Sep 6, 2015
Clannad and Clannad ~After Story~ together combined is my all time favourite anime.. Believe it or not, this anime made me think deeply about my own life.. The story, albeit slow-paced, is beautiful.. The characters are very relatable and the sound is wonderful.. Now before I proceed with my spoiler-free review, I want to state that this is a review of the 1st season only.. I'll write another review for the 2nd season.. Now, on with the review!
STORY :
The protagonist, Tomoya Okazaki, finds life meaningless until he comes across a girl named Nagisa Furukawa and slowly finds his life going in the right direction.. Sounds
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cliched?? Believe me, the premise may sound like that but the overall story is not.. Since its a VN adaptation, it is divided into "arcs" focussing on each female at a time.. Not a single arc is below average but the pacing is slow, sometimes very slow, at times..
ART :
The animation is beautiful! Truly beautiful! I just don't know know how to express it.. You need to watch it to see for yourself..
SOUND :
Just like the art, you need to hear it to believe it.. The OP is pretty good, the background music is well-suited but what truly stands out is the ED, 'Dango Daikazoku', which makes for some emotional moments in the 2nd season..
CHARACTERS :
Tomoya Okazaki (Male Protagonist)
Nagisa Furukawa
Kyou Fujibayashi
Tomoyo Sakagami
Kotomi Ichinose
Fuko Ibuki
The main cast consists of a single male character and the rest are female.. Sounds like a harem? Again, its NOT! Every female character has their arc which helps in the development of each and every character.. Aside from them, the protagonist and the narrator, Tomoya Okazaki is the most relatable protagonist in anime history.. Pretty big statement, I know.. Aside from the main cast, the side characters get plenty of screen time too! Especially Tomoya's best friend and comic relief, Youhei Sunohara, who has provided me with some memorable moments.. And Ryou Fujibayashi, Kyou's twin sister, who was a nice little addition as well..
ENJOYMENT :
This is the only area where it doesn't score exceptionally well.. The enjoyment level decreases little bit because of the slow pacing of the story.. Other than that, the anime is very enjoyable.. And since this is a slice-of-life anime, its supposed to be slow paced.. So no major problems here..
OVERALL :
It deserves every bit of the praise it gets.. It is a wonderful slice-of-life story that slowly wraps every female characters' arcs before focussing on the main heroine.. It also makes the tragedy in the 2nd season that much more tragic.. Overall, an amazing anime recommended to fans of SoL, Drama and School genres.. And to the Action fans too! To try something new for a change..
Be sure to check my review of the 2nd season, Clannad ~After Story~ as well..
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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