I didn't get a chance to tell anyone this, since I had little free time back then, but there was an episode of Kanon that hit me like a sledgehammer. It was episode 10. You should know why if you've seen it. When I finished that, I couldn't bring myself to watch anymore episodes for a while. And not only that, I wanted to eat a bunch of fatty foods until I was obese. I didn't do that, but I really felt like it. It's rare when a work of fiction does that to me. (Eureka Seven gave me a similar reaction in one of its earlier episodes. Rescue Me does that once every goddamn season.)
Well, it happened again. Clannad ~After Story~ episode 16. Struck my gut like a sledgehammer. I'll say right now, the critics are wrong about one thing; like Kanon, and unlike Air, Clannad is not emotionally manipulative; every feeling is genuine, not forced. Good god, I'm glad my mom wasn't watching. I don't even know how I can watch these shows without crying; I really feel like it whenever I want to eat crappy food until I'm in a stupor.
Quick! I need an antidote! Help me, Fuko-chan! Help me before I start listening to Touhou remixes by TAMusic!
(to be continued)
