Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
October 4, 2007
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
This is a lovely anime. The animation is stylized and took a while to get used to, but it's quite smooth. Clannad has more likable characters than any series I've ever seen. There are a lot of slow points in the plot, but amazing comedy sprinkled throughout. On top of that, since the characters are relatable, their stories become very touching. I wasn't expecting it to be so serious, but I love that it is what it is. Recommended!