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Summary: Tomoya Okazaki is a High School Senior who hates the town that he lives in, but he makes the best of it. On the way to school, he meets an interesting girl, Nagisa Furukawa. At lunch, Tomoya and Nagisa eat together. Tomoya learns that Nagisa missed a large portion of school last year, so she has to make up her last year of high school. But Tomoya Okazaki is a High School Senior who hates the town that he lives in, but he makes the best of it.

On the way to school, he meets an interesting girl, Nagisa Furukawa. At lunch, Tomoya and Nagisa eat together. Tomoya learns that Nagisa missed a large portion of school last year, so she has to make up her last year of high school. But since she was held back, all of her friends have graduated and she feels like she is alone. Later that day, Tomoya goes to Nagisa's Family's Bread shop and meets her odd, but friendly, parents.

Hide: Search for:Upcoming AMAs GuestOccupationDateAnime studioPostponed.Hosted on another subreddit. Upcoming Events EventLocationStartPittsburgh, PAJune 25th.Indicates an official reddit meet-up is taking place at this event. Episode 1: On The Hillside Path Where The Cherry Blossoms FlutterClannad- -Be wary of Clannad: After Story's pages, because they may contain spoilers for the first season.Rewatchers, please remember to be liberal with spoiler tags and carefully consider the impact of your comments on first-time watchers. Implied spoilers are still spoilers.Soundtrack of the Day:Nagisa's theme. Its melody reoccurs throughout the soundtrack, most notably in the show's ending theme, 'Dango Daikazoku'.

FirstySo I'll be straight, I had no clue what this show was going in. I never read anything about it, and all I knew was that AS was a depresso expresso. When I hit play, I wasn't sure if I'd get a super serious character drama, a light hearted comedy, or both. From this episode, it seems to be a mix of both. When the show went from monotone shades and serious narration to some idiot getting punted by a rugby player, I knew that this was something unique; something that couldn't really be kept to a single genre.

The episode continued to flip between really neat action, laugh out loud comedy, and super serious drama. Assuming the show keeps this up throughout, I may have stumbled upon a new classic for my records.So yeah, this first episode is super intriguing. Excellent hook for the series, and I'm excited to see how things play out.also the older sister to class prez is already best girl I can tell. And all I knew was that AS was a depresso expressoNot sure if I agree with that characterization. IMO the reason this show is more effective at 'feels' than other 'tearjerkers' for many people is that it takes advantage of a mix of different emotions instead of just dropping 'the Big Sad' in the last couple of episode.When I hit play, I wasn't sure if I'd get a super serious character drama, a light hearted comedy, or both. From this episode, it seems to be a mix of both. When I hit play, I wasn't sure if I'd get a super serious character drama, a light hearted comedy, or both.

From this episode, it seems to be a mix of both.Exactly what I mean.also the older sister to class prezKyou Fujbayashi.is already best girl I can tellIt is known. RewatcherHello folks.

It looks like it's time to watch Clannad and write a crapload of analysis no one is going to read through, lol. Last year I tried to join the Clannad rewatch, but was so busy that I wasn't able to get in until around half way through season 1 and I had no time to catch up, so it didn't work. But hey, I'm here now right as we're about to head into a break when finals end in a few days, so there shouldn't be an issue. Before I get on the episode itself, I want to give a bit of my background with Clannad, which is an anime that is very important to me and changed the way I think.Clannad was one of the very first anime I had ever watched. Hibike Euphonium created my potential interest in anime, Your Lie in April had hooked me, and Clannad was often considered similar to both of them, so of course I watched it.

Cried my eyes out and loved it, but at the time I didn't think it was a favorite like YLiA was. But as time passed, I realized just how differently I had been treating the people around me, and how much this show had dug itself into my psyche. I watched Clannad at a time in my life when tensions were high with my parents, where I had felt they were doing things that are not in my best interest and they had continually been informing me that it's because they love me. My dad would spout non-stop 'blood is thicker than water' and I came to resent both the line and the notion that family is something so important. Why does it matter, I didn't choose to be your family, I don't want to judge on something as superficial as 'you gave the sperm and egg that created my existence' and I felt that my love should be given only to those who actually support me, not those who constantly torment me. Essentially, starting Clannad, I was in Tomoya's shoes, I instantly connected with him, and his journey ended up becoming my journey. I won't go into anymore detail than that for fear of spoilers, but suffice it to say that Clannad had a huge impact on me and changed my relationships with friends, family members, and my general outlook on life.

So back to the beginning now, I'm extremely excited to revisit this series that means so much to me. This will be my third watch of Clannad total, so I'm interested to see how it hold up. So with that, let's get into episode 1.Alright. So, Clannad season 1 often has a pretty strange reputation.

But from watching this first episode, I can already see the seeds of greatness being planted, and I greatly enjoyed this first episode. It's been a few years since I last watched Clannad, but I don't remember it's characterization and direction being quite this strong. The episode conveyed a lot of information about Tomoya and Nagisa, the two most important characters, while presenting some fun side characters, setting up motifs, and providing foreshadowing. This was really solid all around in my opinion for an opening episode.To start, that first scene gives me chills every single time. Tomoya's walk up the hill and meeting with Nagisa is both iconic and powerful, and it's called back to in important ways going forward. On a surface level, we come to understand that Tomoya is a boy disillusioned with life. He's tired by it's monotony, repeating the same tasks every day with pretty much no deviation, and to him it feels like every day is just going through the motions.

His meeting with Nagisa literally brings color into his life. But it's not just because Nagisa is the cute girl who has the adorable quirk of saying the names of food she likes and talking to herself, but it's what Nagisa says that really catches his attention. While the scene is colored out, the first flickers of color come in after Nagisa says 'Fun things. Happy things. They'll all eventually change.' Because for a person who's dissatisfied with how little things seem to be changing, Tomoya is drawn to Nagisa, curious about her fear of the very thing he desires.

Tomoya tells her to go find more fun and happy things, because that's exactly what he's trying to do. Tomoya is a very proactive character. Throughout the episode we see him actively go to do certain things that are interesting.

He actively goes to talk to Nagisa for the reasons I mentioned above, but he also tries to fight the goons that attack the school, and again reaches out to Nagisa at the end of the episode. Since Tomoya's only real 'friend' at this point is someone he barely seems to really care about, it's a bit unique for him to actively pursue things like that, and I think that this is because he see's these things as opportunities to deviate from the mundanity of his daily life, even if just for a moment.Beyond that, we get a nice look into the way Tomoya see's everything.

When Tomoya and Sunohara are just hanging out in their room, it seems decently energetic and not all that bad, but Tomoya describes it as 'unexceptional.' He lacks passion, nothing is interesting to him, the world is unchanging and essentially, dead, or colorless. But then that get's instantly juxtaposed with a world that actually is unchanging, dead, and colorless. The voice who narrates this fantasy world claims that it's like the end of the world, it's cold, it's lonely, time doesn't pass at all, and no one would want to be born here. It's pretty much exactly how Tomoya describes his situation, it's how he see's his life. Another example is the contrast between the warmth of Nagisa's home, and the darkness of Tomoya's.

After school, we see Tomoya wandering around doing whatever happens to be in front of him, staying out late and doing everything but return home. He's so desperate to stay out that he finds himself at Nagisa's house, and the warm, colorful, active family seems so alien to him. Everything at the Furukawa bakery was pretty much the most 'fun' part of the episode and I think that's on purpose. Nagisa's parents bread gag never gets old no matter how many times I see it (which will be a lot, first timers), and their interactions are just fun. The lighting is warm, the food is tasty, and though Tomoya seems to be weirded out at first it's clear that he enjoyed his time there. But when he returns home, the contrast is huge, and it's so unbearable for him that he immediately runs out again, seeking the warmth he just left.I've seen a lot of people complain that Nagisa is a bland character, and I honestly couldn't disagree more.

This episode already provides quite a bit of info into the way she works. For one, like Tomoya, Nagisa is also depressed. She lacks the motivation to do anything in much the same way Tomoya does, just for the opposite reason.

Her tendency to say the names of food she'll be eating later is not just a motivational tool, but a coping mechanism. She doesn't want to walk up the hill to school because she's lonely there, but if she does there'll be some tasty anpan in a bit. She's scared to go to drama club, but if she does check it out she'll be even happier to find hamburger at home (which happens to be the very meal Tomoya eats while at her house).

Considering how clearly frail and sad she is, I bet it takes an incredible amount of mental fortitude to make it up that hill every day. But she clearly also is not inherently trusting of people.

She refuses to talk to Tomoya until she finishes her meal, but Tomoya waits the entire time and that makes her incredibly happy. When no one else in her class gives her the time of day, this one person is willing to wait patiently to talk, I'm sure that means a lot to her, and so she opens up to Tomoya. And the way she gets so excited to introduce the name of her new friend to her parents, this is clearly a gesture from Tomoya that means a lot to her, and she's probably drawn to his proactive nature just as he is drawn to her desire to avoid change despite her situation. I'm just really impressed by the characterization of this episode.But this is still an introductory episode.

Clannad has a lot going on, which many other rewatchers will probably see being set up even this early on. But it sets up the real emotional core of the series so strongly, Tomoya's relationship with Nagisa, the way each of them view the world, and the theme of family. The testament of sherlock holmes xbox 360 review. This is only the start of this long, long upward climb, and as this episode reminded me so much of why I love this series, I'm excited to be making that journey yet again. First-timerI honestly don’t know what to expect from this show other than feels (though I’ve been told that’s for After Story, not this first season) and a weird artstyle. It’s funny how that works because I’m 100% sure I’ve read or seen all sorts of spoilers for this show before, but I’ve managed to completely forget them somehow.

What nonsense is that, am I right? Actually managing to forget spoilers?Anyways let’s get right to it.That’s alright though, at least I can fucking read them without needing to strain my eyes, unlike with using grey font with no outline for the stupidest reason.The muted color pallet during the start works wonders combined with MC boy’s depressing monologue. Makes for a cool transition into color when he meets the new girl.I may or may not have taken a thirteen minute detour from the episode attempting to clip. Someone hit me with a “Sky pls, this isn’t Gundam Unicorn” because I need to stop obsessing over when it pops up in other shows.Alright I’m digging whatever this song is that plays at the start.Hopefully listening to it repeatedly during this rewatch will make it stick. I’m assuming the main girls are the ones who got the name cards in this, right?

Because thank you for that show, once I know the names they stick but it always takes me forever to learn them. That helps immensely.I’m sure it’ll go over far better with her than with a team of rugby players.(Looked it up on MAL and nope, just Dorm Mom.) Anyways two things, one: she got one hell of an entrance, and two: she certainly doesn’t look that much older than the boys, I guess it’s the artstyle.that loves, right? She seems cool for sure.

Loved her laugh when she left., I was wondering what “anpan” was since Nagisa had said it during the opening scene.Do not mess with Tomoyo, wow.because I sure am.Can’t wait to see more of them in the rest of this show.That shift from happy Nagisa family to broken home Tomoya gave me whiplash.That one song I was admiring at the start of this episode used the melody from it I think.Alright this one’s was fine, but should I be avoiding the next-episode previews because spoilers? Or are this show’s previews safe to watch?That was a really good first episode, I’m looking forward to the next one!Now then, so, if any of you guys have participated in rewatches with me in the past, you’d know that I like making minimalist/vector wallpapers during them. There’s no way I’m doing one for every episode (especially since I still have some Re:Creators ones to make), but since this is the start of the rewatch I figured I should have at least one for today. And also have a variant with because added that in when I asked her for help picking a background color. Let me know what you think of itI’ve already amassed a few base images (the OP had good ones for Fuko, Kotomi, Kyou, and Tomoyo, while the episode itself had good ones for Tomoya and Ryou), so if there’s some other character you want me to wallpaper, feel free to request them! Just, uh, if it’s a character who hasn’t been introduced yet, save requesting them until after they’ve been introduced.

I am a first-timer after all, haha. This is the girl that +1 loves, right? She seems cool for sure. Loved her laugh when she left.Oh man this family is great.Best anime family ever!!! (Maybe until I watch that other show people tell me to watch)Alright this one’s was fine, but should I be avoiding the next-episode previews because spoilers? Or are this show’s previews safe to watch?I am pretty sure they are okay to watch but then again I am not one to worry about preview spoilersI like making minimalist/vector wallpapersHYPE!

Could always use some more, specially some Kyou ones.