 If you liked
Clannad: After Story
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Little Busters! Refrain
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As a fellow *KEY anime*. Same Authors, Similar situations but different Endings. I really recommend all those who watched Little Busters Refrain to watch Clannad After story (Although I recommend the the opposite direction with percaution: don't get angry while watching Refrain!)
Also, both shows need tissues.
They are recommended for all the family, especially teens and post teens.
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Recommended by lightningfalcon
As you've probably already heard. Little Busters! ~Refrain~ is basically the "After Story" to the main story.
"Key" - the visual novel studio that created Clannad also created Little busters, Jun Maeda who also wrote after story wrote refrain. Did I mention that Maeda admitted that Refrain is the pinnacle of his work, and that he won't ever top it?
If you cried during after story, you will be reminded of that pain while watching refrain.
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Recommended by Funya-Usagi
As a fellow *KEY anime*. Same Authors, Similar situations but different Endings. I really recommend all those who watched Little Busters Refrain to watch Clannad After story (Although I recommend the the opposite direction with percaution: don't get angry while watching Refrain!)
Also, both shows need tissues.
They are recommended for all the family, especially teens and post teens.
Clannad: After Story and Little Busters!: Refrain are both the sequels anime adaptations of Visual Novels written by Key
They both focus on the "true" or "main" arc of the story, which essentially ties together the story and gives importance to the previous story arcs, and does a great job of giving development to the main cast after their more lighthearted and comedic prequels.
Each of them are more dramatic than their previous seasons, have more romance, and are primarily written by Jun Maeda.
They each have traditional themes from Key, and these sequels solidify the themes developed throughout the entire story in the form of a climactic
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Both are sequels to Key adaptations and (while I don't know how the story of Refrain will go yet) they are generally accepted as much better than their prequels. Both series have a mix of comedy and drama though After Story gets much heavier on the drama aspects. Clannad has a large emphasis on "family" in a similar way that Little Busters has a large emphasis on "friends."
Little Busters: Refrain is the sequel to Little Busters, like After Story is the sequel to Clannad. They're both pretty great and better sequels that complete the story in an emotional and climactic way!
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Recommended by keyissaikou
Another visual novel by Key, almost as tear-jerking with somewhat different style and theme. They are always compared by people who watch both. Still, the knowledge from first season of LB! is needed.
-Both are a very dramatic storys
-Both have a unexpected conclusion
-Both are a comedy/school at first season and turn into drama/romance at final season
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Recommended by josecoco25
Both started as a funny slice of life, but ended as a serious drama that will rip your heart into million pieces.
These two are so simiilar. A sequel which outclasses the previous season and both have romance. It now turns into bonds and relationships. Not to mention they're the only two anime from KEY which made me cry. They create a strong and confusing plot which then gets connection every episode until you later on understand everything. They're mostly about solving personal problems which hold huge purpose. What makes these so great is how you can relate to these problems. These take a huge step into a great supernatural anime which is perfectly done. They deal with life, death and other conflicts. Recommend both without any
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Recommended by GiantQAACSleier
This is probably one of the most similar anime I've seen. Following their prequels, these two seasons both turn realistic, darker and gain more depth. They both have some tiny supernatural elements and the endings leave you with the same type of feeling. They make you cry and they make you laugh. Be sure to watch the prequels. Apart from that, definitely worth a watch!
Really like how Clannad ended? Well you'll like Little Busters!: Refrain, too! The previous seasons for both held some questions and were relatively uneventful, but it all leads to a surprising turn of events in the end. At first I thought that these animes had the same creator, but then I got lazy and didn't research it. All in all, they both relatively have the same feeling through their plot phases.
Made by Master Jun Maeda. So many emotions and attachment to the characters. Excellent music like Clannad. A lot of resemblance to a totally different story.
The emotional scenes in Little Busters are quite same as the Clannad after story. Despite their stories are different, the main character who lacks something compared to others but still tries to move on from his horrible experience thanks to the people around him.
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Recommended by CurryInAnime