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Kanon (TV 2/2006)

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© VisualArt's / Key / Hyakkaya

[ remake of Kanon (TV 1/2002) ]

Alternative title:

カノン (Japanese)

華音 (Chinese (Taiwan))

카논 (Korean)

Genres: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural

Themes: moe, school

Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)

Plot Summary: Yuichi Aizawa returns to this city after seven years. In his childhood, he often visited it, but something happend in the past which caused him to block out his memories of the events of seven years ago. On the day after he gets settled in, he meets a girl carrying a backpack with wings on it. Her name is Tsukimiya Ayu and he begins to recall the memories he had lost.

Video:

User Ratings: 2279 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 1040 votes (sub:898, dub:89, Spa.sub:24, raw:8, ?:7, Por.sub:5, Rus.sub:4, Fre.sub:2, Pol.sub:1, edit.dub:1, Kor.sub:1)

Excellent: 600 votes (sub:505, dub:68, Spa.sub:10, raw:4, Ger.sub:3, Rus.sub:3, Por.sub:2, Fre.sub:2, Kor.sub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1, ?:1)

Very good: 307 votes (sub:275, dub:20, Spa.sub:6, Pol.sub:2, raw:2, edit.dub:1, ?:1)

Good: 148 votes (sub:132, dub:12, raw:2, Ita.sub:1, Dut.sub:1)

Decent: 63 votes (sub:54, dub:9)

So-so: 39 votes (sub:27, dub:7, ?:3, raw:1, Por.sub:1)

Not really good: 15 votes (sub:14, dub:1)

Weak: 21 votes (sub:17, raw:2, dub:1, ?:1)

Bad: 11 votes (sub:9, Spa.sub:1, dub:1)

Awful: 14 votes (sub:10, dub:2, raw:1, Spa.sub:1)

Worst ever: 21 votes (sub:20, dub:1)

Seen in part or in whole by 3465 users, rank: #137
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.786 (Excellent-.21), std. dev.: 1.7889, rank: #99
Weighted mean: 8.731 (Excellent-.26), rank: #98 (seen all: 8.86 / seen some: 7.41 / won't finish: 4.39)
Bayesian estimate: 8.726 (Excellent-.27), rank: #17

Running time: 24 minutes per episode

Number of episodes: 24

Episode titles: We have 24

Vintage:

2006-08-25

2006-10-05 to 2007-03-15

Releases: We have 10

Opening Theme:

"Last regrets" by Ayana

Ending Theme:

"Kaze no Tadori Tsuku Basho (風の辿り着く場所; The Place Where the Wind Arrives)" by Ayana

Official website:

Funimation's Official Kanon Website

Kanon official website @ BS-i (Japanese)

Links: We have 1

Trivia: We have 28

In the news 42 times:

2009-11-30 Vexille, Kanon, Spice & Wolf Posted in English Online

2009-07-31 Survey Asks Which Anime That Fans Want on BD in Japan

2009-06-13 Kannagi/Lucky Star Director Yutaka Yamamoto at Otakon

2009-01-12 Half-Season Princess Resurrection, Clannad Sets Slated (Updated)

2008-10-22 Sojitz's Dissolution of ARM to Not Affect FUNimation

2008-09-22 Japanese, English Light Novels Posted Online

2008-08-01 1st Funimation Releases of Former ADV Titles Scheduled

2008-07-04 Funimation Picks Up Over 30 Former AD Vision Titles

2008-07-03 ADV Films Reportedly Suspends 4 DVD Titles Indefinitely (Update 3)

2008-05-09 Japanese Haruhi Site Updated with New Anime's Staffers

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Reviews:
Kanon DVD 6
Kanon DVDs 4-5
Kanon DVDs 2-3
Kanon DVD 1

DVD

Kanon - Box Set (DVD) 2009-04-28 (from $44.39)

Kanon (DVD 1) 2008-01-01

Kanon (DVD 2) 2008-02-12 (from $7.00)

Kanon (DVD 3) 2008-03-04 (from $7.00)

Kanon (DVD 4) 2008-05-13 (from $7.00)

Kanon (DVD 5) 2008-06-03

Kanon (DVD 6) 2008-07-01 (from $7.00)

Kanon (DVD 6) 2008-10-14 (from $17.99)

Kanon - The Complete Series (DVD) 2010-03-30 (from $21.99)

Kanon + Artbox (DVD 2) 2008-02-12 (from $10.00)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara

Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo

Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo

Storyboard:
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 7)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (ep 3)
Shinobu Yoshioka (ep 4)
Tatsuya Ishihara (OP, ED; eps 1-2)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ep 6)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ep 5)

Episode Director:
Kazuya Sakamoto (eps 1, 7)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (ep 3)
Shinobu Yoshioka (ep 4)
Tatsuya Ishihara (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ep 6)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ep 5)

Music:
Jun Maeda
OdiakeS
Shinji Orito

Original Character Design: Itaru Hinoue (Visual Art's)

Character Design: Kazumi Ikeda

Art Director: Mutsuo Shinohara

Chief Animation Director: Kazumi Ikeda

Animation Director:
Chiyoko Ueno (ep 1 asst.)
Futoshi Nishiya (ep 2)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (ep 5)
Kazumi Ikeda (OP, ED)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (ep 4)
Satoshi Kadowaki (ep 3)
Shoko Ikeda (eps 1, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (ep 6)

Art design: Mutsuo Shinohara

Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka

Director of Photography: Ryuuta Nakagami

Producer:
Naohiro Futono
Shinichi Nakamura
Yoko Hatta
Yoshihisa Nakayama

Animation Check:
Chitose Nakamine (eps 3, 7)
Emi Nakano (eps 1, 6)
Kenji Murayama (ep 2)
Mie Kiyohara (ep 5)
Tomoyo Awada (ep 4)

Background Art:
Emi Kesamaru (eps 4-5)
Jouji Unoguchi (eps 1-5)
Miyuki Hiratoko (eps 1-2, 4-5)
Mutsuo Shinohara (ep 1)
Naoki Hosokawa (eps 1, 4)
Natsumi Katou (eps 1-2, 4-5)
Shinji Matsuura (eps 1-2, 4-5)
Yoshiko Kawauchi (eps 1-2, 4-5)
Yutaka Ito (eps 1-2, 4-5)

Color Check:
Akiyo Takeda (eps 1, 5)
Ayumi Shimoura (ep 4)
Naomi Ishida (eps 3, 7)
Rie Takagi (eps 2, 6)

Color design: Akiyo Takeda

Color setting:
Akiyo Takeda (eps 1, 5)
Ayumi Shimoura (ep 4)
Naomi Ishida (eps 3, 7)
Rie Takagi (eps 2, 6)

Digital Composite:
Kazusa Ishii (eps 1, 3, 5, 7)
Kazuya Takao (eps 2, 4, 6)
Natsumi Hamada (eps 1, 3, 5, 7)
Rin Yamamoto (eps 1, 3, 5, 7)
Ryuuta Nakagami (eps 1-7)
Tetsuo Umetsu (eps 2, 4, 6)
Yoshiko Tanaka (eps 2, 4, 6)

Digital Paint:
Asako Aisawa (eps 2, 5)
Aya Toyosawa (ep 4)
Ayumi Yamamori (eps 1, 4, 7)
Chiyomi Koura (eps 2, 5)
Hitomi Imaizumi (eps 1-3, 5-7)
Kana Miyata (eps 1-3, 5-7)
Masumi Ichinose (eps 2, 5)
Mayumi Nagayasu (eps 1-3, 5, 7)
Mayumi Taguchi (eps 3, 6)
Mihoko Eda (eps 3, 6)
Nanako Kitaoka (eps 1, 4, 7)
Sachiko Sasaki (eps 1, 4, 7)
Shizuka Uno (eps 1-3, 5-7)
Tomoko Shima (eps 3, 6)
Yasumi Kawai (eps 1, 4, 7)
Yoshiko Kimura (eps 3, 6)
Youko Shukuya (eps 1, 4, 7)
Yukie Tsuda (eps 1-3, 5-7)
Yuusuke Ishihara (ep 4)

Editing:
Masaki Sakamoto
Yukie Oikawa (ep 2 - Morita Editing Room)

In-Between Animation:
Akiko Higaki (eps 1, 3, 6)
Aya Sato (eps 1, 3, 6)
Ayako Endou (ep 4)
Chitose Nakamine (eps 2, 5)
Emi Nakano (eps 5, 7)
Hana Hosoda (eps 1, 3, 6)
Hiroko Kuroda (eps 1, 3, 6)
Kaori Furukawa (ep 4)
Kayo Hikiyama (ep 4)
Kenji Murayama (eps 5, 7)
Kumi Kuroda (eps 2, 5, 7)
Kunihiro Hane (eps 1, 3, 6)
Maki Inoue (ep 4)
Manami Natsumeda (eps 1, 3, 6)
Mie Kiyohara (eps 2, 7)
Naoko Fujita (eps 1, 3, 6)
Natsumi Tada (eps 2, 5, 7)
Sayaka Ikeda (eps 2, 5, 7)
Shigeko Kurebayashi (eps 2, 5, 7)
Tatsuya Satou (ep 4)
Tomoyo Awada (eps 2, 5, 7)
Youhei Kawasaki (ep 4)
Yumi Oohashi (eps 1, 3, 6)
Yumi Ookawa (eps 1, 3, 6)
Yuugo Oohashi (eps 1, 3, 6)

Key Animation:
Chiyoko Ueno (OP, ED; eps 1, 5)
Eisaku Kawanami (ep 4)
Emiko Nakano (eps 3, 7)
Eri Matsuo (eps 2, 6)
Fumie Okano (eps 1, 5)
Futoshi Nishiya (OP, ED)
Hiroko Utsumi (ep 4)
Hiroshi Karada (eps 1, 5)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (OP, ED; ep 1)
Kayo Hikiyama (6 episodes

eps 10, 16-17, 19, 22-23

)
Kazumi Ikeda (ED)
Mami Komatsu (eps 2, 6)
Mariko Takahashi (ep 4)
Masato Fukushima (eps 2, 6)
Masaya Makita (ep 4)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (OP)
Myung Gong Kim (ep 3)
Naoko Yamada (ED; eps 3, 7)
Reiko Oobuke (eps 2, 6)
Rie Sezaki (eps 2, 6)
Ryouhei Muta (ep 4)
Ryouichi Nakano (ep 4)
Saeko Oofuji (eps 1, 5)
Saiichi Akitake (eps 2, 6)
Satoshi Kadowaki (OP)
Shoko Ikeda (OP; eps 1, 7)
Sunao Naitou (eps 1, 5)
Teruyoshi Shidou (eps 3, 7)
Touko Takao (OP; eps 3, 7)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (OP)
Yoko Takada (ep 4)
Yoshiaki Urata (eps 1, 5)
Yuichi Itou (eps 3, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (OP, ED; ep 1)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 1, 5)
Yuusuke Matsuo (eps 3, 7)

Logo Design Assistance: Keiko Maekawa

Online Editing Supervision: Naoki Kanazawa

Planning Assistant: Masao Takayanagi

Production Assistant:
Eharu Oohashi
Kozue Kaneniwa
Megumi Tsukada

Production manager:
Ryouko Tomii (eps 2, 6)
Shin'ichirou Hatta (eps 1, 3, 5)

Prop Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi

Publicity Producer: Mikie Nishiguchi

Recording: Yasushi Nagura

Recording Assistant: Mika Kamemoto

Setting Manager: Kazuki Awara

Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa

Sound Manager: Yoshimi Sugiyama

Special Effects: Rina Miura

Theme Song Arrangement: Kazuya Takase

Theme Song Composition: Shinji Orito (ED)

Theme Song Lyrics: Jun Maeda

Theme Song Performance: Ayana

Unit Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (OP, ED)

Web Design: Norihiro Fujita

Akemi Satou as Shiori Misaka

Mariko Kouda as Nayuki Minase

Mayumi Iizuka as Makoto Sawatari

Tomokazu Sugita as Yuuichi Aizawa

Yui Horie as Ayu Tsukimiya

Yukari Tamura as Mai Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi as Kaori Misaka

Maaya Sakamoto as Mishio Amano

Miwa Yasuda as Yuuichi Aizawa (young)

Tomokazu Seki as Jun Kitagawa

Tomoko Kawakami as Sayuri Kurata

Yuko Minaguchi as Akiko Minase

Aimi Ueda as Student (ep 7)

Akiko Yajima as Kazuya Kurata (ep 14)

Arise Satou as Student (ep 21)

Atsushi Imaruoka as TV Expedition Crew (ep 12)

Ayano Ishikawa as Student (ep 18)

Eri Nakao as Doctor (ep 16)

Gô Shinomiya as Teacher (ep 21)

Haruka Kimura as Student Council Member (ep 13)

Hiroshi Yanaka as Sayuri's Father (ep 14)

Hisanori Koyatsu as Doctor (ep 22)

Kaya Miyake as Student (ep 7)

Kazuhisa Tanaka as
Doctor (ep 14)
Teacher (ep 17)

Kei Kobayashi as Student (ep 11)

Keisuke Fujii as Spectator (ep 19)

Kengo Kawanishi as Spectator (ep 19)

Kenichi Mochizuki as
Store Owner (ep 13)
Student (ep 11)

Kenji Nojima as Kuze (student council president)

Kentarou Tone as
English Teacher
Student (ep 11)

Kouko Tsukimoto as Student (ep 17)

Makiko Mizogami as Mai's Mother (ep 15)

Masaru Uekura as Spectator (ep 19)

Masaya Onosaka as Evil Scientist in Movie (ep 6)

Masayasu Nagata as Taiyaki Shop Owner

Miwa Yasuda as
Shiori's Mother (ep 16)
Student (ep 7)

Ryoko Ono as Student (ep 11)

Sayaka Kinoshita as Waitress (ep 18)

Sayuri Yahagi as Shiori's Classmate

Taku Kimura as TV Expedition Crew (ep 12)

Tetsu Inada as Ishibashi

Tomoyoshi Fukazu as Spectator (ep 19)

Youko Honda as Student (ep 9)

Yu Shimamura as Student (ep 18)

Yuka Tanaka as Student (ep 21)

Japanese companies

Animation Production: Kyoto Animation

Broadcaster: BS-i

Digital Paint: Studio Blue (ep 7)

Distributor:
Pony Canyon
TBS

Editing: Morita Editing Room

Effect: Kyoto Animation Digital Eizou Kaihatsu Shitsu

In-Between Animation: Studio Blue (ep 7)

Music Production: Key

Online Editing: Imagica

Original Creator: Visual Art's/Key

Production Assistance: Animation DO (ep 4)

Recording Studio: Studio Gong

Sound Effects Production: Gakuonsha

English cast

English staff

ADR Director: Kyle Jones

ADR Script:
Kathleen Moynihan
Kyle Jones (eps 17-24)

Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud
John Ledford

Producer:
Kyle Jones (eps 21-24)
Scott McClennen

DVD Graphics:
Bety Sosa
Victor Cormier

DVD Menu Design:
Bety Sosa
Hiroko Fukumori (Volume 6)
Victor Cormier

Editing: Eddie Shannon Jr.

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Media Coordinator:
Janice Williams (Volume 4-Volume 6)
Mariela Ortiz
Sarah Alys Lindholm (Volume 4-Volume 6)

Mixing:
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 1-12)
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 13-24)

Packaging Design:
Bety Sosa
Victor Cormier

Production Assistant:
Maki Nagano
Miyuki Kamiya
Paul Mericle

Production manager: Shelly Thomas

Recording engineer:
Bobby Gordon (eps 17-24)
Bryan Leach (eps 17-24)
Eden J. Barrera (eps 13-24)
Elise Moore (eps 1-12)

Sound Design:
Jacob A. Gragard (eps 1-12)
Matt Wittmeyer (eps 13-24)

Subtitle Script & Timing: Dwayne Jones

Translation Proofer:
Adam Weber (eps 1-4)
Amy Forsyth (eps 5+)

Brittney Karbowski as Ayu Tsukimiya

Chris Patton as Yuichi Aizawa

Jessica Boone as Nayuki Minase

Maggie Flecknoe as Shiori Misaka

Melissa Davis as Mai Kawasumi

Tiffany Terrell as Makoto Sawatari

Caitlin Glass as Kaori Misaka

Colleen Clinkenbeard as Mishio Amano

Greg Ayres as Jun Kitagawa

Joanne Bonasso as Akiko Minase

Natalie Arneson as Sayuri Kurata

Shannon Emerick as Yuichi Aizawa (young)

Bobby Gordon as Spectator (ep 19)

Charles Campbell as
Ballers (ep 12)
Classmate (eps 2-3)
Demon (eps 3-4)
Gawking Dude B (ep 11)
Male Teacher (ep 12)
Principal (ep 19)
Shopkeeper (ep 13)
Taiyaki Shop Owner (eps 1-2)
TV Narrator (ep 12)

Christine Auten as
Classmate (ep 2)
First Year Girl (ep 9)
Girl 2 (ep 11)
Lady Teacher (ep 11)
Mai's Powers (ep 15)
Passerby Girl (ep 7)
Photo Booth Gal (ep 7)
Shiori's Mother
Student B (ep 11)
Track Girl (ep 6)

Christopher Ayres as
Classmate (ep 2)
Demon (eps 13, 15)
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)
Irving (ep 6)
Man 2 (ep 1)
Track Girl (ep 2)
TV Freakout B (ep 12)

Elise Moore as Track Girl (ep 2)

Elise Morrison as
Ballers (ep 12)
Eaten Alive (ep 6)
Girl B (ep 9)
Random Girl (ep 7)
Track Team Member (ep 6)

Heather Bryson as Doctor (ep 16)

Jay Hickman as Kuze

John Swasey as
Ballers (ep 12)
Demon (eps 13, 15)
English Teacher (ep 13)
Evil Chief Magistrate (ep 12)
Gawking Dude A (ep 11)
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)
Man 1 (ep 1)
Mr. Ishibashi (ep 2)
Party Person (ep 18)
Sayuri's Father (ep 14)
Spectator (ep 19)
Teacher (ep 17)
Track Team Member (ep 6)
TV Freakout A (ep 12)

Josh Grelle as
Demon (eps 13, 15)
Doctor (ep 14)
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)

K.C. Jones as
Ballers (ep 12)
Dr. Crazy (ep 6)
Girl A (ep 18)
Guys and Dolls (ep 13)
Mister Awesome (ep 12)
Naked Guy (ep 2)
Party Person (ep 18)
Spectator (ep 19)

Kim Prause as
Ballers (ep 12)
Freshman Girl (ep 13)
Girl 3 (ep 11)
Party Person (ep 18)
Photo Booth Gal (ep 7)
Runner (ep 19)
Shiori's Classmate
Spectator (ep 19)
Track Team Member (ep 6)

Luci Christian as
Girl (eps 14-15)
Kazuya Kurata (ep 14)
Party Person (ep 18)
Runner (ep 19)
Shiori's Mother (ep 16)
Spectator (ep 19)
Student A (ep 17)
Teammate (ep 19)
Waitress (ep 18)

Mariela Ortiz as
Ballers (ep 12)
Classmate (ep 2)
Freakin' Kid (ep 13)
Girl 1 (ep 11)
Girl A (ep 9)
Girl B (ep 18)
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)
Other Girl (ep 18)
Party Person (ep 18)
Photo Booth Gal (ep 7)
Runner (ep 19)
Runner A (ep 19)
Screamer (ep 6)
Sister (eps 14-15)
Spectator (ep 19)
Student A (ep 11)
Track Team Girl 1 (ep 2)
Track Team Member (ep 6)
Woman Lady (ep 1)

Mark X. Laskowski as
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)
Party Person (ep 18)
Spectator (ep 19)

Melissa Davis as Mai's Powers (ep 15)

Shannon Emerick as Track Girl (ep 2)

Shelley Calene-Black as Mai's Mother (ep 15)

Stephanie Nadolny as
Alarm Clock (eps 2, 18)
Classmate (ep 2)
Track Team Girl 2 (ep 2)
Waitress (ep 1)

William Orendorff as
Demon (ep 13)
Guys and Dolls (eps 13-14)