▪	RELEASED BY:		ADV FILMS
		▪	ASPECT RATIO:		16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN
		▪	AUDIO:		ENGLISH AND JAPANESE DD 2.0
		▪	RUNNING TIME:		100 MIN
		▪	RATING:		TV PG
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		03/04/2008
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		03/16/2008
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		HOLLY ELLINGWOOD

A town filled with secrets and girls waiting for answers. But what are the questions? Yuichi wants to know. There’s the ailing girl Shiori who waits for him everyday outside in the cold, Makoto, the brash amnesiac who seems to have little knowledge of how the world works, Sayuri, the kind girl with excellent cooking skills, Mai, the demon exorcising girl who speaks few words and carries a sharp sword, they all have something to do with the secrets surrounding the town, secrets surrounding the girls, secrets that seem tied to Yuichi.

As the anime continues its look at Yuichi’s day to day life in the peaceful town, the questions about Makoto and the other girls around Yuichi are building, not lessening, as the mystery deepens. Mai tells him in a candid moment to stay close to Makoto and watch out for her, she will need him soon. But for all the hints and pushes people give him, no one is explaining to Yuichi why. And it seems as if most of them have some idea as to what the real story about the town and the girls truly is.

Makoto reluctantly gets her first job and the shenanigans between her and Yuichi continue for great amusement. However a stray cat brings about some heartache for Makoto after it earns her harsh words from Yuichi. Although the series has a number of girls already central to Yuichi’s life, Makoto gains precedence in this volume. While trying to uncover the girl’s lost past, Yuichi may have stumbled upon a missing part of his own. It’s not just that she needs a lot of guidance, there’s something else, some enigma and it is tied to Yuichi’s own lost memories. Melancholy and a foreboding of heartbreak to come enter into the mystery with answered promised to be forthcoming in regards to at least Makoto’s presence in Yuichi’s life. 
 
Along with the mystery, the sly deadpan humor continues delightfully as well. The various characters can come out with quite the zingers if you listen carefully. It gives many unexpected laughs to the otherwise introspective tale that holds a haunting sense of heartache to its undertow.

EXTRAS:
Bonus features include ADV previews, clean closing and opening animation, and the next two parts to the behind the scenes look at anime production focusing on Kyoto Animation and their production of Kanon. This second segment looks at storyboards and the third part focuses on layouts. Both segments feature interviews with Tatsura Ishibara (Director).

IN SUMMARY:
Fans of Air will enjoy the quiet mystery and poignant undertone of Kanon.