Ayu Tsukimiya

Ayu Tsukimiya is a central heroine of Kanon and a mysterious girl who repeatedly meets Yuichi Aizawa in the snowy town. She is recognizable by her winged backpack, love of taiyaki, and the phrase "uguu."

Ayu Tsukimiya and the forgotten promise

Cheerful, clumsy, and determined to find something she has lost, Ayu seems carefree despite an underlying sadness. Her attachment to Yuichi is rooted in childhood memories that he has forgotten.

Taiyaki, memory, and the truth behind her return

Ayu has no conventional combat ability, but the supernatural state surrounding her connects dreams, memory, and reality. Discovering the truth about her accident and coma transforms her route from a search for an object into Yuichi's effort to remember and keep a childhood promise.