Friday, June 19, 2009

[Anime Review] Clannad After Story






Clannad After Story

"A very heart-touching anime, that might make you cry"-bezoe

A sequel to the recently wrapped anime based on the Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a path that opens in the original visual novel after all the other paths have been opened.
Life continues on for Tomoya. A few months have passed since he confessed his love to Nagisa. Now entering his graduating year, he continues to meet a variety of different people, expanding his own world in the process. As well, Tomoya and Nagisa's relationship begins to enter a level of intimacy unlike before. Through his relationship with Nagisa, and his various encounters, Tomoya begins to understand the meaning and importance of family. Unfortunately, as Tomoya and Nagisa begin their own family together, they are faced with many hardships and challenges along the way.

Finally I had the chance to watch the second season of this very good anime. In fact this is the first anime series that I reviewed after more than 1/2 years.

I can still remember vividly that the first season of Clannad was really heart touching, and I really looking foward for the 2nd season after I watch Clannad The Movie (which I think I didn't reviewed it yet)

And I will say, the time I spent to watched this anime was worthed! The story line was more focused on Nagisa and Tomoya this time with a little bit sidetrack. There's a lot of cry in this anime, either its a happy one or sad one. Also finally I understand the "girl who lived in the other world" story line in this season.

Visual of Clannad After Story probably is one of the best so far that I ever see in my anime watching life. I know the use a lot of real place reference but the illustration is just damn good, considering this is a tv series. There's a slightly improvement on the character side but not that much because the first season was near perfect.

OP and ED, probably weaker than the first season (damn that Dango song still stucked in my head after I guess a year or less). but I must say the OP song have a pretty catchy rhyme near the end that even that I skipped the music a lot , I still remember the rhyme.

Bottom line : This is a must watch anime, the storyline was interesting and also have a moral of the story in it. And actually make me rethink of my life in the future.

Overall Rating : A

Favorite Characters:

#1.Nagisa Furukawa (cause its all about her, I fall for her this time :) )


#2. Kyou Fujibayashi (she still my #2 fav, because I like her, tough and leader type)
























#3. Kotomi Ichinose
(her voice... NOT HER VIOLIN... sexy...)






















#4. Sanae Furukawa
(a hot mom and kind one too)