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Kanon (TV 2/2006)

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Alternative title:
カノン (Japanese)
華音 (Chinese (Taiwan))
카논 (Korean)
Themes: moe, school
Objectionable content: Mild
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.
User Ratings: 3672 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1431 votes (sub:1136, dub:224, raw:12, ?:7, edit.dub:1, others:51
32 Spanish subtitled
5 Russian subtitled
5 Portuguese subtitled
4 French subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 German subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Excellent: 1012 votes (sub:756, dub:210, raw:9, ?:3, others:34
16 Spanish subtitled
4 Russian subtitled
3 French subtitled
3 German subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
2 Spanish edited dub
1 Korean subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Very good: 575 votes (sub:451, dub:95, raw:4, ?:3, edit.dub:1, others:21
11 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian subtitled
2 Polish subtitled
2 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 Good: 308 votes (sub:243, dub:55, raw:4, edit.dub:1, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Decent: 137 votes (sub:108, dub:27, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 So-so: 83 votes (sub:64, dub:13, ?:4, raw:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 30 votes (sub:26, dub:4)
 Weak: 34 votes (sub:25, dub:6, raw:2, ?:1)
 Bad: 21 votes (sub:14, dub:3, others:4
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Awful: 14 votes (sub:9, dub:3, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 27 votes (sub:25, dub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 5730 users, rank: #126 (of 9535)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.630 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.7606, rank: #134 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 8.543 (Excellent−), rank: #141 (of 9642) (seen all: 8.65 / seen some: 7.20 / won't finish: 4.34)
Bayesian estimate: 8.539 (Excellent−), rank: #50 (of 7243)
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
Release dates: We have 11
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
Insert song:
"Last regrets -X'mas floor style-" by Shimamiya Eiko of I've Sound (ep 16)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 21
Reviews:
Kanon DVD 6 (Nov 29, 2008)
Kanon DVDs 4-5 (Jul 29, 2008)
Kanon DVDs 2-3 (Apr 8, 2008)
Kanon DVD 1 (Dec 22, 2007)
News: Show:
Funimation Industry Panel (Jul 30, 2010)
Anime Boston - Day 2 (Apr 5, 2010)
ADV Films (Dec 9, 2007)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Kanon (DVD 1) 2008-01-01 (from $3.49)
    Kanon (DVD 2) 2008-02-12 (from $4.95)
    Kanon - w/ Artbox (DVD 2) 2008-02-12 (from $17.98)
    Kanon (DVD 3) 2008-03-04 (from $6.99)
    Kanon (DVD 4) 2008-05-13 (from $2.99)
    Kanon (DVD 5) 2008-06-03 (from $19.99)
    Kanon (DVD 6) delayed/cancelled
    Kanon (DVD 6) 2008-10-14 (from $39.99)
    Kanon - The Complete Series (DVD 1-4) 2009-04-28 (from $22.85)
    Kanon - The Complete Collection [S.A.V.E.] (DVD 1-4) 2010-03-30 (from $15.00)
DVD (Region 4)
    Kanon - The Collection (DVD) 2010-07-14

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tatsuya Ishihara
Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo
Screenplay:
Fumihiko Shimo (eps 1-24)
Storyboard:
Kazuya Sakamoto (ep 7)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (eps 3, 9)
Shinobu Yoshioka (ep 4)
Taichi Ishidate (ep 8)
Tatsuya Ishihara (OP, ED; eps 1-2)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ep 6)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ep 5)
Episode Director:
Kazuya Sakamoto (eps 1, 7)
Noriko Takao (ep 17)
Noriyuki Kitanohara (eps 3, 9)
Shinobu Yoshioka (ep 4)
Taichi Ishidate (ep 8)
Tatsuya Ishihara (ep 2)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (ep 6)
Yutaka Yamamoto (ep 5)
Unit Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (OP, ED)
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 (asst.; ep 1)
Futoshi Nishiya (eps 2, 8)
Hiroyuki Takahashi (ep 5)
Kazumi Ikeda (OP, ED)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (ep 4)
Satoshi Kadowaki (eps 3, 9)
Shoko Ikeda (eps 1, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (ep 6)
Art design: Mutsuo Shinohara
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Director of Photography: Ryūta Nakagami
Animation Check:
Chitose Nakamine (eps 3, 7)
Emi Nakano (eps 1, 6)
Kenji Murayama (ep 2)
Mie Kiyohara (ep 5)
Tomoyo Awada (ep 4)
Assistant Episode Director: Noriko Takao (ep 11)
Background Art:
Emi Kesamaru (eps 4-5)
Joji 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 Itō (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 1-7 odd)
Kazuya Takao (eps 2, 4, 6)
Natsumi Hamada (eps 1-7 odd)
Rin Yamamoto (eps 1-7 odd)
Ryūta 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)
Sachie Tsuda (eps 1-3, 5-7)
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)
Yūsuke Ishihara (ep 4)
Editing:
Masaki Sakamoto
Yukie Oikawa (Morita Editing Room; ep 2)
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Higaki (eps 1, 3, 6)
Aya Satō (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)
Yūgo Ōhashi (eps 1, 3, 6)
Yumi Ōhashi (eps 1, 3, 6)
Yumi Ookawa (eps 1, 3, 6)
Key Animation:
Asami Komatsu (eps 2, 6)
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 Karata (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)

Hiroyuki Takahashi (OP, ED; ep 1)
Kayo Hikiyama (6 episodes
eps 10, 16-17, 19, 22-23
)

Kazumi Ikeda (ED)
Mariko Takahashi (ep 4)
Masato Fukushima (eps 2, 6)
Masaya Makita (ep 4)
Mitsuyoshi Yoneda (OP)
Myung Gong Kim (ep 3)
Nao Naitō (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21
)

Naoko Yamada (ED; eps 3, 7)
Noriko Takao (OP; 4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 19
)

Reiko Oobuke (eps 2, 6)
Rie Sezaki (eps 2, 6)
Ryōichi Nakano (ep 4)
Ryouhei Muta (ep 4)
Saeko Oofuji (eps 1, 5)
Satoshi Kadowaki (OP)
Seiichi Akitake (8 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 21-23
)

Shoko Ikeda (OP; eps 1, 7)
Teruyoshi Shidou (eps 3, 7)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (OP)
Yoko Takada (ep 4)
Yoshinori Urata (eps 1, 5)
Yuichi Itou (eps 3, 7)
Yukiko Horiguchi (OP, ED; ep 1)
Yumiko Hashi (eps 1, 5)
Yūsuke Matsuo (eps 3, 7)
Logo Design Assistance: Keiko Maekawa
Online Editing Supervision: Naoki Kanazawa
Planning Assistant: Masao Takayanagi
Production manager:
Ryouko Tomii (eps 2, 6)
Shinichirō 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
Web Design: Norihiro Fujita
Akemi Satō 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
Yūko 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)
Gō 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)
Kentarō 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)
Ryōko 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)
In-Between Animation:
Studio Blue (ep 7)
Studio Wanpack (11 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 12-16, 20, 23-24
)

Music Production: Key
Online Editing: Imagica
Original Creator: Visual Arts/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 Menu Design:
Bety Sosa
Hiroko Fukumori (Volume 6)
Victor Cormier
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 (Volume 1-Volume 6)
Victor Cormier (Volume 2-Volume 6)
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 5-24)
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)
English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand)
FUNimation Entertainment
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
FUNimation Entertainment (2008)
Production: Amusement Park Media
Translation: JN Productions
Korean staff
Korean companies
(none)
Broadcaster: Animax Korea
Korean cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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