Comments on: Canvas 2 ~Niji-iro no Sketch~

By: Saddy

Saddy — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:04:12 +0000

Recently , i ran into ur blog and read about the Da Capo II Visual Novel . I Love It And A Part About The Sis-con . I Was Bored And So I Watched All of it anime .
Now Another one ~ I`m So Gonna Watch it ! XD .

By: bluemist

bluemist — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:32:45 +0000

@Zeroblade
Watch it!

@53RG10
I would say though that the epilogue scene stretched it tooo far. I mean, bed scene already?! Mind is blown!

It's a perfect example of the "It's not in the ending, it's in the journey" idea. The series as a whole is just too good no matter how surprising or devastating the ending is for some. Also, it's balanced enough that I can still imagine the other girl in that bed instead!

By: 53RG10

53RG10 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:30:49 +0000

I'm one of those who took the 'sudden' ending hard, I was literally screaming at my computer screen! ^_^'

But aside from that sudden ending, Canvas 2 really was a great anime and worth anyone's time!

By: Zeroblade

Zeroblade — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:50:56 +0000

Ah great, now you make me want to watch the thing

By: bluemist

bluemist — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:45:18 +0000

@relentlessflame
Well I think the problem is that we don't see much of Hiroki's thoughts so the ending might be too sudden for some. I think the best indicator of the foreshadowing is if Hiroki really wanted Kiri, he should have succumbed to her in one of the multiple times she had shown affection. But everytime she does, Hiroki only moves one step closer, and still with hesitation.

By: relentlessflame

relentlessflame — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:59:11 +0000

Hey, I'm glad you found a show you liked! I agree that this is a good show in the genre, and holds up quite well in re-watches.

I think the reason why his career choice and his romantic choice were linked had to do with the basic idea that becoming a teacher was his way of running away from the past. I think Kiri would have accepted him no matter which career path he chose (after all, she often encouraged him to start drawing again!), but Elis knew that his being a teacher wasn't what he really wanted and was a lie. Hiroki couldn't seriously face Elis while still running away (and, of course, part of his running away was running away from his feelings for her). In the show, the symbolism was the thing that provided so much of the foreshadowing that made the last episode work. A lot of people watching initially missed the symbolism, and so thought the ending was arbitrary; it was anything but.

Anyway, like I said, good show, and I'm glad you found something you enjoyed.