Ah, after such a long break, Clannad returns and we continue on with the Kotomi arc. This episode brings ups the past about Kotomi and the rather saddening past that she has lived and that she did meet Tomoya when they were kids. But I do have to say, I don’t find Kotomi’s past all [...]
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My staff of hundreds work round the clock to procure the finest versions of the latest anime. While I was too impatient to wait for a wide screen version of Clannad 13, I did get a hold of a unique alternative “director’s cut” ultimate edition, which contains the most correct presentation of the episode. [...]
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I was debating whether to blog this now or next week, along with episode 14. But then I remember that I'm going to be away on a conference for one week starting on Monday and won't have access to brodband internet. That means I'll have a lot of catching up to do when I come back the week after and the idea forced me to just blog this now. Anyway, there aren't that many things happening in this episode. The majority of Kotomi's backstory turns out to be similar to what I had in mind. I was actually kind of hoping that it'd be a bit more supernatural because at least it'd be different. I have heard that next week is supposed to be her last episode, which is fair enough. That means the other 3 girls (Nagisa, Kyou, and Tomoyo) will get around 4 episodes to complete their story. I think Fukou got way too much screen time earlier in the series and now the writers have no choice but to haste the story of the other characters.
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The Clannad dryspell is finally over! After three long weeks in its absence it’s great to see it back in its usual Thursday time slot. This week saw a lot of character development for Kotomi and not much else, but that’s not a bad thing at all. One thing that caused me to roll my [...]
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1.0 You are not alone
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Hair Color. Voice. Temperament. Antennae. There are many factors that help distinguish the different moefull girls of a series like KyoAni’s magisterial Clannad. But I was just thinking about how they can also be differentiated by their legs alone. See if you can pass the Clannad girl leg identification [...]
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While I am not a big fan of the genre, I have no objection, in principle, to ‘mo
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Ah, trouble is arising in Clannad world. This was actually the first time I was bored watching an episode. I’m not sure if this was more so due to the fact I have a head cold right now, or merely because the cuteness I once saw in Kotomi kind of faded away due to the [...]
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Instead of posting this within the recent Clannad episode post, I figured that this was worthy of being it’s own post. I’m not really a fan of collecting calendars, but when I saw that this was available on Amazon Japan, and at a reasonable price, I figured it would be a nice addition to my [...]
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As I mentioned int he last episode, KyoAni sure have a way with going from one type of mood to another in that one instance. Well we see that once again in this episode with Kotomi’s sudden shock and break down. It was nice to see how everyone was getting along so well together but [...]
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It’s official: three out of five blogs approve of Fuuko’s reappearance in episode 12. The other two were just grumpy old men who couldn’t stomach a little of KyoAni’s signature humour (it being an anime-original scene and all). Just kidding, and I’m not talking about the grumpy part either. I’ve already written about why Fuuko’s [...]
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“Don’t cross the road, you’re under a spell/Of broken violins…” With Fuuko’s arc more or less wrapped up, we seem to be in an arc centred around Kotomi, the bookish prodigy with a disproportionately keen interest in the violin. While Clannad still has that bishoujo vibe clinging to it like an overpriced cologne, there are enough [...]
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I was kind of taken aback when I found I wasn’t generally affected by Fuko’s departure in a gloomy way. I didn’t really become teary-eyed or cried like I predicted. Maybe it’s because I took such a long break from Clannad, or maybe it’s because she received such a heartwarming ending to her arc. While [...]
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Each week, my love for this show keeps growing and growing. I just love how we can spend a good half of an episode with jokes and interaction amongst the characters, and then they bring out something as beautiful as that scene of Kotomi opening the window. For that time frame, I’m quite sure my [...]
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This episode begins with Kotomi returning the violin back to the girl she borrowed it from and Kotomi making another friend. While walking down the hallway Tomoya asks Kotomi isn’t it nice to be making friends, while walking Kotomi starts crying after Tomoya’s asks the question. The next day Nagisa asks Tomoya if it’s nice [...]
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  This episode begins with Kotomi continuing to practice the violin at school and her playing is still injuring the ears of those around her. Later Kyou and Tomoya keep trying to improve Kotomi’s social skills but her sense of verbal timing is still off. After Kotomi, Nagisa, and Ryou leave school, Kyou asks Tomoya if [...]
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This episode starts off back in the dream world/other world, with the junk doll having a conversation with the young girl. The doll realizes that it must have come/or lived in another word in the past or in the future, and it struggles to recall those other memories. Then we pick up with Tomoya and Nagisa discussing [...]
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After such a beautiful ending to the Fuko arc, I was wondering how they were going to go from her arc onto Kotomi’s arc, but KyoAni have done a wonderful job on moving the series forward. At the start, we get the usual warm and friendly welcomes in the morning, but it’s nice to see [...]
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Clannad makes me turn into a wimpering school girl.  Wah! Episode 2    
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Hitode shoujo Fuko-chan. Somehow just not as awesome… This will probably be the last lighthearted episode of Kotomi’s arc, with Tomoya’s memory of their childhood meeting bleeding back into his mind things are sure to get drama heavy really quickly. But again, I must note that I’m seeing a lot more love for Kyou than Kotomi [...]
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