Kanon Original visual novel cover カノン Genre Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Romance Game Developer Key Publisher VisualArt's (Windows) NEC Interchannel (DC, PS2) Prototype (PSP, FOMA, S3G) Genre Eroge, Visual novel Platform Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, FOMA, S3G, Android, iOS Released June 4, 1999 Windows JP: June 4, 1999 JP: January 7, 2000 (All ages) JP: November 26, 2004 (Standard DVD) JP: January 28, 2005 (Standard All Ages) Dreamcast JP: September 14, 2000 PlayStation 2 JP: February 28, 2002 JP: December 22, 2004 (Best Version) PlayStation Portable JP: February 15, 2007 JP: November 9, 2009 (PlayStation Store) iOS JP: April 3, 2013 Android JP: August 28, 2013 Light novel Written by Mariko Shimizu Illustrated by Itaru Hinoue Published by Paradigm Demographic Male Original run October 23, 1999 – August 1, 2000 Volumes 5 Manga Written by Key Illustrated by Petit Morishima Published by MediaWorks Demographic Shōnen Magazine Dengeki Daioh Original run February 2000 – July 2002 Volumes 2 Anime television series Directed by Naoyuki Itō Produced by Daisuke Kawakami Mamoru Yokota Written by Makoto Nakamura Ryōta Yamaguchi Music by Hiroyuki Kozu Michihiro Ito Studio Toei Animation Original network Fuji TV, Kansai TV Original run January 31, 2002 – March 28, 2002 Episodes 13 Original video animation Kanon Kazahana Directed by Naoyuki Itō Produced by Kazumitsu Matsusaka Written by Makoto Nakamura Ryota Yamaguchi Music by Hiroyuki Kozu Studio Toei Animation Released March 2003 Runtime 20 minutes Manga Kanon: Honto no Omoi wa Egao no Mukōgawa ni Written by Key Illustrated by Kinusa Shimotsuki Published by Fujimi Shobo Demographic Shōnen Magazine Dragon Age Pure Original run June 29, 2006 – October 20, 2007 Volumes 2 Anime television series Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara Produced by Naohiro Futono Shinichi Nakamura Yoko Hatta Yoshihisa Nakayama Written by Fumihiko Shimo Music by Shinji Orito Yota Tsuruoka Studio Kyoto Animation Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Original network BS-i, TBS English network NA Anime Network Original run October 5, 2006 – March 15, 2007 Episodes 24