Clannad

Anime: Clannad and Clannad ~After Story~
Type: School-life, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 1 - 22, 1 - 24, and 3 OVA Episodes
My Rating: 10 out of 10
My Grade: A+

Well, I was getting my hand into a new type of anime and thought this would be an interesting series to watch. I ended up loving it a lot. It is my 5th most favorite anime! ^-^

The story starts out with a confrontation of the main guy and the main girl. A small greeting from each other starts off this amazing series. For the first part of the series you will get a whole bunch of laughs and meet the whole cast of colorful and unique characters. You get to see the exciting and fun parts of school life. But it will soon go down through each characters' stories. Dark secrets become revealed. Emotions are let loose. Hearts become broken. This series will pull the strings of your heart and empty your eyes of tears. It will also make you think about how you are living and open a new light for you.

Basic Story:

Okazaki Tomoya, a school delinquent, is unhappy with the thought of going up to school. But on the first day of the new year, he meets up with a mysterious girl, Nagisa Furukawa, who loves school but yet does not know what to do. Okazaki gives her some encouragement, and they both set off to the school. Will this encounter change their lives forever?