Episode 14 is a great example of how something emotional (the revelation of Nagisa’s pregnancy) can turn into a humorous moment without hurting characters. ![]() In both the original series as well as After Story, Clannad has a great mixture of drama and comedic moments. The one weakness of the TV version as compared to the film version is that Tomoya’s depression is more enhanced in the film whereas in the TV show, he’s saddened and alone for about 5 minutes of screentime. Even in death, Nagisa is still present so much both in spirit and in story. I feel bad for Ushio as her character gets overwhelmed by the sadness of Nagisa’s absence for a role that would be significant in any other way. When I first watched the show, I couldn’t believe that Nagisa died with so many episodes to go. If anyone doesn’t shed a tear or feel close to doing so during episodes 16-18, I’d say that they’ve lost any and all emotions. While there’s less moments of my favorite characters, the impact of Nagisa on the story overwhelms anything and everything. This is one of my top 5 shows both personally and technically. The remaining cover images are found on disc five with the illustration gallery in a smaller form. In order by disc, they are volumes 1, 3,6,7,and 8 respectively. The menu art is one of the limited edition covers that were used for the DVDs. Here are the episodes ordered by disc with some images to go along:Įach disc has a popup menu that fades in with star effects similar to the title image with selections “Choose a chapter”, “Play all”, “Pick an audio track”, “Choose subtitles”, and on the fifth disc “Bonus features”. It’s still a nice gesture to importers of the show.Įach disc has 5 episodes on it with the fifth disc containing all of the bonus image features. I imagine that Pony Canyon did not reference the episodes with the text. One mistake was made to transpose episodes 24 and 25 as they were on Sentai’s releases of the series in North America. Included with the box is a special -page booklet that has the translated opening and ending credits for each episode from Sentai Filmworks. ![]() Each disc contains images of two major characters for the episodes on that disc (Sanae and Mei, Misae and Yukine, Tomoya and Nagisa, Ushio and Fuko, and the Fujibayashi sisters) on the yellow rapeseed background. The inner binder has the Okazaki/Furakawa family and friends preparing for a trip to somewhere with water, likely the Okazaki family home in the northern part of Japan. While the theme for the original series was “sakura petals”, After Story is focused on rapeseed flowers similar to the backgrounds in the regular edition DVD covers. Warning! This review WILL contain spoilers for the show as well as a bunch of thumbnailed/small images.Īs with the first box, the set comes in a newly illustrated binder inside a patterned hardcovered box. This is the (very expensive) Clannad ~After Story~ Blu-Ray box. Now the sequel has finally been released to complete the KeyAni trilogy on Blu-Ray. Due to the success of the format, the original series was released on Blu-Ray by Pony Canyon in April 2010. It has been hailed as one of the best anime series of all time by fans and is often cited as how dramatic shows can be. It would air in the fall of that year and spawn many fans both domestically in Japan as well as internationally. Immediately following the final episode of Clannad in the spring of 2008, a television commercial aired announcing that the sequel, Clannad ~After Story~, was in production. 4.Alternative title that fits my puns: A big dango family finally returns home in BD! The ending theme is “Torch”, which really reminds you of the characters and their personalities as they interact with each other and carry the story forward. The music really touches the heart and suits both the happy or sad scenes taking place. The song is perfect for the mood that the anime is going for. The opening theme is “Toki o Kizamu Uta” (A Song to Pass the Time) which goes by the same tune as the background music track “Onaji Takami e” (To the Same Heights). Theme Songsīoth the opening and ending theme songs are sung by Lia. The artwork in the background may seem bland but the animation completely overshadows this minor flaw. The anime series Clannad takes place in a fictional city in Japan called Hikarizaka City is where most of the events of Clannad occur. ![]() He accompanies Tomoya in skipping high school and pranking the other characters. Unlike Tomoya’s character, he is extroverted and dimwitted. ![]() When the scene calls for it, Sunohara also serves as comic relief.
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