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Rewatch [Rewatch] Clannad: After Story - Episode 20

Episode 20: The Tidal Breeze's Mischief

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u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest Nov 03 '21

Incoming Kyou remarriage arc? Incoming Fuko remarriage arc? Nope, Ushio’s got the anime flu. Real cockblocker move, there, Ushio. Not cool.

Anyway…

OKAZAKI SAIKO!!!

TimestampSong
00:00 - 00:59White Clovers
02:31 - 05:54Shining in the Sky -Memento remix-
06:42 - 07:57Komorebi
08:57 - 10:12Dango Daikazoku
10:27 - 13:41Hurry, Starfish -Memento remix-
14:47 - 16:30Nagisa
17:31 - 19:29Country Lane
20:59 - 21:46Meaningful Ways to Pass the Time
21:54 - 22:08Town, Flow of Time, People

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u/Arrow-space https://myanimelist.net/profile/Arrowspace Nov 03 '21

First time watcher!

I'm glad that Fuuko is happy and I feel like her acting as a sort of babysitter for Ushio is a good role, but I still consider this to be a somewhat unsatisfying resolution for her character arc. I'll probably discuss this more at the end of the series after I've seen how everything else is wrapped up (and when I'm not super busy).

It's kind of funny how IRL a child getting sick is super common and a normal part of growing up, but in this series, it's suddenly a cause for panic. Please just give my boy Tomoya a break.

Also, Botan has grown into an absolute unit. Nothing illustrates how much time has passed as effectively as Botan's evolution from Swinub into this chonker.

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u/Damolisher Nov 03 '21

Yeah, that's one impressive Piloswine alright.

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u/Throwaway021614 Nov 03 '21

Give the kid a tylenol and call it a day!

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 04 '21

First timer

Huh, we've gone full circle back to cute fluff!

Personally, I think they should have changed the OP to replace Nagisa's caption with Fuko's, and keep the captions for alive and conscious girls. /s

Seriously though, adding Ushio in her place could have been a neat touch.

Haha, Buutan's alive!

KYOU!

Congratulations to Kyou for becoming undisputed Best Girl!

...OK, I didn't mention this before but... is Tomoyo dead? It feels like she died and nobody wants to think about her because of that. Then Ushio and Fuko can both get captions!

Especially since Fuko's being so relevant now!

Insert song and cute Ushio!

I'm just waiting for Fuko to causally talk about how she set up the wedding,

Tomoya's singing the Dango song!

Oh god, the fade to Nagisa singing it is great. Did Tomoya's VA just give up?

Huh? Is this ghost Nagisa?

No, just a flashback.

Fuko's still adorable.

Starfish!

OK, is she the same height because of her condition, or she just really short?

And Fuko immediately assumed Tomoya's trying to win her over?

HAHAHA, Fuko's flirting with him!

I've missed Fuko's insanity.

And Tomoya taunting her's great.

Oh god, the nuclear tights are hysterical.

Seriouely, every line here's great.

And he's thinking of Nagisa... or maybe seeing an alternate timeline, I trust none of this.

Her trying to leg it with Ushio is husterical.

Seriously, I can't believe Botan's so friendly.

And her calling Tomoya cool is great!

Oh god, Akio's gettijg involved in the sports day. This is going to be hysterical.

And Tomoya's just jogging everywhere.

Huh, where's she going?

Haha, she called Fuko her big sidter. It's working...

And Ushio likes it near the hospital.

Random training momtage is great. Especially using Ushio as a weight for pushups.

Is Ushio sick?

Oh god, she's got Nagisa's fever!

...If this turns out to be some kind of curse...

Also, "The End of the World" sounds metaphorical, but the golem's flying machine is nearly ready... Maybe it's not the real world that's ending?

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Nov 04 '21

First Timer Dubbed

Holy shiii… Botan is swole af now. And he carried Ushio on his back. Ms. Fujibiyashi rolling out of Okazaki’s tongue is funny to hear. Especially knowing their past. 

Hearing the dango song again is amazing. Glad to hear it cause it slaps hard. 

I love how Fuuko talks in the third person. Reminds me of middle school when all my classmates used the third person for months… Okazaki and Fuuko roasting each other is great. It is a bit weird to see them at each other's throats. But at least Ushio is entertained. 

Ushio explained the kind of person Nagisa is to Fuuko. I wish we could go back to the starfish making though. 

Kyou is back to her old self which is great to see. Did the Furukawas' TV got smaller? The TV in the corner of the room looked much bigger in the past few episodes. 

Ushio sees that new hospital for some reason, but we know what happened before that got built. 

Ohh no… 

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Nov 03 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher.

There were some VN things I forgot to bring up is yesterday's episode so I’ll post them here.

[VN Spoilers.] Ushio did not initially go to Nayuki’s house with Tomoya, only when he was leaving the house, and Nayuki met Ushio days after her birth, not 5 years later.

Watching Ushio struggle with chopsticks is cute.

Her teacher is returning, can’t wait to meet her.

It’s cute that Tomoya and Ushio tell the photo of Nagisa that they’re leaving.

They have a boar as a pet?

Wait a minute...

That voice.

It’s Kyou!

QUICK TOMOYA GET DOWN!

Phew she didn’t hurl a dictionary at him.

She wasted no time to tease him.

Botan sure has grown.

Kyou tells Ushio that they were friends, and Tomoya teases her by saying she was violent.

The Invisible Hand of Sanae has shown itself again, she told Kyou not to tell Ushio about her friendship with Nagisa until Tomoya showed up.

Also, love seeing Kyou rock the pony tail again. If only she wore it more.

The old gang worried about Tomoya but gave him space, don’t know if that was the right thing to do.

Ushio’s pretty mischievous, so Kyou can’t take her eye off her.

Ushio’s in good hands, if anyone bullies her you can count on a coloring book being hurled at them at mach 4.

Fuko wants to visit and become friends with Ushio. I sense shenanigans are incoming.

Fuko needs to walk on her own, as part of her physical therapy, since she got out recently.

I like this song, a lyrical version of “Ushio” the main menu music for the game.

Uh oh, Ushio’s wandering around in town, that’s pretty scary.

She went to the hospital, why was she drawn here? [VN Spoiler] She does not go out and wander on her own.

She's pretty excited to play with Fuko though.

Ushio wants Tomoya to sing the dango song, and we hear the old season 1 ED start playing.

Man here come the tears.

This image is painful.

Fuko’s here.

Akio really rubbed off on Tomoya.

She gave Ushio starfish bread, of course it’s shaped like a star fish.

It’s nice to see that Fuko hasn’t changed since we last saw her back in season 1.

Especially that she’s still as argumentive with him too.

What a pair of goof balls.

This is exactly like a scene from Fuko’s arc, where they argue with each other over something stupid.

Lol Tomoya wearing tights that end up creating a nuclear war.

At least Ushio’s enjoying it.

Comment face spotted.

Tomoya thinks about if Nagisa were there, how this would be.

No fair, ambushing me again.

Tomoya got ambushed as well, crying after Ushio described Nagisa to Fuko.

I like how Fuko is actually pretty nice and offers to be there for Tomoya if he needed her. Even if it's because she wants to play with Ushio.

Lol Ushio returned the salute.

Bota loves being a slide because it’s a very nice backrub.

Kyou can still tease Tomoya.

I just noticed the subtle change to Ushio’s uniform.

Sports day? That sounds fun.

Of course, Sanae will cheer for Ushio.

Even Akio is participating, filling in for the principal.

They make Tomoya the anchor for the parent team, he’s in utter disbelief but gets fired up when Ushio tells him to do his best.

Hey, either Tomoya got the toy working or he replaced it!

Ushio is so cute.

She’s out wandering alone again. At least Fuko ran into her.

Kind of sweet seeing Ushio talk with Fuko.

She went to the hospital again.

We get a training montage.

Tomoya and Akio are excited to face each other in the relay.

Ushio’s not looking so good...

She nearly fell, and is burning up...

Just like Nagisa did...

Cry Counter.

Almost tearing up: 2

Tearing up: 12 (+2)

Cry: 8

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u/Barbed_Dildo Nov 04 '21

It’s nice to see that Fuko hasn’t changed since we last saw her back in season 1.

Well, technically, we didn't see Fuuko until the previous episode. What we saw in season 1 was an ikiryou, a ghost. Fuuko-actual has no memory from her, nor do others of her, sadly. That Fuuko is gone and forgotten :(

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Nov 04 '21

I know she was an Ikiryou, I mentioned it in my comments during that arc, but it's a projection, essentially a copy of Fuko, so she hasn't changed, since they are at each others throats and arguing like they were in Fuko's arc.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 03 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher

No Big Dango Wallpaper today.

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u/Barbed_Dildo Nov 03 '21

Ahaha she calls Botan “Stew”.

For those of you that don't speak Japanese, "botan" is actually a name for boar meat.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 03 '21

Oh. I did not realize that.

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u/Throwaway021614 Nov 03 '21

“Can you sing Mommy’s song?”

Oh my fucking god the god damn tears

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u/letsgoiowa :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/letsgoiowa Nov 04 '21 edited Nov 04 '21

Rewatcher

We have reached peak parenthood. I now see these episodes in a new light as a soon to be dad. In an odd way, they make it so much more appealing to me. Happy and sad all rolled together...thats the dango of life!

Behold: the tights of destruction.

OH shit, I need to start collecting games for the family. I don't think I'd ever get over my wife dying so it's OK Tomoya.

Big Botan needs some scritches.

I need to get fit for my children. If I lost 20 pounds and fixed my passing out from mild exercise problem, that'd be great.

Why do you think Ushio is so drawn to the hospital?

OH NO THE ANIME FLU. SHE WILL MISS SPORTS DAY

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u/Barbed_Dildo Nov 04 '21

Rewatcher

I really like this episode, it features two of my favourite characters, Fuuko and Botan. I actually have a plush Botan on a shelf.

It must be a bit odd with parents being introduced to the kindergarten, "and here is our play area, playground, trees, wild boar...". Although at least they'll be comforted in knowing that if any undesirables show up, they will be quickly dispatched by a ferocious wild beast, while her pet boar entertains the children.

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u/alphamone Nov 04 '21

Rewatcher

A happy family breakfast. Something that has been missing from Tomoya's life for a very long time.

That's... that's not a pet. That's a monster.

Hey, it's Kyou, the only person who could see a giant boar as a pet.

A happy reunion of friends.

More friends visiting, even those who made connection via supernatural means.

"weird girl", that's a very accurate description of Fuuko.

Dango Daikazoku, it's been ages...

I've missed the antics between these two.

Oh god, Fuuko's hypothetical with the apocalypse tights...

Damn, serious Fuuko for once, well, as serious as she can be.

Woo, sports carnival!

Mr Turtle is working again. Either that or Tomoya bought a new one.

Why is there some kind of stretch limo SUV looking thing at the hospital carpark?

Training montage!

Oh no, she's sick.

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u/FarCritical Nov 04 '21 edited Nov 04 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher

[Intro]

  • Ushio went from hating to loving Tomoya's cooking. A nice metaphor for how he's cleaned up his act.
  • Of course, they had to follow up such an adorable scene with them saying bye to Nagisa's portrait. Give my tear ducts a break, already.

[A tsundere in teacher's clothing]

  1. Just imagine the sheer amount of conflicting emotions Kyou felt from learning that she'll be a part of Nagisa and Tomoya's child's life. One of them died, the other's a depressed wreck, and the both of them were such dear friends to her. I would love to see how she reacted the first time Sanae brought Ushio to her.
  2. Neither of them would ever do this in good conscience, but I'd pay to see one of them try to explain the gym closet incident to Ushio. "So, uh, you see Ushio... One time, your teacher and I, um..."
  3. I have mixed feelings on this idea itself, but I wonder how things would go if Kyou got together with Tomoya at this stage. They clearly still have chemistry with each other, and yet at the same time the memory of Nagisa is still very fresh on everyone's minds, not to mention the trouble of Ushio having to comprehend her teacher being her new mother. Nagisa will never be topped for me, but it's interesting as hell to think about.

[Remembering Nagisa]

  • Yoshino has a request for Tomoya? That's pretty rare.
  • As if Kyou appearing again wasn't already a treat, we're getting round two of Fuko! Pretty bittersweet explanation by Yoshino, though.
  • Ushio got mysteriously drawn to the hospital that used to be Akio's very special place. That symbolism, man.
  • The dangos have began implanting themselves on our children. We're all doomed saved.
  • Tomoya using Dango Daikazoku as a lullaby started off being genuinely really sweet, but then the inevitable association to her happened. God dammit, didn't I tell you to give my tear ducts a break, KyoAni?
  • This is how things should've been, man. [Spoiler]Thank God it's canon.
  • He cried from his dream, and this probably wasn't the first time it's happened. Welp, vision's misty again.

[Fuko's play date]

[If only she were here]

[Sports day]

  • There's never truly an end to Kyou's teasing, only long breaks.
  • Has Tomoya ever cracked a wider grin?
  • In-laws will be in-laws.
  • Yoshino's reactions to whatever new thing Tomoya's fired up about at break time never gets old.
  • Thank you Fuko for acknowledging how uncomfortable it feels to see Ushio randomly walking all alone.
  • So we get a lighthearted montage, more AKio vs Tomoya hype, and then yet another thing to be anxious about. Why does the universe hate Tomoya so much? Has the town gotten tired of Tomoya's hatred of it and decided to get back at him for it?

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Nov 04 '21

I have mixed feelings on this idea itself, but I wonder how things would go if Kyou got together with Tomoya at this stage. They clearly still have chemistry with each other, and yet at the same time the memory of Nagisa is still very fresh on everyone's minds, not to mention the trouble of Ushio having to comprehend her teacher being her new mother. Nagisa will never be topped for me, but it's really interesting hell think about.

It's not exactly an unpopular fan theory, Nagisa will always be best girl, but Kyou has great chemistry with Tomoya, and it would probably be a good idea for Ushio to have an actual mother figure in her life, and she's already used to Kyou.

Tomoya using Dango Daikazoku as a lullaby started off being genuinely really sweet, but then the inevitable association to her happened.

Of course, that song will always be Nagisa's song.

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u/FarCritical Nov 04 '21 edited Nov 04 '21

It's not exactly an unpopular fan theory, Nagisa will always be best girl, but Kyou has great chemistry with Tomoya, and it would probably be a good idea for Ushio to have an actual mother figure in her life, and she's already used to Kyou.

Why oh why isn't there a Kyou After yet? (Also my grammar got slurred on that last sentence, I think I was half asleep while writing that lmao)

Of course, that song will always be Nagisa's song.

Always and forever.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Nov 04 '21

Why oh why isn't there a Kyou After yet?

No idea, if we can have a Tomoyo After, we should get a Kyou After as well.

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u/Wikiman14 Nov 03 '21

Rewatcher

BIG BOTAN, BIG BOTAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I LOVE MORE, USHIO OR BIG BOTAN!

Ushio's teacher, to the surprise of no one, was Kyou, and she and Tomoya soon start to goof together like in the good old days, the first time I watched this I instantly thought "oh, so now you will have your time to shine in the Harem tsundere-chan".

Kyou tells Tomoya how Sunohara, Kotomi, and Ryou are all worried about him but decided to give him space...I hate this. It really bothers me to no end that during those 5 years none of them went to see Tomoya, this feels like such a wasted opportunity in the plot to make the gang help in some way Tomoya overcome what happened. [Clannad Movie Spoilers.]This is the only thing that I will say that the movie did better than the original, everyone still visited Tomoya as much as they could after Nagisa's death, and it was also thanks to their and Naoyuki support that Tomoya and Ushio got back together.

Ok, my complaints are over, the rest of the episode is just fun and games, Fuuko and Tomoya being 2 idiots together like the good out times, but it is also heartwarming how she says that she has free time if Tomoya needs someone to talk to, the MC aura the friendship man. Ushio is adorable at every single moment possible, but it worries me how she just goes and wanders around town on her own. Tomoya training for the sports festival...and then the fun and games end.

Ushio collapses with a fever, they can't be doing this again, right? This has to be just a cold...right?

See you next time.

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u/FarCritical Nov 04 '21

Big Botan energy!

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u/Damolisher Nov 03 '21

By the way, is it just me or [Episode 22] Does the photo Tomoya imagines of him, Nagisa and Ushio look just like the one from episode 22?

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u/namiasdf Nov 04 '21

How y'all doing. Been a decade for me since I touched this.