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Jan 26, 2023 2:57 PM
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I started this series mainly cause i wanted to watch After Story, is it wroth it? 
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Jan 26, 2023 3:05 PM
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It's your time, Clannad is still a good series in its own right, even if After Story is clearly superior. 
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Jan 26, 2023 3:06 PM
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YES. I cried so much at After Story, and even if season 1 isn't amazing, it's still plenty enjoyable
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Jan 26, 2023 3:08 PM
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first season isn't that great, it's filled with cliche troops but after story is utterly peak fiction
Jan 26, 2023 3:09 PM
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worst comes to worst watch season 1 at 1.5 speed because after story is absolutely worth getting through the average first season.
Jan 26, 2023 3:09 PM
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After Story is the culmination of everything that happens in season 1. Skipping it would be like reading from the middle of a novel. Who does that?
Jan 26, 2023 3:10 PM
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Jan 26, 2023 3:17 PM
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It's definitely worth it especially for the last few episodes. I know that some people hate some of the arcs in early Clannad but I think some of them were good with the last one being amazing. I wouldn't skip it
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Jan 26, 2023 3:19 PM
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_txhsin__ said:
I started this series mainly cause i wanted to watch After Story, is it wroth it? 

The first season is cute and fun, and within the first seven episodes hooked me. After Story though, is depressing, and in my opinion (I'm not spitting facts, this is purely opinion, don't get your testicles in a twist), unpleasant and forced, and I wish I dropped it instead of finishing it. Definitely watch the first season, but anything after that, proceed with caution.
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Jan 26, 2023 3:20 PM
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Watching Season 1 is a must to watch if you want to enjoy and immerse in After Story 100%, so it's very worth it.

If you go straight to After Story, it would be your loss.



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Jan 26, 2023 3:24 PM
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Yes one of my favourite of not my favourite
Jan 26, 2023 3:24 PM

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I watched both for the same reason as you. In my opinion Clannad is horrible, After story has like 5 good episodes. I do not recommend
Jan 26, 2023 3:28 PM

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I knew I already replied to this post, why the hell did you make it twice...
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Jan 26, 2023 3:31 PM
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If you're up for a rollercoaster of emotions then I would totally consider watching clannad and afterstory. For an anime that aired 15 years ago and is still popular to this day, it really does indicate that it's worth watching. But if you don't want extreme sorrow, avoid afterstory.
Jan 26, 2023 3:43 PM
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skip fillers to make it more bearable then it'd be fine I guess.
Jan 26, 2023 3:51 PM

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skip fillers to make it more bearable then it'd be fine I guess.
there are no fillers in season 1. Each of the main cast gets their own story arc and each also contains important character development for Tomoya.

the three story arcs that comprise the first eight episodes of After Story are pretty skippable however. Sunohara's story (eps 3-4) is decent enough but Misae's arc (5-6) and Yukine's arc (7-8) is downright terrible. Easily the worst part of the entire series.
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Absolutely must watch if you like Romantic School anime.
Jan 26, 2023 4:01 PM
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If you don't like it I wouldn't force yourself
Jan 26, 2023 4:04 PM

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you can save yourself some time by skipping the first 8 episodes of After Story. It's the worst part of the series by far.

First episode is kind of a side story but sort of important. Sunohara's story (eps 3-4) is decent enough but Misae's arc (5-6) and Yukine's arc (7-8) is downright terrible.

There are no bad episodes in the first season.
Jan 26, 2023 4:14 PM
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epidemia78 said:
ardaljebeli said:
skip fillers to make it more bearable then it'd be fine I guess.
there are no fillers in season 1. Each of the main cast gets their own story arc and each also contains important character development for Tomoya.

the three story arcs that comprise the first eight episodes of After Story are pretty skippable however. Sunohara's story (eps 3-4) is decent enough but Misae's arc (5-6) and Yukine's arc (7-8) is downright terrible. Easily the worst part of the entire series.

13,14 and 16-18 were basically filler episodes. when I say filler I mean it wasn't in the VN.I don't know if you have rewatched it recently but this show doesn't live up at all for me personally.
Jan 26, 2023 4:24 PM

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ardaljebeli said:
13,14 and 16-18 were basically filler episodes. I don't know if you have rewatched it recently but this show doesn't live up at all for me personally.
 10-14 is Kotomi's story. If you don't like Kotomi's character well... ok... but it makes no sense skipping only the last two episodes of an entire story arc. Same deal with 16-18. They're not filler, but part of main character story arcs.
Jan 26, 2023 4:26 PM
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Yes
The characters are so funny
It’s childish at times and ridiculous but then it still manages to tug at your heart strings

Honestly I get this impression that in it’s time, the people who watched it then still gush over it. Clannad really had a strong impact and like everyone knows clannad (impression from mal)

I did shed a tear or 2. I didn’t expect it to make me emotional
Jan 26, 2023 4:43 PM

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If you like high school comedy with some drama, yes. One of the funniest and saddest anime imo.
Jan 26, 2023 5:14 PM
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Emotional damage!
Jan 26, 2023 5:19 PM
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Clannad is a bit boring but it does have it’s good episodes throughout. Afterstory is sad like everyone says it is and COULD be worth it depending on your taste in anime. If you like S1 then just watch S2
Jan 26, 2023 6:19 PM
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Yes its amazing imo
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Is it worth it? Absolutely … including multiple re-watches!!! 👍😀👏❤️

But there is a lot of heartache but we’ll worth it.
Jan 26, 2023 6:46 PM
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I wasn’t sure if I would like Clannad and I loved it from the beginning. I like the supernatural elements as well as slice of life. And I especially love Tomoya , he puts so much emotion into every scene. Just a feel good story and beautiful production and direction.
Jan 26, 2023 7:35 PM

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Clannad is hard to reccomned because it can be boring at times and because it can be confusing without context from the visual novel. despite this I think it is definitely worth watching. It's one of those shows that can stick with you for years if you let it.
Jan 26, 2023 8:37 PM
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Yeah it’s good. The original Clannad gets too much hate, and it wasn’t even bad or boring imo. After story is obviously way better but both are amazing.
Jan 26, 2023 9:35 PM
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_txhsin__ said:
Just started this series mainly because im interested in After Story, is it worth it?

look through my mal and see how many shows i have watched, its still the best show i have watched by quite a lot.
Jan 26, 2023 9:41 PM

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epidemia78 said:
you can save yourself some time by skipping the first 8 episodes of After Story. It's the worst part of the series by far.

First episode is kind of a side story but sort of important. Sunohara's story (eps 3-4) is decent enough but Misae's arc (5-6) and Yukine's arc (7-8) is downright terrible.

There are no bad episodes in the first season.

Clannad’s first season is fantastic, arguably better than the After Story. The average viewer will prefer After Story, but don’t opt out of what could be (depending on your personality) a wonderful experience.

And definitely skip the episodes epidemia78 mentioned, he knows what’s up.
Jan 26, 2023 10:57 PM
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epidemia78 said:
you can save yourself some time by skipping the first 8 episodes of After Story. It's the worst part of the series by far.

First episode is kind of a side story but sort of important. Sunohara's story (eps 3-4) is decent enough but Misae's arc (5-6) and Yukine's arc (7-8) is downright terrible.

There are no bad episodes in the first season.

Yea so do not do what they said. If ur gonna watch it don’t skip episodes that makes no sense imo. It’s all great, the fuuko arc in season 1 is the weakest everything after is amazing. Though if u don’t enjoy it rn don’t continue I would suggest.

But don’t skip the first 8 episodes of after story that’s just dumb
Jan 26, 2023 11:13 PM

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After Story is infinitely better, but first series is also quite decent.
It's obvious, that it's a VN adaptations and it's still kinda generic harem, but it's one of the better ones.
You still need to watch it to fully understand who those characters are and where they come from.

Jan 27, 2023 12:34 AM
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absolutely worth it.Main twist comes after S2 episode 8.
Jan 27, 2023 12:45 AM
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both seasons are good in my opinion
Jan 27, 2023 12:51 AM

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AS is one of the best anime ever so yes.

Jan 27, 2023 1:44 AM

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It was alright, I really like that they did a Kyou After Story Spinoff OVA, she was my favourite character (played her arc in the game, so this OVA was a nice thing to see) 😎👍
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If you like being depressed then YES!
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Jan 27, 2023 2:53 AM
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_txhsin__ said:
Just started this series mainly because im interested in After Story, is it worth it?

Best thing i've ever watched along with After Story.
Jan 27, 2023 6:03 AM
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_txhsin__ said:
Just started this series mainly because im interested in After Story, is it worth it?

Clannad is a great romance anime. It get fucking sad in the 2nd season but over all it’s great. There’s 2 spin off episodes which are what ifs. Like what if the main character ended up with a different girl. My favorite out of the spin off is The Tomoyo one. I like it more than the show mainly because she’s my favorite character but the show is really good. I think I rated it a 9 or so
Jan 27, 2023 7:08 AM
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Yes watch it, even force it if you have to. When I was watching clannad for the first time I absolutely despised it. However I forced myself to watch it, and after a long break (about 3 months) between episode 8 and 9 I started watching it again and started to actually enjoy it.
Season 1 was just cute and funny (I rated it 8/10). But season 2 was so fucking good, I loved every single episode. And especially the last 5 episode's where so beautiful, devastating but beautiful.

so in my opinion even if you don't like it for the first 10 episodes I would even force it if you have to because I did and I'm glad I did, it will be worth it.

(sorry for my bad English, I'm from the Netherlands so English isn't my main language.)
Jan 27, 2023 7:31 AM
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It’s a masterclass but it’s not for everybody…

It’s a slow story but so deep, also funny, but keep your tissues close to you…
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Jan 27, 2023 8:26 AM
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Hell yeah! Please watch it. It's really worth it.
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I almost died of boredom, finishing the series
Jan 27, 2023 12:19 PM
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There are people who find Clannad to be boring? What's wrong with you guys?

First season of Clannad is peak comedy and character development. After story is meaningless without everything that happens in the first season.

I see people complaining about badly written shows left and right on MAL and then you have a show that's actually well written with lots of love and dedication and some people are still finding faults that aren't there. What's wrong with you lol.

Fuuko's arc is actually the best arc in my opinion.
Jan 27, 2023 1:18 PM
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YES, but I should write something to complete 15 character
Jan 27, 2023 1:26 PM

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I'd say it is worth it & if you end up liking Clannad maybe check out Air & Kanon (2002).
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I'd say it is worth it & if you end up liking Clannad maybe check out Air & Kanon (2002).
Clannad > Little Busters > Kanon > Air
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