![]() Whereas Air and Kanon felt like separate stories with a theme that loosely tied the cast together, Clannad has no such disjointed feeling, and is part of the reason that I think this is (arguably) the best written of the three Key animated adaptions by Kyoto Animation to date.Įven the main heroine is more fleshed out than the typical Key heroine. ![]() The third Key / Visual Art's animated project from Kyoto Animation, Clannad mostly discards the magical aspects of Kanon and Air for a more down to Earth story about a boy, a girl, and the numerous people they encounter in both school and outside of it.Īt the same time, it's also about family, as every character's arc in this series revolves around their family members in some form (and even some of the side characters do as well). Over time she opens up to Tomoya and finds herself spending more time with him, changing him in the process. Out for a year due to being sick, she feels awkward and alone at school as her friends have since moved on. One morning on his way to school he meets a girl named Nagisa Furukawa. Tomoya Okazaki is a third-year high school student who doesn't like school and lives with his father (whom he fights with often, and is responsible for paralyzing once of his arms). The original R1 DVD release of the series does not contain and English dub, though Sentai Filmworks later offered purchasers the option of a version with an English dub. ![]() It does not take into account episode 24 (Tomoyo Chapter), which will be reviewed separately in the future. The episode number takes into account the DVD-only episode 23. Notes: Based on the visual novel game created by Key / Visual Art's. Related Series: Clannad the Movie, Clannad Another World: Tomoyo Chapter, Clannad ~After Story~Īlso Recommended: The other Clannad animated projects, Sola Length: Television series, 23 episodes, 23 minutes eachĭistributor: R1 DVD from Sentai Filmworks.Ĭontent Rating: 13+ (dramatic/tragic elements, suggestive themes, animated blood) As he attempts to help each girl overcome her respective obstacle, he begins to realise life isn't as dull as he once thought.Genre: Visual novel romance / drama / comedy Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.Īs Tomoya spends more time with the girls, he learns more about them and their problems. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school's drama club. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. ![]() ![]() However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing. He soon discovers the girl's name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention. One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away. Plot Summary: Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. ![]()
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