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“Tomoya and Nagisa face adulthood together while the Illusionary World's winter reveals its true purpose.”
Clannad: After Story
CLANNAD〜AFTER STORY〜 クラナド アフターストーリー
8.93
19 rank · 1,278,774 viewers · 73,707 favorites
Drama
Romance
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Synopsis
Tomoya and Nagisa face adulthood together while the Illusionary World's winter reveals its true purpose.
Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa have graduated from high school, and together, they experience the emotional rollercoaster of growing up. Unable to decide on a course for his future, Tomoya learns the value of a strong work ethic and discovers the strength of Nagisa's support. Through the couple's dedication and unity of purpose, they push forward to confront their personal problems, deepen their old relationships, and create new bonds. Time also moves on in the Illusionary World. As the plains grow cold with the approach of winter, the Illusionary Girl and the Garbage Doll are presented with a difficult situation that reveals the World's true purpose.
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Community consensus
Derived from 500 sampled reviews of 654
9.3
/10
What 500 viewers settled on.
95%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 1.65
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.65 · some divergence
The polarity gap
6.3 pts
Recommenders 9.7 · others 3.4
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.27
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “It tore my heart out and fed it to the wolves, I cried so much my tear glands dried out. I give this anime a ;_;/10”
- 10 “Very sweet anime! Beat season 1 by a long shot in my opinion!Gives you a fuzzy feeling inside after watching! (>^.^)>”
- 10 “The best anime ever... The best!! I laughed... I cried... And it changed my life ! This anime is special...very special...”
Verbosity
Short · 31%
Medium · 35%
Long · 34%
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2008 – Mar 2009 Fall 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3527 catalog
Produced by
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
- Rakuonsha Producer
- Animation Do Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor