Clannad: After Story - Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Kyou-hen

Okay I love Kyou she is My favorite girl in clannad and my waifu, which meant that coming into this i may have been expecting too much, i honestly feel the Kyou in Nagisa's adaptation is a much better character being a good stable platonic friend with no ulterior motives or i should say less ulterior motives.

i love kyou i played the visual novel just to get a better feel as to who she is and just have more from her but it was how should i put this a bit jarring, i just dont understand her motivations in this plot it just makes ... no sense to me as far as an adaptation of the story kyoto animation did an excellent job to that its not some descrepency between the vn and anime its just as the protagonasts love interest her actions are just absurd i dont understand mate.

i think as far as the character specific ova's tomoyo is just a better love interest

maybe im just selfish and cant stand seeing kyou with anybody other than myself idk i just did not get this route


TL:DR Kyou's better in Clannad and After story then she is in her own route due to her being a more dynamic character in those pieces

First off, I should probably say that I am not a fan of OVA's or special episodes. They typically have little to no correlation with the anime plot, and while they should at least partially try and compliment it, they instead present a filler episode. This one is different.

I must say I was taken aback by the beautiful art, likely one of the best-animated episodes in the entire series, I could really feel the raindrops, presented locations and feel the character as I was directly watching them from behind a camera. An outstanding job is done here.

It would not be Clannad without sentimental music, and ... I was not disappointed here either. The fantastic, new soundtrack accompanying the story made it only more dramatic and complete.

Sadly, I felt the plot lacking a little. I guess I can call the episode a typical, first-world problem episode without much going on around, but that is only partially the case. Without giving spoilers, I see why this episode was placed after the main series and considering the final episodes of it, shows a very interesting perspective in a truly heart-melting way.

Since this is my first review, take it with a pinch of salt, watch the show before you get to this OVA as you definitely will not regret it.

Clannad: After Story - Mou hitotsu no Sekai, Kyou-hen takes an interesting approach at an alternate universe in which another girl takes the heart of our main character.

I enjoyed this differentiation from the main story, but it felt somewhat rushed. I suppose it's more there to show the different adaptation from the visual novel, but ultimately a single episode is too short in capturing a lot of emotion, which Clannad is originally the best at.

It's certainly worth the watch if you enjoyed Clannad, I would recommend watching this after After Story, but you can do as you please of course. Just don't expect ... it to touch you as much as the original and especially After Story itself can do.

This is a spoiler free review:

Forgive me for rating this all 10s but that's just I think, it's an amazing episode on all accounts. The amazing thing about harem anime is the diversity in romance options that it provides. This goes for video games, movies, etc. as well and this show actually originates from a dating sim game. Anime is sadly not as interactive as a video game and with so many people having varying opinions, the love interest that the protagonist chooses isn't always the favorite choice of all. Alternate endings such as this one are the icing on top of the cake and ... with 3 alternate endings (which make up roughly half of the love interests in the show) this really tailors to many viewers choices. Kyou was my personal favorite with Kotomi being 2nd (sadly there was no alternate ending for her) and I was like a kid on Christmas when I found out this episode existed. If you've watched Clannad and have mixed reviews abut Tomoya's choice, please watch this as well as the Tomoyo alternate ending.

Clannad: After Story - Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Kyou-hen in a word: NotClannadEither

It's basically the same idea as Clannad: Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Tomoyo-hen so I'm going to give it the same review:

All this is an alternative reality with the characters. It doesn't give more to the main story of Clannad and Clannad After Story. If you have played the visual novel you might enjoy it more than I did, but I didn't gain anything from watching it.

The art was good, the characters were their usual selves, but I adore the relationship between Nagisa and Tomoya and their relationship wasn't the focus of this story. ... So I kind of checked out on it.

If you want to watch it, just to see the Clannad characters back in action, go for it, but I will probably never rewatch it.

Love is a painful mystery we will probably never solve.

I don't really have much words for this OVA, just that it is really incredible how with one episode it has shown everything necessary to fall in love with this story and characters even more in another world. It shows you what every character is going through, what its like to be lost and loving the same person. If you should take a lesson from this OVA... it is never good going into a relationship just to discover yourself.
If you liked Tomoyo chapter, you will surely like this OVA too.

Recommeneded must watch if you have ... seen Clannad: After Story
9/10