It wasn't about how much I cared for Fuuko or the story of Clannad itself. It was about how incredibly well-done the whole arc was, and expecially that episode. The pacing was superb. There was a perfect mix of absolutely hilarious jokes and totally gripping drama to instantly attach me to the cast and make everything that would follow a ton of fun. It was choosing the right shot or the right organization of plot elements, or the right timing, or the perfect music to make the situation JUST RIGHT.
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Nagisa is such good stuff, I couldn't resist sharing some wallpapers of her. Not sure where I found all these since I just absently save images I like. As such, I'm sure that some or all of these may be old hat to you, but just maybe, there were some new ones you haven't seen yet.You guys didn't mind, did ya? ^_~
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I’m late to the Clannad End party, by the way, because I like the widescreen. I feel as though I’ve completed some sort of long journey in getting to the end; considering how many episodes it’s taken, maybe I have. What started out as an experiment in broadening my viewing horizons hasn’t quite convinced me [...]
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The winter season’s been over for a few weeks now, but I’ve only recently finished the shows from the winter season (and some from the fall) that I was watching. I’ve yet to finish Akikan! and RideBack, and I haven’t caught up to the latest episodes of Churuya-san, Haruhi-chan, and Hetalia Axis Powers. The first [...]
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Certainly, it has been since the last episode of Clannad ~After Story~, but that doesn’t mean that it’s at the end of it’s epic journey yet. It’s a common practice that several hits in the anime market will get a DVD version, and of course, After Story is no exception. Much like the first season of Clannad, [...]
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Kyou fans rejoice… there is going to be a OVA that will be on the 8th volume which will focus on Fujibayashi Kyou’s arc. At a CLANNAD After Story event “Kono Machi no Negai ga Kanau Basho” held on April 12th, the extra episode bundled with the volume 8 was announced to be Fujibayashi Kyou’s arc. [...]
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A recent post on Moetron announced that the final volume of Clannad After Story will include an OVA that covers Kyou’s story of the visual novel. I’m glad they did this as she was one two characters. the other being Tomoyo, that I actually liked. This was because unlike the rest of the cast, Kyou [...]
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Mahou Shoujo Kyou.
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Now that the Clannad ~After Story~ anime is done, I thought I'd relive some of the goodness by bringing out Ushio-chan for an encore performance. ^_^Man, is she ever adorable. ^_^
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Clannad ~After Story~After having enjoyed Clannad so much, it is no surprise that I would be looking forward to the sequel, Clannad ~After Story~. Fortunately, it pretty much lived up to the Key standards for these visual novel adaptations by Kyoto Animation.The story picks up where Clannad leaves off and follows the same pattern as before, showing school life for Tomoya, Nagisa, and their
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Episode 23: We return to the school life portion of the story, a year before Tomoya and Nagisa met, with Tomoya beginning his junior year and Nagisa her first senior year. The shy Nagisa desires to make some new friends but is tentative about being proactive. Meanwhile our two favorite delinquents, Tomoya and Sunohara, are forced [...]
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A compilation episode of both seasons of Clannad.
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In the beginning, my Clannad pictures only involved Nagisa. Then, it was Nagisa and Tomoya. Now…well, you do the math. It was a year and a half ago that the Clannad anime began airing, introducing to English speaking fans the latest of Key’s creations in a setting that struck everyone as “sad girls in spring.” No [...]
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The end of a great series… Why did episode 24 have to be a recap?! Although, I didn’t particularly love the special, at least it was better than a recap! And anyway, what is the point of placing a recap at the end of a series? Maybe I’d understand a little if it was in the [...]
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I've never cared much for April Fool's day though I did find some of the possible origins of the event to be of interest. Regardless, since there are going to be a lot of people with their desperate attempts at pranks, I figured I'd be a voice of sanity and give you Clannad fans a cool image of Nagisa that I found on my HD.This just feels like an April image to me. ^_^
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Reminiscing back from the first few weeks of last year’s Fall anime season, I caught a glimpse of Clannad and decided to watch it on the pretense of watching something from the opposite end of my usually preferred genre. I was quite aware that I was tad bit (okay, maybe not tad bit) late considering [...]
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The Clannad saga finally comes to an end, at least for now. The first Clannad series was touching, but in my opinion, After Story is where the series really shines… I’ve already written my general thoughts about Clannad in my review of the first half of After Story here so I’m just gonna talk about the [...]
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Really quickly: it’s hard to explain, but somehow what AIR failed hardest at (its episode count) came back not to haunt Clannad After Story but to ameliorate it. The recap episode provided the recognition required on the show’s part to validate the wiki history state reversion. Also, Toradora!’s ending (eps. 24+25) pleased me immensely. It [...]
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クラナド アフターストーリー Episode 24 (finale/end)Clannad ~After Story~ Ep. 24 RecapSPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Tomoya tells Ushio the story of how he and Mama (Nagisa) met in high school, made friends with Kyou, Ryou, Kotomi, Tomoyo, and the others, including "Youhei-ojichan." Tomoya then tells of the formation of the Drama Club and the troubles they encountered to make Nagisa's dream come true, followed by
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          This episode begins with Tomoya telling his daughter Ushio a story from before she was born. After a question from his daughter, Tomoya rephrases it to say that he’s telling her the story of how he and Nagisa first met and how this lead up to her birth. Tomoya starts off by telling Ushio how he  met [...]
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