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Clannad Episode 22

Two Shadows [Final-ish episode] [last link to Clannad Info Page] Sorry, but huh? Am I a terrible person for wanting unspeakable tragedy to befall the characters of these Key/Kyoto animated abominations? I waited a couple days since everybody in the universe who wanted to see this probably has now. So… The Last Recap Nagisa is [...]

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Clannad Episodes 20 & 21

Secret Past / In Preparation For the School Festival [Clannad Info Page keeps you up to date on the moe] Falling behind after a week away from home, work, and anime. So it’s dual-post time. That’s fine, these two episodes are part of a pair, really — or more likely, a trio along with the [...]

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Clannad: Episode 19

New Life [Don't know your Tomoya from your Tomoyo? Clannad Info page to the rescue.] After having to wait an extra week after last episode’s bulldozer-of-bodies, I was set up for disappointment. But honestly, at this phase of the show there should be no wasted minutes, and thankfully that wasn’t the case. Recap: Okazaki’s final [...]

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Clannad: Episode 17

A Room Without Anyone, aka Trapped In The Closet part 29 They say these “slice of life” shows aren’t really about anything. Sweet animated Christ, if only that were true. In the case of these Key shows, they’re about the inherent pain that is life. And about foisting that pain upon hapless viewers. Sometimes it’s [...]

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Clannad: Episode 15 & 16

A Problematic Matter / 3 on 3 Like I said, I’m really pretty glad the Kotomi storyline has drawn to a close. I’m also glad they did it with a minimum of teary-eyed horror, though the resolution still seemed somewhat less than satisfying to me. Now Kotomi is a regular blue-haired companion to the Fujibayashi [...]

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Clannad: Episode 14

Theory of Everything Well. Let me just start this off by saying that I’m fairly glad the Kotomi storyline is now over. I just don’t care. Fuko’s arc was rife with emotional dirty tricks, but they worked and the wedding episode was both cute and teary. The Kotomi story has reminded me of every reason [...]

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