One of the prevailing elements of the Fuko arc was the thought of being forgotten. The simple thought of other’s memories of one’s self being left behind in the flow of time and events is an issue that everyone deals with. Some people simply do not care of their legacy while others devote their entire [...]
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Dear Reader, I am in the midst of a deep conundrum. I faithfully watched Clannad up until episode 9, the conclusion of Fuuko’s story arc. And I hated it. I was too busy rolling my eyes to be able to shed any tears. Yet the rest of the blogosphere has been filled with nothing but “FU-CHAN BAAAAAAAAAAAW!!” [...]
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I have been anxiously awaiting the end of the Fuuko arc so that I could write more seriously on Clannad then just sex and dangos. What follows will be somewhat in line with my earlier look at Kanon. This post assumes knowledge of of Clannad through episode 9, as well as all of [...]
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I regret downloading this show. I’ve been downloading Clannad because Rizel suggested that I watch this. It didn’t take much convincing because I loved Kanon, so it was natural to watch. And I regret it. Gah! Bad move, bad move. I have two essays, an 8-piece art portfolio, and one [...]
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“No more promise, no more sorrow/No longer will I follow/Can anybody hear me…?” Dammit, I never thought I’d be moved by this. More to the point, why am I so quick to apologise for calling Fuuko ‘slightly annoying’ and consider calling her endearing and worthy of my sympathy instead? I honestly never expected her story to [...]
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  This episode picks up with Nagisa, Tomoya, and Fuko back at the school where they will spend the night, Fuko’s sisters wedding is the day after tomorrow. Fuko’s lectures Nagisa and Tomoya on how they should address each other by first name, and how they should use honorifics of endearments to one another, both Nagisa [...]
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No. But that doesn’t stop this from being the most heartfelt, genuine, and overall best Key plotline ever. Here’s why.
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A great ending to a great opening arc for Clannad. Those who were predicting Fuko’s arc would end on the extremes of the emotional spectrum, that is, either really happily or really sad, might be disappointed to see that the middle ground was chosen instead. It was a very bittersweet ending, which I felt was [...]
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The laughs keep coming after each episode and with the focus on Fuko, and her somewhat childish behaviour, it makes it that much more funnier. Straight up we have Sanae switching between happy and sad at an instant, and Tomoya succeeding in squirting juice up Fuko’s nose (nice eye catch by the way), but we [...]
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And the weight of the series just gets heavier and heavier as Fuko’s arc becomes closer to its destined end. I was at a cross as whether not to cry near the end of this episode. Nagisa’s mother almost did it in for me when it came time. I felt tears in my eyes, and [...]
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That’s it. I quit Clannad…..AND ANIME!
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  This episode begins with Nagisa, Fuko, and Tomoya siting around a table and Nagisa tells Fuko that the day of her sister’s wedding is approaching and permission has be granted for it to take place at the school, Tomoya is uneasy about this news. In the school hallway Fuko, Nagisa, and Tomoya continue to try [...]
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I loled at Tsukasa and Sunohara. Also, Kana owns. Also, chinchin. After the first 30 seconds it gets good.
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I can't believe I just spent some good hours deleting all of the spams from my blog. Sometimes I wish I can grab those spammers by their neck and force-feed them those pills that they advertise so often. Having said that, this forced me to accept that it's about time I update my blogging software. It's been a while since I do that. The thing is, updating your blog is a long-winded and difficult process. That's why I've been holding off on doing it. Anyway, moving along, this episode is actually pretty good. It moves a lot of Fuko-related issues in one go. The lack of comedy doesn't actually bother me because at least we get some kind of progress in terms of storyline. I think the main thing that bothers me so far was the lack of progress and this episode is a change in the right direction. Anyway, I'm sorry for the very short summary. I figured most people have already seen the episode anyway so there's no point to tread over it again.
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I can’t help it. The Fuko arc really does work after all, in spite of itself. Maybe the reason why the arc is so long is because it needed that time to settle in the viewer’s mind, but there’s something primal and powerful about where this story is headed that I can’t help but be [...]
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DOZO! With Fuko’s arc almost at its climax, the balance of comedy vs drama in Clannad has finally shifted towards the latter, there’s nothing funny about an exercise in futility. No smart ass pre-jump remarks this time around, on to the summary: Episode Rating: 9/10 Fuko’s starfish campaign continues on, with just about a week left until her [...]
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What follows is an attempt at a preliminary analysis of dango society based on a close reading of the lyrics of the song “Dango Daikazoku“. While many details are left unexplained by this song, it nonetheless provides a valuable introduction to the dangos and their world. True anthropological field-work is obviously impossible in [...]
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Well we’re definitely in full swing of the Fuko arc, and the laughs keep coming. The whole Tomoya switching with Ryou was just hilarious, but I find it pretty cute how Ryou was getting embarrassed as she kept up the act. Though seeing Kyou’s sudden appearance and wanting to punish Tomoya makes me wonder if [...]
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  This episode begins with Tomoya and Nagisa meeting Fuko’s sister at the school’s founders day festival where they realize that she can’t see her sister. Fuko’s sister tells them that she’s heard the rumor that her sister is at the school having fun with friends, and so forth, but she says she knows that it can’t [...]
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For those of you anxiously awaiting the dango melonpan epic battle, it seems it’s been delayed. Unlike what happened with Shannad 06, a different kind of merging between Shana and Clannad occurred this week. Check it out!.
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