Anyway, let me just carry on and explain why I have given this anime a 10/10.
Story - 10/10
The one thing I would say about the story of this anime is that it can be a little confusing as I said previously. Each female character either main or supporting had their own backstory and in some episodes, we leave a character's story behind to focus on a new character's. For example, we first get introduced to Tomoya, a simple guy who attends school with his best friend and delinquent, Youhei.
Now, as the story goes on we begin to pick up that Tomoya kinda defies authority and that's just because of his habit of arriving late to school, skipping classes during the day, and staying out all night. This of course will start to have a bad impact on his lifestyle and the potential job's in the future, the one thing I love about Tomoya is he's supportive although he doesn't show it at first, that's where Nagisa comes in.
Nagisa is this beautiful young girl who has a dream of becoming a brilliant drama actor and Tomoya notices when Nagisa is urging to get the school drama club back up and running but she can't do it alone so Tomoya helps out and starts to form a weak connection which gets stronger as time progresses.
As the episodes go on we get introduced to new characters and new faces, at this point, it can start to become confusing as I said before but it's pretty easy to follow after a while.
The story of this anime was so well done it sometimes made me burst out in tears in some scenes and in other places cry with laughter, it is truly one of the best anime's I have seen in a while.
Art - 10/10
Without a doubt, Kyoto animation is the best animation studio. Their work on bringing all those characters to life was simply beautiful and that's one of the main reasons why I continued to watch this anime.
Sound - 10/10
The sound included in this anime was again truly brilliant, I loved both the opening and ending's to the anime, and during the anime, the soundtracks that play fit perfectly in some scenes. I just wish I knew all the names of the soundtracks so I can listen to them on long journeys. Also, holy fuck, in some scenes I just cried my eyes out when a beautiful soundtrack played and something truly sad was happening. Roaring Tides is one of those soundtracks.
Character - 10/10
Again this goes back to my art section, all the characters were designed beautifully. I will definitely watch more romantic, school life animation from Kyoto animation studios. There is something about them that just makes anime an enjoyable watch.
Enjoyment - 10/10
I truly loved every moment with this anime, it had a lot of emotions throughout and what's brilliant is that some scenes were comedy gold. I laughed hard at some scenes, then cried my eyes out in others. You truly go on a rollercoaster of emotions while watching this anime and I certainly feel like I have been on the longest rollercoaster ride of my life.
Overall - 10/10
No question in my mind, this anime gets a solid 10/10. Why would I need to explain my reason behind my score, I think I explained enough above. <3
I got recommended this anime by a friend of mine and if he's reading this, I would just like to say thank you for your recommendation. You truly hit the spot of what anime I enjoy watching and this anime is certainly up there with the other ones I have reviewed, no doubt.
The genres of this anime include drama, comedy, romance, school life and I would say a slice of life. All these genres are what I enjoy when watching an anime, so if I haven't watched one that has these genres then I most likely love and enjoy it!
That pretty much sums up my review for 'Clannad', I kinda went overboard talking about the story but I just had to express my opinions on that, which I feel like I did.
Thank you very much for reading! Enjoy the rest of your day!
- cryyptt_ <3
