I always thought she was too dumb, way too nice, aloof and absent minded. I remember her standing in the rain after the basket ball game and being like " lol what an idiot" Why then did I horrendously cry in after story for hours after the certain event? What a brilliant character. She slowly disarmed me through her kindness and resolve. If she taught me anything is strength can be brawn, it can be intelligence and tactics, but real strength is being kind to those you love and being there for them day after day. Best girl
Easily my all time favourite female character. She has done so much for me it's genuinely crazy. She single-handedly shaped my taste in a lot of stuff and inspired me so damn much. I wish to have a partner like her one day. Great job with the video, it's absolutely amazing, made me fall in love with her character even more.
Nagisa is by far one of the best characters in a series filled with great characters. Honestly I struggle to think of a female character who I love anywhere near the level of Nagisa. Her route was also the first route I played in the visual novel and so it will likely always be the one that sticks out the most to me.
I did her route first too, which as honestly a mistake because it made it mandatory to do it twice, but I hear what you're saying lol. Funnily enough I remember it took twelve hours for me to finish, which was ludicrous because I did it in five and a half while recording for this video
@@Totaraum Honestly I really loved it the first time so I don't mind having to do it again. Nagisa is the first heroine you're introduced to in the game so if you're doing a playthrough without a guide like I was, then you'll likely try to complete her route first.
10:51 TRUEE, also a kyou fan, but nagisas was 100% the right 1 20:15 the first time i realized that foreshadowing (2nd ( i think) watch through) it blew my mind lmao
Great work as always man. Your point about how she’s perfect for Tomoya and not crafted to be a fan favorite couldn’t be anymore true. I first experienced Clannad 8 years ago and stumbling across your videos has reminded me how much of an impact it had on me. Truly peak fiction. I was wondering if you would cover the other great Key VNs(Little Busters, Rewrite, Summer Pockets). Regardless, keep up the good work!
The past 3 years we got some prety gooood female characters in anime....but seriously, CLANAND has ALL of them xD If I could isekai myself, I would like to come to CLANAND and be a good friend of all of them... I just wish they are all happy...
After more than 10 years from my first time watching Clannad, it still makes me cry. It is not perfect, it is not for everyone or easy to recommend, but damn it it still is my favourite anime and probably will be till I die.
A girl who was so willing to give her absolute best for the sake of others' happiness that it causes their greatest tragedy.... how ironic.... but so fitting for her character. I hope that made sense.... because every time I think of Nagisas story and how it works with the ones she loves most, this is what comes to mind. Thanks again for covering this VN/anime so thoroughly and passionately!
It's the worst when you know exactly what song you're looking for but just can't find it. Thankfully almost all of clannad's tracks are pretty easily accessible through searches
That joke always made me upset when I was a kid, I felt so bad for that guy lol. Also, way to expose yourself for skipping around in the video. Bad friend alert
first of all, amazing videos! I very recently found your channel from seeing your clannad iceberg video pop up in my feed, I am not sure how but I was very happy about that and curious as clannad has been my number one favorite anime for years now. I watched it a long while back when I was in high school and ever since it has had a special place in my heart. I have re watched clannad many times over and played the VN once (totally want to play it again because of your very informative thought-out videos) Clannad has made such an impact on me that just the soundtrack playing is enough to make me think about it's story and characters and immediately feel listening to the music play out. over the years I dived more and more into Key and its stories, i love key and Jun Maeda as a whole but clannad is a master piece on another level. watching your thoughts on it and clearly seeing your love and passion for a story that is very dear to me has reignited my love for it and caused me to fall in love with clannad all over again. I feel so much more connected to this series, I love and understand it on a deeper level and meaning because of your analyst videos about it. the name for the series is just as perfect as how I feel about it. clannad is perfect for me hits very hard, great choice to name a series that you adore and express your passions for and it resonates with me and I would think countless others. I should probably stop here or i might just continue gushing about clannad and how amazing it is lol you do this wonderful series so much justice and thank you again for getting me to fall in love with it all over, time to go re watch the anime and start that visual novel playthrough!
Story telling at its best. Everyone says this is a tragic romance, however, I would argue this is almost genre-less since it also has science fiction, fantasy, tragedy and redemption, spiritualism, comedy, and coming of age as well.
It's always a bit frustrating when people call Nagisa boring, or not a strong character, because so many of her traits are things that *do* seem boring or weak in real life--but make for very compelling traits in a fictional character! There's also the issue of people interpreting "strong character" to mean one who's physically or verbally powerful, without considering more subtle ways of showing strength. I really appreciate the discussion of her character as a person with agency, who moves the story forward and keeps it interesting. The piece you used at the end--it isn't by chance a piece from the VN's namesake, is it? EDIT: nvm, found it in the comments. Also, respectable top three, but here's my own--Nagisa just gets edged out of the #1 spot by another Key protagonist, Yumemi. Planetarian reduced me to a blubbering mess just as effectively as Clannad did, and I gotta respect that. #3 is Kaguya, who remains one of the most complex and well-explored characters I've seen.
well said, describing her as someone with agency is a great way to put it. Also yeah, the thumbnail top 3 was just me picking popular characters lol. I haven't given my favorite characters of all time a whole lot of thought, but since Bocchi was such a great show she might be up there anyways
@@Totaraum seriously though, there is a reason clannad is tied for my number 1 favorite show. it used to be a 4 way tie. however one show was so good im still debating if its better than clannad or not. i believe the answer, is they're both tied for first, and others who where tied have been disqualified. genuinely, clannad and this mystery second show will forever stay with me. both of which have two scenes i would argue for peak television
@@Totaraum Mob psycho 100. it was already tied for favorites, but season 3 really pushed out a lot of the other shows in the running for me. though i still go back and fourth between clannad and mob. who knows, maybe ill have to make a why mob psycho is perfect (for me) series myself
My list is: 1°Nagisa---is an Angel 2°Saber 3°Rika Furude and Rena of Higurashi naku koro ni 4°Yuki Konno(Sword art online) 5°Bochi the rock 6° Rena Invers 7°Momoyo Kawakami and is sister 8°All characters of Sharing no kunin 9°All Rance series characters
@@Totaraum Higurashi a master piece the 2 old animes,Fate good the first anime and the first film,Momoyo is from Visual novel Majikoi,Rina inverse of Slayers and Rance is a videogame 18+ whit 10 games
@@Totaraum Just know that I keep asking because I genuinely believe you'd come up with a more thought-provoking, thorough analysis than anyone else on UA-cam has ever done before-even if you were to hate it and talk crap about it for 30 minutes straight
Clannad's cast is full of best girls (and best boys) but Nagisa will always hold the biggest place in my heart. The best of the best girls.
hell yeah
渚
But she isn't muscular or powerful
I always thought she was too dumb, way too nice, aloof and absent minded. I remember her standing in the rain after the basket ball game and being like " lol what an idiot"
Why then did I horrendously cry in after story for hours after the certain event? What a brilliant character. She slowly disarmed me through her kindness and resolve. If she taught me anything is strength can be brawn, it can be intelligence and tactics, but real strength is being kind to those you love and being there for them day after day. Best girl
That's a good point. Come to think of it, I think myself and many people I've talked to found her to be very unassuming at first
All I thought when she was standing out there was "oh no, what will Tomoya do if she actually is waiting there," and " Come on Tomoya, do something."
Nagisa might be the clannad of all time
perhaps
And there she is, withstanding the test of time once again to come on top, ISSSSS MA GIRL!
let's gooooo
Easily my all time favourite female character. She has done so much for me it's genuinely crazy. She single-handedly shaped my taste in a lot of stuff and inspired me so damn much. I wish to have a partner like her one day. Great job with the video, it's absolutely amazing, made me fall in love with her character even more.
Glad to hear it, and thank you!
as soon as i read the title i knew EXACTLY who this video was going to be about.
I'm awfully predictable, yeah
Nagisa is by far one of the best characters in a series filled with great characters. Honestly I struggle to think of a female character who I love anywhere near the level of Nagisa. Her route was also the first route I played in the visual novel and so it will likely always be the one that sticks out the most to me.
I did her route first too, which as honestly a mistake because it made it mandatory to do it twice, but I hear what you're saying lol. Funnily enough I remember it took twelve hours for me to finish, which was ludicrous because I did it in five and a half while recording for this video
@@Totaraum Honestly I really loved it the first time so I don't mind having to do it again. Nagisa is the first heroine you're introduced to in the game so if you're doing a playthrough without a guide like I was, then you'll likely try to complete her route first.
Nagisa was always my perfect girl!
10:51 TRUEE, also a kyou fan, but nagisas was 100% the right 1
20:15 the first time i realized that foreshadowing (2nd ( i think) watch through) it blew my mind lmao
TRUE! NAGISA BEST
hell yeah!
Great work as always man. Your point about how she’s perfect for Tomoya and not crafted to be a fan favorite couldn’t be anymore true.
I first experienced Clannad 8 years ago and stumbling across your videos has reminded me how much of an impact it had on me. Truly peak fiction. I was wondering if you would cover the other great Key VNs(Little Busters, Rewrite, Summer Pockets). Regardless, keep up the good work!
I'm glad you liked it! If I do ever cover those, it definitely won't be to the extent of clannad since I don't care for them nearly as much
The past 3 years we got some prety gooood female characters in anime....but seriously, CLANAND has ALL of them xD
If I could isekai myself, I would like to come to CLANAND and be a good friend of all of them... I just wish they are all happy...
Imagine isekai into Clannad just to see doomer Tomoya who lost his wife and kids
After more than 10 years from my first time watching Clannad, it still makes me cry. It is not perfect, it is not for everyone or easy to recommend, but damn it it still is my favourite anime and probably will be till I die.
A girl who was so willing to give her absolute best for the sake of others' happiness that it causes their greatest tragedy.... how ironic.... but so fitting for her character.
I hope that made sense.... because every time I think of Nagisas story and how it works with the ones she loves most, this is what comes to mind. Thanks again for covering this VN/anime so thoroughly and passionately!
totally makes sense, you're good. And no problem, thank you for caring about them!
Imo, Nagisa is always gonna be the goat.
facts
Nagisa truly does go hard
Hell yeah
i swear to god i remember searching the Accordeon version of the music in the beginning FOR HOURS. So glad i found it eventually
It's the worst when you know exactly what song you're looking for but just can't find it. Thankfully almost all of clannad's tracks are pretty easily accessible through searches
I like it first, then I watch the video
Buckle up everybody. The road only gets rougher from here. I think I'll need to make sure I'm alone for all future episodes
You're probably the reason I'm such a huge KyoAni simp, good work as always!
glad to hear it, thank you!
"Clannad-ing all over the wall" apparently involves ruining the memoir of someone's life printed in red ink. Gotta take note of that.
That joke always made me upset when I was a kid, I felt so bad for that guy lol. Also, way to expose yourself for skipping around in the video. Bad friend alert
@@Totaraum The true king always finds a good joke and THEN watches the video, knave! :P
@@znotetakureviews9138 alright that's actually badass, you've redeemed yourself
It is only fair nagisa is the best outa the best😊 no anime character can surpass her 👹 😂😂
What's the music that plays at the end of the video (not the one after reading out the patron names)
It's from the Mabinogi arrange album. Here's a good upload of it ua-cam.com/video/iMFycONDYRk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=CLANNAD%7CSoundtrack%26Doujin
@@Totaraum thank you!
@@mehmemeh5285 no problem
first of all, amazing videos! I very recently found your channel from seeing your clannad iceberg video pop up in my feed, I am not sure how but I was very happy about that and curious as clannad has been my number one favorite anime for years now. I watched it a long while back when I was in high school and ever since it has had a special place in my heart. I have re watched clannad many times over and played the VN once (totally want to play it again because of your very informative thought-out videos) Clannad has made such an impact on me that just the soundtrack playing is enough to make me think about it's story and characters and immediately feel listening to the music play out. over the years I dived more and more into Key and its stories, i love key and Jun Maeda as a whole but clannad is a master piece on another level. watching your thoughts on it and clearly seeing your love and passion for a story that is very dear to me has reignited my love for it and caused me to fall in love with clannad all over again. I feel so much more connected to this series, I love and understand it on a deeper level and meaning because of your analyst videos about it. the name for the series is just as perfect as how I feel about it. clannad is perfect for me hits very hard, great choice to name a series that you adore and express your passions for and it resonates with me and I would think countless others. I should probably stop here or i might just continue gushing about clannad and how amazing it is lol you do this wonderful series so much justice and thank you again for getting me to fall in love with it all over, time to go re watch the anime and start that visual novel playthrough!
thanks so much for the kind words! It's great to hear that you're getting back into Clannad because of the videos, it means a lot
6:39 - 6:44 so true🙌🙌
Babe wake up, Totaraum just dropped another Clannad video
Once again, top-tier Clannad content. Though I'm not emotionally prepared for the next one
Thank you! And don't worry, you'll have some time to prepare
We can do this lol life is pain
Watching at the library. Hope this one doesn't make me tear up.
here's hoping lol
Ah yes, this girl. I am ready to be hurt again.
*pours massive glass of wine*
Story telling at its best. Everyone says this is a tragic romance, however, I would argue this is almost genre-less since it also has science fiction, fantasy, tragedy and redemption, spiritualism, comedy, and coming of age as well.
Great video 100% agree on thia take in Nagisas character
glad to hear it!
i don dislike nagisa. I just prefer kyou x'D
It's always a bit frustrating when people call Nagisa boring, or not a strong character, because so many of her traits are things that *do* seem boring or weak in real life--but make for very compelling traits in a fictional character! There's also the issue of people interpreting "strong character" to mean one who's physically or verbally powerful, without considering more subtle ways of showing strength. I really appreciate the discussion of her character as a person with agency, who moves the story forward and keeps it interesting.
The piece you used at the end--it isn't by chance a piece from the VN's namesake, is it? EDIT: nvm, found it in the comments.
Also, respectable top three, but here's my own--Nagisa just gets edged out of the #1 spot by another Key protagonist, Yumemi. Planetarian reduced me to a blubbering mess just as effectively as Clannad did, and I gotta respect that. #3 is Kaguya, who remains one of the most complex and well-explored characters I've seen.
well said, describing her as someone with agency is a great way to put it. Also yeah, the thumbnail top 3 was just me picking popular characters lol. I haven't given my favorite characters of all time a whole lot of thought, but since Bocchi was such a great show she might be up there anyways
why are my walls crimson...why WHY ARE THEY CRIMSON
my bad lol
@@Totaraum seriously though, there is a reason clannad is tied for my number 1 favorite show.
it used to be a 4 way tie. however one show was so good im still debating if its better than clannad or not.
i believe the answer, is they're both tied for first, and others who where tied have been disqualified.
genuinely, clannad and this mystery second show will forever stay with me. both of which have two scenes i would argue for peak television
@@chJohnJobs what's the mystery second show
@@Totaraum Mob psycho 100.
it was already tied for favorites, but season 3 really pushed out a lot of the other shows in the running for me.
though i still go back and fourth between clannad and mob.
who knows, maybe ill have to make a why mob psycho is perfect (for me) series myself
Nagisa the goat frfr
facts
10:38 damn right
i'm not sure about archetypes but, i do know that nagisa's mbti is infp lol
Just saying hi here. Thicc_Square sent me here.
Hi! That's the second comment talking about Thicc_Square, but I can't say I'm familiar with them
I’m not lesbian but if I were or if I was a guy Nagisa would be my waifu 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love your Videos
Thank you!
No way? People cry when there sad!
I know it’s very hard to believe
@@Totaraum Fr
OOO
AAA
nagisa > labron jame
facts
You know a character is well written when any of the other girls would have been perfect for tomoya but still pale in comparison to nagisa.
Well said
midgisa
midocist6427
No Mothra is the GOAT not Nagisa. Mothra is true best Girl not Nagisa
My list is:
1°Nagisa---is an Angel
2°Saber
3°Rika Furude and Rena of Higurashi naku koro ni
4°Yuki Konno(Sword art online)
5°Bochi the rock
6° Rena Invers
7°Momoyo Kawakami and is sister
8°All characters of Sharing no kunin
9°All Rance series characters
I don't recognize a whole lot of those, but I've been told good things about their respective series, like Fate and Higurashi
@@Totaraum Higurashi a master piece the 2 old animes,Fate good the first anime and the first film,Momoyo is from Visual novel Majikoi,Rina inverse of Slayers and Rance is a videogame 18+ whit 10 games
I love your content and you made me rethink everything I knew about Clannad
But please tell me you're working on the Strawberry Panic video 🥲
Thanks as always, also one of these days I'm gonna watch that show exclusively because you keep asking about it. I'm starting to feel guilty lol
@@Totaraum Just know that I keep asking because I genuinely believe you'd come up with a more thought-provoking, thorough analysis than anyone else on UA-cam has ever done before-even if you were to hate it and talk crap about it for 30 minutes straight
Thats the uh.. Yuri anime from 2006 isn't it?