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For those who care about such things: over at the Anime News Network, ''CLANNAD ~After Story~'' (i.e. season two of the {{anime}} series) [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-anime.php is currently ranked #3]] among the almost 6000 {{anime}} series and movies listed there -- [[ViewersAreGeniuses at least if you go by]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_estimator Bayesian estimator.]] And for several years, it also held the #1 spot in a similar listing at [[http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php MyAnimeList.]] Not that online polls are worth the paper they're (not) written on. Still. Interesting.)
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Sekai Project released the [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/ English version]] of the visual novel on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on November 23, 2015. This release was funded on Kickstarter [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/clannad-official-english-release?ref=category here.]]

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Sekai Project released the [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/324160/ English version]] of the visual novel on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Platform/{{Steam}} on November 23, 2015. This release was funded on Kickstarter [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sekaiproject/clannad-official-english-release?ref=category here.]]

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* BigSleep: [[spoiler:Both Nagisa and Ushio]].
* {{Bishonen}}: Tomoya, Kappei, Yusuke, Akio.
** Arguably Yohei, for similar reasons as Kappei. Admit it, "baby face" Sunohara is hot, he's just the butt monkey.
** Tomoya's dad in his younger days, before hardships took its toll on one's body. Who did you think Tomoya got his drop dead gorgeous looks from?

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* %%* BigSleep: [[spoiler:Both Nagisa and Ushio]].
* {{Bishonen}}: Tomoya, Kappei, Yusuke, Akio.
** Arguably Yohei, for similar reasons as Kappei. Admit it, "baby face" Sunohara is hot, he's just the butt monkey.
** Tomoya's dad in his younger days, before hardships took its toll on one's body. Who did you think Tomoya got his drop dead gorgeous looks from?
Ushio]].
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* TwoDecadesBehind: Based on the calendar in Sunohara's room, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties or even TheEighties. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.

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* TwoDecadesBehind: Based on the calendar in Sunohara's room, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties The90s or even TheEighties.The80s. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.
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* TwoDecadesBehind: According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties or even TheEighties. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.

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* TwoDecadesBehind: According to Website/{{Wikipedia}}, Based on the calendar in Sunohara's room, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties or even TheEighties. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.
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* AccidentalDeclarationOfLove: The anime adaptation has Nagisa accidentally admit she's in love with Tomoya in episode 20 of Season 1 when the former's father teases her about falling in love, with Nagisa nodding in the affirmative before she realizes what her father just said, leading her to get embarrassed and her father to overreact to the accidental confirmation.
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* BoobsOfSteel: Tomoyo. Kyou. ([[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Kotomi.)
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* RealPlaceBackground: Hikarizaka is based on the Tokyo suburb of Mizuho, as seen in [[https://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/mizuho-tokyo-home-of-clannad/ these pictures]]. There's also a bit of Osaka, where Key is based, thrown in for the apartment Tomoya moves into. Tomoya's and Ushio's trip takes place at the tip of Tohoku.

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* RealPlaceBackground: Hikarizaka is based on the Tokyo suburb of Mizuho, as seen in [[https://infinitemirai.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/mizuho-tokyo-home-of-clannad/ these pictures]]. There's also a bit of Osaka, where Key is based, thrown in for the apartment Tomoya moves into. Tomoya's and Ushio's trip takes place at the tip of Tohoku.Tohoku, although the inn they stay at is based on one in Kyoto.
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** In what surely must be a ShoutOut to ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', the {{anime}} for ''CLANNAD'' begins with Tomoya {{narrat|or}}ing, telling us how much he hates the town he lives in and his life in general. He's clearly depressed, and the world is presented almost exclusively in white, blue, drab green, and grey. Abruptly [[LoveInterest Nagisa]] appears, almost as if by magic. As Tomoya watches her talk to herself, the monochrome of his world begins to break down. The screen flashes with brilliant colors. A few seconds later, with some DramaticWind and some even more dramatic camera movement, Nagisa turns to look at Tomoya. The screen is awash with vibrant colors, and Tomoya's world has officially changed forever.

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** In what surely must be a ShoutOut to ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', the {{anime}} for ''CLANNAD'' begins with Tomoya {{narrat|or}}ing, telling us how much he hates the town he lives in and his life in general. He's clearly depressed, and the world is presented almost exclusively in white, blue, drab green, and grey. Abruptly [[LoveInterest Nagisa]] appears, almost as if by magic. As Tomoya watches her talk to herself, the monochrome of his world begins to break down. The screen flashes with brilliant colors. A few seconds later, with some DramaticWind and some even more dramatic camera movement, Nagisa turns to look at Tomoya. The screen is awash with vibrant colors, and Tomoya's world has officially changed forever.



* {{Expy}}: Misae Sagara is similar to Kaname Chidori from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''. They are both voiced by the same voice actress, have similar hair color (blackish blue), similar personality, and Misae's last name is the same as Kaname's love interest. They both also seem to be fond of the suplex. Given that both anime were also made by Kyoto Animation, which may have something to do with both characters having the same voice actress.

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* {{Expy}}: Misae Sagara is similar to Kaname Chidori from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic''.''Literature/FullMetalPanic''. They are both voiced by the same voice actress, have similar hair color (blackish blue), similar personality, and Misae's last name is the same as Kaname's love interest. They both also seem to be fond of the suplex. Given that both anime were also made by Kyoto Animation, which may have something to do with both characters having the same voice actress.



** Specific examples of the Creator/KyoAni crossreferencing: [[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Mai's sword and Sayuri's magical staff, along with their ribbons]] make an appearance in the Drama Club's prop box, and in episode 1, the desaturated opening is similar to the first chronological episode of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. In episode 17 of ''After Story'' a giant stuffed anteater much like the one from ''Kanon'' is visible in the Furukawa house. Finally, the toy store is called Shiraho, which was the name of the spirit possessing Kano in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}''.

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** Specific examples of the Creator/KyoAni crossreferencing: [[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Mai's sword and Sayuri's magical staff, along with their ribbons]] make an appearance in the Drama Club's prop box, and in episode 1, the desaturated opening is similar to the first chronological episode of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''.''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''. In episode 17 of ''After Story'' a giant stuffed anteater much like the one from ''Kanon'' is visible in the Furukawa house. Finally, the toy store is called Shiraho, which was the name of the spirit possessing Kano in ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}''.
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* WeddingEnhancedFertility: [[spoiler:Nagisa gets pregnant a few months after marrying Tomoya. She even specifically asks for a baby.]]
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* InnocentCohabitation: Tomoya temporarily moves in with Nagisa and her family due to issues with his dad. Sunohara is shocked when he finds out and is rather annoyed when Tomoya continues to insist that [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend they aren't a couple]].
** [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in the VisualNovel. Akio outright admits he wants Tomoya to have sex with Nagisa, and Nagisa herself wants to but isn't forward about it.

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* AdaptedOut: Kappei, Ryou's love interest and later husband from the VisualNovel, doesn't make an appearance in any of the {{anime}} adaptations.



* BromanticFoil: Sunohara.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Tomoya and Nagisa
* BrotherChuck: Kappei, Ryou's love interest and later husband from the VisualNovel, doesn't make an appearance in any of the {{anime}} adaptations.

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* BrotherChuck: Kappei, Ryou's love interest and later husband from the VisualNovel, doesn't make an appearance in any of the {{anime}} adaptations.
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** The ShipTease, below, or Kyou in gym clothes in general (such as her {{Gainaxing}} twice in the opening credits bouncing a basketball). A late episode features several of the girls stretching off each other's backs: chest in foreground, everything else blurred out. Goodness, were Ryou's breasts ''always'' that big? Also, the extra episode of the after story has the bath scene of the two sisters.

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** The ShipTease, below, or Kyou in gym clothes in general (such as her {{Gainaxing}} chest bouncing twice in the opening credits bouncing a basketball). A late episode features several of the girls stretching off each other's backs: chest in foreground, everything else blurred out. Goodness, were Ryou's breasts ''always'' that big? Also, the extra episode of the after story has the bath scene of the two sisters.



* {{Gainaxing}}: Kyou while ''bouncing a basketball'' in the opening credits of season 1. What a way to get a bloke-viewer's attention.

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* BadassAdorable: Tomoyo and Kyou. The adorable part is fairly obvious, and the badass part is typically demonstrated on ButtMonkey Sunohara. (Sometimes they get a [[JerkAss worthier target]].)

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* BackFromTheDead: Happens to [[spoiler:Nagisa, Ushio, and Tomoya himself]] in the GrandFinale.
* BadassAdorable: Tomoyo and Kyou. The adorable part is fairly obvious, and the badass part is typically demonstrated on ButtMonkey Sunohara. (Sometimes Sunohara (something they get a [[JerkAss [[{{Jerkass}} worthier target]].)target]]).
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Sanae and Akio, who look to be in their early to mid twenties yet have a daughter (Nagisa) who is presumably eighteen or nineteen in season one. In addition, Fūko, who looks (and [[BrattyHalfpint acts]]) about ten, is the same age as Tomoya, Kotomi, Ryou, and Kyou.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Sanae and Akio, who look to be in their early to mid twenties yet have a daughter (Nagisa) who is presumably eighteen or nineteen in season one. In addition, Fūko, Fuko, who looks (and [[BrattyHalfpint [[BrattyHalfPint acts]]) about ten, is the same age as Tomoya, Kotomi, Ryou, and Kyou.

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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Mei, briefly, in the GrandFinale. Blink and you might miss it. (Trust us, [[SincerityMode you won't want to miss it.]]) The rest of the girls in the series also qualify, though much more subtly. They were already beautiful, but look generally more mature at the end than they do in high school. Justified in that they're all in their mid-20s at this point. Subverted for Fuko, who is still very childlike in appearance and mannerisms though she is the same age as the other characters.

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* SheIsAllGrownUp: Mei, briefly, in the GrandFinale. Blink and you might miss it. (Trust it[[note]]Trust us, [[SincerityMode you won't want to miss it.]]) it]][[/note]]. The rest of the girls in the series also qualify, though much more subtly. They were already beautiful, but look generally more mature at the end than they do in high school. Justified in that they're all in their mid-20s at this point. Subverted for Fuko, who is still very childlike in appearance and mannerisms though she is the same age as the other characters.



** You must also take their personalities into account. Nagisa's always been shy, and Tomoya is actually quite chaste, having shown very little interest in sex throughout the story, both in the anime and visual novel. He also doesn't want to pressure Nagisa, and it's very obvious that the prospect of sex makes him just as nervous as her, if not more so. The two just happen to have naturally old-fashioned and ridiculously chaste personalities, and it's clear that they eventually get over it.
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([[{{Nerd}} For those who care about such things]]: over at the Anime News Network, ''CLANNAD ~After Story~'' (i.e. season two of the {{anime}} series) [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-anime.php is currently ranked #3]] among the almost 6000 {{anime}} series and movies listed there -- [[ViewersAreGeniuses at least if you go by]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_estimator Bayesian estimator.]] And for several years, it also held the #1 spot in a similar listing at [[http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php MyAnimeList.]] Not that online polls are worth the paper they're (not) written on. Still. Interesting.)

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([[{{Nerd}} For those who care about such things]]: things: over at the Anime News Network, ''CLANNAD ~After Story~'' (i.e. season two of the {{anime}} series) [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/ratings-anime.php is currently ranked #3]] among the almost 6000 {{anime}} series and movies listed there -- [[ViewersAreGeniuses at least if you go by]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes_estimator Bayesian estimator.]] And for several years, it also held the #1 spot in a similar listing at [[http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php MyAnimeList.]] Not that online polls are worth the paper they're (not) written on. Still. Interesting.)
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* SailorFuku: The uniforms the female students wear. The summer uniform has a ribbon for the collar, but the winter uniform doesn't.
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Tomoya Okazaki is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary high school senior]] who [[BookDumb doesn't take his studies seriously.]] Always [[{{Delinquents}} late for class, he's seen as a delinquent]] by the rest of his classmates, who are busily preparing for their college entrance examinations. He hates his life and the whole town, and the closest thing he has to a real friend is fellow delinquent Youhei Sunohara, who just barely manages to rise to the level of ButtMonkey at the best of times. Tomoya is thoroughly miserable.

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Tomoya Okazaki is an [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent ordinary high school senior]] who [[BookDumb doesn't take his studies seriously.]] seriously]]. Always [[{{Delinquents}} late for class, he's seen as a delinquent]] by the rest of his classmates, who are busily preparing for their college entrance examinations. He hates his life and the whole town, and the closest thing he has to a real friend is fellow delinquent Youhei Sunohara, who just barely manages to rise to the level of ButtMonkey at the best of times. Tomoya is thoroughly miserable.
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[[caption-width-right:331: [-[[Characters/{{Clannad}} A few]] of your [[LoveInterest heroines]] in ''CLANNAD'', clockwise from midnight: [[AdvertisedExtra Yukine Miyazawa]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kyou]] [[ClassRepresentative Fujibayashi]], [[BrattyHalfpint Fuko]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ibuki]], Nagisa [[ShrinkingViolet Furukawa]], [[BookWorm Kotomi]] [[TeenGenius Ichinose]], [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]] [[StudentCouncilPresident Sakagami]].-] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:331: [-[[Characters/{{Clannad}} A few]] of your [[LoveInterest heroines]] in ''CLANNAD'', clockwise from midnight: [[AdvertisedExtra Yukine Miyazawa]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kyou]] [[ClassRepresentative Fujibayashi]], [[BrattyHalfpint [[BrattyHalfPint Fuko]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ibuki]], Nagisa [[DelicateAndSickly Nagisa]] [[ShrinkingViolet Furukawa]], [[BookWorm Kotomi]] [[TeenGenius Ichinose]], [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]] [[StudentCouncilPresident Sakagami]].-] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:331: [-[[Characters/{{Clannad}} A few]] of your [[LoveInterest heroines]] in ''CLANNAD'', clockwise from midnight: [[AdvertisedExtra Yukine Miyazawa]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kyou]] [[ClassRepresentative Fujibayashi]], [[BrattyHalfpint Fuko]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ibuki]], [[IllGirl Nagisa]] [[ShrinkingViolet Furukawa]], [[BookWorm Kotomi]] [[TeenGenius Ichinose]], [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]] [[StudentCouncilPresident Sakagami]].-] ]]

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[[caption-width-right:331: [-[[Characters/{{Clannad}} A few]] of your [[LoveInterest heroines]] in ''CLANNAD'', clockwise from midnight: [[AdvertisedExtra Yukine Miyazawa]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kyou]] [[ClassRepresentative Fujibayashi]], [[BrattyHalfpint Fuko]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Ibuki]], [[IllGirl Nagisa]] Nagisa [[ShrinkingViolet Furukawa]], [[BookWorm Kotomi]] [[TeenGenius Ichinose]], [[ActionGirl Tomoyo]] [[StudentCouncilPresident Sakagami]].-] ]]



* IllGirl: Nagisa was held back due to illness while her friends graduated. Meanwhile, [[spoiler:Fūko has been lying in a coma for years, and is projecting her ghost into the school]].
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* TwoDecadesBehind: According to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties or even TheEighties. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.

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* TwoDecadesBehind: According to Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, Website/{{Wikipedia}}, the events of the series take place starting in 2003, but there are no cellphones or computers seen ''anywhere'', save for the electric company office. Even then, the computer is still running Windows XP, which was a version out of date when the anime series aired, though XP was still in wide use at the time. Possibly justified in that the main characters are dirt poor. The series could have easily taken place in TheNineties or even TheEighties. We do see that the Furukawas have upgraded to a flat-screen TV later in ''~After Story~''.
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%%* CryCute: Tomoyo, Kyou, and even Tomoya on a few ocassions.

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