Opening: "Last regrets"          Everybody else is saying the same thing, but I'll repeat it anyways -- KyoAni quality as expected ;) The style is familiar for openings in this genre, introducing each heroine, and there's not much movement, but it's all extremely high quality. Beautiful scenery, the CG snow is very good, and the 3D blends in very well, too. Ayu's too cute when she bites into the taiyaki there :) Ending: "Kaze no tadoritsuku basho"    A rather simple ending in comparison to Haruhi, but fine by me. Can you tell I'm an Ayu fan yet? ;) Preview          A 3 minute preview with voices is on here, too... and I'm sorry, I can't help but hear the now very cool Yuuichi@Tomokazu Sugita as anyone other than Kyon for now ;) No problem getting used to it, though. For comparison, some shots from the Toei version of Kanon. It's often called an ago anime or agome -- 顎 ago meaning "chin" -- because of the prominence of character's chins. The original character design already emphasizes chins, but Toei's character designs did it that much more (among other things), so they weren't liked that much...     Scene where Nayuki meets Yuuichi from both versions. And here's Yuuichi. Definitely looks cooler in the KyoAni version. Anyways, it's all looking pretty good. I can't wait for Kanon to start in October. Uguu~~ ;)
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Thank goodness it's finally the weekend. Woke up at 4am this morning, couldn't go back to sleep, got to school a bit late (thanks to my dad being busy with eBay stuff), had to walk from Statistics to Joe Brown where my Korean class is -- about a 15 minute walk uphill, downhill, then uphill again. I'm not in shape after being lazy all summer long ... And then my mom's car breaks down while she's on her way to get me, I don't get home until 6:30 ＿|￣|○ Anyways, I'm caught up watching stuff for the most part, so now I've got a backlog of stuff to blog here, but like I said, until I get adjusted to this schedule stuff'll get done when it gets done. It'd be helpful if I could make myself keep it short so I could do it quickly, but we'll see ;) Some news for now before I doze off here.New Promo Trailers from TBS/BS-i Asatte no Houkou (TBS Asatte no Houkou Site) Animation: J.C. Staff Watch here. Looking pretty good, so I'm looking forward to it. Also, Suara (Utawarerumono OP/ED) will be singing the OP/ED :) Hidamari Sketch (TBS Hidamari Sketch Site) Animation: Shaft Watch here. Looks cute and seems like it could be fun. I should read the manga... Yoakena (BS-i Yoakena Site) Animation: Daume Watch here. And y'all have all probably seen the trailers and OP/ED for that other BS-i show, Kanon. I'll have something to say about that later ;)
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So with everyone getting into the whole Kanon remake craze, its only right that I do my rightful bit by commenting on the Kanon promos. So while waiting for Kanon prelude and its entire file to complete, here’s something that struct me with watching the 2006 CM vid. RENA IS IN GOING TO APPEAR IN KANON! See? [...]
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Just as expected. I can’t wait till October… OP   Animation is really nice but seems a little slow. I was expecting more fast paced scenes… probably because I still remember what they’ve done with Suzumiya. ED   ED music was quite nice. To me, [...]
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In the final in this gushy, over-the-top (according to your e-mails), Kanon worship series, Shipon scoops the entire universe with fresh screencaps from today's release of the Kanon Prelude DVD.
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Is it October yet? For anime fans, this is the year that just keeps on giving. Kyoto Animation’s Kanon remake should be a winner - that much is practically a given - but, even so, I feel a little like a kid on Christmas morning every time something new about the show is revealed. [...]
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Today we see the release of Kanon Prelude DVD by Kyoto Animation and what is contained on this Prelude DVD is creditless opening and ending videos, and four promotion videos. Having seen the 2001 version of Kanon I was a fan from the very start. Now after watching this Prelude DVD…..OH MY GOD it is [...]
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Opening Theme: Last regrets by Ayana (13.3MB, for PSP/Quicktime) Kanon: Prelude is a special DVD which is released to introduce Kyoto Animation's remake to the potential viewers. Since I've never watched the previous version of Kanon, I have no idea who these characters are supposed to be. Although I can tell right away that the male character is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Mayama from Honey and Clover, Kyon from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu). This promo DVD contains some of the most beautiful character, background, and animation design. It's definitely up par to other Kyoto Animation's series such as Air and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. I am not that impressed with the opening and ending song though. They feel a bit...flat, for the lack of better word. If I have to compare the two, I'd say that the ending song is slightly better than the opening song. Anyway, I've decided only to screencap promo 01 and 04 since the other two promos are pretty much just repetition of these two.
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-Aim for the Top (or Gunbuster) Movie website is now open: Here -New anime, Code Geas Promo can be found at their official website: Here  (Go to Movie section) -Cast change in Kanon. check here -New anime 家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN！will be aired on Oct.7th: check here -Rozen maiden special, titled Rozen Maiden Ouberture. Official web: Here -Galaxy Angel II will be aired [...]
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Wherein Shipon continues to follow the path of Kanon from its origins as a PC eroge to the upcoming KyoAni anime incarnation, discusses deformity in animation and tells it like it is, ghetto-style.
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