{"id":4480,"date":"2010-01-29T22:52:05","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T02:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2010-01-29T22:52:05","modified_gmt":"2010-01-30T02:52:05","slug":"clannad-after-story-anime-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/2010\/01\/29\/clannad-after-story-anime-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Clannad After Story&#8211;Anime Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/image\/stars\/35o5.gif\" alt=\"3.5 Stars\" \/><br \/>\nThe sequel continues the story begun by the<a href=\"\/fun\/2009\/07\/02\/clannad-season-1-anime-review\/\"> first season of <em>Clannad<\/em><\/a>, adding a lot of depth to what started out as a fairly lightweight story. That does not mean that everyone who liked the first season will like the second. Some fans of the first season will really love it, and some may not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Asleep-in-Forest.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Asleep in Forest\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4486\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the characters leave high school behind and encounter the joys and sorrows of adult life, the tone of the story changes. The emotional highs of the second season are very high, and the emotional lows are very low. There is ultimately a happy ending but it is one that not everyone finds satisfactory, for reasons that I discuss in my <a href=\"\/fun\/notes-on-anime\/spoiler-notes-for-clannad-and-clannad-after-story\/\">spoiler notes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ItemList\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Title<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\"><em>Clannad After Story<\/em> <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Genres<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Romance<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Demographic<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Seinen<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Contents<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">25 Episodes on 4 DVDs (2 mini box sets.)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Languages<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Japanese with subtitles<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Based on<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">A video game by Key\/Visual Art&#8217;s<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Director<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Tatsuya Ishihara<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Series Composition<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Fumihiko Shimo<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Screenplay<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Fumihiko Shimo<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Original Character Design<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Itaru Hinoue (game)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Character Design<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Kazumi Ikeda<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Art Director<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Mutsuo Shinohara<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Chief Animation Director<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Kazumi Ikeda<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Animation Studio<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Kyoto Animation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Broadcast<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">2008-2009<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"Item\">Region 1 Distributor<\/div>\n<div class=\"Description\">Sentai Filmworks<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Sanae-as-Schoolgirl.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Sanae as Schoolgirl\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4494\" \/><br \/>\nThe story is not all dark. Some episodes are quite funny. However the second season as a whole cannot be considered a comedy.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Yukine-and-Thug.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Yukine and Thug\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4498\" \/><br \/>\nI am not going to include my usual &#8220;Premise and Characters&#8221; section in this review. The second season has mostly the same characters as the first, and it would be difficult to describe the few new ones without introducing spoilers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Waitress.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Waitress\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4495\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Parental Advisory<\/h3>\n<p>The series contains some exaggerated cartoonish violence and some very mild sexual humor. The main concern is that it contains some intense emotional scenes that could be very upsetting to children. I can only recommend it for teenagers and adults.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/AkioWinter.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"AkioWinter\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4485\" \/><br \/>\nSince the R1 DVDs do not include a dub, the issue of young children watching it might not seem to be a concern. However some children as young as seven can read subtitles, and this would not really be appropriate for them.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Jail-Visit.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jail Visit\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4490\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DVD Notes<\/h3>\n<p>The R1 DVDs include an alternate ending that was not part of the original TV broadcast but was released later as a separate <a href=\"\/fun\/terms-used-in-anime-reviews#OVA\">OVA<\/a>. This will please some fans and annoy others.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Piggyback.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Piggyback\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4492\" \/><br \/>\nWhat I find annoying is that the alternate ending episode is inserted just before the final recap episode. This can only confuse anyone who is waiting for the recap episode for help in making sense of the main story&#8217;s ending.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bugfox.net\/fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecchi-Desu.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ecchi Desu\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4488\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Links<\/h3>\n<p>Wikipedia <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clannad_%28visual_novel%29\">entry<\/a> (spoilers!)<\/p>\n<p>ANN Encyclopedia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=9701\">entry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/fun\/notes-on-anime\/spoiler-notes-for-clannad-and-clannad-after-story\/\">My own spoiler-filled notes<\/a> on the series, including my interpretation of the ending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sequel continues the story begun by the first season of Clannad, adding a lot of depth to what started out as a fairly lightweight story. 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