Clannad parody AV Clonnad has received a redub by fans, replacing the original AV performer voices with the seiyuu dub from the anime, a relatively simple matter considering how close the AV is to the anime in just about all respects, especially story. The results are rather interesting.
You can see it below, split into two parts:
Many of those reviewing TMA Clannad AV parody Clonnad are saying the film’s emphasis is more on recreating story than it is upon merely setting the performers on each other; see for yourself in the below compilation of the dramatic scenes.
The fact that the video easily runs to 45 minutes is probably good evidence of dramatic credentials in itself, though whether they are carried off well is a matter I leave to your judgement…
Cosplay AV producers TMA’s latest parody, Clonnad, is due for release soon, and in these publicity shots they have recreated the cover illustrations from the not so limited edition DVD using their performers, in the real world locations each illustration is based on.
The results may be of interest:
A scholar of real world places used as bases for anime scenes has compiled this extensive map using Google Maps, complete with comparison photographs in each locality and covering a wide variety of series, and some, such as Haruhi, are covered in great depth.
It is a very interesting resource.
As we saw before, TMA’s cosplay porn parody of Clannad, cunningly entitled Clonnad, has alternately driven fans into paroxysms of despair and ecstasy; now they have a chance to confirm their worst fears, or greatest hopes, with the newly released sample…
Kyoto Animation have earned the praise even of critical 2channers, for we hear that their rendition of a key scene (or at least one fans are particular about), above, is completely faithful to, and even improves upon, the CG original from the visual novel, which you can see underneath it.
For the briefest of of glimpses it seems an interesting Clannad cameo has been worked into tsundere anime Toradora, with the bakery you see above bearing none other than the name of 古河パン / Furukawa Pan, the very bakery managed by Clannad mainstay Nagisa Furukawa’s father.
Subtle stuff…
Clannad After Story fans have been quick to pick up on the almost excessively Mei-centric third episode, which has delighted fans of the character whilst estranging those whose tastes lie elsewhere, although we might wonder at the relative proportions of each set.
You can see more Mei moe below:
An intrepid Clannad fan provides us with a comparison of some of the Photoshop scenes in the recent, and most popular, anime Clannad After Story.
This recent survey, asking of Japanese gamers “Which games moved you to tears?”, presents some interesting results.
