"Emotions are a powerful thing. Don't keep it in, let it out."-NiceKyubey
Clannad Afterstory. The anime that will bring people to tears, or not if you are tough. Made by Kyoto Animations, who are also responsible for the not so sad, actually over the top happy most of the time, ice cream...I mean cake loving K-on!, Clannad Afterstory will attempt to hug your heart many, many times. The main question is; is it an anime worth watching? Let's find out!
NOTE: Art is animation and sound, and sound is opening and ending. Everything else is as the rating says.
Plot:10/10
Holy lord of Papi's ice cream, the plot to me is really impressive. The attempt of mixing a bit of comedy, lots of romance, mystery and sadness really paid off in Afterstory. I just love how Kyoto Animations mixes all these elements in the plot, to create a plot that works in this genre of anime. Without any spoilers, let me just say, you will be travelling to people's pasts like the first season, feeling many emotions, and being filled with the mystery of the illusionary girl from the first season, which leads me to my second point on what makes the plot so good. The first season actually links to the second season. The story of the illusionary girl continues in the second season. It goes in even more depth about the robot and the girl...My God! This whole time, Deemo is the robot and the girl is...the girl! People, call the G-tar police(Dammit Yui). To make linking even better, the main plot is also linked to this plot about the girl! Holy cow, everything makes sense now...all this, has given plot 10/10!
Characters: 9/10
Unlike the first season, Afterstory didn't really reach my expectation for characters. I loved the development made on the side characters. HOWEVER! They pretty much abandoned the main characters from the first season except Sunohara, who has his own backstory, Tomoya (of course), and of course, Nagisa. I really wanted more Kotomi and Kyou in the first half of the series. At least they gained a bigger role in the second half, but not enough to make up for the first half. But, with this flaw, I still enjoyed seeing the past of the side characters, so I will give it 9.
Animation/sound: 10/10
Once again, animation and sound is amazing like the first season. Pretty self explanatory. Sound effects are good, animation is spot on. This was an easy 10.
Opening/ending: 10/10
Once again, an easy 10 for Clannad Afterstory. Opening and ending fits perfectly to the anime on so many levels. And to add to that, the opening and ending is extremely catchy...yep, I explained enough
Enjoyment: 10/10
Well I certainly enjoyed going through the life of Tomoya and Nagisa after "graduating from high school." Clannad Afterstory helps us see the mysteries and struggles of life, hence the hardship one of them feels in the anime. Without any spoilers, let me just say, that the ending may throw you for a loop, but I liked how it ended. Overall, I certainly enjoyed the whole season, seeing the struggles and mystery of life.
Overall: 49/50
I'm being serious on this one. This will be the highest mark I will give for a really long time. Clannad Afterstory has successfully shows us the struggles of life, the mysteries the world has to offer, and the past of many people. Clannad Afterstory also succeeds in cuddling people's heart, and bringing out the tissues. All these points is why I has given it the score I did. Well done Kyoto Animations.
