because Akiko took the fall for her), has the potential to die in this story. As I said in an earlier post made by me on another thread, I personally think it would be beautiful if after Ayu's awakening, Ayu chooses to use up her last promise to save someone and finally departs from the mortal world after clinging to her promise with Yuuichi for seven years. That way, it will not cheapen her 'first' disappearance/death scene. In my opinion of course. Cheers.
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Seriously, it seemed all too obvious she was really dead, but...I don't expect to see that aspect of the show change. The sad ending is certainly a possibility, of course, but I don't see it happening. But we shall see. Last edited by VRMN; 2006-11-06 at 23:58. Reason: grammar |
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