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It is unbelievable how much difference Kyoto Animation has made. The first time I saw Kanon, Mai and Shiori were nothing special. Now what do we have, we have Mai’s Honey Bear and Chubby Racoon, her quiet demeanor and brilliant one-liners, and we have Shiori’s new insanely cute kohai personality. they really took the whole underclassmen thing and gave her a schoolgirl crush of epic kawaiiness.

and remake indeed, the resolution of Shiori arc is extremely different from the first time. i remember the toei version could not sustain too much enthusiasm during this arc (although both versions contained probably the most poignant quote of the entire anime in this arc “Every person has to depend on someone else to live.”) This time this episode was absolutely wonderful. Yuuichi x Jun make an awesome dance show, and everything just felt really good. Congrats KyoAni, you’ve won the year.

And now that Shiori’s arc ended gracefully, next ep we will begin the Nayuki/Ayu arc! Why do we see so much Jun though o_0? Get your tissues ready!