Clannad fans have prepared an explanatory diagram which lays out the storyline of Clannad and Clannad After Story in detail; certainly a handy thing considering how convoluted they appear.
This has found its way onto the Japanese Internet, and even 2ch approves of the diagram…
Needless to say, the diagram contains immense spoilers:
Light orbs? Time travel? Wasn’t this a school romance? At any rate, there is no arguing with its huge popularity… “Clannad is Life“, indeed.
Clannad – Will be an Anime masterpiece forever.
Timeline 1: Misae Route
Timeline 2: Tomoyo Route
Timeline 3: Yukine Route
Timeline 4: Kyou Route
Timeline 5: Kappei Route
Timeline 6: Sunohara Route
Timeline 7: Kotomi Route
Timeline 8: Fuuko Route
Timeline 9: Koumura Route
Timeline 10: Nagisa Route, Sanae arc, Yoshino arc, Ushio Route
Timeline 11: Akio Route
Timeline 12: As Tomoya has helped so many people in parallel worlds, the city performs a miracle and uses Tomoya’s orbs to make Nagisa survive. True end.
Timeline 13: Baseball route \o/
Timeline 14: KyoAni makes an anime adaptation and tries to fit ten/eleven timelines into a single consistent story (not sure if they integrated Koumura’s small route. They left out the whole character Kappei, so at least that one is gone).
None of the Tomoyas know each other. The city sees everything. KyoAni tries to put inconsistent storylines together.
*reads the comments halfway or so* Well, I like this anime, it depends on ones opinion of what’s good. I like the ending too. It’s not perfect, but it’s got a permanent place in my brain. Heck, I even cried, so that’s proof I like it.
God I love this anime. The first season but cute but mediocre. “After Story,” however, blow me away.
then what its the order for watch properly the anime?