"Those who seek out the truth must not be arrogant. You must not laugh at miracles just because they cannot be explained scientifically. You must not turn away from the beauty of this world."-Kotomi Ichinose
Couldn't had said it better, Kotomi! Clannad is the prequel released before Clannad Afterstory, the anime that almost bought me to tears. Man, I knew I should had reviewed the first season first, because the second season has a Christmas episode. Oh well, mistakes will be made!
From the distance:
"GET ON WITH THE REVIEW KYUBEY!"-Kyou
Ok ok...geez
Plot:10/10
Like the second season, the first explores the past of the characters in Clannad. Unlike the second season, the first explores the main character's past. Without spoilers, the most interesting one to me is Kotami's one. Of course, with these explorations, many emotions will be felt, and that's what makes this anime so good. You travel through people's past, whilst feeling what they are feeling. First season also has many of the things that made the second season so good. Unfortunately, I can't talk about it here, because the second season used spoilers from the first season. But either way, the second season delivered, and the first did as well!
Characters: 9/10
"Character development...character development everywhere!"-Buzz Lightyear
First season went mad with the character development. Only a few didn't get it, however those got theirs on second season, so it solved that problem. I love the uniqueness between the characters. I also specifically enjoy this one character who I should not mention her name otherwise the parallel spoiler universe will appear and erase me from existence. BUT ANYWAY! The only actual flaw about this is that the main character is quite bland. I didn't mention this in Afterstory, because he wasn't as bland. But first season, he definitely is. To me, his actions are quite typical to the character he is suppose to me, and that isn't a good thing. However, even though with this flaw, the pros managed to get characters a 9
Animation/sound: 9/10
It was really hard to give this a 9. I loved the animation and art of this, it's stunning, it really is. However, ths sounds to me was just, good, and that's why I had given this a 9
Opening/ending: 9/10
Opening...is amazing. Extremely catchy, fits so well in the anime. It's just...amazing. Ending is good as well, but it doesn't really fit into this genre of anime, but was totally understandable on why they chose it. At least it's catchy and only brings opening/ending down to a 9.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Same reasons on why I enjoyed Clannad Afterstory. Enjoyed going through the past, all the character development, opening/ending, and animation. Don't really need to expand on it again
Overall: 47/50
"Meow,"-Azura from K-on!
Man, I am on a quote rampage this review! But to sum it all up, definitely watch the first and second season of Clannad. It is an excellent anime, and it will have you feel all the emotions God had given us. A must watch for everyone.
After the review: One more to go! And I hope I can make an ice cream joke this time...
