 If you liked
Clannad: After Story
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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Both will make you cry with their tales of love and loss. With the help of a supernatural force, the characters learn to cope with their grief and accept the fate of their situations.
I have a feeling that Ano Hana is like Clannad in the making. Maybe the atmosphere they give off? Anyway, both are awesome (so far Ano Hana is doing good). Quite the drama too. And yeah, both have deaths in it.
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Recommended by CommanderOfDeath
Both stories involve strong romance and friendship. They'll rip out your heart, throw it against the wall, and step on it without giving you the chance to grab the box of tissues. And it will probably do it several times. If you like one, you'll like the other. Just be sure to have the box of tissues ready beforehand.
When watching Ano Hana, it gave off the same atmosphere as After Story. They both involve a group of friends and love between two that ends tragically. There is a lot of drama in both and they will also make you cry. Ano Hana was the only anime too make me cry since I watched After Story, and that was a couple years ago. They are both amazing shows that will captivate you to want more because you finished them in a day.
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Recommended by Big_Tony44
Both of these anime unlocked the gate to my eternal manly feels. If you love a good old masculine cry, then these two anime are similar in that aspect. I suggest you do not watch Clannad: After Story before watching Clannad, so if you want a small one-night feels anime, watch Ano Hana. Both of these anime intentionally make the audience cry. If you bottle up your feels, you may find trouble enjoying either of these.
Dramatic plot development that feature friendship, family, using a small bit of supernatural plot device. You will undoubtedly encounter some intense catharsis along the way of watch both.
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Recommended by bunny1ov3r
Lemme get one thing straight. Clannad After Story and AnoHana (abbreviation) will make you cry your little anime-loving eyes out just by how good story is.
Now here are some examples why they are similar:
1. Drama
Lots and lots of DRAMA. Yup.
2. The Atomosphere
You have a kinda heavy atomosphere that gets light hearted at some points.
3. Friends
Friends are not as close as they are after an event.
They're both deal with some type of loss and the struggles that come with it. Anohana will definitely have an impact on you mentally and physically, that is if you do start bawling. Also, the concept of strengthening their bonds with one another is definitely there. Oh, but I personally believe that anohana gives a bigger impact than clannad.
Well first of all, they both made me really sad and teary ;~;.
They both involve death, and love. They also have a triangle relationship between the main character, his lover, and his childhood friend. (Sorry, not really accurate! Trying to not give spoilers).
They both have fantastic artwork.
They are both rated 10/10 in my personal anime list!
If you enjoyed Clannad I'm sure you'd love AnoHana.
Clannad Afterstory is the sequel (second season) of Clannad. What makes it similar to Ano Hana is that they both utilize drama and emotions to their fullest potential. These are tales of love and family, friendship and loss, that will take you on a roller coaster of emotions as you walk with the characters from the first episode to the last.
Both shows utilize their soundtracks and music super well to support particular scenes appropriately and to convey a message. There are also minor touches of the supernatural used to support the story, yet make the shows unique in their own ways. These are both
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Recommended by LeFlower-kun
For me, at least, the only downside to Clannad: After Story was that is did indeed have to come to an end, leaving a void that simply could not be filled by lighter-hearted fair. Anohana was the show that broke the Post-Clannad void for me. I can sincerely recommend both shows for anyone with the desire to cry literal buckets of tears (unless your heart is a brick).
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Recommended by Tatterdemalion
Though this story is rather different from Clannad. It has the same level of emotion. I'd say it's like as if someone where to condense Clannd into 11 episodes, it would give you Anohana. It's basically a story about Friendship, rather than Romance, which, I feel touches a wider audience, and the backlash of losing something (or someone -spoliers-) who you hold dear. After watching Clannad, and you feel like finding an anime to fill in that void, look no further, because Anohana, WE FOUND YOU!
both stories about friendship and relationships that will have you tearing up.
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Recommended by mylesperhour
Both anime have a very strong sense of drama, and both stories feature an exceptional power to hit the viewer in the feelings. They can make you laugh, smile, and cry - as you find yourself to be in an emotional rollercoaster.
You will probably cry watching both shows.
good anime about life, friendship, and love.
focused on one male lead charter who helps his female lead character.
both anime has a great set of supporting cast of friends to help the lead charters develop, while they themselves develop in the process.
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Recommended by ignominy15
If you feel a empty place in your heart after Clannad After Story and you're looking to fill that place with an anime that will gave you the same feeling then I can only think of one anime that's on the same level: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. Even if at first they give a different impression, both series explore similar themes like family, friendship, loss and forgiveness and they're more related that you'd think.
Same feels and void to both anime. Impeccable character development to a very 'human' cast. In both series the protagonist is a generally unhappy person, whether its because he has lost someone, or he is generally unhappy with his life. Finally, they both have supernatural elements, which influences the story.
Both are tearjerkers.
Both are tragic love stories full loss. Supernatural forces are involved as the main character struggles to deal with the pain.
Both shows are absolute masterpieces, Clannad is longer and has more development whereas Anohana is short but doesn't fail to make you cry. If you like one, you will love the other.
Both shows will hit you at an emotional level. I'd recommend Clannad to anyone, but I can only recommend Anohana if you have a very high tolerance for overdone melodrama. If you like your drama to have a sense of reality and elegance instead of having the show shove obnoxious and unjustified crying down your throat, then I would not recommend it. If you just want to turn your brain off and enjoy good animation, amazing music (especially the ending theme like oh my god it's so good), and formulaic tugs at your heart strings, then I highly recommend Anohana.
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Recommended by postitnotes
Both have emotional stories and while at first, they both have unrelatable characters turn out to be really good and highly memorable. Both will have tear-jerking moments. This may be a controversial comment, but I cried more for Anohana, and unlike the Clannad series where you have to go through 44 episodes, Anohana only takes 11, so it is at least worth the watch.
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Recommended by LaughinOtaku
-Both are really emotional
-Will hit you in the feels
-Satisfying ending
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Recommended by Psychedelios
if you are looking for a anime that will make you cry both of these are perfect for you.
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Recommended by otakuphoebe
How did your Tears Taste? Good? Want to try some more? You do? Watch this one :3.
Clannad: After Story and Anohana are both very emotional anime's. They are both in the genre of slice of life. The characters in each deal with happiness, confusion and loss. They can be very exciting and happy at times and at other times it is extremely sad. There is death in each anime where the other characters have to learn how to deal with their deaths. They go through Denial, Anger, Depression, and Acceptance. I believe that these anime's are very similar and if you liked one of these you should try watching the other. They are
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Recommended by smileehaley
Both focus on the hardships of the main characters, and both are slices-of-life that will play with your feelings.
If Clannad: After Story had you in tears like me and you're looking for something else to crush your feelings look no further than AnoHana. A memorable tale of friendship and romance that vividly highlights the struggles of getting over the death of a childhood friend, and how it can affect the lives of everyone they knew. Very touching and twice as beautiful if you can relate to the feeling of loosing a close friend...
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Recommended by Bagelman102
Both of these series will make you cry like a baby that is really all you need to know. If you need a anime to fill the void from Clannad watch this. You wont be disappointed.
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Recommended by Spookie_Ghostie
If you want to sweat through the eyes kkkkk, these animes is what you are looking for. Beautiful, exciting stories that tinker with your emotional.
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Recommended by Luh_meneses
They both have two of the best dramas stories ever made, in my opinion; I would certainly recommend these two excellent works !!
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Recommended by AnimeSpaceBR2
This series really make you crying especially ending
Have supernatural genre
-DRAMA/SUPERNATURAL Good combo
-Both got strong romance and friendship
-Both protagonists had been forced to accept the fate of one character
-Crazy good climax scene on both anime
-Clannad:AS require you to watch the first one to get the maximum output of the scene significantly while anohana are easier to watch but it's not as good as clannad:AF ( but it's still good )
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Recommended by godman32770
Love, loss, friendship and coping. Anohana and Clannad: After Story will both make you laugh, and then make you cry until you run out of tears. Dramatic, comedic, cute and heartbreaking, anyone who likes to weep for about an hour then feel down for about a week will absolutely love these two anime.
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Recommended by ImNotAnOtaku1
I f you want to watch some heart-warming yet tear-jerker romance anime like anohana, Clannad: After story is the one for you.
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Recommended by mommy_vibezz
I found Anohana to nicely explore the afterlife through a slice of life genre by also offering deep emotions, something which I similarly found again in the same way in Clannad:After Story.
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Recommended by Mur-CuoreDiVirgo