You know which one I'm referring to. The one that, if I were to use the names of certain characters from Clannad, I would be reciting all day?
Right.
Well, not too long ago, I just finished the first season of Clannad.
For the first 19 episodes, I thought this was gonna be a clone of Kanon. A clone with better music than Kanon, sure, and a male protagonist who has more flaws than Yuichi, yeah, but the similarities just kept piling up. This isn't a bad thing; I loved Kanon, so more of the same of that would be something I would invite.
Then we get to the last 4 episodes of the first season.
There is something that separates Kanon's anime from Clannad's anime. It's this:
There was a love story in Kanon. It was cute, but nothing grand.
In Clannad, it is absolutely spellbinding.
So this is love . . . love written correctly. The subject of romance can really make or break a work of fiction. Do it wrong, and you'll disgust a large portion of the house. Do it right, and you will sweep the house off of its feet. Well, once again, I have discovered a work of fiction that has captivated me with a love story. Now I have to watch Clannad ~After Story~. I must find out more.
And I also got to watch the Tomoyo OVA. The artwork was worse than the regular series, (What the hell, man!? The characters sometimes looked like they were from K-on instead of Clannad! Bad KyoAni!) but it, too, had a very real relationship in it. It's not like in fairy tales where, "OMG! The boy and girl are together! Now they shall live happily ever after!" That's not how relationships work in real life. It's something you put into forever and always, provided the couple does not break up. You really see that in the Tomoyo special, as well as the regular series.
Also, is it just me, or is Mei more responsible than Youhei? Man, how embarrassing.
But before I go, I cannot stress enough how much I love the music of Clannad. Thanks to tvtropes, I found a link for you.
Commence melting of hearts.
Both the image and the music just make me so happy.
