It's based on the events of Kyou's route, yet approximately 75% of the events that were there aren't shown in the anime. This episode is one of the most cut-down episodes of the entire series that was based on Clannad's VN.Likewise, the other girls in the series (Tomoyo, Kotomi, Fuko, Yukine etc.) are not seen or mentioned.Together with Another World: Tomoyo Chapter, Kyou Chapter forms one of the only episodes where Nagisa is not mentioned or shown.Kyou and Ryou's feelings about Tomoya become obvious.Tomoya and Ryou become a couple, but eventually, break up.Tomoya and Kyou then officially become a couple, and are shown walking along a road together, with Kyou taking the opportunity to kiss Tomoya. Ryou also breaks up with Tomoya with no hard feelings, telling him she had fun and wants to cherish both the good and painful memories they had together. It turns out that Ryou had actually realised Tomoya loved Kyou more than her, and when the two finally meet she encourages Kyou to work up the courage to confess. However, it turns out that the person he has confessed to is Kyou who had cut her hair short like Ryou's. In a heartfelt confession, he apologises for what he has done but admits that at the end of the day he is in love with her sister. The following day, Ryou is absent from morning lessons, but in the afternoon Tomoya comes face-to-face with one of the twins and thinks that it is Ryou. As he feared this breaks her heart and she runs off absolutely miserable. Shortly afterwards, he finds Ryou and very reluctantly breaks up with her. Either way - he will end up hurting one of the twins feelings!Īfter a heavy amount of soul-searching, Tomoya finally realises that he is in love with Kyou! Sunohara tells Tomoya that deep down he already knows what he has to do: decide which twin he is really in love with! Although he sympathises with Tomoya's predicament and unease, Sunohara makes it clear that Tomoya is not going to come out of this situation cleanly. He turns to Sunohara for advice, and although his friend jokes around a bit, he agrees that it is not right to carry on like this. Whilst Tomoya does his best to make things work out for all of them, and continues dating Ryou, he eventually realises that this cannot continue. This creates an uneasy love triangle among Tomoya, Kyou, and Ryou. Kyou at first acts as if nothing's is wrong but following an incident in the park, which led to rumours of her and Tomoya kissing spreads throughout the school she finally admits that she too is in love with him, but never confessed because she was too scared to risk being rejected or hurting Ryou's feelings. At first, things go very well, however, Tomoya soon notices that Kyou has been acting strangely, and eventually he confronts her. If your primary consideration is how teary-eyed the viewer gets, I would also definitely consider the series Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World (Kino's Journey), as well as the movies Grave of the Fireflies and 5 Centimeters per Second.In one of the timelines (more akin to the Fujibayashi Twins' route in the visual novel), Ryou confesses her love to Tomoya and they both begin dating. I FULLY agree with your inclusion of Anohana however, though I agree that Elfen Lied is both awesome and incredibly sad, I'd hesitate to call it "Clannad-like." Of the series and movies not on this list, I'd consider Someday's Dreamers II: Sora it is beautiful, often funny, and heartbreakingly sad. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 and Waiting in Summer are definitely on my to-watch list, and though I'm not as familiar with Hotarubi no Mori e it sounds intriguing. Naturally, Clannad: After Story would be "Clannad-like," and since Angel Beats! and Air are by the same studio their inclusion on this list is fully warranted (I did find Air as confusing as it was touching, but Angel Beats! definitely deserves comparison) I was surprised that you left off Kanon, but perhaps you like me have not yet seen it. For the elfen lied, i just thought it was equally sad so I included it too. By the way, I totally recommend to you the Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 because it actually made me cry. Maybe soon I'll add them all here but, I'll jut go for 8 for now. Those anime you mentioned are really popular in their genre. Cheeky Kid (author) from Milky Way on May 29, 2014:
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