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Clannad

TV·2007–2009·2 seasons, 44 episodes·TBS·Animation, Comedy, Drama·24m·8.3

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Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.

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  1. 01Clannad S02E16White DarknessS02E16 · 9.4Winter comes and Nagisa enters the final months of her pregnancy, but she becomes sick again. On a snowy day, Nagisa goes into labor two weeks early and her family, unable to transport her to a hospital in time, is forced to have her give birth at home. After an excruciating process, Nagisa successfully gives birth to her daughter, Ushio, but the delivery and her illness combined take their toll on her and Nagisa dies moments after seeing her newborn baby. Tomoya, who has stayed by her side for the entire time, does not take the sudden turn of events well. His dream of raising their daughter together as a family is shattered.
  2. 02Clannad S02E17SummertimeS02E17 · 9.4Five years after Tomoya left Ushio with Sanae and Akio, he spends his days at work and spending money on smoking and drinking. Sanae and Tomoya go out together into town, and she asks him to go with her and Akio on a family trip; after Sanae continues to ask him, he accepts. The day of the trip, he discovers that both Sanae and Akio have left him and Ushio alone together. The two spend the next day and night together, and when Sanae and Akio still do not show up, Tomoya asks Ushio if she would be willing to still go on a trip, even if it was only with a person like him. The two decide to take the trip by themselves and, as they walk, Tomoya wonders where they are headed.
  3. 03Clannad S02E12A Sudden HappeningS02E12 · 9.2Yusuke tells Tomoya a little about his past and how he met Kouko in high school. After graduating, Yusuke went on to become a successful singer-songwriter, but ultimately it all came crashing down and he started taking drugs. When he came back to the city and saw Kouko again for the first time in years, he regretted not continuing to sing for her sake. Tomoya is offered a new position as a manager in a new electrician firm, but the deal falls through when his father is arrested. Tomoya is enraged that his father is still managing to mess up his life. Tomoya finally proposes to Nagisa, and she accepts.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2007–08Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Clannad S01E01On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms FlutterOctober 5, 2007 6.9On the way to school one day, Tomoya Okazaki meets a strange girl talking to herself named Nagisa Furukawa. Later in the day, Tomoya has a c
  2. S01E02Clannad S01E02The First StepOctober 12, 2007 7.1Nagisa admits to wanting to restart the drama club, and Tomoya helps Nagisa to create advertisement posters which they place around school.
  3. S01E03Clannad S01E03Once Again After CryingOctober 19, 2007 6.9After the previous night's events, Tomoya goes to see if Nagisa is okay, and finds out that she has been physically weak all her life. While
  4. S01E04Clannad S01E04Let's Find FriendsOctober 26, 2007 7.7Tomoya runs into Fuko again at school, and she tries to invite him to her older sister's upcoming marriage ceremony, but Tomoya is not inter
  5. S01E05Clannad S01E05The Scenery with a CarvingNovember 2, 2007 7.5In order to help Fuko out, Tomoya and Nagisa take her to stay at Nagisa's house for the time being. Nagisa's family helps with carving more
  6. S01E06Clannad S01E06The Older and Younger Sister's Founder's FestivalNovember 9, 2007 7.2Tomoya and Nagisa invite Fuko's older sister Kouko to the Founder's Festival. In the meantime, Fuko hands out more carved starfish to studen
  7. S01E07Clannad S01E07Star-Shaped FeelingsNovember 16, 2007 7.6Tomoya and Nagisa convince Kouko that Fuko would wish for her to get married despite Fuko's condition. They talk to the school's administrat
  8. S01E08Clannad S01E08The Wind That Vanishes Into DuskNovember 23, 2007 7.6More people from school are not able to see Fuko anymore and now even those close to Fuko in the past are beginning to forget about her. Fir
  9. S01E09Clannad S01E09Season's bestUntil the End of the DreamNovember 30, 2007 8.2Tomoya, Nagisa, and Fuko spend the night at school having a pre-celebration for Youko's wedding. In the morning, Tomoya and Nagisa have forg
  10. S01E10Clannad S01E10The Girl Genius' ChallengeDecember 7, 2007 7.0Since no new members have joined the drama club, Tomoya goes to talk with Kotomi once again about joining. Tomoya takes her around school an
  11. S01E11Clannad S01E11The After School RhapsodyDecember 14, 2007 7.0Kotomi is still trying to play the violin, but has not improved at all; in short, her playing is painful to anyone listening. Kyou gets the
  12. S01E12Clannad S01E12Hidden WorldDecember 21, 2007 7.6Kotomi returns the violin to Rie Nishina and becomes friends with her. Kotomi changes her usual routine and starts attending her classes. Du
  13. S01E13Clannad S01E13Garden of MemoriesJanuary 11, 2008 7.8Tomoya realizes that he met Kotomi as a kid, though only she had remembered. Back then, Tomoya had often visited Kotomi, and was her only fr
  14. S01E14Clannad S01E14Theory of EverythingJanuary 18, 2008 8.0Kotomi finally leaves the house to find that Tomoya worked in the garden all night long and had fallen asleep. When she returns to school, T
  15. S01E15Clannad S01E15Stuck ProblemJanuary 25, 2008 7.0In order to help Nagisa reform the drama club, her friends offer their names in order to get enough members to qualify, but they still need
  16. S01E16Clannad S01E163 on 3February 1, 2008 6.8When Mei shows up, she cleans her brother's filthy room, but cannot stay at her Youhei's all-boy dorm, so Nagisa offers to have her stay at
  17. S01E17Clannad S01E17A Room Without AnyoneFebruary 8, 2008 7.6After watching the basketball game, the choir club decides to share Koumura with the drama club, but the student council will not allow it.
  18. S01E18Clannad S01E18Counter MeasuresFebruary 15, 2008 7.5During the time that Tomoya is suspended from school, Tomoyo continues to come to his house, wake him up, and make him breakfast, though whe
  19. S01E19Clannad S01E19A New LifeFebruary 29, 2008 7.8The drama club is finally re-established and Koumura is shared with the choir club. Tomoya's home room teacher goes to Tomoya's house to ask
  20. S01E20Clannad S01E20A Hidden PastMarch 7, 2008 7.6After hearing Nagisa talk about the story for the play she wants to perform, Tomoya tries asking Nagisa's parents about it, but they do not
  21. S01E21Clannad S01E21Face Toward the School FestivalMarch 14, 2008 7.4Nagisa and her friends continue to practice for the play, such as reciting tounge twisters, choosing which music to use for the play, lighti
  22. S01E22Clannad S01E22Two ShadowsMarch 21, 2008 7.6After Nagisa finds out about her parents' secret past, she cannot take her mind off how she ruined their dreams, and becomes emotional and d

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2008–09Aired 8.6Season avg
  1. S02E01Clannad S02E01A Farewell to the End of SummerOctober 3, 2008 8.2Summer vacation is now over and the second semester has started at Tomoya's school. Nagisa's father Akio asks Tomoya to form a baseball team
  2. S02E02Clannad S02E02In Search of False LoveOctober 10, 2008 8.2Mei has become worried about her older brother since he still does not have a plan after high school, and comes to stay at Nagisa's for the
  3. S02E03Clannad S02E03Hearts Out of SynchOctober 17, 2008 7.8Yohei and Sanae go out on a date, accompanied by Mei, Tomoya and Nagisa. During the date the group witnesses a young girl being bullied by s
  4. S02E04Clannad S02E04With the Same Smile as That DayOctober 24, 2008 8.5Youhei has not been coming to class lately, and his friends and Mei are worrying about his situation. Mei, Tomoya, and Nagisa visit the socc
  5. S02E05Clannad S02E05The Season You Were ThereOctober 31, 2008 7.8Tomoya and Nagisa visit Youhei, and spend some time talking with Misae and Tomoyo who comes over after them. Later, when Tomoya and Nagisa a
  6. S02E06Clannad S02E06Forever by Your SideNovember 7, 2008 8.8After getting over Igarashi, Misae starts hanging out with Katsuki more and starts falling in love with him. One day, Katsuki realizes after
  7. S02E07Clannad S02E07Where She BelongsNovember 14, 2008 7.8Tomoya, Nagisa, and Youhei finally find out that Yukine is respected by the two rival gangs in the city since she helps both sides' members
  8. S02E08Clannad S02E08A Courageous BattleNovember 21, 2008 8.0Tomoyo speaks to Yukine and the others about hearing that the police will start to get involved in the fight between the two gangs if it get
  9. S02E09Clannad S02E09Along the PathNovember 28, 2008 8.4Tomoya and his friends are nearing graduation, and are discussing what they will be doing after they graduate. Kyou wishes to be a kindergar
  10. S02E10Clannad S02E10A Season of BeginningsDecember 5, 2008 8.6Shortly after his graduation, Tomoya decides to be more independent, and works toward this goal by first taking up a job at the bakery. Mean
  11. S02E11Clannad S02E11The Founder's Day Festival PromiseDecember 12, 2008 8.8Working has its ups and downs for Tomoya. He does not want his boss to find out that he has an injured shoulder, in fear that he will lose h
  12. S02E12Clannad S02E12A Sudden HappeningDecember 19, 2008 9.2Yusuke tells Tomoya a little about his past and how he met Kouko in high school. After graduating, Yusuke went on to become a successful sin
  13. S02E13Clannad S02E13GraduationJanuary 9, 2009 9.0Tomoya tries to convince Akio to talk to him about his decision to marry Nagisa. Akio, however, will only talk to him if he can get a decent
  14. S02E14Clannad S02E14A New FamilyJanuary 16, 2009 9.0Nagisa and Tomoya are now a married couple living together. Nagisa tries to find work and starts working in a family restaurant with Nishina
  15. S02E15Clannad S02E15In the Remains of SummerJanuary 23, 2009 9.0Nagisa becomes increasingly bedridden due to morning sickness. Nagisa wants to give birth at home, so Sanae introduces Yagi, a midwife who i
  16. S02E16Clannad S02E16Season's bestWhite DarknessJanuary 30, 2009 9.4Winter comes and Nagisa enters the final months of her pregnancy, but she becomes sick again. On a snowy day, Nagisa goes into labor two wee
  17. S02E17Clannad S02E17SummertimeFebruary 6, 2009 9.4Five years after Tomoya left Ushio with Sanae and Akio, he spends his days at work and spending money on smoking and drinking. Sanae and Tom
  18. S02E18Clannad S02E18The Ends of the EarthFebruary 13, 2009 8.8While on the trip, Tomoya buys a toy robot he picks out for Ushio to play with after they arrive in the countryside. The next day, after sta
  19. S02E19Clannad S02E19The Road HomeFebruary 20, 2009 9.0Tomoya and Ushio get back from their trip together. After spending a night with Nagisa's parents, they leave to Tomoya's apartment, where th
  20. S02E20Clannad S02E20The Tidal Breeze's MischiefFebruary 27, 2009 9.2When Tomoya brings Ushio to school he meets her teacher, who is none other than Kyou Fujibayashi and they have a conversation. After that, T
  21. S02E21Clannad S02E21The End of the WorldMarch 6, 2009 8.2Ushio's fever does not back down and Tomoya decides to stay home to take care of her. In case he had to leave home, he calls for both Akio a
  22. S02E22Clannad S02E22Small PalmsMarch 13, 2009 7.5The girl in the Illusionary World is dying in the snow, and the robot regrets having her take the journey. The girl can finally hear the rob

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