Clannad - Season 1. Beautiful anime series about love. IDK where to begin? :p
I watched initial episodes almost a month ago so I may be forgetting some things..
This is a high school anime surrounding a delinquent - Tomoya and his school fellows and their friendship. This story has a nice flow, like - light-hearted moments that lead up to really emotional touching moments and then back to the light-hearted.. it's like waves all through the anime, and I like that about this anime.
I don't think I'm able to write well, so will say whatever comes to my mind :p
I loved ALL characters. All characters have a background that is brought forth during the series. You connect with all characters due to this.. Just like life, where everyone has their own background despite what they may seem like everyday.
Tomoya's sarcasm, wit, his heart, he's laidback at the same time isn't.. his relationship with his father was most puzzling, his father is really a very sad person.. is lost, surrendered himself from the reality of life.. Maybe it's because of his father that he's so helpful to everyone.. I wanted to see more of Tomoya-dad.
I loved Nagisa's parents a lot, they were my favorites. Their relationship with each other and Nagisa is so lovely. I think Akio is my most favorite character in this series :D I didn't get enough of Akio-Sanae.
FUKO was the cutest character. I love her-Tomoya's chemistry đ And she's also a very sad character.. That episode when her sister visits Tomoya-Nagisa and says the 'two of you', while Fuko was standing between them with that music suddenly playing in the background... I'll never forget it .
Fuko part was too personal desu..
It is really the 'presentation' of emotional scenes in this anime though.. as a person who gets easily carried away, such scenes were really emotionally powerful. It's not just the scene in itself, but the way it takes you away with it, impact it has on you that it feels like an experience. So many scenes like that in this anime - when Fuko starts fading away but Sanae still greets Fuko despite being unable to see her, Fuko-Tomoya-Nagisa celebration of Fuko's birthday at school, some scenes where Fuko was being forgotten and invisible - the entire part after Fuko's truth until the wedding where her sister also talks to Fuko at the end -- everything is so heartbreakingly beautiful... Nagisa's care and protection of Fuko was beautiful..
And then, Kotomi's truth about her parents... I remember a scene at the end of an episode where Tomoya walks into her backyard following a butterfly, it is the presentation, felt magical and was emotionally charged, with that music playing in the background- I won't forget this scene.
The entire flashback of Kotomi's parents' death and her reaction and the teddy bear - was all horrible, it felt difficult to go infront of my parents that day.
Hmm, what else... KYOU and Ryou reminded me of twins from Lucky Star - Kagami and Tsubasa I think. I loved them both...that moment when Ryou and Kyou realize Tomoya's love for Nagisa during a tennis tournament, hug and cry was beautiful.
I wanted to see more of Mei :D ..she's cute..
I loved Tomoya-Nagisa's relationship.. They just let each other be, while caring for each other, without much drama.. and remain normal after going out together.. loved the proposal :p and their shyness - so realistic :p
Nagisa is also a lovely character.. I like that they didn't keep her on the forefront all the time despite being a main character.
So the scenes about the little girl with her robot friend was Nagisa's idea or imagination all along :) ..it was always mysterious/vague, but always spoke to the heart someway.
Comical scenes in this anime were really enjoyable.. from dango to hitode , even perverted jokes, everytime Akio-Sanae were on-screen, i loved the lighter side of this anime too. The cat that Tomoya-Yuhei own, Botan.. so cute.
What was the ending episode(24 th one) about Tomoya-Tomoyo? I thought it was a dream when the episode began but it seemed like an alternate reality.. I liked it as well TBH :) It felt more serious and mature, like the flashbacks we usually see in other animes, of two lovers who had to part ways on a snowy road or a cherry-blossom scene..
As the series progresses, the world of Clannad becomes dear and personal to us.. I loved the way I felt as I watched the series..
I think I'm forgetting a lot... will come back and write more.. ending this post with this piece of OST, which is one of the best I have ever heard - so magical, emotionally charged, powerful.. My day doesn't start without listening to it, and doesn't end without listening to it. And I cannot listen to it without those feels rushing to me.. at any given time, when I listen to it, it feels like time has stopped...
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOXW8DDSH9Q[/YOUTUBE]
The entire soundtrack was good, but when this one starts playing during the series...
L, arigato gozaimasu
EDIT --- Opening scene! how did I forget it.. was good..I like Nagisa-Tomoya dynamic how he gives her confidence.. that is shown in the opening scene itself, beautifully
Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 8 years ago
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