Comments on: Clannad After Story Review - 90/100

by: HOKKAIDO

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:31:20 +0100

After all the tragic scenes, I don’t think I can accept a crueler ending. So I’m quite pleased with the ending. And I don’t think the ending was a Deus Ex Machina. If you had fully enjoyed every episode, it would be very easy to understand that.

by: Mex

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:08:13 +0100

idk i think it was great i got every thing it was all great and sad parts made you wanna cry best anime i watched…

by: tiffac

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:55:33 +0100

As someone who just finished both seasons of Clannad I have to say this is one of the most inspiring Anime I have seen in a long time. I always expected a magical ending since Air and Kanon had them, although the ending did confuse me a bit but looking back at the story as a whole it was setup to be that way.

I’m glad I was able to watch this Anime. I thought Kanon 2006 was great but Clannad and especially After Story was even greater and I usually hate harem Anime.

by: esca

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:47:55 +0100

I agree with widowmaker, Heart wrenching story i’m a dude and cried like a baby during the 2nd season. If you saw it you know what i’m talking about. The “after Story” really made this anime great, without it, it would have been mediocre.

Been watching anime a long time, I usually don’t get into the drama stuff but came accross this by chance and it’s now in my top three.

Awesome story, like other’s here I thought a couple more happy episodes at the end would have helped ease my soul after all the drama they put me through starting the 2nd half of the after story season.

99/100, would have been 100/100 with a couple more feel good episodes at the end.

Great job writers and animators. Story was amazing.

by: widowmaker

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:54:49 +0100

First off, I will have to say that this anime is not for the faint of heart. Secondly let me establish one thing, I am a guy and I cried like a little baby when I first saw this. This has to be the most grounded and down to earth animes that I have ever seen. It tells a story that can actually happen in life, so it can really hit home when you watch it. Now I have read a lot of reviews for this anime, mainly of people talking about how they hated the ending, but I have to disagree. This story holds a very important message in it. Cherish the people that you love in life, because they can be taken away from you at any point in time. What happens to Nagisa is tragic, and what Tomoya does as a result is more than understandable. He put his hopes and dreams behind her and then fate intervenes and Tomoyo is crushed. Nagisa was everything to Tomoya, she was his life. Like I said, what happens in the story is something that can and actually does happen in real life. Now what happens to Ushio is equally tragic. Tomoya now has Ushio living with him and has recovered emotionally. He devotes himself fully to Ushio. But again, these things happen in real life, so the fact that you can relate will pull and tug on your emotions until you feel the lump in your throat is about to burst. But thankfully, time is reversed and Tomoya and Ushio are found to be fine. Tomoya is given a second chance, but still retains the memories of the tragedies from the alternate reality that he once lived. Like I said, this anime is not for the faint of heart, but if you want to see a truly great anime, then I would definitely recommend Clannad and Clannad After Story. It is truly a great work of art!

by: Michael Lau

Sun, 15 May 2011 19:18:27 +0100

For those of u guys who doesn’t understand the ending, I advise u NOT TO SKIP ANY PART in the anime (both orig. and afts.)
“SPOILER WARNING!!!” anyway, continue…
So in after story and the game it mentions that the “orb of light” can give a wish each, in the anime, kotomi, fukko and Miyzawa’s orbs of light is being used for the transition at ep.22, Nagisa and Ushio don’t die.

Proves on orb of lights for ushio:
on After Story extra episode 2 (ep. 24)
Tomoya mentioned that “Ushio never recovered in the other world” which means that Ushio DOES get the disease but she recovered.

by: Robert

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:51:13 +0100

Greatest anime ever created!!!!!! I honestly loved the ending, if you didnt quite understand it then i recomend watching the last 10 or so episodes over again. You couldnt possibly appreciate this beautiful story without completely undertanding what happened at the end of this story.

by: Drummerm4n

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:13:06 +0000

I agree with Zetatrain and Aapjuh, although the ending was very sudden, i dont think i could take much more after episode 21 (those who have watched it will know what im on about)

im not a very emotional guy, but this anime really drilled into my heart :) one of the greatest things iv ever seen.

I personally loved the ending, simply the fact that everyone and everything turned out ok after a train wreck of events was such a relief to me.

And they did hint throughout the series that the “lights could grant wishes” :) although i did have to look up the ending for the visual novel to FULLY understand what happened.

by: Aapjuh

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:14:23 +0000

all this ending fuss is about nagisa being alive after all?

seriously that was one of the best parts,
when nagisa died, i watched 1 more episode to confirm and then i rage quit, i was totaly bummed, all that this show is about is 2 ppl finding happyness in their live, so when she died before/at the peak of her happyness i was so pissed i quit watching.

after i read a review and found out it was sort of a dream, i quickly rushed to watch it.

clannad is one of the greatest anime’s i ever seen

MY list of anime’s i seen:
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Aapjuh

by: Ferdinand

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:16:26 +0100

Nice review, this is the saddest anime i have ever seen really, if anybody know any other animes that sad like this let me know =D.. The only animes that the sad feeling comparable to after story only kanon 2006 and kimi ga nozomu eien so far..

by: Beholder

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:37:37 +0100

Her passing away was just a dream or a “flash forward” if you will, but as told earlier in the story your future can change. the lights are just from the drugs he used! =D

by: Anne-marie Webster

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:42:43 +0100

I thought the “other world” put things off track a bit. But although that con, it was rather realistic. when nagisa died of child birth it was to be expected but not wanted. even though she passed on, it seemed as if they made her child resemble her so nagisa’s husband could keep his promise in protecting her. All in all, it was one of the best anime’s I have ever laid eyes on. I also seemed pulled to not only the main characters but the others as well. (certainly the chrismatic, and optomistic blonde hair blue eyed one)

by: NorybiaK

Thu, 06 May 2010 20:37:44 +0100

Well, We all of different opinions about Clannad. The series is awesome and I too cried a lot during the sad parts. The whole series is meant to be about Tomoya and his surrounding friends, but what you all missed is that Tomoya and Nagisa started this series off and they ended it together. During after story, they build us up with joy and happiness that Nagisa and Tomoya are married and love each other very much. During the pregnancy episodes, they hinted that something was going to happen and we all new it, but I would have enjoyed it better if Nagisa never died. Instead of watching the pain and putting me through the sorrow and misery, they should have made it completely happy and have episodes 16-22 show Nagisa, Tomoya, and Ushio living a happy life. I’m not big on sad, tragedy stories because it leaves me feeling empty and sad, especially after watching Nagisa and friends grow in a strong relationship and becoming family. To be honest, when Nagisa died I didn’t want to continue the rest of the story. The only thing that made me continue is that I looked up what happens prior to watching and I saw that something happened and they all lived happily. The way it ends is too quick and sudden. I wanted to see more. I wanted more to get the sad and empty feelings out of me….but it wasn’t enough. For those who think the ending sucked and Nagisa should have remained dead and whatever this Deus Ex Machina is, you’re wrong. It was something that wants me to continue watching, if there was more to watch. If there is another sequel I will be a happy person. 100000/100.

by: Zerp

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:18:26 +0000

I agree that the ending was not as good as it could have been, but I’m glad it ended in a positive note. I feel that, if it had not, I would have been left feeling utterly devastated and depressed, they did a good job keeping this from happening, and that’s a plus for me.

I also really liked the small stories, Misae’s one had me crying at the end. Clannad After Story is just such an amazing series, it’s a contender for my favorite show now!

by: littlecrow

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:07:29 +0000

I’ve finished it today and loved most of it, although i will admit that I did’nt enjoy the ending as much as I hoped I would. it disapointed me some, although it was a happy ending for the most part, it just seemed as though the writers wrote themselfs into a corner with the way thing were going. I’m a big softy and this show did get me teary eyed and I loved it for that but once that episode hit all emotions were gone, damn if I wasn’t starting to cry for Tomoya up to that point, and after that episode it seemed to hit the brakes until the season ended, but I would recammend this show to anybody.

by: orb

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:03:23 +0000

lol if you guys dislike the ending because you don’t understand it, well that just shows how inexperienced you guys are, compare to other animes that i watched this isn’t even a mindf*ck, just try watching boogiepop phantom, lain and see what i mean

by: Zodiac Casino

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:39:52 +0100

Personally, I’m glad they gave them a happy ending. It was soul-crushingly sad to see all the steps Tomoya made to find happiness, only to have it all snatched away repeatedly. Usually, I hope for a sad ending, but that was not the case this time. All the time spent having us get to know the characters, really helped strengthen my empathy for them, and as a result, I was really hoping for them to go the direction they did.

by: MMania

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:27:59 +0100

I guess if you just ignored the globes of light granting wishes and the “other world” segments completely the ending would seem a bit deus ex machina, but that would be silly. The only way to “reset” was to have everything play out like it did, ending just good or just bad would only have been half of the story. Especially with anime endings being generally unsatisfying from a western perspective, I’m surprised there’s so much hate for an amazing ending.

Well, enough ranting. Certainly there were things I would change if I could about this series, but overall I’d rate the full Clannad story 90/100.

by: Dante

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:13:28 +0100

Hated everything about Clannad + the afterstory except for the gangstuh fight and tomoyo’s ova (and also the depressing 2nd half of afterstory, minus the actual ending ending).

That ova took every bad aspect of Clannad, and polished it to the point where if it were developed, could have been such a wonderful piece. No more pungent cheese, no more cliche goodie goodie mushy moshy ness. Art was incredibly improved upon, showing all their emotions and squirms and whatnot, supporting the voices of their emotions. Good stuff, the rest of Clannad wasnt.

But no, Clannad was at most, mediocre. However depressing the twist to afterstory was, it was ruined at the end when all reality mushed from a little dream.

by: Garuda

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:29:53 +0100

dude are you FUCKING stupid or something with ur UNLIKE KANON.

you MUST be talking about Kanon 2002 because Kanon 2006 is even greater then Clannad and AIR.

i LOVED Clannad but i was r ealy upset with the end, it COULD have become my nr1 wich is Kanon 2006.

but the end just didnt do it for me like WHY fucking cry about all the things that happen when in the end they dont realy happen FUCK that shit, i wa planning to rewatch it soon to make myself cry again lol, BUT NOW THATS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE ANYMORE BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A RUSHED WHY MAKE IT SO HAPPY end.

Clannad After Story was Superb drama i LOVED it, they should have kept nagisa’s sacrifice and enden with just tomoya and ushi or something realy when the light appeared and suddenly he time warped 5 years back to ushios birth like some miracle had happend i felt SO cheated damnit, it was a PERFECT show realy but the end not at all.im sad about it cause it was about to become my favorite but ah well.

Beside the end Clannad was GREAT.

But Kanon 2006 is still my nr1, not very complex and some things are not VRY original just like Clannad season 1 with some side stories but at least those side stories where deep and maked sense.