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Tortured by his past and pained by an uncertain future, Tomoya
drifts through life with an almost overwhelming anger and
emptiness. But when he meets the mysterious, charming and shy
Nagisa, his world seems to change. Drawn in by her gentle but
lonely spirit, he begins to experience the joy life can bring.
But as he discovers the reason for his newfound friend's
loneliness, Tomoya also finds that life can be frighteningly
fragile. Poignant. Compelling. Heartbreaking. Clannad is one of
the most cherished anime of all time. And now it's available for
the first time in beautiful, high-definition clarity.
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The romantic comedy Clannad began as an online visual novel
developed by Key in 2004 that was adapted to manga, CDs, a
feature film, and this 2007 television series. Bitterly
disillusioned high school senior Tomoya Okazaki was recruited by
Hikarisaka High as a potential basketball star, but he injured
his shoulder in a fight with his alcoholic her and can no
longer play. As a self-described delinquent and slacker, he shows
up late, plays hooky with his friend Sunohara, and s in
class--unthinkable misconduct in the formal Japanese school
system. But he's really a very nice guy, as he reveals when he
strikes up a conversation with Nagisa Furukawa, a diffident girl
who's repeating her senior year after a serious illness. As
Okazaki helps Nagisa realize her dream of reviving the school
drama club, he gets involved with an assortment of odd
characters: reclusive, brilliant Kotome turns out to be a friend
from when he was a little boy; athletic Tomoyo is trying to live
down her reputation as a brawler who beat up bullies at her old
school; Fuko may be the spirit of a girl who was injured
in a traffic accident. The tone of Clannad shifts unexpectedly
from shojo romance to harem comedy to magical girl adventure as
the filmmakers throw in offbeat elements that move the story in
unexpected directions. Fuko seems to fade out of the main
characters' lives in a bittersweet farewell, only to recur as an
enthusiastic, if ineffectual, magical heroine. Okazaki gets
serious indigestion when Nagisa, Kotome, and several other girls
make him bento boxes, but the other girls quietly give up when
they realize Nagisa is the right girl for him. Clannad may be a
difficult series to characterize, but it's easy to enjoy and will
appeal to fans of Azumanga Daioh. It spawned a sequel, Clannad:
After Story, and an odd, brief OVA in which Okazaki and Tomoyo
end up together. (Rated TV PG: cartoon violence, minor risqué
humor, and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
(1. On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms Flutter, 2.
The First Step, 3. Once Again After Crying, 4. Let's Find
Friends, 5. The Scenery with a Carving, 6. The Older and Younger
Sister's Founder's Festival, 7. Star-Shaped Feelings, 8. The Wind
That Vanishes into the Twilight, 9. Until the End of the Dream,
10. The Girl Genius' Challenge, 11. The After School Rhapsody,
12. Hidden World, 13. Garden of Memories, 14. Theory of
Everything, 15. Stuck Problem, 16. 3 on 3, 17. A Room Without
Anyone, 18. Counter Measures, 19. A New Life, 20. A Hidden Past,
21. Face Toward the School Festival, 22. Two Shadows, 23. The
Events of Summer Holidays, 24. (OVA) Another World: Tomoyo
Chapter)