So- I initially watched the first 9 episodes of clannad at a friends dorm when he put it on while falling asleep a while ago. And after catching up on a bunch of anime I finally got around to finishing it. I liked it a lot, there were plenty of small things that made me laugh. And to top it all off it pretty much ended the perfect way. Not once have I had seen a harem type situation end with a happy ending.
So of course, I started up Clannad After Story. It was slow at first, but before I knew it I was halfway through. I went to sleep after episode 12, and I'm glad I did because once I get to around episode 16 I decided I can't stop watching until I finish it. Episode 16 and on have been pretty much a baww fest for me. I literally, and I mean that seriously, bawwed at episode 18. Many animes and shows have made me come close- to where you feel like your eyes are about to water up.. but you can hold it back. I couldn't hold it back at that episode. I originally thought the ending song was meh compared to everything from the first season.. but the way they transitioned into it in episode 17 made me respect it a lot. I spent the previous episodes wondering who it was at the beginning and I finally found out.
So yeah, I tried not to spoil anything; but if you're a hopeless romantic like me then I have to recommend you watch this. But be prepared to have enough time to watch at least 12 episodes of after story without break.. because if you're like me you won't be able to stop once you reach a certain point. To those of you who have watched it, did you also baww when he was on the trip with Ushio?
edit: Episode 22 was wtfhax. If it wasn't for all the different dimension stuff built up through the entire series I wouldn't be able to accept it.
Edited, Jun 23rd 2010 7:06am by Deadgye