Clannad After Story

What can I say?... The Series was just simply amazing. It starts off where they left off in the first season and it gradually builds up from there. In the later episodes it becomes sad. I shed many tears and I can relate with Main Character in some ways. The ending was the most beautiful ending ever in a Anime.

I say Sit back and watch Clannad (first volume) first so you can understand what is going on and get to know all the characters first and even try to get some sense about the illusionary girl w/ the robot. After that Watch After Story.

Many will watch the Kyou Arc. The episode shows that they become a couple and it's a cliff hanger from there. It lets you think what type of couple they could have become and how their grown up lives would've turn out.

This has to be the most heart warming anime i've ever seen. The story is very dramatic but it shows you another part of life and what other people go through in life. I cried throughout this whole anime but I also laughed. This is a good comedy/drama anime. You'll enjoy all of the characters individuality. You get to see how they live and make it through life. I've watched this anime a bunch of time and I've cried every time I watched it. I recommend this anime highly. You'll laugh and cry and expericence a whole nother world.


But make sure before you watch this season that you watch the first season, you'll understand it more if you watch the first season.

Clannad: After Story, had the stuff set up just perfectly. It was nice how they showed their time as lovers then into husband and wife. I liked how Tomoya was able to marry Nagisa. He had to work for it. Baseball, if you've seen it or remembered. The biggest shock of all in the anime was when Nagisa passes away. I was like "What!? "What!!? How can she go!? It was just so sad, I felt as if i were in Tomoya's shoes that moment and i felt like crying as much as he did. I couldn't believe Nagisa was gone. Key always does an Out-standing job on their storylines. I never had complaints and i'm sure i never will. Some might not be as great as their others, ut overall none of them are bad.

The music, they used right music at the right moment and alot of them are so melodic. It's all wonderful. Though in After Story they reused alot of the same songs. It's all great songs, no lie. But overusing a song isn't too great even though it went well with the situation. That's why i rated it 4 and a half.

The characters, Oh man, everyone is so different. Nagisa is still somewhat the same. (She's wonderful) Kyou Fujibayashi changed so much. She's no longer violent and what shocked me was, she became Ushio's Kindergarten teacher. Key, Was smart using her dream of being a teacher to let the viewers see one of their other favorite heroines in the story again. Akio and Sanae were greatly associated and Tomoya's pops became a part of it too. You also finally learn alot of stuff about Yukine too. It all made up in the end. :)

Animation, I gotta say the animation is much cleaner than it was in Clannad season 1. Some parts looked like improved Clannad season 1 graphics. But some parts, for example. When Nagisa dies, Ushio dies, Yukine crying and stopping the gang war, Kyou telling Tomoya in the rain she liked him, and last but not least, Sunohara and Tomoya's big fight in episode 4.

Overall, It has very few down sides to it actually. It might take kinda long though for impatient people. They storyline doesn't travel the fastest, but at least they don't travel as slow as Naruto is going. Taking every plot and making it big, especially when it's just about getting Sasuke to become good again. >_> But i will not rank on Naruto. For people have their opinions. The storyline though on Clannad is swell, but some might not take a liking to it. Music also dragged it down, but like i said, it wasn't the worst thing ever.

This is one of the few anime stories that just keep getting better as it keeps going. It doesn't hold back any emotional punches and there is a deep affection for all the characters, even the always hopeless Sunohara. The story works best if you watch the complete series from the first season, in order to get to know the characters and their interactions. It took a while to grow on me at first, but the journey is worth it. This is top notch, carefully crafted storytelling, from the gentle music, the vibrant art, and controlled pacing coupled with wonderful subtle touches that you will miss if you don't watch carefully (such as how a person in the background will be walking and glance back at the corner of their eyes for a fraction of a second or a slight shift in posture carries worlds of meaning; other anime try too hard to include these things and turn them into cliches, but Clannad avoids this. )

As a father of two girls, the story of Nagisa was very hard to watch and After Story is gets harder and harder as the second half progresses.



Birth and Death are the things all of us experience (even those without kids were born once) and cannot be avoided, this is something we all share as living beings and the best stories remind us, with care and compassion, of these things. Clannad is a great example of that.

Im seriously going to need a beer if i dont want to break down crying. this anime is even much more heart warming and tear inducing than the first. It really drove me to tears. the storyline is just as powerful as the last one. music is the same though but always good to hear again and it fits too. characters are just as good as ever. animation is the same but good.

just one of the best animes i have seen in all of my years of watching anime. this taking place after the frist of clannad story. if you like the kind of anime that make you cry then this is the one. it has lot of stuff you can relate to in real life and how like can be crual and unforgiving.
i think there is a lesson to be learn form this anime as i see it in my eyes as to not take family for grated and to tresre them all was even in the darks of hours.

Clannad After Story is a continue on to the first season of Clannad. The story takes off when Tomoya graduates from high school and how hes learning to grow up. And how Tomoya and Nagisa take their love to a whole new level.

I thought the Clannad After Story had more tradgadies that made you cry. I believe this is an anime that if worth the tears. A lot of animes i watch i can't really contect it to real life like i'm not a ninja like in Naruto or any other animes , but this one yes you can connect to like how Tomoya doesn't get along with his father. Or the tradgady of losing a loved one.

So all in all i believe you should watch this anime, but if your brother or sister is asking you why your crying i think you should watch this in your room haha^_^

Clannad ~After Story~ is an anime that gives us an "after" in "happily ever after". And it is a beautiful ever after. its like a fairy tale!?


Events in After Story take place immediately after the first season, following Tomoya's final semester of high school. After declaring his love to Nagisa, they begin to have a close relationship. Their life together will be faced with unexpected challenges, as the truth behind the illusionary world and the city's legend come to light.

CLANNAD AFTER STORY starts off right after CLANNAD S1 where Nagisa and Tomoya are dating, the first couple of episodes or so delves into the stories of the "minor" characers, finishing them off all beautifully, although admittingly not as touching or heart wrenching as the first couple of CLANNAD S1. however, once Tomoya graduates from his high school days, the real journey of after story kicks in, testing Tomoya's heart and his views on change and love.

Storyline: 4
although the side character stories were definately weaker than the ones from the first season, that did not make them any less beautifully done. but what really makes up for said stories is the true after story arc, which is quite possibly filled with more heart wrenching, awe inspiring scenes than the first season. the only drawback to the latter half of after story would be the final episode, which while beautiful, would definately leave those who have never played the Visual Novel this anime is based on, in the dark.

Music: 4.5
the soundtrack to CLANNAD AFTER STORY remains for the most part unchanged, with only slight "remixes" of the songs that are played. although this means that the track is somewhat limited, the timing and use of each song is so well placed, almost any current fan of CLANNAD will be able to tell you an EXACT favorite scene of theirs with each song that is played.

Characters: 5
the cast of CLANNAD once again remains unchanged except for one addition which will not be mentioned in this review (as it is most assuredly a spoiler) all remaining true to their personalities. we do however get to see growth along with these personalities, no one character remains completely the same throughout the anime, in other words, all the characters get to evolve on a personal level.

Animation: 5
Smooth and well drawn, each transition from one scene to the next is done expertly. what really makes this shine however is kyoani's uncanny ability to make the colors match the mood PERFECTLY, when situations that call for some light hearted fun, the color is vibrant and exhilirating, when the mood is mellow, the colors soften and emit a relaxing feeling onto the viewer.

Tilt: 4.5
because my love for season 1, along with my love for the VN that i got to reading RIGHT after CLANNAD S1 was finished and was waiting for AFTER STORY, my expectations were extreemly high and made me worry a bit that kyoani would mess up a bit on the story. fortunately they did a bang up job and fulfilled many, if not all of my expectations. so if your into drama/romance/awesome anime, CLANNAD and CLANNAD AFTER STORY is a definate must see.... i mean it.... watch it.... like right now.