Canvas2 - 23 March 19
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Summary:
Hiroki immediately gets a phone call from Kiri after him and Elis return home from the hospital. Seeing her brother occupied, Elis decides to go out to buy some paint. She runs into Takeuchi at the art store, and Takeuchi gives her a bit of a pep talk about how she should be serious about painting. On her way home, Elis notices the red sunset and realizes how much she wants to draw. The next day, Hiroki watches as Elis and her friends come to school, and Kiri notices that something is bothering him. Elis later thanks Takeuchi for giving her the resolution to make her decision: she’s going to France. Hiroki ends up learning the news from the director, who gives him an official form that needs to be fixed because Elis forgot to fill something in. When she comments on how lonely it’ll be with Elis gone, Hiroki responds by saying that it’s ok because it’s for the sake of her studying abroad. At home, Hiroki finds Elis asleep with a French language book beside her. She wakes up and tells him that she’s going to spend Christmas with her obaa-chan in France to get to meet with her and to look for a place to stay. Also, she’ll be at Tomoko’s house on Christmas Eve. Hiroki thinks that she’s already begun walking her own path. Elis then switches the topic to Kiri and says that she thinks Kiri is a good match for Hiroki.
At school, Sumire approaches Hiroki to ask about her reward again, but Hiroki still thinks that he’s unable to draw. In the spring, he’ll be graduating from college and becoming a teacher. Sumire asks if it’s really ok for it to remain this way even as Elis is going to France, but Hiroki thinks that Elis is moving forward faster than him. Sumire responds by saying that both of he and Elis are lying. In the hospital, Tomoko tells Elis that she’ll leaving to have her surgery the same day that Elis leaves for France. Tomoko wants them to move forward together. Meanwhile, Hiroki is talking with Kana while she’s writing her next story, featuring, for the first time, a male main character. It seems awfully similar to Hiroki’s own life, but before Kana can tell Hiroki how it ends, her editor calls her away. Hiroki is later shopping around when he gets a call from Kiri telling him that she’s bought his Christmas present. Kiri had earlier wanted to call off their Christmas plans so that Hiroki could be with Elis, and so now Hiroki suggests that they stay together somewhere overnight. He then heads to the jewelry store and buys a pair of a heart shaped earrings for his “girlfriend.” At home, Elis is staring at a blank canvas. This time, she’s actually able to squeeze the red paint out of the tube.
On the day of the Christmas party, Hiroki wakes up the sound of Elis’ voice. Not only is she already up, but she’s also prepared breakfast for him (at the expense of her own sleep). While walking to school, Elis says that she’ll never forget the seasons she spent with her brother. Hiroki thinks that it sounds a bit too much like they’re going to be separated for eternity, to which Elis responds that it’s not for eternity, but they are being separated. Elis then starts to say something about tonight, but she gets cut off by Kiri’s arrival. Kiri offers to come see her off tomorrow, but Elis says that she doesn’t want to hinder Kiri and Hiroki being together. During the Christmas party, Kana comes up to Hiroki to discuss her story. Apparently her main character is meek and ends up becoming very regretful. Although she hasn’t decided the conclusion, Kana does tell Hiroki that this is only for her novel. Hiroki has to write his own ending; Kana can’t do that for him. Behind the scenes, Sumire is getting ready for her performance when Elis approaches her. Sumire tells Elis that she won’t regret it even if she fails; for the sake of today, Sumire practices her hardest. She also tells Elis not to have any regrets. After Sumire leaves, Tomoko shows up and suggests that they go to the airport tomorrow together. However, Elis seems to be feeling better and thinks that they should just meet there. Elis then clears Tomoko’s doubts about still being around when the next Christmas comes around. The two promise to meet in Paris during Christmas of the next year. Everyone eventually gathers in the party hall and Sumire starts to perform her solo part.
I enjoyed this episode for all of the little things, like Kana and Sumire trying to lead Hiroki in the “right’ direction, Elis moving forward with her life, getting closer to using the red paint in a painting, and Tomoko’s friendship with Elis. But, as many people have said, I think the main thing that’s missing from this next to last episode is a big plot twist. Everything’s been decided in terms of relationships and there isn’t much to get in the way of Hiroki and Kiri’s relationship, unlike Asa’s disease in SHUFFLE! or Aisia’s meddling in DCSS. Really the only thing left is for Hiroki to start drawing again.
So with only one episode left, I’m predicting that Hiroki will end up with Kiri as his love, but will start painting again because of Elis (maybe his painting will be of Elis). Those guesses aren’t too hard to make based on what’s been happening up to now, and I don’t really think that they’re going to pull any big surprises. Anyway, onward to the final episode!
EliteF22 at 3:22 pm on March 19th, 2006
Oh, I want that eyecatch of the editor and the school director.
Kaito at 3:56 pm on March 19th, 2006
How strange, loli and ero eyecatches this time. Canvas 2 seems to have quite a variety.
Syaoran Li at 4:23 pm on March 19th, 2006
Well, hre you go… another happy ending for someones, not for me ^_^
*Chi* at 4:24 pm on March 19th, 2006
So it’s clear: Hiroki x Kiri.
I hoped for Hiroki x Elis, but i thought it will end that way.(after all that things which happened between these two)
So last episode will be just showing what everybody is doing I guess. Hmm, but it’s not really creative with this “earrings for his girlfriend” . It’s obvious they are for Kiri and they still try to hide who is the person Hiroki likes.. Ara Ara..
Or will we get a surprising end? Let’s see^^
Nigredo at 4:36 pm on March 19th, 2006
best eyecatch ever, the one with the editor I mean
penguin13 at 4:45 pm on March 19th, 2006
Pffft i was hoping for some more drama and crazy twist in the end.
nikolai_131 at 6:30 pm on March 19th, 2006
I hope that Hiroki will be with Elis at the end. THE HOPE DIE LAST!!!!!
General Cox at 6:58 pm on March 19th, 2006
Nooooo don’t be crazy fools! It was meant to be kiri from the start! Glad they are finnally getting it together!
It would just be weird if Elis and Hiroki started going out, what with the age difference and the fact that she is pretty much his sister! I just wanna see that she gets completely over Hiroki.
Warukyure at 7:13 pm on March 19th, 2006
Man, what a reverse of things, back when DCSS, everyone wanted Nemu to die, and for Kotori to win (I’m still sad about that…) but now in Canvas 2, a lot of people seem to want a crazy ending in which Elis gets Hiroki (I’m also hoping that that)
Oh, well at least the eyecatch is really good (I mean the loli one)
MonkeyBrains at 7:21 pm on March 19th, 2006
I found Hagino’s typing on the keyboard while she was talking to Hiroki was… interesting.. switching between the names as she’s trying to find out Hiroki’s feelings. And then Shie walks in, but says nothing to Hiroki - which was kind of surprising, since she was willing to butt in before.
Anyway, not bad, but the vibe from these last few episodes, it’s all focused on Elis (heck one could say the main character of the whole series was Elis, which is certainly an interesting aspect to a show based off an h-game, to have it focused on a female lead instead of a male lead). I’m probably missing a whole lot with my crummy Japanese language skills, and I know Hiroki talked about painting again in this episode with Misaki, but his painting (or lack thereof) has been sooo in the background, kind of the “B” plot to Elis’s issues, that it’s going to be weird to see why or how he decides to paint again next episode… Which, according to the next episode description on the website, he will do. With the heavy focus on Elis, it seems like it’d only be natural that he’ll end up painting Elis (why focus on Elis so much, while sticking the painting as a “B” plot if he doesn’t end up painting her), even if he still stays with Kiri. Which would be quite unusual.
That was a lot of typing all about nothing… Hmmm… Oh well.
jj at 9:07 pm on March 19th, 2006
the second last pic, the girl on the left side, it’s asa senpai from shuffle! but with a different color of hair band. ^^
Rasmiel at 10:20 pm on March 19th, 2006
This is the crappiest twisted bullsh*t I’ve ever seen! They didn’t show how Hiroki actually got back to painting, and that was the most heart warming moment in the game, and they are going to send Elise off to France just like that?! And Hiroki gets earring for Kiri?! Oh come on!
This anime had countless plot twists, but I hoped at least they would show how much work was put into Hiroki’s painting of Elise.
Syaoran Li at 10:53 pm on March 19th, 2006
OK, another H-game turn to ashes after its transition to anime…
Take a good example with Kanon, or… Ysukihime, I don’t know… but this… bad
penguin13 at 11:23 pm on March 19th, 2006
Yep no Elis ending
GAH!!!!!!!!
nietono no shana at 11:37 pm on March 19th, 2006
This episode reveals the Hiroki’s unconscious affection towards Elis, particularly the part where he recalls their night in the hospital. I still have a hunch that it’s going to be an Elis ending. Why reveal such hesitation in Hiroki if there won’t be a prospective twist?
jjl at 4:13 am on March 20th, 2006
Wow Warukyure don’t even get started on DCSS.
Even though I was looking for HirokixElis, and there still might be a chance?!, canvas 2 appeased my feelings better than DCSS.
Watching DCSS was just a killer >
Miku at 5:38 am on March 20th, 2006
omg… is it really gonna end with kiri…?
I wanted Hiroki to be with Tomoko and kiss Kana on the wayy!! XD
sinistral at 6:05 am on March 20th, 2006
LOL Asa-senpai “cameo”.
MonkeyBrains at 6:22 am on March 20th, 2006
I’m trying not to prejudge the ending before I actually see it, but I do agree with you on one thing, Rasmiel, the lead up to Hiroki painting again has not been there in this series like it was with the game. At least not yet. They’re leaving way too much to the last episode, it feels. I’m not sure how satisfying that will be. It might be fine. But, for example, if they switch to ElisxHiroki on the last episode (and they drop occasional hints), unless the writing is better than I think, it’s going to be kind of annoying that Hiroki would’ve lead Kiri on during these last episodes. One episode to dump Kiri and switch to Elis is going to be a pretty drastic transition, I would think. We’ll see.
cyw1988 at 6:30 am on March 20th, 2006
I wanted a harem ending… and anything but a kiri one.. X_X