Kanon - Q & A

[kurukuru]

Originally Posted by vzfox

According to Wikipedia, there were two different locations/settings for the inspiration of the series. One of them is in the Osaka district and the other is in the Sapporo district. I would like to know which one of the two was the actual city/town inspiration for the Kanon 2006 series.

http://www.rinku.zaq.ne.jp/p_v/kanon.html

You should visit this site.

Sapporo, Moricuchi, Yokohama, Kurashiki, Higashiyamato, Tachikawa are used.

[Littm]

Hmm, I tried to find Kanon 2002 DVD covers, it's images and scans with a good quality. No results. Any sources or cover images (of course, i prefer scans, but... if you're interested I'm collecting hi-res arts, scans and so on for all Key works) ?
I will really appreciate this.

Yes, I now about all 4 volumes on Amazon, but I can't find hi-res variations of them. And by the way, what is "Kanon Special Fan Disk" ? Kazahana ? What else ?

[vzfox]

Originally Posted by kurukuru

http://www.rinku.zaq.ne.jp/p_v/kanon.html

You should visit this site.

Sapporo, Moricuchi, Yokohama, Kurashiki, Higashiyamato, Tachikawa are used.

The "visuals" are quite interesting....but what do i need to do or set on my pc to be able to READ it??

Is that or was that an actual school?

[Littm]

Okay, the same question again, what are this "Kanon & Air SS" books ?

[Littm]

Nevermind, I found it. It's a crossover manga with couple of spin-off stories.

[Littm]

Okay, I have a question. We all know by some reasons that there are no real Kyoto projects in the full HD - only some upscales with updated details. But here clearly said that they started making HD variants of animation starting from Kanon 2006. LS was in HD, yes, but it was an upscale. So, all their works are not really in HD now.

Can someone comment this ?

[Solafighter]

Originally Posted by Littm

Can someone comment this ?

Well i think Lucky Star was also HD produced. Im not sure of Kanon 2006 but the original RAW could be HD as well.

They just have to release the episodes in HD on blue ray discs.

If they will release them in HD, i will definitely get them.

[Makketsai]

Whats mean the Series name Kanon ? means that simply anyting?

[Littm]

Yes, it is. It's a musical termin. Read more here.

[KitsuneNineTails]

Originally Posted by Makketsai

Whats mean the Series name Kanon ? means that simply anyting?

A "canon" is a musical piece that is derived from a "round", where the same theme comes in in many voices at different times (think "Row Row Row Your Boat"). A canon is slightly more complex as the voices change their themes over time, so they harmonize with the other voices playing the earlier theme. A "fugue" is another type of round with slightly different parameters.

The title "Kanon" no doubt derives from this and is spelled with a "K" because there is no "C" in Japanese romaji.

The particular "canon" is likely to be Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" (the key is D-major), which is pretty much one of the most famous canons, known worldwide. I played it in our high school Solo & Ensemble on piano accompanying two flutes. It was a great experience! I really love that piece as it changes slowly so that each new round is almost exactly like the previous one, except by the end, the theme is different. Remind you of a quote from the series? Pachelbel's Canon is also the song playing in the background during different scenes in the restaurant.

BTW - All of the episode names have a type of musical piece in the title ("nocturn", "overture", "serenade", "fugue", "adagio", etc...)

Ciao!

[Kanzaki Urumi]

I have just finished this series, kinda late I know. As there are too many pages to read through, I will just ask it here.

1. Why do Yuichi have amnesia regarding things that have happened 7 years ago? Was it because of the shock he received at the end, he decided to totally forget everything?

2. Does the real Ayu that just woke up have the memories of the Ayu that I assume, was manifested through Yuichi's ideal illusions or she only knows what Yuichi told her while she's still in coma?

3. If the manifested Ayu was Yuchi's ideal illusion, why did she even manifested in the first place when he has already forgotten about her?

Thanks in advance.

[KitsuneNineTails]

Originally Posted by Kanzaki Urumi

I have just finished this series, kinda late I know. As there are too many pages to read through, I will just ask it here.

1. Why do Yuichi have amnesia regarding things that have happened 7 years ago? Was it because of the shock he received at the end, he decided to totally forget everything?

2. Does the real Ayu that just woke up have the memories of the Ayu that I assume, was manifested through Yuichi's ideal illusions or she only knows what Yuichi told her while she's still in coma?

3. If the manifested Ayu was Yuchi's ideal illusion, why did she even manifested in the first place when he has already forgotten about her?

Thanks in advance.

My thoughts (I'll just qualify it like that ):

1. I think you are correct. I think near the end, when he's talking with Nayuki at the train station, he mentions something like this. The emotional trauma in the last few days of his last stay caused him to forget everything that had happened during that trip, even forgetting what actually happened to Ayu.

2. I think that the Ayu during the series is her own dream, walking around, interacting with everyone, and yes, I think she remembers everything her dream encountered during the series (Yuuichi and Ayu's easy banter and affection at the very end seems to bear that out). I don't think she's just in Yuuichi's mind, because other people seem to have seen her (like Akiko, especially, who was able to tell him where Ayu really was...).

In the end, I think it was her one wish that was granted. She wanted her loved one to be happy, and since Yuuichi is a very empathetic individual, she could only fulfill her wish by making EVERYone a little happier. And she was able to fulfill that wish because he stayed by her side and finally got the seasons moving for her again (referencing her last "dream speech" at the end).

But I don't really have any facts to back that up, just my personal thoughts. Damn, it was a good series, though.

Ciao!

[Steel2nd]

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[chanchan21609]

Is there a difference between Kanon 2002 and 2006?
I haven't really watched Kanon. Just Curious.

[Jill Valentine]

The quality is more better in kanon 2006

[chanchan21609]

Oh, I See. Thanks Cuppy Cake! There isn't any change in the story? Which is better to watch?

[Jill Valentine]

I think not, i didnt watch 2002, 2006 is better to watch

[xris]

Originally Posted by chanchan21609

There isn't any change in the story? Which is better to watch?

Well, Kanon 2002 is 13 episodes and Kanon 2006 is 24 episodes, that in itself should in most cases give you the answer BTW, Kanon 2006 is licensed and all the DVDs are available.

I suspect that in a number of cases, the preferred version will be whatever was watched first. I thoroughly enjoyed the longer 2006 version and would personally recommend that.

The problem with your question "Which is better to watch" is that the answer is subjective and would be a personal choice. Due to this, the question lies outside the scope of this Q&A thread.

From the opening post.

Originally Posted by NightWish

the purpose of this thread is to ask questions that can actually be answered as facts from the anime or game.

This thread shouldn't be used to ask for persoanl opinion as to "which is best".

Originally Posted by Cuppy Cake

I think not, i didnt watch 2002, 2006 is better to watch

So if you didn't watch the 2002 version, how can you claim that the 2006 version is better to watch? I agree with you but that is due to my personal preference. But again, this is really off-topic to the purpose of this thread.

[Jill Valentine]

Originally Posted by xris

So if you didn't watch the 2002 version, how can you claim that the 2006 version is better to watch? I agree with you but that is due to my personal preference. But again, this is really off-topic to the purpose of this thread.

because i saw the trailer

[Jiggy]

Question about the game's Ayu ending vs. the endings for Kanon 2002 and 2006...

Spoiler:

In the game, can Ayu walk and run pretty much immediately after waking up like in Kanon 2002, or is she stuck in a wheelchair for the time being?

With Kanon 2006, even though I still cried several times over, I found it pretty unusual that in a story with healing powers, self-resurrection, miracle recoveries, spirit projection, and foxes turning themselves into humans, the end randomly injected a burst of realism and didn't let Ayu have the fullest miracle possible... So I'm at least curious whether that was a KyoAni addition or totally canonical.