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YES! THIS is why I love Kanon! THIS episode is what it's all about. This is what Kanon has to offer (that Makoto arc was misleadingly dull, same feeling I got the first time around). And yes, it only gets better when we move into Shiori's arc, and finally into the finale of Nayuki/Ayu's arc. Ah...wonderful memories coming back, but 50X better.

that said...GOD it pisses me off how much Toei left out in the first adaptation. Almost this entire episode was missing the first time around. Now after seeing KyoAni's take, I finally understand Mai's story, where before it was more "wtf?" And Mai is so much more awesome as a character now, whereas before she was your typical girl. Wow, KyoAni's touch turned an amazing story with flaws into pantheon class. Wonderful. I wonder if KyoAni will succeed in making me tear up this time around (Toei almost did, but not quite)

I shed tears again. GOD DAMN IT.

i was almost in tears when i thought mai really killed herself. It hit me so suddenly that i zoned out.

Same here mate T_T It was so touching *.*

Yeah, I don't know why this wasn't as sad as the first arc though. I guess the first one had more build up of sad moments, rather then BAM -STAB SELF-

Besides the fact that she was ok soon after. Seriously though, I was on IRC,
"NO WAY, BULLSHIT! (in spoiler colored) Mai Died :((("
a minuter later.
"Ah nevermind guys, false alarm."

Hahaha.

I went on MAL channel on irc and start spamming "omfg omfg omfg MAI DIED???????"
I WAS FROZEN AND DIDNT KNEW WHAT TO SAY.... Holy shit if she died i would .... no idea what i would do..

Ohmyfreakinggodohmyfreakinggod.

I thought... I thought Mai had died...
I was just staring at my monitor, "Why?!"

Then her wounds healed. And I was like, "DAMN YOU EMOTIONAL PLOTLINE; DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT."

One of the best episodes of Kanon, but that's natural since it's featuring one of Kanon's biggest redeming qualities (Mai Kawasumi).

It would have been nice if she had died though, a dramatic end to an arc, but I guess no such thing. Mai needs her own anime.

Also the only Raw I have on my computer. I really need to get the raw of the dance episode though.

So it was sad :(

Absolutely overpowering... Mai's actions stunned me, the sword piercing into her chest just left me completely speechless...

But Hope existed in her...

A truly wonderful arc...

*sniff*
I actually thought she died D':

Good episode. Finally, at long last, I honestly really like Mai. She was only okay to me before, but this episode made me love her. She was so cute as a little kid! <3

My heart stopped when I thought that Mai had died. Yeah, this show is getting extremely good.

Brilliant. That scene... totally did not see that coming. I liked this arc more than Makoto's - it's going to be hard to beat.

wow this was emotional. my jaw dropped when she killed herself. i was like no way she was actually successful in doing it. and then the tears rolled.

this made so much more sense than the 2002 version and so much better :D

... I'm still kind of confused...My expression: O_O;

Mai had a combative attitude (the 'i will kill them before they kill me or my friends attitude'). For Mai to kill herself seems like an out-of-character move.

What made her hate herself so much that she had to commit suicide? =/

this was a good episode.

I think she understood that Sayuri was injured because of her : she indirectly did the attack.

It looks like (judging from the preview) we won't see Mai much from now on.
Maybe her arc was closed like this in the game, but it would be a waste with an anime format.

wow damn this show for killing characters but not killing them... i mean they make these path's to inevitable death only to have, the person be ok, recover, idk i found frustrating more than saddening... maybe i have no heart... it was a shock to see her stab herself but for somereason i felt she was going to do it, but the fact she didn't die was one of those frustrating things, i didn't want her to die, but since they had "killed her" the fact they brough her back with "hope" was well disappointing, i did like her but idk... i guess i'll see how the rest pan out

finally i know what these demons are.