So it comes to an end. Certainly, the animation was revamped to meet today's standards (or sub-standards seeing how many poor pieces are out there) and was consistent throughout with no drops in quality, nada. Having seen the series in full, Kanon has a definite leg over Air in terms of storytelling, but falls a little flat visually. Maybe it's because the whole town was covered in snow for 95% of the series but I rarely found myself going "wow" over some fancy lighting or framed shot. Again, I should stress that it still was heads and shoulders over many series in terms of quality.
As for the conclusion, it felt much happier (who doesn't like the notion of progress/recovery?). While I can't recollect specifics from the original, I had this distinct memory that the original ending was very depressing, which by all means shouldn't have happened had it ended on a bright note similar to this one.
Perhaps as a testament to its strong storytelling is how until the very last episodes, I was more interested in the characters surrounding Yuuichi rather than him recovering his memories. It was pretty clear with each character that there was some connection to his past, but I found myself enjoying the particular quirks of each one more than wondering how they all fit in. From Sayuri's "a ha ha" to sleepyhead Nayuki, it was more entertaining seeing how their habits didn't old regardless of how many it was used. If there was one character that was on the bubble of development, it would have to be Kaori, who was close enough to be a secondary character but never really treated as one.
So at the end of all this was a trailer mentioning that work on Clannad had begun. I actually have no clue about the game apart from the fact that it one of Key's newer titles released a few years back. Maybe it'll surprise me?
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