“Amnesiac Yuuichi returns to snowy town, reconnects with girls, and slowly recovers lost childhood memories.”
Kanon
カノン (2006)
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Synopsis
Amnesiac Yuuichi returns to snowy town, reconnects with girls, and slowly recovers lost childhood memories.
As a young child, Aizawa Yuuichi had often visited his cousin in the city; however, something drastic happened to keep him away for seven long years. Now, Yuuichi returns, his memories of those days are simply gone. Settling into the wintry town, Yuuichi comes across several young girls, all of whom are connected to his past. As he befriends them and continues to interact with them, the long forgotten memories from his childhood begin to resurface...
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 137 sampled reviews
What 137 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.88 · split reception
5.8 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.3
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Jun 2007 → Jan 2026
- 10 “This anime easily went to my #1 favorite. It took my man card away. Not joking... There's a big hole in my wallet now. 10/10”
- 10 “Great anime good story and great characters one of the best dramas that I already saw. In the beginning the story does not seem to be good but over the course of the story plot vai enteresante and...”
- 9 “Personally i like this version of Kanon better than the old one because the new contains a lot of new scenes which is hilarious and the main characters are better drawn. The music fit this sort of...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2006 – Mar 2007 Fall 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1389 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
- Movic Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor