As the title suggests,Tomoyo is the main heroine here and gone are the original Clannad cast excluding our main hero Tomoya. The story takes place after their dramatic reunion under the sakura trees where they decided to be lovers once again (Episode 24 of Clannad or if you've read the Clannad visual novel). And so,their new life begins.
Now that the long-winded intro is done,here's how I feel about the manga and how I found it. Yeah,I know I'm late..
*Slight spoilers ahead,continue only if you've read the manga or the Tomoyo After VN*
Prior last week,I've been in a long hiatus in regards to anime-related stuffs. To make things short,I chanced upon a visual novel (Saya no Uta).It was my first VN,I enjoyed it and went to search for more. Then,I found Clannad which I have vague memories of. I started with Nagisa's and Kotomi's storyline first and thought it was good but not groundbreaking. It wasn't until when I started Tomoyo's path that finally my emotions started kicking in. I loved every bit of it,as much as After Story. Needless to say,I went to check if there is a continuation and so,here I am. Of course,there's the Tomoyo After VN as well.
Aforementioned above,this is a manga adaptation of the visual novel -Tomoyo After~It's A Wonderful Life~-. All I could say is that it did its VN counterpart no justice by trying to clump everything into 4 mere chapters. I've only read the point-form summary of the VN and some raw parts of it but even so,I honestly felt that the manga lefted out ALOT of stuffs. It's still a good read though and yes,the Tomoyo After VN has yet to be fully translated. While I didn't like the art,anything decent would suffice for a great story.
Overall,it was a short bittersweet continuation for the Tomoyo-Tomoya fans/hopefuls and for those who fancies a twist away from the original plot. I won't exaggerate much but if this manga already got you teary,be prepared for a cry-fest when you read the VN. You know the deal with these Key's stories.
P.S I would also recommend you to not read this manga if you haven't read the Clannad VN or watched episode 24 of Clannad. For those who's interested or understand Japanese w/o english subtitles,you can search in youtube for the raw version of the VN or just google in general. Just type "Tomoyo After" and there you have it.
P.P.S If you already read the Tomoyo After visual novel,you might not want to read this watered down manga version. Just how I feel.
