Clannad

[Aydan]

This show has the cutest ED I have ever seen.

[ingrey]

I didn't like Kanon a super lot, although I enjoyed the art work and the idea of a

fox turned human girl

. Clannad seems to be shaping up to be something like Kanon, I just wish they'd get away from the harem aspect and focus on developing a serious story; not that they will, but if they did I'd be happy.

[purplemo]

Originally Posted by ingrey

I didn't like Kanon a super lot, although I enjoyed the art work and the idea of a

fox turned human girl

. Clannad seems to be shaping up to be something like Kanon, I just wish they'd get away from the harem aspect and focus on developing a serious story; not that they will, but if they did I'd be happy.

You know, I've run into quite a few people saying that. I don't know why anyone expects anything different from Kanon or Air though. It's from the same type of game from the same company for the same audience. A lot of sameness to get something different. Heck, they even have the Ayu 'uguu' midget girl and dazed ditzy girl and overtly violent girl and shy quiet girl and completely pointless loser male friend and the list goes on and on and on. And they even threw in a new sound. Kanon had Uguu and Auu, Air had Gaoo, Clannad has Goo, Uguu, and random foods. It's also always very disappointing that it's blatantly obvious which girl the anime's gonna take as the main. And if for some reason you couldn't figure that out from first episodes (or the OP), you know which is the primary girl just from reading the shortest little summary/intro to the game. And it's always the most annoying girl.

(By the way, I hope you can tell my opinion of Key's works is kinda low) :p

Actually if Key would stop using girls with the mental capacity/social skills of a grade schooler in high school, I might like it better (I'm looking at Mizuka, Mio, Mayu, Nayuki, Ayu, Kano, Misuzu, Nagisa, Fuko, Kotomi, and any others I forgot). That's a lot of really immature girls for four games. Kanna is the only one that acts like a complete child that didn't irritate the heck outta me.

[asucrews]

Okay so who watching Clanned? What do u all think?

I have hoping this anime turn out really good, it not like most harem anime. Yes, there girls that interact with Tomoya, but he not the normal wimpy lead. And there build the series very well, there not just jumping in to the women fight over his affection.(yet that might change but at least not yet)

I am up to eps 3, wow. This by far isn't like most harem anime i seen. Right now we have blunt and helpful male protagonist, Tomoya Okazaki, and kind but sky main heroine that seem not have much self-confidence, Nagisa Furukawa. With a whole a lot other girls in the mix, like most harems anime. But here the thing get me when I witching this one, Tomoya isn’t helpless, or wimpy. So by eps 3 we have the class rep jealous of Nagisa, Tomoya try toe help Nagisa rebuild the drama club. We have badass chick fight with Tomoya week firend and we found Tomoya can play basketball due to his father and he lost his mother, and well his dad is just useless and doesn’t work.

[aboumonkey]

I am waiting to see how well they can blend the comedy with the drama in this one . So far they are doing quite well .Especially in the second episode . The main male is likable just a regular guy who is not interested in school but willing to help when he has got nothing better to do . Nagisa's character is unrealistic but one cannot help but sympathize with her .I just hope that

Tomoya's friend ends up with the superkick girl and not him just for a change

. Apart from that it gives ( I don't know if this is gonna sound how I want to ...) me an cinematic feeling which I particularly enjoy .

[hxkclan]

First ep in 1280x720 (widescreen HD) is out :).
Havent really watched it, only first 5mins of episode 1. But it seems like a nice series, even airing in (widescreen)HD now.

Comparison with Normal vs. Wide


Difference in colors is because of the raw, one just has a bit 'brighter' colors.

The 1280x720 raw is from some japanese group or something
[アニメ] CLANNAD -クラナド- 第01話 「桜舞い散る坂道で」 (BS-i DivX6.6 1280x720)
Other source is from Shimaaji - 960x720 resolution (4:3)

[Niw]

Err, wondering who releases the HD version and just.. how? Where does this wide-screen version come from? It sure can't be released on DVD yet, so is it airing after the normal version or something?

EDIT: Well yeah, after actually READING your post I suppose it does air on TV in the wide-screen format, but that's just weird ;/

[Aydan]

ep 4,

The hell?! Star-girl is some kind of ghost?

Niw, a lot of anime shows air on HD TV in Japan.

[purplemo]

Originally Posted by Aydan

ep 4,

The hell?! Star-girl is some kind of ghost?

Niw, a lot of anime shows air on HD TV in Japan.

Aydan, if you know of Key's works, you know there's always something similar to that or even more out there (hell, look at the whole backstory to Air and, well

Clannad

).

[Hogusan]

Originally Posted by purplemo

Aydan, if you know of Key's works, you know there's always something similar to that or even more out there (hell, look at the whole backstory to Air and, well

Clannad

).

The best example of a

ghost-girl would proably be Kanon imo.

But as you say, you can see the patterns, but alot of people take comfort in the familliar. And the stories are abit different and they all have something to give their audiense. I for one Loved Kanon, I love what ive seen of clannad and I loved Air (although not as much as kanon :D

And if you think about it Elfen Lied uses the same mold, so dont hate the mold.