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| Nice first episode. Enough happened to be interesting but it wasn't an overload of sudden information. I knew about but damn, I didn't expect it to be so obvious even from the first episode. Wonderful animation obviously, as to be expected from Kyoto Animation. Tomoya is very likeable so far and I think I'm going to like his character. Likable MCs are great. This is considerably refreshing, considering a few days ago I finished watching School Days and if you've seen that anime you know how insufferable the MC is. The comedy was good and it fit in the situations. According to some other people on this forum supposedly (at least so far) this has been extremely faithful to the visual novel, which is great to hear because even though I personally have not played the VN, in my opinion, when something closely follows the source material it has a higher change of actually ending up good... I might be slightly biased in my expectations for this anime because love Kyoto Animation, but so far I think it's solid. Again it's only the first episode, that can drastically change. I don't know why but I'm a fan of the large, "bug eye" (as people call it) art style and I think that Clannad is doing it nicely so far. Besides the point... Looking forward to this anime!! I've loved everything I've watched from this studio. |
metropyramidNov 17, 2020 11:01 AM
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| This anime is really cute, the op and ed is also beautiful |
| i mean it was fine. not too bad for a first episode. but the jokes were just stupid. so far none of the characters seem likeable to me though. hasn't left an effect wanting me to watch more. i gotta admit the ED is great though ~ |
3099Feb 2, 2021 10:50 AM
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Thank you MAL for keeping track of how much I watched this years ago, apparently I watched eight episodes. I might have posted in this forum already about my thoughts back then, but I honestly forgot most of this, and definitely forgot whatever's coming next. My old opinion here is definitely outdated. Shame I can't change that, I'd probably give it at least a 4/5, this episode. I enjoyed it! Maybe it's because I can kind of find it more relatable now, but I found it nice, and I definitely laughed my ass off at the dad character (the girl's dad), not realising the protagonist's a guy until a while later was heaps good, and the name changing stuff, that was funny. The girl seems like a really nice character, who reminds me of one of the people I'm closest to, and the protagonist guy's relatable (for me, in his honest but also joking nature) and likable. His interactions socialising with the girl (I don't remember either of their names yet either, haha) was definitely something that struck a bit of nostalgia for my last years of school. Enjoyable watch, looking forward to seeing the rest of the series, definitely skipping that gay ass ending though, pffff. |
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| A very nice opening episode. The jokes, or at least the comedic elements may not stick. Ep Score - 6/10 |
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| My only gripe are the eyes......damn this art style takes some getting used to. Only Okazaki looks good. I really like the direction. It’s definitely unique. I like how the dialogue overlaps & how the scenes transition, comedy is good as well. Characters are pretty interesting, I can tell I’ll really like Okazaki. |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Hmm not bad of a first episode, hopefully I can get hooked on this show and enjoy it to the fullest |
| I decided to start watching this cuz I heard it's good and it got recommended to me and I want to actually watch what people recommend to me. Nice first episode. I am digging the characters so far. That girl with the silver hair would fit right into Tokyo Revengers. |
| Getting those same eerie "You won't like this, and you know it deep down" vibes that I got watching Kanon. Hope I'm wrong, and that this becomes something I get some value out of watching. EDIT FROM THE FUTURE: Keep an eye out for my posts as the series went on, my opinion managed to swing from 4/10 to 9/10, it got really good. |
Daviljoe193Apr 18, 2022 4:16 PM
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| I dropped this around two years ago, probably around episode 10 or so. I remember finding it rather boring. But time and time again I see Clannad After Story pop up in various places, usually being proclaimed as what is probably the most emotionally moving piece of work in anime. Whenever there's a discussion on which anime made an individual cry the most, this is almost always certainly brought up. So I'm going to do it, finally. I'm going to power through this and reach the peak. And it seems like I won't have to power through it at all. The amount of anime I have watched since dropping this is quite substantial, it may very well be nearly 300 separate entries since then, and I can say with confidence that I have developed an acquired taste. And this.... yeah this pretty good. I remember finding it boring, annoying even. But now, I actually really appreciate all this. Man, I can't wait to properly and fully experience Clannad, and Clannad After Story. I'll see you at the end. |
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| I swear to god I thought the girl was some ghost that only Tomoki could see after that off-hand comment from some random students. All the time when those two were talking I was just sitting here scared like how is it looking to other people when Tomoki is just talking to himself. Later the stuff with parents happened and I breathed a sigh of relief. Every part of this anime is screaming moe and I love it. Though I gotta admit all the girls look same bruh, it's so hard to distinguish, it would have been impossible without the height difference for me lol. That aside, every character looks super pretty, even the girl's dad and Tomoki are very good looking, I could only hope to look like them. Maybe it's the art style but it's really good. No need to talk about animation, it's top class especially as I'm watching the BD version, it's looking really good. Lost the count of times I felt like giving the FMC a hug, she's so smol and cute, must protecc, she' a full kawai package, cute hair, cute voice, cute everything. I can already see her becoming best girl and it's just episode 1. 5/5. |
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| Pretty good introduction of characters. i am watching it for the first-time after hearing all the praises especially for Clannad: After Story. i am hoping watching this 24 episode anime series will be a good starting point and hopefully it will be worth it. Also MC is my type of character not cringy and beta male so it is a plus point too. |
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| this anime is so visually stunning! I live for 2000s anime >3< p.s - I want whatever Nagisa's parents are on |
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| I didn't expect to feel as much nostalgia as I did deciding to rewatch this. I remember thinking this show was good, and I have fond memories, but just one episode back in and I'm wondering if this is in a place closer to my heart than I originally thought. When the ending started the amount of psychic damage hit like a ton of bricks. It was genuinely like the shock of jumping into ice water. I can already tell I'm going to cry so much harder this go through than my first. Gah this show is so cute! |
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| I've had this series on my plan to watch list for what seems like forever, excited to finally be starting it. Clannad is one of the few Kyoani series I haven't watched, and as a huge fan of the studio, I'm interested to see how this fits into the company's history; it came out right around the time the studio really started making a name for itself (post-Haruhi, pre-K-On), and boasts the combined efforts of many staff members who would become synonymous with the company (including, I believe, Naoko Yamada's directorial debut). I'm also aware that this series is regarded as one of the better Key adaptations - I'm generally not a fan of VN adaptations, and Jun Maeda's works in particular tend to be hit or miss, but given that the biggest fault in most of his anime is an inadequate number of episodes to do the story justice, I'm cautiously optimistic that Clannad (with its two double-cour seasons) won't have that issue. If nothing else, Maeda's involvement means the soundtrack is guaranteed to deliver. Full disclosure, I should mention that while I don't know anything too specific about the direction of the story, I've been a part of the anime community long enough to have seen this show come up in various contexts and memes that hint at future plot elements - nothing that should color my opinion too much, but enough to have a general idea of some of the developments I can expect. I don't really know anything about any of the characters, so I'm especially interested in seeing how their dynamics play out. Right away, I was struck by how much of a banger the OP is. I'm already super familiar with the ED, but I can't recall having heard this OP before. Also, I was pleasantly surprised by the detailed character animation. While Kyoani's reputation certainly precedes them in this regard, I had my expectations set a bit lower, given that this series came out 14 years ago. Great use of color and lighting to set the mood throughout the episode as well. But I think what impressed me most was the sound design. The music was excellent, as expected, but I found the use of background ambience and overall mixing to be outstanding. Voice acting was also strong - I'm not super familiar with a lot of these seiyuu, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. Tomoya's performance definitely reminded me of Houtarou, further reinforced by the casting of his best friend. It seems that Kyoani took a particular liking to this pairing, given their return in Hyouka. The episode itself seemed quite fast paced, with some of the scene transitions feeling a bit abrupt, and the relationship development between Tomoya and Nagisa feeling especially rushed. I hope that things slow down a bit more as the series progresses. The comedy was definitely on point, reminding me of Angel Beats (which is not surprising, and not a criticism). We got brief introductions to what looks to be most of the main cast - enough time to demonstrate their personality tropes, and not much else. Of course, with two full seasons ahead of us, I have little concern over them being fleshed out more over time. The Fujibayashi sisters give me strong Lucky Star vibes, with the aggressive, (likely) tsundere older sister and the soft-spoken, clumsy younger sister reminding me of the Hiiragi twins (right down to the hair color). Sunohara kind of rubs me the wrong way - his unruly attitude could be endearing, but picking a fight with a girl he doesn't know without provocation just seems a bit much. I was especially surprised by the scene in which we meet Nagisa's parents. First, because of how young Nagisa's father looks. I'm used to seeing anime moms who look as young as their daughter, but this may be the first time I've seen an anime dad who could pass for a high schooler. But what really caught me off-guard was the stark contrast presented between Tomoya's home life and Nagisa's. I was misled by the early scenes between Sunohara and Tomoya to assume that they both lived in the dorm, which I interpreted as a sign that his own family situation would be irrelevant - I couldn't have been more wrong. Considering the show's ED (as well as some of the things I knew about the series going in), I'm expecting the characters' family dynamics to play a strong role in the series, which is a refreshing change from most high school anime. There's also some weird stuff being hinted at with Nagisa, but I don't have enough information to form an opinion on that just yet. Anyway, there was a lot I liked here, and a few rough points that I'm hoping will be smoothed out as things progress. Overall, it was a good introduction to the characters and world, and I'm looking forward to seeing what direction things take from here. |
| Clannad, a show i have had my eyes since i started watching anime a few years back. I dont know why i have not given this show a chance until now. Overall a solid first episode that introduces us to some enjoyable characters, my personal favourite so far being the main character Tomoya and the blond boy Youhei. The animation throughout is honesty really good. I really like all the scenic shots with the sun going down and stuff. One thing thats kinda put me off is how big the eyes are on the women, its something im gonna half to get use to. |
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