You should let it all out while you still can.. because when you get bigger sometimes you can’t cry even if you have something to cry about.”
Without drama, how will our lives be now? Will we be all happy-go-lucky and not think of disappointing things? Maybe; Well, I′m a sucker when it comes to Dramas. No, really. I hate it. It′s not that I hate Dramas, what I hate is me being a crybaby and a sucker when watching Drama-Romance Anime. Especially when there′s tragedy involved. OH HELL NO. I can′t stand it, it′s like I want to bawl my eyes out all day; But nevertheless, Dramas are one of the most popular genres, which, I like a lot, next to slapstick comedy, that is. Drama has it's own excellent attributes, and one of it is to make us shed manly tears.
After Story made a huge impact on me, I was greatly dumbfounded by it's perfectness. It changed a lot of things for me; on how I view Drama-Romance anime, how a certain death can lead your life to going down. It′s hard to not shed a tear while After Story is playing right before your very eyes.
Afterstory is all about, Love, Family, Grief, Happiness, Sorrow and Relationship.
And how they prove that not all stories have a happy ending and that not everything are meant to happen the way they desire. All of this will be told by a certain person′s point of view, or how he views these “ends” and “endings” from his current standing and his current life.
After Story is the continuation of the not-so-sad CLANNAD. We′re still in Tomoya′s perspective and point of view of the story, which is, perfect for viewing a certain person's life and beliefs. Although here in After Story, a lot of aspects and points from the prequel had changed. But that's what made the story and plot even more outstanding.
The latter continues from where CLANNAD left off -- the path where Okazaki Tomoya is walking at -- Tomoya confessed and asked Nagisa out. Isn′t that a happy thing? Yes, it IS. After watching this scene, you′ll start to think that, things are going pretty well. And sure that it′ll have a happy ending; All of us want to have a happy ending in our lives, all of us want to experience love--to love someone and to be loved. Loving someone isn′t just a simple game that you play. You′ll experience lots of hardships, you′ll need to overcome obstacles if you want to be happy; And that′s what Nagisa and Tomoya were experiencing during the time that both of them fell in love with each other.
Finally, after decades of waiting, ROMANCE barges in! I know we′ve all been waiting for this. And it really was worth the wait. After Story, being a Romance Anime isn′t all about love or full of 'cheesy' moments. Do not forget the Slice of Life here. The genres in After Story were distributed and divided really great. I like how when there′s romance, there′ll be an insert of drama or comedy from time to time.
I really like how all the genres were mixed in After Story, but the genre who′s in majority is the DRAMA. After Story is an absolute tear-jerker; understanding the story from Tomoya′s perspective and point of view is one of the most saddest things to witness.
The characters involved in the story had great roles which left a great memory and impact on me. I really like the mix of characters in the story: A Tsundere? I approve. A loli. A kuudere. A normal guy. A pervert. A dandere. They had great roles! All of them were part of Tomoya′s journey.
I wouldn′t really call this as 'Enjoyment', rather, for me, this story isn′t enjoyable at all - in a comedic way. Albeit, After Story is much that of a super tear-jerker story. But we′ll use the term 'enjoyed' here on: I really enjoyed watching and witnessing the story of the people involved in After Story. All of the relationships were greatly pushed down to leave a mark.
After Story had taught us lots of things: Having your own family is on of the best things in the world. It taught us that even the death of one person can break you down. It′s not all about SMILES and LAUGHS. From time to time, you need to let it all out.
All I can is, people who were dearest to you that are now gone, must not let you down. You need to stand tall and be strong, no matter how much grief you′re feeling. Surely, it was a huge loss to you - but look on the bright side, there′s an 'alternate ending' waiting for you.
Who knows. It might just be a nightmare and you′ll soon wake up from it. Think of all the good things. Don't think that nothing would change; every little thing and person in the world undergoes changes. And you′ll experience something far from what you expected.
So just sit back and let the one-of-the-most-outstanding story take you away from your little world.
