anime Kanon - Page 11

I decided to watch the (old) series again. How mean of Yuiichi to hit poor, cute Makoto on the head! She sounded so cute when she got hit though xDDDD

The remake is infinitely better than the old version in mine opinion. Yuuichi was just a cooler character.

He was also a lot funnier. He's a hilarious character. He is often the only thing that livens up the mood. Especially his interactions with Makoto. That just wasn't nearly as funny in the old version. (Crap, now I'm thinking of Makoto *is depressed by memories of show*)

True. Kyoto Animations is generally amazing at these things. I know, the ending makes me happy, but episode ten is never made right for me. It makes me feel heavy whenever I think about it. That episode was so cruel to force people to watch...

Don't you guys think that KyoAni should have save the Makoto arc for later in the series? It was by far the saddest, but they chose to show us that first and everything after wasn't quite as sad, so the happy ending wasn't as effective as it could have been.

I think that I actually gain a sort of reverence for depressing stories like Air and Kanon. The reason being is that I'm emotionally indifferent to your standard anime. Sure, I get excited at good parts and stuff, but I don't feel pain at the loss of a character. Air and Kanon (at least until episode twenty four) are like getting stabbed. I presume that if they are capable of getting me that worked up over well animated drawings, they must have some sort of genius.

Anyway, I'm glad the Makoto arc was where it was. It convinced you that the trend would continue throughout the series, demonstrating that there was actually a high chance of loss. Let me tell you, at the end, I was convinced the anime would be the most depressing I'd had seen aside from Air. Of course, the happy ending nearly made me choke with surprise. Never have I been so fooled by an anime (again, with the exception of Air, which I thought would be happy until about episode 4, at which point I had high hopes of it getting happy again until the end of the Dream Arc.).

If you can handle Shuffle! then Air would be no problem. I've told you before, haven't I? The Makoto arc is sadder than anything shown in Air. Air is a pretty good anime, but I think it's a little overrated when it comes to sad stories.

I thought that Air was slightly more depressing than the Makoto arc here. Admittedly though, her final scene was unbearable to watch. It was so pathetic and hopeless that you just felt weak. "It's your turn now... It's fun right?" *jingles bell* That was so cruel of the makers.