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| that soccer team..... |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| I loved this episode sunohara vs tomoya fight was awesome |
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| I don't care what Sunohara does, I still hate him. Finally Akio-san found out about it. |
| Please send help. |
| So glad that Sunohara FINALLY got some of his shit together. Sort of. Either way it was nice to see sme history on Tomoya and Sunohara's relationship. |
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| The fight between Okazaki and Sunohara felt great. I guess that they are real friends after all, I couldn't quite figure that out in S1. |
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| I have siblings but not that get along well. The fight between Tomoya and Sunohara is brutal, hahaha :D Hyped for the next episode from preview. |
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| Good episode, but that scene where Sunohara comes to rescue Mei was so cheesy. 4/5 |
| There goes the resolution . Friendship and delinquents ~ . It was seriously a hopeless situation but they managed and laughing ~ . |
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| Ultimate bromance.. it was good, mainly in the end of the episode but it was even bit better in novel. It seems they are interwoving Yukine route into other parts, not bad idea actually as her story is very short. And seems like Misae is the next one, I wonder if we get one or two episodes for her. |
| It makes me so happy to revisit classics. I saw this way back in high school and it still manages to tug at my heart. I thought the themes of this show were only relevant because i was the same age and in the same grade as these characters when i first watched, but even to this day it still holds up.  except this. you can manage to do stupid things as long as you want (^～^) |
| Great episode... and the fight between Okazaki and Sunohara felt great.  |
| EG99 |
| Man, this arc seriously sucks. The worst so far. Over dramatic, Mei's sudden need for her brother's care out of nowhere, complicating things, wanting to get him back to that team? THAT team? And was Nagisa seriously about to stop Tomoya before the fight?! Really? I hope Mei will never show up, because as of now I dislike her. At least it ended nicely. (exactly the moment Mei went back home..)  |
Raccoon_CitizenDec 15, 2016 1:59 PM
| Ah, man, what a fucking lovely episode. Every bit of it. |
| "Nothing crushes us". |
| Okazaki is so evil |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| This episode was sure enjoyable loved everything of it from the fight to the end xD. |
Raccoon_Citizen said: Man, this arc seriously sucks. The worst so far. Over dramatic, Mei's sudden need for her brother's care out of nowhere, complicating things, wanting to get him back to that team? THAT team? And was Nagisa seriously about to stop Tomoya before the fight?! Really? I hope Mei will never show up, because as of now I dislike her. At least it ended nicely. (exactly the moment Mei went back home..) Ikr. I can't believe Tomoya and Nagisa agreed with Mei's plan. This was by far one of the worst arc for me in the series |
| Meh, cheesy ending. |
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| Two guys get out their anger in a mutual fight, and people here scream "VIOLENCE SOLVES NOTHING" The girls in this show (and most others) beat the snot out of guys for the flimsiest of reasons, and no one says a peep. second of all, those who say violence solves nothing: it's a nice sentiment, but you guys must have lived very comfortable and sheltered lives. |
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| It is mind-boggling to me that they still think it is a good idea to get Sunohara back in the soccer club. Who the heck would enjoy to be a part of that asshole brigade? They even enjoy torturing little girls for crying out loud! Other than that it was a nice episode. I really like how in such a drama filled romance show the male protagonist and his sidekick are rather deep and interesting characters. I don't think you see that too often. I actually expected them to break out laughing even earlier, when they were still fighting in the rain. It was pretty tough to see them beat the shit out of each other like that. But I knew a true bromance couldn't be broken just like that! |
| I didn't like this episode much. This arc was pretty ridiculous overall. The entire situation felt contrived (mainly thanks to Tomoya's doing). A lot of the boiling points that aggravated things were fabricated on a whim, especially Tomoya's contributions with pretending to be Mei's girlfriend and the whole fake girlfriend thing for Sunohara to begin with. The soccer team was pure scum, but they were just used as tools within the story to make things worse. And then it all ends with uncontrollable laughter from a chance meeting in the street with the whole gang. Kinda cheesy. I really hope this isn't the flow and resolution for the arcs in this season. |
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eski514 said: I didn't like this episode much. This arc was pretty ridiculous overall. The entire situation felt contrived (mainly thanks to Tomoya's doing). A lot of the boiling points that aggravated things were fabricated on a whim, especially Tomoya's contributions with pretending to be Mei's girlfriend and the whole fake girlfriend thing for Sunohara to begin with. The soccer team was pure scum, but they were just used as tools within the story to make things worse. And then it all ends with uncontrollable laughter from a chance meeting in the street with the whole gang. Kinda cheesy. I really hope this isn't the flow and resolution for the arcs in this season. Couldn't have said it better myself. And the rest if the season is not as bad as this believe me. This and maybe episode 8 are the weakest parts of After Story |
| I liked the ending of the episode but the overall arc was bad. Stupid that they think going back to that soccer team is good forhim. Given how hyped Afterstory is, I really hope it picks up sometime soon. |
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| I hate how unrealistic Clannad can be |
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| I ended up feeling so stressed with this ridiculous episode... easily, the worst arc so far. At first, I had some hopes the story would finally take Sunohara's character seriously by addressing his lack of interest in his future after school and giving him some needed character development but no. The arc wasn't really about him but more about her sister and her over-dramatic adventure to fulfill her selfish request. The narrative decisions were plain terrible and beyond stupidity, Sunohara and Mei acted really "out of character" in contrast with first season, Tomoya messing with his supposed "friend" was taken way too far (basically to the point where he and Mei spent two whole episodes trying to solve a problem they created in the first place by not clearing up the misunderstandings), the guys from the soccer club were portrayed so cartoonishly evil it was more hilarious than anything and on top of all that, Sunohara didn't get any development I can classify as satisfying. And to think this whole mess could have been solved earlier if only Mei had decided to have a proper talk with his brother... seriously, I really hope this arc is just a misstep and things improve from here because so far, Clannad: After Story is giving me a quite lame first impression. |
| Sunohara is always the retarded one, but all this arc he literally did nothing wrong, everyone was an asshole to him, even his own sister and his best friend. f*cking trash |
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| The main problem with Clannad as a whole(and other Maeda franchises for that matter) is on show here: Mei wants his old brother back, and then somehow decides the only way is to make him play football again, and then somehow everyone agrees begging him into the school club is the right method. The thought process in that sequence of events is just absurdly short sighted and simple. Every storyline and conflict in Key stories are written like this- here it's how girlfriend Sanae happens, how the violin event happens, how the baseball match happens...every character is just unrealistically pure. Everyone acts that way in all these logically just sound enough but super contrived array of scenes that facilitate those touchy highlight scenes Maeda thinks are cool. Of course, most of those touchy highlight scenes are actually cool. But not here. |
LanzAug 17, 2020 3:54 AM
| I don't enjoy being overly negative, but holy shit this episode was garbage. I can safely say that I hated pretty much everything about it (except for how Sunohara's outburst about not being manipulated in the original series fits with his backstory here). Maybe I just zoned out in the previous episodes, but I don't remember why Sunohara rejoining the soccer team was so important in the first place. I suppose it was so he could come to understand what he wanted out of life, but professional sports is almost impossible to get into as a career. Even then, I don't know why Okazaki would be fine with that plan, since he already knows what the soccer team is like. Though he was wrong to use violence, Sunohara did the right thing by getting out when he did. The people who take someone's respect for granted deserve it the least. There was potential for this arc to be good, but it was thoroughly ruined by how Okazaki conducted himself. I'm fine with him being more impulsive and short-tempered, but it goes against pretty much every aspect of his character from the first season. I have no idea why he would continue to exacerbate every negative thing going on in Sunohara's life but he did it anyway. Maybe I'm being too narrow-minded here, but this is the kind of shit which destroys friendships, and I wouldn't blame Sunohara for wanting out. The point where I began to lose consciousness was when Okazaki and Sunohara started brawling with the Soccer team, truly solidifying that these characters are incapable of learning anything. However, what made me flatline was when Sunohara went to court Sanae. Congrats Clannad After Story, you fucking killed me. The entire conflict over the past couple of episodes was built on the character's inability to communicate and be honest. Is it too much for me to want these characters to change and develop? This entire arc has thoroughly dissuaded me from wanting to watch the rest of the show, though I still have this morbid curiosity which makes me want to see it all through. Granted, if the next arc is as incompetent as this one I probably won't be as lenient. |
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| That was very good, it end up pretty well. Now I want an Imouto this was an amazing arc it was pretty sad but it was amusing, I have nothing to say I'm just gonna say that it was amazing. |
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| Such a great episode. Hilarious, touching and badass moments. They are all here. The very reason I love anime. |
| "You don't become Hokage in order to be acknowledged by the village. The one who is acknowledged by everyone, is the one who becomes Hokage." Uchiha Itachi, Naruto Shippuden |
| This has been one of the worst arcs of anything I've seen in a long time, this arc was a complete waste of time since everything just returned to the status quo at the end. Everything could've been avoided if people just talked for crying out loud, instead of lying for no good reason. Actually the one thing that changed is the fact that every time I'm gonna see Sunohara or Mei from now on I'm gonna have a sour taste in my mouth. |
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| I liked this arc, rode a rollercoaster of emotions |
| very beautiful ep. I know Sunohara is a Hopeless dude yet is still a great guy. the ending was funny though |
| Aw yes, the comically evil Japanese high-school soccer team, not one of them wasn't an ass. Breaks immersion a tad. On a positive note, there was good tension with Youhei and everyone. |
| Sunohara is back! Great arc Can't wait for the next 5/5 |
"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder"~Rumi |
| This by far is one of my favorite episodes. This episode turned out good. |
| This arc is a pleb filter |
| Jeez the conclusion to what has been an arc of misunderstandings and lies became a no-holds barred payoff, and I love it!!! My goodness the pain that Mei, Nagisa, and Tomoya had to endure to the ridiculous soccer team is immense, why did we had to go through this, oh Mei...whatever. Either way I love the fight scene between Youhei and Tomoya, such a great way to show how they feel to each other from the mess. But hey, just like the first time they met, they just laugh it off and move on with a much more stronger friendship, nice one Clannad. And of course we ain't leaving this arc without telling Sunohara the truth, he's dating a MIL- |
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| Not bad arc, but definitely felt like something was missing in order for this to be truly memorable type of stuff |
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