Anime Review: Clannad: After Story

September 8, 2011

Many sites (e.g. Netflix) list this as a separate show, but in reality it is season 2 of Clannad above. It picks up only a few days after the first season ends. This show continues the comedy of the first and and in many ways is even funnier than the first season. It also continues to keep everything clean. There were times I had to pause the episode because I was laughing so hard I was missing everything. Interestingly enough, as hard as I laughed at this show there were times that I cried equally as hard. Yes, I – a man of 30 – cried during an animated tv show, and I freely admit it. There were parts of this show that were so sad I couldn’t help by cry.

Even though there was sadness in this show it is well worth the watch. I have also watched this one twice already and expect to watch it again in the next year or so. I don’t expect them to make a season 3 as they wrapped it up pretty well, but I would certainly watch it if they made one. I will say one thing about this show: If you start watching it you must commit to watching it until the end. That is imperative. There will be times you want to stop watching because it is sad, but there is equal joy coming!

Number of seasons: 2
Episodes per season: 24
Content: Clean