List of Kanon episodes

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This article contains a list of the episodes for the two anime adaptations for Kanon and an additional OVA. Note that none of the English translations are official titles, other than the fifth episode of the original anime series - "The Fox and the Grapes". This is due to no form of the title being written in the Japanese language.

Contents 1 2002 original 2 2003 OVA 3 2006 remake 4 Trivia 4.1 2006 remake 5 References

[edit] 2002 original

The first Kanon anime produced by Toei Animation aired in Japan between January 30, 2002 and March 27, 2002, containing 13 episodes.

Screenshot	Title	Original air date	#
	"The Girl of Snow" "Yuki no Shōjo" (雪の少女)	January 30, 2002	01
	Yuichi Aizawa comes to stay at his cousin's home in northern Japan after seven years. He meets Ayu Tsukimiya in the shopping district, who pulls him into running away from a taiyaki vendor with her.
	"A Sunny Day" "Hidamari no Machi" (日溜まりの街)	February 6, 2002	02
	Yuichi attends his first day at his new school, and later meets Shiori Misaka after another run-in with Ayu. The next day he finds Shiori visiting the schoolyard.
	"Just This One Little Memory" "Tatta hitotsu no Chiisana kioku" (たった一つの小さな記憶)	February 13, 2002	03
	After his second day of classes, Makoto Sawatari tracks Yuichi down in the shopping district, trying to pick a fight. She collapses from hunger, however, and Akiko takes her in. The next day, after discovering some of her pranks, Yuichi suspects her of stealing his wallet.
	"To the Night" "Yoru e" (夜へ)	February 20, 2002	04
	Yuichi finds Mai Kawasumi in battle at night in the school building. Following an incident at lunch with a stray dog the next day, he joins her for lunch. After school, he joins Ayu in her search for a precious object, with no results. That night, he brings Mai some dinner.
	"The Fox and the Grapes"	February 27, 2002	05
	Mai is implicated by the student council for some broken windows. Yuichi visits Mai again at night, but Makoto attracts the attention of the night watch. Makoto runs away from Akiko's house after a heated quarrel with Yuichi.
	"Those Girls' Opinions" "Kanojotachi no kenkai" (彼女たちの見解)	March 6, 2002	06
	Yuichi searches for Makoto at night, and finds her in the shopping district. Shadowing her, he follows her to the hill overlooking the city and discovers that she found a stray cat. He takes both of them home, and the cat is named Piroshiki. Yuichi and Sayuri convince Mai to take part in the upcoming ball. Piro and Akiko fall ill, and Makoto and Ayu take care of them.
	"The Ball" "Butōkai" (舞踏会)	March 13, 2002	07
	At first, Mai makes a good impression at the ball, but the lights are destroyed and Mai is again implicated. When Mai faces expulsion, Sayuri convinces the student council to reverse the punishment by agreeing to join the council. On Mai's birthday, Sayuri is injured by the monsters Mai hunts.
	"Girl's Prison" "Shōjo no ori" (少女の檻)	March 20, 2002	08
	Mai resolves to end the fighting once and for all. As Mai and Yuichi fight the monsters together, Yuichi traces another fragment of his lost memory.
	"Beyond that Smile" "Egao no mukōgawa ni" (笑顔の向こう側に)	March 27, 2002	09
	Yuichi learns about Shiori's condition and Kaori's silence. Prompted by Nayuki, Yuichi spends an entire day with Shiori, forging happy memories.
	"The Winter Fireworks" "Fuyu no Hanabi" (冬の花火)	April 3, 2002	10
	Makoto falls ill, and Yuichi discovers her true identity.
	"Promise" "Yakusoku" (約束)	April 10, 2002	11
	Yuichi and Ayu watch a movie together, and as they become closer, Nayuki is heartbroken. Ayu takes Yuichi to her school, but they make a startling discovery.
	"A Mark of a Dream" "Yume no Ato" (夢の跡)	April 17, 2002	12
	Yuichi remembers what happened to Ayu, seven years ago, as well as the thing she was searching for—a little angel doll. Nayuki, Kaori, and Jun help him unearth the doll. Akiko is hit by a car in a blizzard. Ayu, in order to let Yuichi use the doll, asks him to let her go as a final wish.
	"Where the Wind Leads" "Kaze no tadoritsuku basho" (風の辿り着く場所)	April 24, 2002	13
	It is now spring, and Mai and Sayuri have graduated. Although Akiko is on the road to recovery, a rift still remains between Nayuki and Yuichi. On the day Yuichi is scheduled to leave and transfer to another school, Nayuki sees a familiar name tag at the hospital.

[edit] 2003 OVA

An OVA episode produced by Toei Animation was released on May 3, 2003.

Screenshot	Title	Original air date	#
	"Kanon Kazahana" "Kanon Kazahana" (カノン 風花)	May 3, 2003	01
	The spring has come since Yuichi reunited with Ayu, and everyone else's lives are back on track. However, when Mishio visits Makoto's birthplace, a miracle happens before her eyes.

[edit] 2006 remake

A remake of the first Kanon anime, this time produced by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 5, 2006 and March 15, 2007, containing 24 episodes.

Screenshot	Title	Original air date	#
	"The Silver Overture" "Hakugin no Jokyoku ~overture~" (白銀の序曲 ～overture～)	October 5, 2006	01
	Yuichi comes back to the town he used to stay in as a child, under the roof of his cousin, Nayuki, and his aunt, Akiko. After Nayuki returns from her school club, she gives Yuichi a tour of the town. During which, other characters are introduced to most of the main characters of the series (if only in passing).
	"The Introit in Snow" "Yuki no Naka no Nyūsaishō ~introit~" (雪の中の入祭唱 ～introit～)	October 12, 2006	02
	Today is Yūichi's first day at school, and is admitted into Nayuki's class. As Yuichi is walking home to buy food for dinner, he again literally runs into Ayu from yesterday in the exact same situation. Later, as they are walking home, they run into a quiet first-year student named Shiori.
	"The Memoryless Partita" "Kioku no nai Kumikyoku ~partita~" (記憶のない組曲 ～partita～)	October 19, 2006	03
	Yuichi brought home the girl who attacked him though after she woke up they find that she has amnesia. It quickly becomes apparent that the only thing she was able to remember is that she has a grudge against Yūichi. As it is, Nayuki's mother said it was alright if she stayed at their house for the time being, despite Yuichi wanting to hand her over to the police.
	"The Vacation Caprice" "Kyūjitsu no Kisōkyoku ~caprice~" (休日の奇想曲 ～caprice～)	October 26, 2006	04
	Yuichi is reminiscing about events of the past seven years as he lays awake in bed. It concerns his first meeting with Ayu Tsukimiya and how he was able to cheer her up by buying her some taiyaki and hanging out with her for a little while. Later the next night, Nayuki comes to retrieve her notebook that she allowed Yuichi to borrow, but he had forgotten it at school. Ultimately, he goes out to get the notebook at school, but as he is leaving the school, he runs into Mai Kawasumi, who surprisingly is wielding a sword.
	"The Apparitions' Serenade" "Mamonotachi no Sayokyoku ~serenade~" (魔物たちの小夜曲 ～serenade～)	November 2, 2006	05
	At the school, Yuichi tries talking to Mai though isn't able to get much out of her. After school the next day, Yuichi runs into Mai and her friend Sayuri Kurata who then invites him to eat lunch with them. When Makoto goes to buy food for Akiko later on, Makoto uses the money to buy a lot of manga and nikuman though while Yuichi wants to scold Makoto to make her learn her lesson, Akiko simply decides on giving Makoto her own allowance.
	"The Divertimento Covered in Riddles" "Nazodarake no Kiyūkyoku ~divertimento~" (謎だらけの嬉遊曲 ～divertimento～)	November 9, 2006	06
	Yuichi wants Makoto to get a job in order to become more a social person who has more common sense. The same day as her interview, Yuichi goes out with Ayu to watch a scary movie, even though Ayu is completely terrified.
	"The Runaway and the Kitten's Fugue" "Iede to Koneko no Tonsōkyoku" (家出と仔猫の遁走曲 ～fuga～)	November 16, 2006	07
	Makoto starts her job working at the nursery and while walking home with Yūichi, she finds a small cat that is very affectionate towards her. Later, Yuichi and Makoto get in a fight over the cat and Makoto temporarily runs away from home.
	"The Fantasia of Reminiscence" "Tsuioku no Gensōkyoku ~fantasie~" (追憶の幻想曲 ～fantasie～)	November 23, 2006	08
	Yuichi starts to spend more and more time with Makoto, and they become closer. This is just when a girl named Mishio Amano gives him an ominous warning about Makoto, and he also discovers Makoto's true identity.
	"The Kit's Berceuse" "Kogitsune no Komoriuta ~berceuse~" (子狐の子守歌 ～berceuse～)	November 30, 2006	09
	Makoto's strength starts deteriorating as Yuichi finally remembers everything about her. Her condition continues to worsen, so Yuichi tells Nayuki and Akiko the truth about Makoto's origins and starts skipping school to spend more time with her.
	"The Hilltop Requiem" "Oka no Ue no Chinkonka ~requiem~" (丘の上の鎮魂歌 ～requiem～)	December 7, 2006	10
	Makoto's story finally comes to a complete resolution, while she spends her last moments bonding with her "family", and having all her final wishes come true.
	"The Intermezzo of Light and Shadows" "Hikari to Kage no Kansōkyoku ~intermezzo~" (光と影の間奏曲 ～intermezzo～)	December 14, 2006	11
	Mai is called to the school's office, under the suspicion that she has broken one of the school's windows. Yuichi concludes that, if Mai were more popular, she wouldn't get into trouble as often. He decides that the upcoming Dance Festival would be a good opportunity to make her more popular. Later, Yuichi and Nayuki run into Ayu in the marketplace. They invite Ayu to dinner, but suggest that Ayu telephone her parents to let them know where she is. Ayu tries calling her parents, then remembers that they are out of town. Nayuki suggests that Ayu stay with them until her parents return; Akiko agrees.
	"The Oddly Shaped Waltz" "Igyō no Enbukyoku ~waltz~" (異形の円舞曲 ～waltz～)	December 21, 2006	12
	Yuichi is starting to remember more about his past with Ayu and the time he gave her a small angel doll as a present. At school, Yuichi finally discovers that Shiori's surname is Misaka, the same as Kaori and instantly suspects they are sisters, though Kaori denies it. Later that day, the dance party starts without a hitch, though it isn't long before the demon comes and even attacks Sayuri. Mai tries to fend it off with her sword and after a rigorous scene, it finally leaves.
	"The Dangerous Trio" "Abunage na Sanjūsō ~trio~" (あぶなげな三重奏 ～trio～)	December 28, 2006	13
	After what happened at the Dance Festival, Kuze attempts to get Mai expelled but after some quick thinking by Yuichi and a little help from Jun, they manage to get Mai out of trouble for the time being. However, Yuichi is not content with just standing by and watching Mai fight the demons alone and decides to help her anyway he can.
	"The Cracked Concerto" "Hibiwareta Kyōsōkyoku ~concerto~" (ひびわれた協奏曲 ～concerto～)	January 4, 2007	14
	Saiyuri is starting to get more worried about Mai and Yuichi which causes Mai to try to drive her away in order to protect her. On Mai's birthday, Sayuri meets with Yuichi in town and tells more about her family situation before she met Mai. Later that night, Sayuri goes to school looking for Mai and Yuichi but gets attacked by one of the demons.
	"The Hide-and-Seek's Sonatina" "Kakurenbo no Kosōmeikyoku ～sonatina～" (かくれんぼの小奏鳴曲 ～sonatina～)	January 11, 2007	15
	Yuichi and Mai manage to kill off the last of the demons and in celebration, Yuichi leaves to get some beef bowls to eat. However, when he comes back, he finds that Mai is no where to be found, and he suspects another demon was still left. Upon searching for Mai, Yuichi is attacked by this demon and is shown something he should not have forgotten.
	"The Midnight Oratorio" "Mayonaka no Seitankyoku ～oratorio～" (真夜中の聖譚曲 ～oratorio～)	January 18, 2007	16
	Keeping his promise with Shiori, Yuchi offers to take her around town for the day where they have fun together in the arcade and some of Shiori's favorite places. At the end of the day, Shiori confesses to lying to Yuichi about her sickness, though will not say any more. It takes a meeting that night with Kaori to learn just how serious Shiori's health is at risk.
	"The Lieder ohne Worte Between the Elder and the Younger Sister" "Ane to Imōto no Mugonka ～Lieder ohne worte～" (姉と妹の無言歌 ～Lieder ohne worte～)	January 25, 2007	17
	With Shiori's birthday nearing, Yuichi decides that he will try to do as much as he can for her while he still has time. A week before her birthday, Shiori gets permission from her doctor to attend school for the remaining week just like a regular student. Meanwhile, Kaori still persists to avoid her younger sister, even going as far as to say she has no sister to Yuichi.
	"The Disappearing Adagio" "Kiesari yuku Kanjogakushō ～adagio～" (消え去りゆく緩徐楽章 ～adagio～)	February 1, 2007	18
	Shiori's birthday is only a couple of days away and Yuichi decides to throw her a birthday party at a local café. He invites many people from school along with Nayuki, Ayu and even attempts to invite Kaori too, who initially is reluctant to go. Eventually, Kaori shows up, but the mood instantly changes. To try to lighten things up, Yuichi and Jun dance for everyone in the café with much applause, however not everyone can get into the mood.
	"The Contact Étude" "Fureai no Renshūkyoku ～étude～" (ふれあいの練習曲 ～étude～)	February 8, 2007	19
	The big track meet tournament has come up and Nayuki competes to ultimately win along with the rest of her teammates. A few days later, Yuichi again helps Ayu try to find what she's been searching for, but they couldn't find it.
	"The Farewell Nocturn" "Wakare no Yasōkyoku ～nocturn～" (別れの夜想曲 ～nocturn～)	February 15, 2007	20
	After sharing a kiss near the shopping district, Yuichi and Ayu grow closer while Nayuki is being left out. Ayu finally leads Yuichi to where her "school" is in the woods but all they find is a large clearing with a tree stump in the center. Ayu starts to cry after realizing something and tries to frantically search for it, while all Yuichi can do is stay with her and search for it as well.
	"The Ronde Without You" "Kimi no Inai Rinbukyoku ～ronde～" (君のいない輪舞曲 ～ronde～)	February 22, 2007	21
	Ayu still hasn't come back, and Yuichi continues to search for her and her lost item in her absence. In the mean time, Nayuki tries to cheer Yuichi up while at the same time trying to jog his memory about what happened between them seven years ago. At the end of the episode, Akiko inadvertently becomes the victim of a car accident.
	"The Symphony of Recollections" "Tsuisō no Kōkyōgaku ～symphony～" (追想の交響楽～symphony～)	March 1, 2007	22
	As Akiko lies in the intensive care unit, Nayuki becomes depressed. Locking herself in her bedroom, she refuses to eat or leave. When she accidentally leaves her door unlocked, Yuichi uses the opportunity to talk with her - in response, she simply pushes him away. Yuichi attempts to sleep it off, but in his dream, he discovers what happened to Ayu seven years ago.
	"The Scarlet-Red Finale" "Akane-iro no Shūkyoku ～finale～" (茜色の終曲 ～finale～)	March 8, 2007	23
	Lying in the snow, Yuichi is picked up by a girl who looks almost identical to Makoto. She turns out to be the the girl Yuichi admired when he was a kid - Makoto Sawatari. Yuichi meets Ayu again in their promised place, but Ayu vanishes soon after she makes her final wish. Later, Nayuki comes out and finds Yuichi sitting on the bench by the train station. They end their confrontation by apologizing to each other.
	"The Kanon at the End of Dreams" "Yume no Hate no Tsuifukukyoku ～kanon～" (夢の果ての追復曲 ～kanon～)	March 15, 2007	24
	A miracle occurs and everyone is healed of her illness or injury. Yuichi learns from Akiko that Ayu did not die after her fall but has been lying comatose in the hospital the whole time. He starts to visit her everyday and talk to her. Spring comes and Mai and Sayuri graduate. Time goes on as everyone moves on with his or her life, but Yuichi and his friends continue to visit Ayu through the seasons. A full year passes before Ayu finally ends her living in a dream and regains her consciousness.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] 2006 remake

• Kyoto Animation, the animation studio which made the Kanon remake, has been known to add references from their previous works in their future works, such as:
  • In episode one, as Yuichi and Nayuki are waiting to cross a street, a bus passes by with an advertisement of Misuzu Kamio's favorite drink from the series Air. The drink makes another appearance in episode twenty-three when Yuichi looks into the fridge of the real Makoto Sawatari
  • In episode three, Ayu and Yuichi walk in front of a bookstore named Shimano Books which was also featured in episode two of Air.
  • In episode four, Akiko buys rice from the same place Minagi Tōno's mother bought rice from Air. Also in episode four there is a reference to Key's older game One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.^[1]
  • In episode six, the poster for the horror movie that Ayu and Yuichi see is a reference to one of Key's older games, Moon..^[1]
  • In episode thirteen, Mai gives Ayu the same cookie as Minagi Tōno's mother gave Yukito Kunisaki from Air, episode 2. When Sayuri and Yuichi are looking for a present for Mai, there is a sloth plushy visible; the same soft toy was given by Misuzu from Air to Yukito. There is also a toy which resembles Potato, only it is brown.
  • Rumi Nanase from One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e has cameo appearances in several points of the anime.^[2]
• The non-Japanese words included in the original titles of the episodes are all names or subgenres of classical music composition.
• Pachelbel's Canon in D often plays as characters visit either a café or a parlor. It was first played in episode one, while Ayu and Yuichi hid in a café. Then, during episode eleven, the song was played in an ice-cream parlor Nayuki and Yuichi were visiting. The song was played during the fourteenth episode, as Sayuri and Yuichi visited that same café. The final appearance of the song was in the final episode when Akiko and Yuichi are in a café.
• In episode three, at timestamp 18:25-18:28, a bench is pictured with the a figurine on both sides exactly like that of the K in the Kanon logo.
• In episode four between timestamp 11:40-11:42, there is in advertisement in a store window with the word Kanon.
• In episode eleven, between timestamp 2:00-2:02, one of Makoto's manga has the word Key on it.
• In episode twelve, during the dance scene between Yuichi and Mai, the waltz from the Sleeping Beauty Ballet composed by Tchaikovsky is played.

[edit] References

Key v • d • e
Kanon	Anime episodes | Characters | Soundtracks
Air	Anime | Characters | Movie | Soundtracks
Clannad	Nagisa Furukawa | Soundtracks
Other games	Planetarian (Albums) | Tomoyo After (Soundtracks) | Little Busters! (Album)
Pre-Key games	Dōsei | Moon. | One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
Related	Key Sounds Label | KineticNovel | Tactics | Visual Art's