Clannad
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 9/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 8/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 8/10Gut punchWilling to devastate you, and remembered for it.This show: 7/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Yûichi NakamuraDavid MatrangaLuci ChristianMai NakaharaRyô HirohashiShelley Calene-Black
Starring
Yûichi NakamuraDavid MatrangaLuci ChristianMai NakaharaRyô HirohashiShelley Calene-Black
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Clannad Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | ||
| S2 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
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About
"Gentle school comedy that becomes a gut punch"
A listless high schooler drifts through his last year until a shy, sickly girl asks him to help revive her school's drama club. What starts as gentle slice-of-life comedy about a loose group of misfit girls slowly deepens into something far more emotional, especially once the story moves past graduation into adult life. The first stretch can feel like standard harem-adjacent school fluff, but patience pays off as the tone shifts toward real stakes, loss, and quietly devastating family drama that catches many viewers off guard.
Watch it for
the emotional payoff once the story moves beyond high school into adult life.
Maybe skip if
you dislike slow, low-stakes school slice-of-life before the heavier drama begins.
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Clannad2007
7.714K2410h 24m
Tortured by his past and pained by an uncertain future, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming anger and emptiness. But when he meets the mysterious, beautiful, and shy Nagisa, his world seems to change. Drawn in by her gentle but lonely spirit, he begins to experience the joy life can bring. But as he discovers the reason for his newfound friend's loneliness, Tomoya also finds that life can be frighteningly fragile.
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Clannad: After Story2008
8.722K2510h 4m
Events in After Story take place immediately after the first season, following Tomoya's final semester of high school. After declaring his love to Nagisa, they begin to have a close relationship. Their life together will be faced with unexpected challenges, as the truth behind the illusionary world and the city's legend come to light.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Yûichi Nakamura Tomoya Okazaki
David Matranga Tomoya Okazaki, Rival Gang
Luci Christian Nagisa Furukawa, Ushio Okazaki, Nagisa Okazaki
Mai Nakahara Nagisa Furukawa, Nagisa Okazaki
Ryô Hirohashi Kyou Fujibayashi, Seito
Shelley Calene-Black Kyou Fujibayashi, Yuki
Daisuke Sakaguchi Youhei Sunohara, Yohei Sunohara
Kara Greenberg Sanae Furukawa, Kyou's Fan Club, Sanae
Greg Ayres Youhei Sunohara, Kid, Rival Gang
Andrew Love Akio Furukawa, Rival Gang, Baseball Team Member
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