@@umamifan This comment didn't age well... Especially when you realise *CLANNAD* recently got first place in *r/anime* subreddit's *Favorite Tearjerker Poll.*
I’ve watched this video series about 3 times now and had never even heard of Clannad before. When I hit the end of the after story portion on my third go around, I started to cry. It took me 3 tries to finally understand just how amazing this story and it’s message is and how every detail just drives the point home even more. Congratulations. You helped me fall in love with a story I’ve never even read/watched.
Wow, thanks so much! I’m glad this series helped you appreciate clannad even though you’d never seen or played it, I admire your patience to watch this whole thing without knowing anything about it lol. I hope you’ll give the game or the anime a try sometime soon and enjoy it even more
good lord, a five whole hour video collection? For Clannad? Man, you never fail to deliver and impressed at once, time to put this on the side as I write my story. Cheers Totaraum!
@@Totaraum I should be thanking you for all your hard work. Also, as a side note, I wonder if you'd be interested in reading a snippet of it? As I'm trying to make the story also themed around the ups and downs of life much like Clannad did
@@silence7524 sorry I missed this, UA-cam didn’t notify me for some reason. Glad I was going through comments while procrastinating lol. Sure, I’ll read a snippet if you’d like me to!
@@Totaraum Okay so uhm, long story short: I replied the day you replied, then replied about an hour ago thinking maybe I forgot to hit send last time, but now after sitting her for about an hour testing, I realized youtube would just delete any comment that has links to other pages; or at the very least, links to a google document, which is where I wrote it I tried for a while to keep resending it but splicing up the link or just something to make it so youtube won't delete it but it didn't work so unfortunately yeah, do you know if any other way I can share the story to you? P.S. also if youtube send you a notification every time I replied before it then deleted it, I am so sorry, that was like 10 or so attempts
@@silence7524 weird, I checked the flagged comments section and they aren’t even there, UA-cam just straight up deleted them. Also don’t worry, it only notified me about this reply for some reason. And even then, it’s not your fault that it’s doing this. Also yes, two good ways are either through twitter or my UA-cam email. Twitter is on the channel banner and the email is in the about section. I’d send links but unfortunately I’m in the middle of something right now lol
The friendship arc between Tomoya and Sunohara is so precious! Great job explaining it. The way the tension builds and then is instantly lifted when they laugh at how dumb the other looks is amazing.
it’s very fair to say that this story was nothing short than life changing. When I watched clannad 3 years ago it immediately became my favorite anime of all time and I even forced 2 of my friends to watch it. It’s still my favorite to this day and I think about it often
Not gonna lie, I thought this was gonna be a totally new 5hr vid on Clannad at first. Then I found out it was a collection of the entire series, still not complaining at all as I loved it from start to finish. Thank you for making this wonderful series. Also checked out the AMV you made and man that song suits Tomoya and Clannad so damn much, it's amazing. Again thank you for the wonderful gift!
I watched clannad about a year ago and it has been in my top 5 best pieces of fiction. For some reason I’ve wanted to go back to it these past couple days so I found this channel and watched the whole 5 hours, 26 minutes, and 7 seconds in one sitting. The quality you put in production deserves so much more recognition. I enjoyed it a lot!
So, I just finished Clannad for the first time. It was an intense experience. But also beautiful, and masterfully crafted. I want to know everything about this incredible show. So, I'm strapping in for the full fiver hours to dive into the wonder that is Clannad. Totaraum - thank you for YOUR incredible work! This very new lover of Clannad appreciates your research, analysis, and carefully crafted ideas and arguments very much.
Something that I will never forgive Key for is the fact that in the entire game and anime there is no interaction between Ushio and his good old uncle Sunohara, man I was hoping for that interaction since the time he saw Nagisa pregnant
I literally just found this channel this morning and was about to start watching your Clannad series when you posted this. The timing could not have been more perfect
Clannad is one of my favorite animes of all time, it was more about family and accepting life for what it is, regardless of good or bad things happen to us we see tomoya turn from a delinquent having no care in the world to someone that always helped his friends left and right, i remember crying my eyeballs out when he started taking care of ushio
This was a very interesting video because i rewatched anime many many times. But with this video i could actually look at other PoV on story and it was actually pretty close to mine. Only difference is i never thought that Kyou is perfect gf for Tomoya, i always thought they're great friends(and yes i didnt like her ova,even when you gave your arguments why she is the best girl). And its was really interesting that i loved and Tomoyo route from the start and she become my 2nd favorite girl in story. Anyway, you did a great job, that storytelling is so perfect (for me) i didnt even noticed how 5 and a half hours passed by. Thank you for this titanic work that you have done to reveal this masterpiece in more detail.
"Everybody's got something worth saying, even if they think they can't articulate it properly" starting my opinion with your response to someone who was in a situation like me. at first i thought it's just me who watches clannad and loves it just because it's old and it was sad. i watched clannad about 1.5 years ago (early 2022) before that i hated it just for silly reasons when i ran out of sad and slice of life anime, i chose this. after that i felt like my expectation for other animes has increased and clannad has become the queen of animes in my mind. i watched this anime about 6 times and needed to see more of it specially the VN. thanks to you and your precious videos, i'm relieved. i also have a quesion. at 4:45:11, there is a background music that i couldn't find in the clannad OST and even don't know its name. i've been searching for it for about 1 year. could you please tell me how did you find it or know its name? i hope you answer me. once again thank you very much for this and other videos about clannad
ua-cam.com/video/bDbW860-AA8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Here it is! It’s apart of one of the remix albums the anime took tracks from for its soundtrack. There are only like 8 or 9 albums for clannad with a few outliers so it’s relatively easy to keep track of their music library
I've teared up countless times watching this whole thing thank you very much, it makes me happy to hear more in depth thoughts on an anime that changed my life too
took me a while (like a month watching a bit every day) but i finally finished watching this video, honestly, it was great, pulled my heart strings, and i shed a tear here n there, keep doing this stuff man, sending all the support i can.
Just finished this video that i started a week ago, gotta say, I had plans to rewatch clannad this summer vacations, but i watched in the span of 3 months all of your clannad videos (and this one) and now i remember almost every single detail lol
I will just say this. You described my first time seeing the anime back in 2010 and playing it with "fan translation" (they did not have official translation at that time) in 2010-2011. Thanks.
This vid was an amazing breakdown of everything, even got me to really feel the emotion i felt watching the anime the first time. Thank you for making this video not for me but for giving such an amazing experience of a story this much care and depth in its review
5+ hours, pretty insane lol id really like to watch this video but im currently reading the VN myself, i will say seeing you make all these other videos on Clannad made me get into it in the first place so thanks for that, really enjoying it so far 👍
Before this video the only thing I knew about Clannad was that one picture of Nagisa's eyes being way too far apart. But after watching this whole thing over three days, and then rewatching it, and then watching the anime I can say I really like this show. Thanks for that, I like liking things :) Although Sunohara is my favorite character, which doesn't feel like a win somehow lol
@@TotaraumA real shame his route is just a joke though. I know it was 2004 Japan, but I think a relationship between him and Tomoya has some potential. They even still could have had it starting off similarly with Tomoya (as a joke) cornering Sunohara into a relationship before they both realize oops the feelings are real. But a full Sunohara route only exists in my heart...
Just coming here to commemorate finishing the VN after almost 3 years. I still can't quite believe that I've finished it but it was an absolute masterpiece and by far my favourite piece of media ever. Clannad will always mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving this beautiful story.
I'm watching this video bit by bit, but AMAZING so far. I love hearing more about the VN because I didn't finish all the routes myself. Its interesting to me how the baseball story is framed in the VN (maybe) almost as Tomoya Okazaki looking back on a good memory when he feels alone now. Since in the anime its presented basically as a way to bridge the gap between Clannad and after story. Its kind of cool to see an ending where Tomoya isn't really happy. Doesn't really get with anyone or anything like that. But, he can still recall every play of the game. Like that's so touching in its own way. I'm excited to watch more!! You describe everything so well. I love Clannad so much too.
Hello Tota! So I finished the character routes shortly after your previous upload and am in the middle of my first playthrough of After Story now! I watched the anime like 2 years ago and it became one of my favorite shows ever, so I was scared that the visual novel wasn't going to give me that same feeling. But that wasn't the case. In fact a lot of the routes I liked more than their adaptation. Notably Kotomi's route, which went from kinda meh in my mind to really amazing. I've already cried three times and I'm sure there are many more tears to come. Looking forward to finishing After Story... Anyways those were some of my thoughts about the game so far, will give an update once finished! (might take a while).
@@Totaraum Hello again! Remember me? So I finally got around to finishing the game! I loved it from start to finish. There's something about Key's stories that feels "real" in a way. They give you that sense of community and companionship that you get from hanging out with your friends (yes I have those). And then, right when you've fallen in love with all the characters, they take you on an emotional rollercoaster that'll have you in shambles by the end. So, the visual novel. It hit hard. Especially since a lot of change and uncertainty has been popping up in my life recently. CLANNAD has helped me to keep facing forward and continue my climb up the long long hill that is life. I am struggling to come up with anything to say other than, "CLANNAD is awesome"... One thing I will say is that I do prefer the anime for overall experience, it feels more polished and smooth in a way. That being said, the vn is better at immersion. It also handles the story better a lot of the times. While the anime felt like witnessing an incredible story, the vn felt like I was experiencing it. I feel you've already done such a good job covering all the little reasons to love this game that I don't need to add anything. Anyways, I'm gonna go rewatch the anime now, thank you for reading my parasocial rant. PS. Can't wait to see what else you have in store for the channel, am loving the green screen stuff!
@@ErikkBruhMomento congrats on finishing it! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's good to hear that you're enjoying the green screen stuff, I'm really enjoying making it
11 years ago I watched Clannad as a 15 year old. I was a very traumatized kid who hadn’t developed character up until my 20s. Along the way, I’ve watched Clannad 6+ times and it’s been so impactful every time. Through hardships from trials and tribulations I’ve faced, I’ve had to overcome my depression/anxiety with willpower I’ve developed through discipline. Now, I’m a stronger person than ever and watching this 11 years later from when I was 15 is so rewarding and gut wrenching. I understand Tomoya mentally and knowing what I know now about life, it makes me admire this anime that much more. I’m an emotional person and Clannad was a scapegoat for me over the years because I could relate all my sadness into one anime. But it’s different now. Life is beautiful. Praying for anyone out to never lose hope in their journey ❤
Thanks for going over the VN @Totaraum. About to be done with the anime and it hit me so hard this time. In a good way! Now, I’m on the Clannad journey through VN haha
Godammit Tota, another Clannad video?! Jk though, love it. I envy you to be able to make so many Clannad while I am here, just admiring the masterpiece inside my heart without be able to tell the world :(
watched this shit 4 years ago and it's still living rent-free inside my head, even after watching the greatest films & shows of all time no piece of media will ever top this goofy-eyed japanese cartoon. an absolute masterpiece i could probably talk 5 hours about too lol
Clannad is my favorite anime and I bought the vn a few months ago and haven't touched it, I haven't watched the whole video yet, but this inspired me to finally go play it
Man, this anime kicked my ass emotionally the first time I watched it back in school. I honestly think i blocked it out of memory, because i rewatched it a few months ago and felt like i got hit by a truck all over again
Hey, just watched the stream compilation video thingy. That was great. I wish I could find friends that would watch it with me for the first time like that. I say that but I actually got someone to watch it with me. They loved the show but hated how it ended. Only almost cried at episode 18..... I was so mad that didn't get him. Oh well.
My friends weren't too keen on the ending either, but it didn't ruin it for them or anything. I might as well've had the same experience since they muted their mics when they cried like the cowards they are. All I got was sniffles lol
just for the "Love Battle" section, you're getting my Like and Sub, Sir! Edit: this is the first video I watched on your channel, but I've noticed several Little Busters soundtracks playing in the background. I take it you've read LB or is that just your editor adding the soundtracks with you not knowing the exact source? Any plans on making videos about LB since I've noticed there isn't any on your channel at the moment? Edit 2 after reaching getting past the 4h mark: Yeah, I got my answer for some of the questions on the first Edit.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve watched little busters and played a few routes in the vn, I’m not super passionate about it though so I probably won’t make a video for it. I do, however, adore the osts from it that I keep using in videos
That's unfortunate :/ there's not much to say about the story since you've already watched the LB anime that did an extremely poor job of adapting the VN. You probably heard this from other LB fans. I for one read LB before Clannad and found my time with some Busters to be extremely enjoyable, even more than most of the routes in Clannad (although Kyou's route was absolutely amazing). It was fun to see the 3 components (Kyou, Kotomi and Tomoyo) that would later fuse to become my favorite KEY heroine: Kurugaya Yuiko. What LB routes have you finished reading?
Currently playing through the VN for the first time. Despite my better judgment, I'm doing my first run with no guide... if I'm making a mistake, please stop me before it's too late.
First one is "Haha Kara Koe Uketsugareru Chiisana Uta" from the Mabinogi arranged album, and the second is "Sora ni Hikaru" from disc 2 of the Memento remix album
I really wanted to watch your clannad vids, but I havent watched it yet. I know its going to make me cry so Im keeping it on my vacation, I hate watching animes that make me depress because I got no shit done. The worst one is probably K On, I dont know why that shit made me depressed for a month after it ended, and its not even that sad.
Worlds shortest anime rant
Least in-depth anime analysis
For real. Especially for an old ass anime forgotten by most that’s based on a VN with the shiftiest plot I’ve ever seen lmao
@@umamifan forgotten? lol wat
@@umamifan This comment didn't age well... Especially when you realise *CLANNAD* recently got first place in *r/anime* subreddit's *Favorite Tearjerker Poll.*
@@santhosht6180idc about redditors
Five hours of Clannad appreciation? Yes please
I’ve watched this video series about 3 times now and had never even heard of Clannad before.
When I hit the end of the after story portion on my third go around, I started to cry.
It took me 3 tries to finally understand just how amazing this story and it’s message is and how every detail just drives the point home even more.
Congratulations. You helped me fall in love with a story I’ve never even read/watched.
Wow, thanks so much! I’m glad this series helped you appreciate clannad even though you’d never seen or played it, I admire your patience to watch this whole thing without knowing anything about it lol. I hope you’ll give the game or the anime a try sometime soon and enjoy it even more
Why Totarum is the goat (Totarum is perfect for me)
Why Melk is the goat (Melk is perfect for me)
@@israelmateo2050 ♥️
@@melk5351 ❤
good lord, a five whole hour video collection? For Clannad? Man, you never fail to deliver and impressed at once, time to put this on the side as I write my story. Cheers Totaraum!
Thank you! Best of luck on your story
@@Totaraum I should be thanking you for all your hard work. Also, as a side note, I wonder if you'd be interested in reading a snippet of it? As I'm trying to make the story also themed around the ups and downs of life much like Clannad did
@@silence7524 sorry I missed this, UA-cam didn’t notify me for some reason. Glad I was going through comments while procrastinating lol. Sure, I’ll read a snippet if you’d like me to!
@@Totaraum Okay so uhm, long story short: I replied the day you replied, then replied about an hour ago thinking maybe I forgot to hit send last time, but now after sitting her for about an hour testing, I realized youtube would just delete any comment that has links to other pages; or at the very least, links to a google document, which is where I wrote it
I tried for a while to keep resending it but splicing up the link or just something to make it so youtube won't delete it but it didn't work so unfortunately yeah, do you know if any other way I can share the story to you?
P.S. also if youtube send you a notification every time I replied before it then deleted it, I am so sorry, that was like 10 or so attempts
@@silence7524 weird, I checked the flagged comments section and they aren’t even there, UA-cam just straight up deleted them. Also don’t worry, it only notified me about this reply for some reason. And even then, it’s not your fault that it’s doing this. Also yes, two good ways are either through twitter or my UA-cam email. Twitter is on the channel banner and the email is in the about section. I’d send links but unfortunately I’m in the middle of something right now lol
The friendship arc between Tomoya and Sunohara is so precious! Great job explaining it.
The way the tension builds and then is instantly lifted when they laugh at how dumb the other looks is amazing.
If Clannad did not go for tearing emotions, she was the best choice for Tomoya I think.
I personally think Tomoya is super underrated as a character. I rarely see anyone talk about him.
Fr, he's my top 1 favorite protagonist of all time 😢
Tomoya my goat @@skii_aini671
it’s very fair to say that this story was nothing short than life changing. When I watched clannad 3 years ago it immediately became my favorite anime of all time and I even forced 2 of my friends to watch it. It’s still my favorite to this day and I think about it often
For me too😊
best 5,435 hour of my life
Not gonna lie, I thought this was gonna be a totally new 5hr vid on Clannad at first. Then I found out it was a collection of the entire series, still not complaining at all as I loved it from start to finish. Thank you for making this wonderful series. Also checked out the AMV you made and man that song suits Tomoya and Clannad so damn much, it's amazing. Again thank you for the wonderful gift!
I’m very late, but thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it
i could watch this forever 🥹
I watched clannad about a year ago and it has been in my top 5 best pieces of fiction. For some reason I’ve wanted to go back to it these past couple days so I found this channel and watched the whole 5 hours, 26 minutes, and 7 seconds in one sitting. The quality you put in production deserves so much more recognition. I enjoyed it a lot!
Thanks for watching! I’m impressed you went through it all in one sitting lol. Glad to hear it’s a special story to you as well
So, I just finished Clannad for the first time. It was an intense experience. But also beautiful, and masterfully crafted. I want to know everything about this incredible show. So, I'm strapping in for the full fiver hours to dive into the wonder that is Clannad. Totaraum - thank you for YOUR incredible work! This very new lover of Clannad appreciates your research, analysis, and carefully crafted ideas and arguments very much.
I'm glad you appreciate it so much, thank you!
i usually don't watch hour-long videos in one go... this one was an exception. gaaah the feels...
Something that I will never forgive Key for is the fact that in the entire game and anime there is no interaction between Ushio and his good old uncle Sunohara, man I was hoping for that interaction since the time he saw Nagisa pregnant
Fr, that's one big missed opportunity
Clannad is the best romance slice of life anime ever made !
Ushio certified!
I literally just found this channel this morning and was about to start watching your Clannad series when you posted this. The timing could not have been more perfect
Glad to hear it, welcome!
Clannad is one of my favorite animes of all time, it was more about family and accepting life for what it is, regardless of good or bad things happen to us we see tomoya turn from a delinquent having no care in the world to someone that always helped his friends left and right, i remember crying my eyeballs out when he started taking care of ushio
Awesome retrospective dude, was in tears at the end.
This was a very interesting video because i rewatched anime many many times. But with this video i could actually look at other PoV on story and it was actually pretty close to mine. Only difference is i never thought that Kyou is perfect gf for Tomoya, i always thought they're great friends(and yes i didnt like her ova,even when you gave your arguments why she is the best girl). And its was really interesting that i loved and Tomoyo route from the start and she become my 2nd favorite girl in story.
Anyway, you did a great job, that storytelling is so perfect (for me) i didnt even noticed how 5 and a half hours passed by. Thank you for this titanic work that you have done to reveal this masterpiece in more detail.
perfect work-day length of a video
A 5 hour long compilation of Tota's Clannad videos I've already watched? Bro I'm all in
"Everybody's got something worth saying, even if they think they can't articulate it properly"
starting my opinion with your response to someone who was in a situation like me.
at first i thought it's just me who watches clannad and loves it just because it's old and it was sad.
i watched clannad about 1.5 years ago (early 2022) before that i hated it just for silly reasons
when i ran out of sad and slice of life anime, i chose this.
after that i felt like my expectation for other animes has increased and clannad has become the queen of animes in my mind.
i watched this anime about 6 times and needed to see more of it specially the VN. thanks to you and your precious videos, i'm relieved.
i also have a quesion.
at 4:45:11, there is a background music that i couldn't find in the clannad OST and even don't know its name.
i've been searching for it for about 1 year. could you please tell me how did you find it or know its name? i hope you answer me.
once again thank you very much for this and other videos about clannad
ua-cam.com/video/bDbW860-AA8/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Here it is! It’s apart of one of the remix albums the anime took tracks from for its soundtrack. There are only like 8 or 9 albums for clannad with a few outliers so it’s relatively easy to keep track of their music library
thank you very much for your answer❤@@Totaraum
Oh dang, you totally put this out knowing I had a 4 hour trip home today! Thoughtful as always Tota!
have a safe trip!
Clannad is and always will be the best. No anime has ever come closemaking me feel the way Clannad made feel
A friend recommended it to me, and after watching it I feel the same way
@@gameanation4311 Glad to hear that!
bro 5 hours youre crazy 😂thanks for the video doe
No problem lol
Clannad is truly goated, love every heart wrenching moment and NEVER fails to make me tear up.
I’m so glad that HIDIVE now has the After season of Clannad.
I've teared up countless times watching this whole thing
thank you very much, it makes me happy to hear more in depth thoughts on an anime that changed my life too
That last Iceberg info was really something. Thank you for choosing to share all of your knowledge.
took me a while (like a month watching a bit every day) but i finally finished watching this video, honestly, it was great, pulled my heart strings, and i shed a tear here n there, keep doing this stuff man, sending all the support i can.
Thank you, I will!
Just finished this video that i started a week ago, gotta say, I had plans to rewatch clannad this summer vacations, but i watched in the span of 3 months all of your clannad videos (and this one) and now i remember almost every single detail lol
Hey, you can never consume too much Clannad
@@Totaraum Thats true facts, also tomoyo best girl :)
I will just say this. You described my first time seeing the anime back in 2010 and playing it with "fan translation" (they did not have official translation at that time) in 2010-2011. Thanks.
tota the GOAT !! thanks for the video!!
No problem, thank you!
Haven't actually started listening to it yet, but talking about Clannad for hours is defo the way to count me in. Will take some time to listen to tho
You are such a blessing to this community, thank you for all your work!
Thank you for the kind words!
This vid was an amazing breakdown of everything, even got me to really feel the emotion i felt watching the anime the first time. Thank you for making this video not for me but for giving such an amazing experience of a story this much care and depth in its review
i have feeling that you saw clannad more than 1 time and thanks to that you make these videos so im not gonna complain.
Ain’t no way this is 5.5 hours
christ, this vid will never cease to amaze me
Tota.. this is gonna take me a week to watch....
Imma posy my thoughts then
5+ hours, pretty insane lol
id really like to watch this video but im currently reading the VN myself, i will say seeing you make all these other videos on Clannad made me get into it in the first place so thanks for that, really enjoying it so far 👍
Glad to hear it! I hope you're enjoying it
I love these Clannad videos :> Clannad is the best anime I've ever seen and best game I've played
5 hours is not enough to describe how good of a masterpiece clannad is
Agree
Time to watch this video for a second time,i first watched it after finishing clannad, then i watched air, and now i finished kanon 2006.
Before this video the only thing I knew about Clannad was that one picture of Nagisa's eyes being way too far apart. But after watching this whole thing over three days, and then rewatching it, and then watching the anime I can say I really like this show. Thanks for that, I like liking things :)
Although Sunohara is my favorite character, which doesn't feel like a win somehow lol
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And no need to feel ashamed, Sunohara rocks
@@TotaraumA real shame his route is just a joke though. I know it was 2004 Japan, but I think a relationship between him and Tomoya has some potential. They even still could have had it starting off similarly with Tomoya (as a joke) cornering Sunohara into a relationship before they both realize oops the feelings are real. But a full Sunohara route only exists in my heart...
Clannad is timeless. I still cry whenever I watch it.
Just coming here to commemorate finishing the VN after almost 3 years. I still can't quite believe that I've finished it but it was an absolute masterpiece and by far my favourite piece of media ever. Clannad will always mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving this beautiful story.
Watched the whole video. Clannad is still my GOAT as well.
hell yeah
i watched the anime, played all the games. damn man im old, thanks for letting me relive a bit of my teenage times with this 5 hour anime rant
OMG I DONT HAVE TO STALK UR PLAYLIST ANYMORE CANT WAIT-
GRRRRAAAAAH, FOREVER MY GOAT, THE ONE SERIES I CAN RELY ON!
hell yeah
I'm watching this video bit by bit, but AMAZING so far. I love hearing more about the VN because I didn't finish all the routes myself.
Its interesting to me how the baseball story is framed in the VN (maybe) almost as Tomoya Okazaki looking back on a good memory when he feels alone now. Since in the anime its presented basically as a way to bridge the gap between Clannad and after story. Its kind of cool to see an ending where Tomoya isn't really happy. Doesn't really get with anyone or anything like that. But, he can still recall every play of the game. Like that's so touching in its own way.
I'm excited to watch more!! You describe everything so well. I love Clannad so much too.
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying it
Hello Tota! So I finished the character routes shortly after your previous upload and am in the middle of my first playthrough of After Story now!
I watched the anime like 2 years ago and it became one of my favorite shows ever, so I was scared that the visual novel wasn't going to give me that same feeling. But that wasn't the case. In fact a lot of the routes I liked more than their adaptation. Notably Kotomi's route, which went from kinda meh in my mind to really amazing. I've already cried three times and I'm sure there are many more tears to come. Looking forward to finishing After Story...
Anyways those were some of my thoughts about the game so far, will give an update once finished! (might take a while).
Nice, Kotomi's is awesome. Looking forward to hearing more
@@Totaraum
Hello again! Remember me?
So I finally got around to finishing the game!
I loved it from start to finish.
There's something about Key's stories that feels "real" in a way. They give you that sense of community and companionship that you get from hanging out with your friends (yes I have those). And then, right when you've fallen in love with all the characters, they take you on an emotional rollercoaster that'll have you in shambles by the end.
So, the visual novel. It hit hard. Especially since a lot of change and uncertainty has been popping up in my life recently. CLANNAD has helped me to keep facing forward and continue my climb up the long long hill that is life.
I am struggling to come up with anything to say other than, "CLANNAD is awesome"...
One thing I will say is that I do prefer the anime for overall experience, it feels more polished and smooth in a way. That being said, the vn is better at immersion. It also handles the story better a lot of the times. While the anime felt like witnessing an incredible story, the vn felt like I was experiencing it.
I feel you've already done such a good job covering all the little reasons to love this game that I don't need to add anything. Anyways, I'm gonna go rewatch the anime now, thank you for reading my parasocial rant.
PS. Can't wait to see what else you have in store for the channel, am loving the green screen stuff!
@@ErikkBruhMomento congrats on finishing it! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's good to hear that you're enjoying the green screen stuff, I'm really enjoying making it
5 hours of clannad content?
Hell yeah, let's go son!
hell yeah
I don't regret a single minute of watching this.
My favourite anime finally got its own appreciation video ❤
11 years ago I watched Clannad as a 15 year old. I was a very traumatized kid who hadn’t developed character up until my 20s. Along the way, I’ve watched Clannad 6+ times and it’s been so impactful every time. Through hardships from trials and tribulations I’ve faced, I’ve had to overcome my depression/anxiety with willpower I’ve developed through discipline.
Now, I’m a stronger person than ever and watching this 11 years later from when I was 15 is so rewarding and gut wrenching. I understand Tomoya mentally and knowing what I know now about life, it makes me admire this anime that much more.
I’m an emotional person and Clannad was a scapegoat for me over the years because I could relate all my sadness into one anime. But it’s different now.
Life is beautiful. Praying for anyone out to never lose hope in their journey ❤
Thanks for going over the VN @Totaraum. About to be done with the anime and it hit me so hard this time. In a good way! Now, I’m on the Clannad journey through VN haha
Thanks for sharing! I hope you enjoy the visual novel even more
I wish I was half as passionate about anything as much as you are about Clannad
Hmm... I think this guy likes Clannad
Godammit Tota, another Clannad video?!
Jk though, love it. I envy you to be able to make so many Clannad while I am here, just admiring the masterpiece inside my heart without be able to tell the world :(
Everybody's got something worth saying, even if they think they can't articulate it properly
watched this shit 4 years ago and it's still living rent-free inside my head, even after watching the greatest films & shows of all time no piece of media will ever top this goofy-eyed japanese cartoon. an absolute masterpiece i could probably talk 5 hours about too lol
Hell yeah, I'm glad you think so!
Little Busters is close
The Clannad video of all time
Bold claim
Clannad is my favorite anime and I bought the vn a few months ago and haven't touched it, I haven't watched the whole video yet, but this inspired me to finally go play it
Glad to hear it! Hope you enjoy
>5 hours
ok FINE I'll watch it, okay?
NAH THIS DEATH BATTLE REFERENCE WAS OFF THE HOOK BRUH LITERALLY SO GOOOOOOOOOD
thanks lol
Man, this anime kicked my ass emotionally the first time I watched it back in school. I honestly think i blocked it out of memory, because i rewatched it a few months ago and felt like i got hit by a truck all over again
Hey, just watched the stream compilation video thingy. That was great. I wish I could find friends that would watch it with me for the first time like that. I say that but I actually got someone to watch it with me. They loved the show but hated how it ended. Only almost cried at episode 18..... I was so mad that didn't get him. Oh well.
My friends weren't too keen on the ending either, but it didn't ruin it for them or anything. I might as well've had the same experience since they muted their mics when they cried like the cowards they are. All I got was sniffles lol
3 weeks later and finally found the excuse to put this on in full, just as good as the first watch through of this video series
Glad to hear it, thank you!
Kotomi was my favorite character.. She's just very easy to like
True. I don’t think I’ve ever met somebody who dislikes kotomi
@@TotaraumI certainly don’t dislike Kotomi, I just don’t particularly care about her that much. Her route doesn’t really do anything for me.
You are the GOAT too, bro. Amazing work
Thank you!
Finally watching this video.. ahhh i love clannad so much..
already crying 28mn in... alright..
God i download the whole playlist and now you give me the all in one video, Anyways did i just spend 5 hours watch a video about a 2007 anime
just for the "Love Battle" section, you're getting my Like and Sub, Sir!
Edit:
this is the first video I watched on your channel, but I've noticed several Little Busters soundtracks playing in the background. I take it you've read LB or is that just your editor adding the soundtracks with you not knowing the exact source? Any plans on making videos about LB since I've noticed there isn't any on your channel at the moment?
Edit 2 after reaching getting past the 4h mark:
Yeah, I got my answer for some of the questions on the first Edit.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I’ve watched little busters and played a few routes in the vn, I’m not super passionate about it though so I probably won’t make a video for it. I do, however, adore the osts from it that I keep using in videos
That's unfortunate :/ there's not much to say about the story since you've already watched the LB anime that did an extremely poor job of adapting the VN. You probably heard this from other LB fans. I for one read LB before Clannad and found my time with some Busters to be extremely enjoyable, even more than most of the routes in Clannad (although Kyou's route was absolutely amazing). It was fun to see the 3 components (Kyou, Kotomi and Tomoyo) that would later fuse to become my favorite KEY heroine: Kurugaya Yuiko. What LB routes have you finished reading?
@@Himitsu_Murasaki I read komari’s, kurugaya’s, kud’s, and haruka’s. I remember liking haruka’s the best
Videos were so good I watched em twice, I ain't even play clannad XD
Well maybe you can start some day!
@@Totaraum I want to, I even bought the switch and steam version, I just always got something else going on T-T
the respect for making this
is this really 5 hours video? is this some kind of milestone / special video of this channel?
Pretty much, it's a milestone for finishing off this super long series
Yoooo an unexpected finale! HYPE
Edit: oh lol its a mega compliation of the series
Thats ok too lol
I was so confused when you dropped a 5 hour video on something you have already extensively covered out of nowhere.
Just doing my due diligence: reduce, reuse, recycle... except instead of reduce I added two extra videos onto this one
5 hr on clannad absolute goat best romance anime ever made
My dude likes everything i like
Clannad persona and so on
Hell yeah
Thank you🥰
No problem!
it's a shame 5 hours is not even enough to warm up
The cat in the Misae arc is like back the fuck up Tomoya
Dude had to send him through time to get him to stop
5 hours wtf?
Gonna be a long weekend lmao
Currently playing through the VN for the first time. Despite my better judgment, I'm doing my first run with no guide... if I'm making a mistake, please stop me before it's too late.
blessed
Incredible. This 5+ hour video talking about why Clannad is good is almost as long as the 5+ hour video talking about why Kingdom Hearts 3 is bad.
I watched that video lol
@@Totaraum even more amazing
bro I am so annoyed at how absolutely SHORT this video is it doesn't even feel like its 1 second long
From watching the vids on all the routes there's one thought come cross my mind
YO WHY IS SUNOHARA ACTUALLY THE REALEST HOMIE OUT THERE FR
hell yeah
I just want to mention that seeing the face of "god" from Oyasumi Pupun in Clannad is VERY unsettling. Nice choice.
I just finished punpun at the time and wanted to include something from it somewhere
@@Totaraum Solid choice
Totaraum, you are right, CLANNAD IS F O R E V E R THE GOAT!!!!!!
What’s the version of the osts at 4:16:00 and 4:17:00? Can’t find these specific versions.
First one is "Haha Kara Koe Uketsugareru Chiisana Uta" from the Mabinogi arranged album, and the second is "Sora ni Hikaru" from disc 2 of the Memento remix album
amazing video as always
these are just timestamps I'm making for myself incase I suddenly lose em pls don't bother with this comment
3:10:32
5 hours you are insane wtf💀. Looks like i should watch this video one hour per day lol
Do whatever you gotta do, nice pfp btw
Very surprised this vid only has 12k views wtf, clannad needs a resurgence on Tik tok or some shit, shit is too underrated nowadays
omg that thumbnail
Time to watch this in one sitting while eating a block of cheese from the fridge
I really wanted to watch your clannad vids, but I havent watched it yet. I know its going to make me cry so Im keeping it on my vacation, I hate watching animes that make me depress because I got no shit done. The worst one is probably K On, I dont know why that shit made me depressed for a month after it ended, and its not even that sad.
THIS VIDEO IS 5 HOURS LONG?
Sure is lol