Exactly how I feel about my town sometimes. Anytime something good happens and I get happy about it. Then when I get home and something bad happens that ends up breaking that happiness
My wife is asleep in the passenger seat of our car, our two sons asleep in the back. I’m staring out the windshield watching the snow fall and the river flow past. Life has been hard lately. Very hard. For most this song makes them as sad as the anime did. But for now I’m the moment I am filled with hope. Things will get better. As a family we will get through this hard time. Merry Christmas everyone.
I heard this and watched clannad in 2012 when graduating from Highschool. Now here i am again after almost 12 long years with a wife and a child… and this song brings back to me a flashback of how my life changed since then. It’s truly amazing how a song like this can rush in me feelings like sadness, loneliness, happiness, and tears from when i almost lost my child. I think it’s time to re-watch clannad for a third time and cry like a baby again
I'm glad you're still into Clannad. I reread Tomoyo's route in the visual novel from time to time and just recently got to thinking that it should receive an updated anime telling the entire tale properly. I've already told Visual Arts/Key about it. What do you think?
Just Like This You have Passed 1 more Year Of your Life ;(...All the 7.8 Billion people Gonna meet After Death...When We are the Part Of this Beautiful Universe
somehow you get a nostalgic feeling while listening to this. Even though I'm just 17. new people getting born. Yourself getting a teenager. Growing from teenage age older and watching the kids from yesterday becoming the teens of today. [Just think about it: the kids which run over the place now are born 2008 or 2009! 2009 just holy crap] Yourself growing apart from old classmates you thought you'd never part with. Oh yes. this is why we love Clannad. Clannad is the story of life being told in an anime.
***** i kinda understand what Gisol ~daiyou means.. i mean i'm 18 years old i just got into university ik that my life has just started but the last 10 or 12 years i lived(school life) also have alot of memories and thinking about how time flows i mean my teenage life is almost finished now u start to think about your future and all these troublesome things.. i want to download the ost, yet i feel like if i download it am gonna regret it because it's gonna trouble my heart each time i listen to it.
i could have said it better myself. Born in 97 "so 17 as well" and I feel like outside of anime i'm old crotchety and pessimistic but then I listen to music like this that just makes me feel peaceful.
You know, I get tired of a lot of songs really quickly sometimes. I can love a song and put it on youtube repeat for like... ever, but this song... I've been listening to it for about 5 years since I've watched Clannad. And nothing has changed since then. It still pierces my heart today.
No animé will probably touch my heart the way Clannad did. It pulled every string and there was so much to learn from this animé. It was so beautiful. So sad. Yet it made me smile. I felt so connected. Like i was a part of it. And i could picture myself going to school like them and growing up like them. This is a masterpiece.
I tottaly agree my friend ,No anime will be as awesome and satisfying as this anime , I might as well watch it again , It's been a while since i last watched it , I pretty much forgot every plot twist and big scenes from it , Maybe you should too if you want .But damn it I remember the last episode and what happened there, If I can erase my little part of my memory that is the last episode :' ) .
and also every time this soundtrack begins there is always something very emotional happening and makes me more excited for the scene , such a masterpiece from every aspect .
+XombieLejon66 We are all weak and pathetic in some way.....That is why we have friends and family. To help us overcome trials of life, all of us would be worse off if we shut friends and family out.
Mark Beckmann™ Who are YOU to call anyone pathetic, though? For all you know this person could be in a position that prevents them from being able to work for anything. You lack empathy and that is just a disgusting quality.
+Mark Beckmann™ He's right. If you do not know a person then you shouldn't call them pathetic. If you know they won't work for things then that's one thing. But you shouldn't say that about someone that you don't truely know about them.
I find it simply incredible that a 4-minute segment of music can manipulate emotions like silly putty. And God damn, this song is powerful on the heart.
+Cookiesaurus actually bro for the depression part.......its ppl that changed by years trust me i was a person (and still) that watch and dont talk too much at first glance cause i just analyse their behavior lol its weird right xD and comparing from my childhood yeah i have seen ppl turning from pure kindess to pure trash ppl so if that consult you i m having my fifth hard year so ;)
I’m writing this for myself. When I come back I hope in a few years maybe I’ll be in a better place. Currently at a park listening to this. It’s nice out… Spring is here. Birds are chirping, squirrels chasing each other, people walking their dogs, children laughing at the playground. I’m just here… alone …. Reminiscing on the past. The pains, the joys, the bliss of it all. It’s been two years since my divorce. I never thought I would get this far in life. Let alone be back to square one. Whenever I’m in sorrow or just reflecting on my life. I go back to this remedy. Just reflecting what went wrong. How did I screw up this much? Will I learn from this? I understand more and more the depression that my father once endured. Why he drank, why he had his vices. To escape. I kinda wanna do the same. But it’s better to be loved than to never love at all, right? Whatever happens now I just want to be in a better place. This feeling right now… I don’t ever wanna wish this on anyone. I wish I had my friends to rely on…. But when we get older.. people drift apart. We are too busy in our own world. I am just tired of being alone. Always … tired. Future me if you’re reading this I hope you’re still alive. Please keep loving yourself. Don’t give up. Life is so beautiful, don’t let the mistakes of your past and the people that done you wrong take away the beauty that you see in life. Breathe and take it all in. Everyday is a new day
I can relate to every word. And well said my friend, life is indeed beautiful. Every day is a choice. As long as you keep making the right choice, the past does not matter. In every moment you can choose to be happy, because happiness is a choice. No matter the pain. We all deserve to make that choice, I wish you the best. You are enough just as you are now. Simply making the choice to exist is more than enough. This world works us too hard but remember our core - we are only human.
Man same thing happen to me but fortunately I was able to cover it with a lie lol. But yeah man everytime I cry my eyes out. I can't help but those feels man
"I lived only because I was alive. Wake up, go to work, eat, sleep. Just repeating the routines drilled into my body. That was my “life”. I worked like I was punishing my body. I worked without thinking, wanting to forget everything. After work and days off were torture. I used money to waste time. Taking a look at reality, and it felt like things would break down from the ground up. I hate this city. But there isn’t anything I can do to leave this city. I lived so I didn’t have to think about anything. I didn’t want to think about anything. I wanted to remain oblivious to everything. I thought of everything as a mistake. The fact that I met her. The fact that I dated and married her. And the fact that I had a child with her. All of those were mistakes. " -Tomoya Okazaki Edit: Wow! 900 likes? Thanks a bunch.
I hate this town. It's too filled with memories I'd rather forget. I go to school every day, hang out with my friends, and then go home. There's no place I'd rather not go ever again. I wonder if anything will ever change? Will that day ever come?
Do you like this school I have to say that I love it very very much but soon everything changes well at least it does eventually fun things, happy things they'll all they'll all eventually change some day you know but can you still love this place
as someone who has thoroughly played through the vn and watched the anime on multiple occasions, it is such a special story and makes one wish for a town such as Hikarizaka to exist. It tried so hard to save everyone within it, especially Nagisa, Tomoya, and their daughter, Ushio and through their collective efforts, they were able to wish upon a miracle.
14 when i first watched, and ive rewatched it every year since. im turning 18 in January, it’s honestly surreal seeing/ maturing and understanding the quality of this anime.
Wow! I’m surprised you do it once a year! I saw it back in 2015 for the first time when I was 20. Have not watched it again because I just cant bear to feel that emotional turmoil the ending puts you through. Especially now that I have a kid. Anyways, slainté.
+weegee90000 I don't really understand, the anime wasn't that sad, yes it was a little bit depressing but not enough to make me cry, well I kinda almost did from the feels I got when the guy and his daughter made up and he asked her if he can stay with her from now on. But it anime overall wasn't that sad..
Whoever is reading this. You get through it. Even it doesn't feel like it. This anime has thought me things will change and it did When I came across this anime I was depressed, thought the worst. I thought I would be stuck in the shitty small town that I grew up in the. I would never resort to anything just be there forever. I'm no longer there. I have people who care about me. That anime has stuck with me. It's a bitter Sweet reminder I'm no longer there. Things change eventually
I can't believe I only found Clannad almost week ago.. I finished it yesterday, and I'm at a loss for words on how it made me feel. "You should cry while you still can. When you get bigger, sometimes, you can't cry even if you have something you wanna cry about." - Tomoya Okazaki
I lost my younger brother 3 months ago and we both loved clannad and hearing this breaks my heart. Life is not fair but i already knew that it just sucks when it slaps you in the face.
Clannad was the series that made me fall in love with anime. It showed me the length this medium could go to grasp at your heart, and it hasn't left me ever since. I'm sure it shaped many parts of who I am today, even in ways I cannot and will never be able to comprehend. I'm eternally grateful to this story and the people behind it.
Listen to this song... and you think of life... Why am I here...? Why do I exist...? What am I doing...? Do I matter to anybody? Isn't no having a purpose basically being dead...? If that's so.... then what is my purpose exactly... Now here comes the feels... Anybody want to ride the feels train?
Kelphy X You have a good point. I too am sick of internet slang. It's just not language anymore. As for the video, I have a few problems. Those being I get easily and strongly attached emotionally to things and people, I also get more emotional than a normal person would. I get 8 seconds into this and I start to cry.
sora kun is using "feel" as a noun. He knows that feel that you guys are having when listening to this song. I also know of this feel, I am feeling this feel right now. One of the definitions of the word feel is:(noun) the impression given by something.
It's been more than 10 years, today I'm a man and now I understand. 2023 has been a hard year, to me and my family. And I'm back to this master piece. To anyone who read this, never give up, life is a beautiful experience to live. Happy new year to everyone :)
Was recommended this anime by a friend, and he said nothing really makes him cry, except for a few exceptions, such as this show. And I have to agree with him. This anime made me feel a bit scared of having a family and having to go through that pain if it ever would happen.
This is so powerful. it is beyond words. one can not explain how deep this music hits the heart. this is everything clannad is. this brings out emotions in one that one doesnt know exist
Clannad and Clannad After Story has some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard in my life and this.piece absolutely destroys me it's so gorgeous.
Christ it amazes me this is 15 years ago. I was 10 years old when this got released, and I remember watching it on my laptop in bed at night before school when it came out. I remember crying, laughing and developing traits because of this beautiful masterpiece. I'm now 25 and I still remember each moments clearly, and I can never relate so hard to an anime ever again like I did with Clannad. This is my inspiration in life
man this hits different rn i am laying in bed of my room and its raining outside i watched clannad about two years ago and it feels emotional thinking aboutt those times i was holding on good friendships and all and now i have finished my secondary school and i feel like time has gone by really quickly now i am going for my higher educations i finished my board exams and all. i dont feel sad but i dont feel happy either but i think it will be better clannad has made me realized to hold your relations like treasure because the friends thaat i was really close with 2 years ago we dont talk anymore we grew out of that state and i realized that life really flows by like a river and i will keep growing as a person its made me realize that family will hold on to you no matter what and also that life isnt as long as i thought it was because i am not a kid anymore i am a teenager and i will reach 18 next year its crazy to think that the days when i was a kid is already over i will later have a career and get married and have kids
I still gotta finish it but i ain't gonna even front it definitely gets deep with the emotional stuff. If you want another emotional rollercoaster watch Steins Gate.
This world is changing... On my left I see trees being cut down... On my right I see new buildings that I never seen before... I do too sometimes hate my town...
i was 18 when i first watched it im not a father but i feel like a father this anime made me see what my mother was doing for me my whole life and i was just an ungrateful teen
The characters, the music, the story are all one of a kind. No anime can compare to Clannad. There’s not a single anime that gives me feels like this one. Sure some will be good but they will never be like Clannad.
I first heard this song 15 years ago when i watched clannad for the first time.. i cant believe how much this show affected me now looking back. Im getting married this year. I was severely depressed back then. I wish i could thank the people who made this.
Remember there’s two parts of Clannad. Clannad Clannad: After Story Including the OVA with it being 2 episodes that don’t include nagisa with Tomoya as a love partner. If it made you cry or not Clannad showed how reality can be in the spectrum of both good and bad. •Watching the two people you care so much in the world die. Or •Living life peaceful with the family you created. Both points still show sadness and understanding that the character have to endure and how they go by life with or without someone. That being said Clannad:AS really provided a lot of understanding moments people can relate to at any age, from a son not acknowledging his father until he knows his past to forgive him. A husband who loses his wife during birth and neglects his daughter for 5 years until they meet up again and bond back together. And many more hardships anyone can face, it’s a work of art honestly for how it was created.
I want to leave my mark here, down in this comment section. I want to see how I feel about this series years from now. Clannad is something I first experienced when I was about 7. I am turning 19 soon. I have rewatched it a few times as I got older, and even played the visual novel. As I've grown, Clannad has only become more and more special. When I was younger, I laughed at the more childish jokes, and cried over the deaths. A little later, my parents got divorced, and the scenes with Tomoya and his father started to hit me. A couple years pass, and someone very close to me had killed themselves. This was the second person close to me to take their life, but it was only at this age that I was able to fully comprehend the heaviness. I cried harder at Tomoya's losses (and shed tears at the end of Tomoyo After, for those who've played the VN you will understand). Highschool came around, and I began to contemplate what I was doing, and where I was heading. Lost, just like Tomoya. I developed extremely bad social anxiety and grew restless. I realized just how special it was to have someone like Nagisa, Sunohara, and the others in your life, and how at the time, Tomoya didn't. Fast forward, I am nearing graduation, and still feel lost. I go back to Clannad, and see how Tomoya, even after finding what was special to him, still is kind of just floating through life. This is okay, I realize. I don't need to make a lot of money, I just need to be happy. I will do what makes me happy. I will be with those who make me happy. I graduate, now in college. I still haven't found what's "special" to me, but I think I will eventually. I will continue to be kind to others when I can, just like Tomoya. I used to hate everything around me, this town. But I've slowly come to appreciate it. There's a lot of bad memories here, and I've lost so many things living in this town. But I will gain more, and I will strive to fill the rest of my time here with happier memories. Thank you Key, Jun Maeda, and Clannad. I've grown up with this series, and will continue to do so. Even if I eventually have a family of my own, this series will stick with me.
I hope you make a family of your own , and be a great mother / father , and will teach your children how to live this life ....btw can I recommend you to watch " the meaning of life in Islam ",/ I believe it's gonna help you even more , 🤍
my eyes are watering at this comment having experienced struggles, but not as hard as yours. you will make it, don't worry. i too will have this anime stuck to me for my entire life
"I hate this town. It's to filled with memories I'd rather forget. I go to school everyday, hang out with my friends, and then I go home. There's no place I'd rather not go ever again. I wonder if anything will ever change, will that day ever come?" ~Tomyoa okazaki XD
"Do you like this school? I have to say that I love it very very much! But soon everything changes....Well at least it does eventually! Fun things, Happy things...They'll all eventually change someday!" ~ Nagisa Furukawa.
The first time i watched it was in 21/09/2022, and we now in 02/04/2024 and it's ost still playing in my heart❤ Sorry for my English...it isn't my language
when u begin watching, this is the first song you hear, as Tomyo explains the pain he's walking through. You never realise, but this song is sowed onto you, apart of you, maybe made a whole new person. But this song, it can't fade, its what made you. Made you realise the pain your in. and makes it your call on deciding on whether if you should accept the pain. or live the agony of knowing the dark future. just choose wisely. Its yours to choose
I watched clannad at 14, it’s been 12 years. I’m a wife and mother of two beautiful boys. This picture is exactly how I feel holding my babies. And this song feels so different on this side of the coin. It’s no longer sad to me. It’s actually bright and happy.
This is exactly why I want everyone to hear the soundtrack. To know the joy that exists on the other side if you're ever brave enough to take the leap of faith.
Easily one my favorite songs from the vn. Everyone talks about how sad and melancholy it can be but I always thought the song had a sense of freedom to it. Like you could go anywhere but you need some time to think about where you should go and how you should get there. That aspect gives me a strangely powerful feeling.
I feel like it’s a combination of different feelings. Melancholy is mostly what I feel when listening to this, but I feel calm at the same time listening to it, and I start to remember the past, and how I’ve been feeling since then, and the things I used to do.
In 2008 I loss my girlfriend every time I heard this I miss her now she smiling on the other side watching after I still miss her even now she still in my heart even now
I was surprised how emotionally invested I became in this anime, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many tears were shed and smiles were formed, a refreshing experience for me. Overall great anime!
This soundtrack always playing in my head whenever I'm in depression any day. Failing in school, friends leaving me, and mostly fights between my parents.
This song man every time i hear it i feel sad. Clannad has really touched my heart. I remember watching Clannad (After Story) and crying. Town, Flow of Time, People. Seeing this picture of Nagisa and Ushio is giving me so many flashback about Clannad and is making me tear up. All those memories of Clannad and After story is making my heart feel heavy. Also Me knowing that my life is just like Tomoya at the beginning and also knowing that it will probably not change anytime soon. Hats off to the producer of Clannads ost. Watching Clannad and Clannad After story is a experience i will never forget.
God just listening to this now is absolutely destroying me. This song could already make me cry anyway, but now this recent tragedy just adds a whole other layer of sadness. Tomoya had initially crumbled and felt bitter towards the world for years after experiencing the terrible and sudden loss of of a loved one; however, even if it took him over four years, he eventually was able to pick himself back up and start living his life to the fullest once again. In the same way, it is my desperate hope that the surviving members of kyoani wont let this horrible tragedy control their life. It will always be a part of them to be sure (much like how Tomoya even after recovering still always keeps his deceased loved one in his thoughts), I just hope that they will be able to find new meaning in their life. Taking as many days, months, and years they need to grieve and recover (both physically and mentally) will of course be more than warrented for the staff, but much as Tomoya was eventually able to pick himself back up (even if it took him 4 years), I hope that the creative spark that has brought the studio this far has not been permanently extinguished. I know this isnt exactly a perfect comparison, but the fact that just this show alone has had such a great impact on the way Ive lived my life until now is living proof of how much their legacy has positively affected the world. Even if it turns out that Kyoani is unable to recover from this, the beautiful and immortal legacy they have already left behind is what needs to be remembered over all else. {Sorry for the ludicriously long post, I just had no better place to post this and had to get it out my system}
No matter how much time passes, we'll always cherish those memories.. No matter how much time passes, those wounds will never heal completely.. No matter how much time passes, we'll always be wishing to experience them once again.. Those memories, bitter-sweet memories..
This song makes you, all of suden, stop, and look to yourself. You see the time arround you passing faster and faster, but you can never go back. You remeber how fast the time has passed, and how you the decisions that you regret so much, and can not fix anymore can be painfull. The life is just passing by. You can feel yourself pinned on the ground, and the stream of time passing arround you. People who you could have spent more time with that now are gone, and aaaaah... you know? let me stop this song before i get in deep depression and kill myself.
SwaginSammich Just finished Clannad and I feel the same way. I've felt similarly for a while, but only now have I realized that I've actually been isolated for quite some time, since everyone I knew left in their own direction and took their own path. Hopefully it will get better. And I hope you're doing better! :)
That's how I feel. Wishing to go back in time and tell my self to enjoy myself I little more. To be with the people I can't be with anymore. Sometimes I wonder how my future is going to. Is going to be filled with laughter and happiness or or sorrow and regret this song makes me feel and think about all sorts of things that I don't want think about or feel.
+SurprisedSammich in all honesty i agree with you. Reading this is making me realise that time is moving faster. day by day. Though things i do now i dont think i will never regret. This anime really got me depressed on how shit my life was. In a stupid way i was jealous. Where i live its like no one cares for each other. They just say there friends when there not. Well to me anyway. When i watched Clannad i felt so Jealous on how Tomoya's life got flipped around in just a year. With Nagisa. I endured so much pain through that. But i wanted to watch it because it made me happy. I dont really think suicide as a option. But i dont see a point on looking at my days go past wondering where i'll end up
nasif I completely get what you felt. I watched Clannad and played the visual novel, so, every patch that Tomoya could ever take, i played. And yeah, just like you, i felt jealous of him. Nagisa, Tomoyo, Kotomi, Kyou and Ryou, all the choices he had, made me jealous. I know it's silly to be jealous of an character, but when you life simply don't "flip" to a better path, and all you can do is watch the clock mark the time you have left on your life, there is no way to help it. Suicide is not an option, because, things may change at any moment. That's how i take my life. It may not be the way Tomoya's did, but, even in this sad cold world, there is a spark of hope for people like ourselves. We just have to endure until the time arrive.
I am currently writing this at 17 years old, this song has made me realize the flow of time is endless and can’t be stopped no matter how hard I try, I also realize I will get older and someone else will take my place as 17, and I will eventually grow old and then die. It’s indescribable the emotions you feel when you get a grasp of how vast the cycle of life and flow of time really is. It’s almost nostalgic that I can picture my future self or someone else at 17 reading this comment and fully understanding what it is I’m trying to say. Wether it be the future me, someone else, or my will incarnate: may we meet at the place where wishes come true 🤝.
I’m 15 as i’m reading this and in 2 years i’ll be 17 doing the stuff you’re doing. Makes me question how life is made, we have all the resources to create a body but life is missing. Why are we able to think and see the things we see? What happens after death? How do animals see the world? Why won’t other animals evolve in intellect? Many questions that can only be answered with time, flow of time.
Turning 18 in 2 hours and I had to come back to this void of nostalgia I get from this ost. The cycle of my life continues at a never ending pace, I can’t stop it nor differ it, I can only live it.
@@foley3026 very very late birthday to you. I'm probably the youngest person to enjoy clannad, as im going to be 14 in december, but I cried like hell especially in afterstory. just reading these comments makes me think much, much further in my life than i should.
@@nutelu3462 I’m glad you responded to this, I can comfortably say I’m no longer in the headspace I was when writing this comment which was fairly dark. Despite being in a good mental state I will say I learned many important life lessons and realizations during the time of that comment which had shaped me into the person I am now. It can feel as if the cycle of life is meaningless at times but if you stick around long enough you will find memories and experiences worth your while. Your still young same as me, and there is more out there for you. Wishing you all the best on your journey/cycle. Perhaps it’s time I changed this pfp as I am no longer in mental anguish
This song gives me such a different feeling. It makes me remember that I'm just a person on a journey to discover myself and find my purpose, along with billions of others. It reminds me that we all struggle and prosper, and while things may be hard sometimes, we hold on. We are all just trying to make our dreams come true. Nothing more, nothing less.
I read comments here, they were all written 6, 7, 8 years ago. So much has changed in the since they were all commenting that. For them in their life, for the world. Yet, I do not know what changes happened. I can just guess, but it doesn't go anywhere.
@@Kruemeleistee “If your life can change once, your life can change again.” - Sanae Furukawa So many great quotes from the show. One of my favorite stories.
This has to be my favorite track from the entire series. It gives you a sense of warmth, familiarity, and life. It's hard to explain. As I listen to this song, I remember everything that has happened up to this point; the good and the bad. It feels like time has come to a halt. Someday, I just want to find an empty field in the middle of nowhere and listen to this amazing piece.
This anime is beautiful. The most emotional one I've ever watched. But I don't know why, or how, I never cried to it. There were times when I had tears in my eyes, but I didn't actually cry. I really wanted to, though. To let out all the anxiety. I mean, if you don't cry to this, what else do you cry to?
binge-watch the anime to feel it from the deepest of your heart. tears rolled down my cheeks and my throat hurt as i tried to force myself to stop crying.
When you open this video, feels kick in, then see 2 Angel Beats soundtracks recommended right next to it. Even RU-vid knows that the Feels Bus doesn`t stop
When I think of Clannad, this is always the one song that comes to mind. The impact this VN/anime gave to me has made me contemplate deeply about life, death, and my very existence. It saddens me greatly, yet.. it makes me feel whole at the same time. There will never be another anime that’ll have the same feeling as Clannad has. This anime is truly a singularity among all the other anime that exist. Unquestionably the most emotionally important anime in my life, and will probably always be the most important
I've never get attached to an anime this much ever in my life. A life changing masterpiece. Heart-melting story with beatiful friendship, lots of tears, lots of drama, cutest couple.
This song captures the mood of the empty streets around the world during the pandemic. Emtpy, souless, a shell of its former self, and a desire to return things to how they were.
I'm listening to this track on New years night I'm starting my new year by remembering this awesome anime. this track is very special to me. It help me to fight with my problems all the tension, pressure, sadness etc I'm leaving behind and now im moving forward to year 2020 And if you are reading this hope you have a wonderful year ❤ :) thank you ---clannad--thank you so much !!!!!!! ( sorry if I make any grammatical mistake )
