Otakuism

No strawberry jamuu?

The aftermath of the accident. Nayuki has predicatably fallen into a sullen, almost comatose, state of mind. Some of the looks she had this episode were quite terrifying, a mix of shock, depression, and madness. Pretty cool actually, but I prefer the smiling and dopey Nayuki. The problem is that Nayuki seems hellbent on blaming herself for everything, and won’t listen to anything else anyone has to say. Despite Yuuichi’s earnest tries to cheer Nayuki up, he came off as a jerk to me this episode. How can he try to cheer her up when he forgot about her for seven years? And Nayuki sent him letters the whole time, which he didn’t even try to answer at all! The fact that Yuuichi wouldn’t even communicate with Nayuki for that long baffles me. And then, the moment he remembers Ayu, he abandons Nayuki again, and is even willing to die for Ayu instead of care for Nayuki. Poor Nayuki always gets the short end of the stick. I would like to see just ONE Kanon adaption where Nayuki doesn’t get the shaft in the end. Guess I’ll just have to play the game to see Nayuki’s good ending.

KKKHAAAAAAAAAN!!!

The other half of the episode was completely devoted to Ayu, or should I say Ayu’s death scene. Seeing Ayu fall from that tree, even though I knew it was coming, was pretty shocking. However, there’s one thing I wish Kyoani would of added. In the toei version, after Ayu falls, Yuuichi puts his hand behind her head and pulls it back to find it covered in blood. A gory scene, but an impactful one that really brought home the imminence of Ayu’s demise. I just think the shock factor would of been perfect. Though I suppose Kyoani was going for more of the sadness angle, with the whole pinky promise and Ayu not being able to move her hand to do it. And Ayu sure was able to talk a long time for having her skull crushed in. Must be her Uguu power.

Auu~ You are finally mine Yuuichi fufufufufufufu!

The part where Yuuichi rushes out into the storm is one of my favorite scenes in Kanon. Seeing him yell Ayu’s name into the storm just solidifies how much he cares for her and the lengths he’ll go to. Though, afterwards Yuuichi decides to collapse and die in the storm, which is pretty stupid. Good thing he has Makoto to keep him warm. I’m surprised at the big comeback Makoto made this episode. Not only did Yuuichi think of her when trying to cheer up Nayuki, but she came back to protect Yuuichi. Back in the toei series it was kind of established that Makoto never really died, just went back to living with nature. Kyoani seems to have gone the same route. Makoto goodness is always nice though. I haven’t heard that ” Auuu~ ” in a long time. I was surprised when I saw the title for next week’s episode, Red Finale. For a moment I thought Kanon was just going to have 23 episodes, but fortunately it won’t. I’m pretty sure I know what happens next, and it’ll be nice to see a certain scene again. Hopefully Nayuki will get better and Yuuichi can stop acting like a jerk to her.

Oh, and Danbooru’s been revived as sagubooru. Woohoo!