I didn't cry at her death, or at ushio's death but that fucking part had me curled up. im getting watery eyed just thinking about it. such an amazing climax to such a great story
DrJesusBoy Losing Nagisa almost destroyed Tomoya. Losing Ushio did. His screams when she died in his arms, wiped me out. He had lost not only the love of his life, but his child as well. All he had left of her. Brutal.
yup, the fucking climax just destroy it all.... this is such a good scene and a good morals....and also a good repeat of what happened, except this time tomoya was saved in time before it went fully bad...
Seriously, every OST in the show gives me intense nostalgia feelings. Feelings that are hard to describe. Feelings of...like you're just barely remembering or sensing something but it's a little too far away to know what it is. But you want to find it. And you want to savor these glimpses of it.
ExtremelyTastyBread I'm late but whatever you wrote makes so much sense to me. That's exactly how I feel listening to Clannad's OSTs..just couldn't express in words. So thank you :)
I think the one big thing I love about this piece, more than most other music tracks of Clannad, is its placement in the moments where something important ends, but something potentially even more important begins. Moments like Nagisa's graduation, her time at school ending where her story started: under the cherry blossoms. Ushio's birth and Nagisa's death. Even if it took Tomoya 5 years to realize how much Ushio would mean to him. Tomoya finally letting go of his grudge against his father when Tomoya remembered how much his father sacrificed for his son. Saying goodbye to something, but feeling another part of yourself come to life, ready to take the first step forward. Looking back on distant years, and looking forward to the years to come.
+endorianki There are always girls like that, but they get less attention than the girls who are more popular, the ones who aren't very kind-hearted. I'm sure the same goes for guys too, but I can't say, I haven't met one like that yet ^^ I guess I could say that I'm in your shoes too!
this anime has done something succefully something that not many can do, Key was able to connect this to modern day life with its own realism behind it when you watch clannad you dont think that your watching a cartoon but a different stories on how people who have suffered found their happiness, everyone who has watch clannad can find at least one thing to relate to weather it was the funny high school days or the suffering in the real world and that is what makes clannad one of the best anime.
This anime is one of a kind, and so are all of Key's other animes. Angel Beats with it's action, Little Busters with it's varied character personalities (I think, I've barely started it. I plan to continue it once school starts, give me something to do when I get home.), Kanon with it's reconnecting with old friends, and Clannad, with it's incredible music and character development. This is my favorite anime of all time, and will always be.
Seen Air? its another one of key's animes and i think the oldest of the ones you listed, and part of the "holy trinity" of keys works (Air, Kanon, Clannad i put it order of oldest to newest)
VokunKendovJosh :O same here but just like clannad first seasons, you just got to hang in there and keep watching that's when feels and all your emotions are smashed together that you don't what to feel anymore :P try listen to "natsukage" or "yumegatari" from Air those are really beautiful soundtracks, try to avoid reading comments though spoilers everywhere
hearing this song makes me feel sorry for tomoya's father. he lost his beloved wife, sacrificed his luck for tomoya, and was berated by the son, thinking that he neglected him this whole time. i feel happy on the fact, though that tomoya finally understood his father!
this song really struck me on that episode where Tomoya got to talk to her grandmother about his father. the moment Tomoya realizes that his father did all his best for Tomoya and he didn't even do anything for Ushio, it really got to me. It really made me think of how I think about my own dad. Yes he's not the perfect person, he's got the same faults like Tomoya's dad, but he's also trying his best for us.
Man this piece really gets me, even 10 years on. It’s such a beautiful yet sad embodiment of the passage of time, looking back on happy memories, even though years have past. People have moved on with their lives and went there own way, you’ve loved and lost, and it all feels terribly bittersweet. Such a powerful piece, both inside and outside of the story. Beautiful.
This song makes me realize how important it is to keep my friends close to my side because once I got to college I don't know when I'll ever see them again
+Jake LaPidus I know it's been a month. But, as a current sophomore in college- our entire friend circle, every one goes to college in different states. We still talk every single day on gmail chat, and on the rare occasion that our paths intersect, always spend the day together. It doesn't even feel like it takes effort to keep up our friendship, and I think we're even closer now than we were when we graduated high school. There are people who you'll leave behind in high school and will most likely rarely ever talk to or see again. That's okay. Our best friend circle is five people strong, and we stayed in contact; you're not best friends with everyone in high school. But if your friends care about you as much as you care about them, and you remember to just talk online to each other since you won't see each other in person, you will stay friends :)
Jake LaPidus depends on how strong your bond is, most people lose their friends but I kept all 10 of my childhood best friends even after graduation and working at a tech corporation now. Life is good
Well, after 3 or 4 years i can say it's still one of the best real life experiences that i've ever made with this anime. In my opinion this anime is a fucking masterpiece, i get goosebumps after this years of puberty and problems, this anime taught me many things for the life. Ah .. fuck the feels are coming ;_; .. xD
Key Productions is simply on a level higher than anyone else. Clannad, Clannad After Story, Angel Beats, Kanon, Tomoya After: It's A Wonderful Life. The list goes on and on. I bend the knee to Key's brilliance. They are f'n brilliant.
The image really feats this song. It really makes me remember the part when Nagisa came back to life. It is said that if you're stressed by something, the lights on the image will be moving, but if you're calm, you'll be able to see the still image as if you were really there. I guess it's really easy to be calm when listening to the song. Thanks for the upload!
Two emotional moments for me here. Nagisa's graduation meant a lot to me. She worked hard for it. She deserved it. Everybody was proud of her, she achieved her goal. Tomoya's father had achieved his goal finally, too. This reminds me of the feelings you get when you watch someone you love get to where they were fighting to go.
whenever I feel sad I always listen to this soundtrack because it lets out what I was keeping in. Thank you Clannad for helping me to express my emotions better
Clannad: All I can say is that this show changes you after you watch it. Everything about it is sinfully beautiful. The music is enchanting and it plucks at your heart strings. The characters have such well defined personalities, that you grow to love them. Nagisa and Tomoya will always be my favorites though because they're such warm characters, especially together. KEY created the best ending for it too. I've watched both seasons numerous of times and I still cry.
Just finished the series, just gives me chills, I wasn't a fan of nagisa for quite some time until, well, those who've seen it would know, then I realized how much I liked her, and Ushio is so adorable
This always reminds me of the scene with Tomoya and his grandmother. When she opened his eyes enough for him to finally forgive his father. One of the strongest moments I ever experienced, emotionally. This music was the perfect fit for it's entirety
I hear a bit of Zelda’s lullaby and the wind soundtrack from My Neighbor Totoro in here. Honestly, Clannad’s music is so good it sounds like it should be in a Studio Ghibli movie
Really love how emotional and beautiful Clannad explains about life and how the songs in the anime gives out a good emotional feel to it. (: The rest of the songs heard were pretty amazing to hear, but this one is the best I’ve enjoyed hearing. Not only is it astounding, but also spiritual as I, a religious person, close my eyes or look into the horizon of the ocean and see everything to how amazing my life throughout the years has been, even when there are bad moments. Just remember the sacrifices my parents and family relatives committed to support me, enjoying the amazing moments as a child, re-enter the new life today as an adult and do what’s best to live for a better future, and more importantly, make every day and time count as I live on my vacation here on Earth before my time reaches. Also, to this day, I still fear death due to realizing how fast time went and I drove by fast from a kid to an adult college student, but when hearing these songs from Clannad, I try and picture myself in my deathbed as an old man and have friends or relatives put on a list of Clannad songs and to play “Distant Years” as I tell my story and being thankful to how delightful my life on Earth was and telling how Clannad taught me everything about life I learn to his day. Also, as I hear these musics, I feel less fear within me as I will close my eyes and enter into a new world, a world where everyone I miss dearly will all be here together. Also, as strange as it sounds, I pray that if God ever plans to bring me back here on Earth as a new person, I hope that I can still keep these memories of Clannad to my newer self when a new life has started, as well as the good moments in enjoying gaming, enjoying music, enjoying my favorite tv series, enjoying anime, and being good at anime art. BTW, thank you, Clannad, for showing us viewers the good perspective about life and I hope your history will live on forever. (‘:
The song is sad enough...then you go and read the comments, the ones that remind you why this song is so damn sad...Then you sit there sniffling while remembering the sad parts all over again..damn you...just..damn you (sniff) (/)(\)
I cried longer with AIr, but I cried more times during Clannad. Clannad is the best out of Air, Kanon, Clannad. I recommend anyone watching these shows to save it for last (because it is also the longest one to get through, but so worth it).
It had that effect on me, too. I would like to think that it can do this because there's something about the story that speaks to us, no matter who we are. Its simplicity and relatability are its power, because it's about us - about life, family, and how important it is to never forget one's dreams and to realize that no one is ever truly alone. Every now and then, a show comes along that touches you and completely changes the way you think about your life. This is one of them.
Tyndareus Suzumiya I put this anime off for a good while because i had it spoiled for me. i finally watched it and within the first two minutes i could already tell i was gonna love it. even though it was spoiled for me it didnt dull the feels at ALL. im glad it didnt.
@@tultur7182 I had a similar experience with assassination classroom, I got spoiled about season 2 episode 24, but it still destroyed me, I never full on cried at anything like that before, I'm glad getting spoiled didn't ruin the feels train for me lol
@@ECLIPSE-THESUN i had the same thing with assassination classroom. Randomly spoiled on youtube while looking for the ED (shoutout to unwanted search predictions) still a great show and it didnt dull it in the slightest
Serubantesu YOU HAVE TO!!! I finished this show twice, am reading through the VN then plan on watching it again! I know you will get this notification, you can’t hide from me! Watch it again trust me it hits just as hard if not harder the second time!
Thank you for posting this. I dont know where you are, or how you are, or who you are. But I really hope, that life has been good, in this past 14 years. Take care, wish you the best.
This anime literally changed the way i think about life ...i use to aim to be the best at everything but after watching this series , I only wish that I could have the right person in my life that I could make happy and protect till the end of my life and that's all I ask for in life .I wish I could do that now for my ex
I know right. I honestly think that is what helped to make the show so great. The music was designed to fit with the situations occuring in the story, which allows the show and visual novel to both heighten the emotions coming off of a certain scene. Snowfield and Distant Years are quite similar in that they are very violin heavy, though Distant Years feels more happy while Snowfield is far more depressing. Nagisa is one of the most reconizable themes from the show.
I just thought while listening to this that we are all actually one, the universe, all living things are one. And what if we all make soul connections and relationships as our way trying to be one again? What if that's our main purpose, we're all trying to be one maybe or something? I don't know just thought of it
Jun Maeda is a God. Shoujo no Ori was also an amazing piece. I only cried during the second time I watch this... When Ushio asked about her mother. It was like one tear.
Is it just me or does it almost look like the lights are moving up into the sky...it gives it a really pretty scene...its beautiful and the music matches it too :)
Totally agree. Before watching CLANNAD ~After Story~, I always thought children were nothing but a nuisance. Thanks to it, I don't think of them being a nuisance now.
its been years ever since I watched the anime, but suddenly after coming back to listen to this song, i lost it. I never knew something so beautiful would have such an affect on me! I forever love clannad!
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, este anime deja una gran reflexion sobre la vida, la familia y mucho mas T.T estoy orgulloso de haber conocido este anime y poder verlo completo :,)
I don’t think you would like to be tomoya man.... the man lost her mother at a young age , he lost her wife while giving birth, his dad was alcoholic and stuff(he was still a good dad) but still he didn’t really had the biggest childhood and in the end he lost his daughter. That’s a shitty life tbh 😢
This anime taught me to not give up on life because I was always thinking it was shit until I watched every single last episode of this anime :D. Really changed my perspective of life.
just so beautiful, always so beautiful~ i remember when i watched that last ep. of clannad after stories at the first time, can't lie, it was the second biggest feel of relief in my whole damn life~ ^^
I agree with a lot of the comments here. Clannad breaks the stereotype "anime is kids' cartoon." NO, it has a "slice of life." It has brother-sister bonding (watch after story); father-daugther bonding (after story)...It promotes not giving up (watch last episode of Clannad) and anti-violence- Japan has preeminent fear of prefecture gangs... Violence is everywhere: media and violence. if you don't feel the emphaty for Yukine when she got hit... 2008- 2011 is missing a lot by missing Clannad
I hadn't ever heard of Clannad, but a friend shared this piece with me, and I was stunned. I hate when people confuse "more" with "more emotional," and this piece was so beautifully sparse and ever-changing, but at the same time, it soared amazingly well. Felt like something Aaron Sorkin would put in one of his shows. I'll definitely give Clannad a try after hearing this wondrous piece.
awesome song!!! I love it, just like I love the whole Anime!!! Clannad is soooo wonderful!! And the pic you chose is so beautiful, it reminds me of Ushio´s birth
@Camposkpo Oh I uploaded this because I was trying to find the song where Tomoya is talking to his grandmother. I finally found it and uploaded it ^^. and it all worked out for the best.
