Complete monster
The Visual Novel and Anime:[]
- Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: The final story arc, in which Haruko and her little girl were closer to each other for one summer than most mother and daughter will be in a lifetime, culminating with Misuzu's heartfelt farewell for her.In particular, when Misuzu shouts "Mama" as she regains her memories.
- Crowning Music of Awesome: Summer Lights the calming, peaceful piano song that plays when Misuzu first shows up
- Within the Japanese otaku-dom, Tori no Uta ("Bird's Poem", or "Bird's Song") is often hailed as the anthem of anime/manga culture.
- Harsher in Hindsight: As of late-2011 Kawakami Tomoko, the voice of Misuzu, has passed away of ovarian-cancer, making any future viewing of the final episodes of Air doubly more painful and sad.
- It Was His Sled: Misuzu dies.
- Moe: Par for the course.
- Tear Jerker: "Goal."
- The scene on the beach where Misuzu runs towards Haruko while shouting "mama!" also counts.
The band:[]
- Epic Riff: They have quite a few - "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars", "Playground Love"...
- First Installment Wins: Kinda sucks having your first album be the most acclaimed...