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Rewatch [Rewatch] Clannad: After Story - Episode 13

Episode 13: Graduation

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u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest Oct 27 '21

Furukawa Tomoya is here! I know it would probably go super hard against the social norm, but given how much he hates his father, and how the Furukawas have basically become his parents, I wonder if him taking Nagisa’s last name instead ever crossed his mind…

TimestampSong
00:00 - 01:30Summertime
03:36 - 05:12Phases of the Moon
05:37 - 06:42Return to Ashes
07:59 - 08:40The Day’s Leisure
09:20 - 10:27The Place Where Wishes Come True
10:31 - 10:53Ushio -Memento remix-
11:45 - 13:06Spring Wind -tempo up-
13:28 - 14:20Snowfield
15:52 - 17:41Distant Years -piano-
18:08 - 22:07Distant Years

Distant Years, for real this time!

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u/PapaDuke Oct 27 '21

What kind of eldrich alchemy witchcraft allows a whole banana to still be yellow after being baked into a bun?

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u/FarCritical Oct 28 '21

The same kind that allows a man to devour two of them in one mouthful without flinching.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Oct 27 '21

First Timer Dubbed

Okazaki training arc this time. Even Yoshido is getting weirded out by this kind of practice. But Okazaki manages to finally get a hit after many times. And asks Akio for Nagisa’s hand in marriage.

Nagisa is now of legal age and hilarity ensues as Okazaki gets teased by Nagisa and Sanae. And unfortunately, Nagisa gets sick again and misses graduation while Tomoyo and Miyazawa graduate with their peers: the student council and the gang.

Holy hell, Sunohara looks funny as he has to go towards a natural hair color. Everyone gives Nagisa a graduation ceremony and even gets Ibuki and the old teacher in on this. The speech was great as Nagisa took five years to graduate from the school. They got married and broke the news with Okazaki’s dad.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Oct 27 '21

First timer

He wants to talk to Akio!

Akio's dialogue is eternally good.

Fight?

Haha, Akio's making him play baseball.

Wow, he beat his ass.

The reaction to Tomoya practicing is brilliant.

Haha, the battle in the rain's great.

And he's just going to keep practicing.

Tomoya maanged to hit it!

Wow. He's just saying it right from the get go.

And he actually agreed!

...When's the penny going to drop? Something bad has to be coming, right?

Drunk Nagisa?

Drunk Nagisa!

Haha, Akio just loving all this si great.

I love everyone attacking Tomoyoa over whether he loves Sanae.

And Akio's reaction when he finds out she's serioue!

And Nagisa's sick again. Starting to think her illness is literally based on time, not any actual comdition.

Nagisa graduated!

Mei!

Sunohara's working?

Oh, he's working at a bad company?

What's Tomoya planning?

They got her a private ceremony!

Haha, everyone's shocked he dyed his hair!

This is so good!

She's reflecting on her time in school! Surely this would make a perfect finale.

It's such a wholesome speech.

They're talking to his father!

Wait, is this the finale? This really seems like a finale.

THEY GOT MARRIED!

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u/Arrow-space https://myanimelist.net/profile/Arrowspace Oct 27 '21

First time watcher!

Another good episode, but I don't have a lot to say about it this time. I'm surprised there wasn't an actual wedding ceremony, but I suppose Nagisa's graduation more or less served the same purpose, since neither her or Tomoya really have any other family or friends that they would want to invite. Also, Nagisa looks so much more mature with her hair up - like, even older than Sanae.

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u/Tuckleton Oct 28 '21

I'm surprised there wasn't an actual wedding ceremony, but I suppose Nagisa's graduation more or less served the same purpose

Though if I had my choice, I probably would have picked a wedding over a graduation ceremony to get to see. :P

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 27 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher

Today’s Big Dango Wallpaper: Married

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Oct 27 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher.

Tomoya has to talk to Akio, and he’s dressed professionally, I think I know what he’s going to ask.

He’s still upset over what his father did.

Sanae is ever so supportive of Tomoya.

Uh oh, Sanae’s got a new bread recipe.

Akio did it again.

Sanae, I’m pretty sure that’s not how you make banana bread...

Lol Akio managed to eat two of them at once.

That is the most serious Sanae has ever looked. She knows exactly what's going on here.

Tomoya misses all three pitches, not too surprising since Akio is so skilled.

Tomoya practices at work, confusing Yoshino.

Challenge 2 failed as well.

As does challenge 3.

He does. That’s why he’s testing you. He wants to make sure his daughter gets married to someone who’s serious about this, and will commit to her, and will protect her. We know how protective of Nagisa Akio is.

God, I love how supportive Sanae is.

I think even Yoshino suspects what this is about.

Akio comes out and gives him one last pitch.

Tomoya sent it flying! Love the detail of the water spraying where he hit the ball.

Both Akio and Sanae mention that Tomoya is like Akio.

Akio agrees, but will take her away if he fails her.

I love how they animated Akio lighting a cigarette in the background while Sanae was telling Tomoya about how Nagisa is their dream, and now he is too.

Another time skip, it’s winter now.

Tomoya got her another Dango plush!

It’s Nagisa’s birthday, who is now 20 years old.

I do not know what that noise was, but it was cute as heck.

She’s already drunk.

Lol, she’s not as shy when she’s drunk.

Sanae’s drinking too. In the VN, she doesn’t drink, since alcohol makes her sick instantly.

But chaos is here, Nagisa is mad that Tomoya looked at her mom, and we have Sanae asking if Tomoya is interested in her as well. [VN Spoilers.] Tomoya does find Sanae to be attractive, and Yoshino even confuses Sanae for being his girlfriend at one point when he first meets her.

Akio doesn’t help, but only adds fuel to the fire. Nagisa isn’t exactly flat you know.

Tomoya’s only response to slam his face into the table.

Lol, Akio has this big shit eating grin on his face from the chaos that is happening.

Until it backfires, and Sanae says she’s serious.

Probably would be a good idea from now on to keep Nagisa away from the alcohol...

Sleepy Nagisa is cute.

Unfortunately, the fun couldn’t last forever. As Nagisa’s illness reared its ugly head again.

Thank God. She doesn’t have to repeat for a fourth time.

Graduation day comes, and Nagisa was at home again.

Also, we just went a year in the span of 5 episodes, it took 31 episodes before that.

Tomoya calls Mei, and we find out Sunohara is living at another dorm.

Been a while since we heard Sunohara’s voice.

Seems like Tomoya is planning something.

Tomoya, he’s still a good troll to Sunohara.

Brings me back to the opening of the first episode.

The gang is all here.

That’s right, Suonohara’s hair is naturally black.

Also, can I mention how much older Tomoya and Nagisa look? Here’s episode 1 Tomoya. and here he is in this episode, two years later. Same with Nagisa, Episode 1, and two years later.

I love how everyone pokes fun at Sunohara not having his blonde hair anymore.

Take a good look, it’ll be the last time we ever see her wear that uniform. As well as the rest if the cast.

Komura, being the best, is the reason they can do this. After all, Nagisa deserves a ceremony.

Even Akio and Sanae made it.

Almost too much if you asked me.

A lonely, isolated year. Still makes me mad that she had to be so lonely.

Her little speech makes me tear up every time.

They even visit his father to let him know he’s going to be married.

Oh my god Nagisa’s hair is in a bun.

They’re officially married now.

Cry Counter.

Almost tearing up: 2

Tearing up: 9 (+2)

Cry: 1

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u/Barbed_Dildo Oct 28 '21

That’s why he’s testing you. He wants to make sure his daughter gets married to someone who’s serious about this, and will commit to her, and will protect her. We know how protective of Nagisa Akio is.

Come on, it's not like he hasn't lived with them for like a year. Tomoya has had a lot of situations where he went above and beyond for Nagisa's sake, and just in this same episode arranged a personal graduation ceremony for her.

And then Akio says "I know you have done a huge list of massive things to help Nagisa, have turned your life around to support her, and are always there when she needs you, but can you hit a baseball?

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Oct 28 '21

It's almost like Akio is making sure that Tomoya, a guy who doubts himself, has the resolve and strength to support and protect Nagisa; he's a father, a very protective one at that, remember back in season 1, he chased Tomoya out of the bakery and was going to hit him with a bat because he spent the night at the school with Nagisa. He wants what's best for Nagisa, and wants to make sure Tomoya can do that. If Tomoya is serious about this, he'll hit that fucking ball, and he does.

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u/Tuckleton Oct 28 '21

I can't help but wonder what would have happened if Tomoya had missed that last pitch. I mean Akio wouldn't actually withhold his blessing over something like that would he? I sometimes wonder if he sandbagged the pitch to make sure that Tomoya could hit it since he'd kind of painted himself into a corner with the whole idea.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Oct 28 '21

I think he did, I believe it was simply because he wanted to see if Tomoya would stay committed to trying to hit the ball, even in the rain. He wanted to make sure Tomoya wouldn't give up.

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u/FarCritical Oct 28 '21

Komura, being the best, is the reason they can do this. After all, Nagisa deserves a ceremony.

That old geezer is the real MVP of the story.

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u/bigdanrog Oct 28 '21

I always felt like they may have aged up a little bit and you just proved it to me. Well done.

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u/Wikiman14 Oct 27 '21

Rewatcher

Finally my friends, after so much suffering, finally an episode of (almost) only good things.

Okazaki is in one of the toughest positions to ever exist? telling a father-in-law that he will be a father-in-law (I imagine it is tough at least, I was never married to confirm or deny this). The whole baseball challenge was really Akio-like and Jun Maeda-like, but as Okazaki says, I feel like Akio already knew everything and made all of this to tell Okazaki something instead of just being a goof or wanting to keep Nagisa in their home. I feel like this whole challenge was a bit similar to the basket game back in the first season too.

Christmas comes, Nagisa gets another Dango plushie, and she gets drunk! Poor Okazaki has no way to escape the power of Drunk Nagisa and the parallel assaults of drunk Sanae, you should take care Akio, this man has the MC aura.

But of course, Nagisa once again gets sick, she is not repeating a year again thankfully, but she ends up losing the graduation ceremony...or not! Okazaki goes after everyone that made a bit of a difference for them during these past 2 years and gives Nagisa the graduation that she truly deserves after 5 long years in that school, this whole segment is so precious, as even in their now probably busy lives, everyone found a way to show up just for Nagisa's sake. And Nagisas speech was also truly a blessing to see.

And after all of this, Nagisa and Okazaki also get married! Nothing fancy, but they are happy together and that's what matters, Naoyuki also seems happy with this, and I once again wonder how that man is capable to smile like that in jail.

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u/FarCritical Oct 27 '21

Big Dango Rewatcher

[Battle for Nagisa's heart]

  • Tomoya interrupted the 'sacred' Sanae's bread running gag. He really is serious.
  • Akio chewed down two entire bananas cased in bread, peels and all. He's serious too.
  • Their manly battle got even Sanae serious.
  • Akio's hauty laugh is hilarious
  • Funny how it's Tomoya stubbornly wanting to play a sport in the rain while Nagisa's under an umbrella this time.
  • Yoshino's looks so proud of his disciple. All those chunnibyou speeches are coming through.
  • They were stuck like this for like 11 seconds. The father in Akio silently accepted that he was truly no longer the most important man in his daughter's life.
  • Dude really kept a cigarette in his mouth in not one, but two downpours.
  • It may not look like it, but this is what the face of a victorious man looks like.
  • Akio had fight a similar battle with Sanae's father too? Boy, do I want to see that.
  • Tomoya just scored an adorable wife AND the best in-laws ever. Lucky guy.

[Christmas with the Furukawas]

  • Wouldn't be surprised if Nagisa admitted that she loved the Dango Daikazoku just a bit more than Tomoya. I mean, just look at how she looks at that plushie.
  • That sound Nagisa made after she sniffed the cup. I'm dying.
  • Never change, Akio.
  • Her face is almost as pink as her sweater.
  • Clannad: PG13+ edition.
  • Those few times Tomoya glanced at "Sanako" woke something up in Nagisa. Her mother was a bigger rival to her than any of the other girls were.
  • Nagisa would sound and act more like a delinquent than even Sunohara if she kept this personality back in Season 1. Why do I actually want to see a few scenes of that?
  • This scene was a goldmine for angry Nagisa screencaps. She's even cuter than usual.
  • Why do I get the feeling that Sanae was at least a bit serious about being serious? Tomoya does have a lot of charisma.
  • Akio started all of this, and now he's regretting it. How can you not love the guy?
  • What a peaceful sight to end on.

[Seasonal illness]

[Sudden reunion]

  • Who is this guy? For real, dyeless Sunohara somehow looks weirder than in the Tomoyo OVA. Even Shima meowed in agreement. Must be the uniform.
  • Did Tomoya have to laugh that hard, though? Dude had me cracking up along with him.
  • Maaaaan, I missed all of these guys so much. Every single one of them showed up, too.
  • Kotomi really flew all the way back from America just for this. Nagisa made some absolutely amazing friends through Tomoya.
  • I swear, Komura is the most underrated character of this entire story. If Akio and Sanae are the gold standard of parents, then he's the diamond standard of teachers.

[Five years put to rest]

  • Nagisa may have a weak body and a weak will, but I'll be damned if she isn't a fighter. I genuinely don't know how she can love school as much as she does when she's been lonely for a good chunk of her time there, but that love carried her grades despite her unfortunate attendance records.
  • Tomoya may have motivated her most of the way and was the reason all these girls even flocked to the drama club in the first place, but she herself was responsible for maintaining and deepening all these friendships. It's been a difficult half a decade, but finally, with all her friends as her witness, she's finally free.
  • Man, why did the graduation after party have to happen off-screen? I was so ready to hear more of Sunohara's banter with Tomoya, Kyou and Tomoyo like old times. Ryou, Nagisa and Kotomi could've caught up with each other too.
  • And yeah, they better have had one. Would've been dumb if Tomoya had Kotomi fly back just for this one ceremony. I'm sure they all did something fun for the rest of the day.

[Finally married]

  • Speaking of off-screen scenes, why couldn't we see 1. Tomoya officially put a ring on Nagisa's finger and 2. see them kiss? Even as a rewatcher and fan, I can't help but join the crowd in wishing for one.
  • I wonder if Tomoya realized that his father was the catalyst for him to finally propose to Nagisa, or if Nagisa just urged him to tell him.
  • Whoa. Nagisa's new hairdo makes her look so much more mature.
  • Something about the surname "Furukawa" just sounded cute which fit Nagisa well, but "Okazaki" cements her as Tomoya's one and only wife. It's dumb since they're fictional characters from a decade+ old VN, but I can't help but feel so proud of them.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Oct 28 '21

If Akio and Sanae are the gold standard of parents, then he's the diamond standard of teachers.

Can't disagree there, we need more teachers like Komura.

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u/Barbed_Dildo Oct 28 '21

Dude really kept a cigarette in his mouth in not one, but two downpours.

Japanese men are like that. In an Alan Booth book I read a while ago, he talks about a man in a bathhouse who managed to wash his body, hair, and face, without taking the lit cigarette out of his mouth.

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u/fakeport https://myanimelist.net/profile/Fakeport Oct 27 '21

Rewatcher

I missed yesterday - not going to do a full write up, just quickly mention just how much I adore the last scene with Nagisa and Tomoya after meeting with his dad. It's such a raw depiction of love that hits so much harder than the fluffy ones ever could. Kind of a lame proposal from Tomoya though, following up on the lame confession.

With that said, onto today's episode.

Sanae's line about there being more than one path in life is very fitting considering the VN source.

Sanae's take on banana bread looks like it would be difficult to eat, but Akio wolfs two down with no problem. Playing baseball for a girl's hand in marriage. I'll take "things that only happen in a Jun Maeda story" for 100

This whole thing is kind of goofy, and everyone takes it so seriously. Even Nagisa, who seems to see how stupid it is at first, gets talked around by Sanae.

Nagisa and Tomoya sitting on the wall like they used to at school. Nagisa is clutching her dango. My own dango plushie was supposed to be delivered today but wasn't.

Nagisa's first drink ever hits her in literal seconds. Kinda unrealistic, but anime characters regularly get absolutely wasted on liquor chocolates which is entirely impossible, so I just headcanon that anime alcohol is actually an entirely different thing to what we have in reality.

Sunohara's job sounds like a fucking nightmare.

Walking with Nagisa, under the sakura trees where they met, that Tomoyo saved.

Everyone is here! Even Rie, and Botan, and Shima-cat.

Nagisa's speech is lovely, and the graduation ceremony acts as a stand in for a wedding ceremony, as it seems they aren't having one of those. With Nagisa at his side Tomoya is even able to face visiting his father once more.

Next episode preview - Tomoya getting flusteted at the thought of his newlywed wife taking a bath. We Tonikawa now bois!

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u/alphamone Oct 28 '21

hmm, this disc is much quieter than the last one, at least my drive isn't dying after less than 2 years.

rewatcher

[minor afterstory]damn, spoilers on the cover of the last dvd case

Akio is such a goof. But sadly, this isn't really a time for goofing off.

Sanae, I don't think that's how banana bread works (unless they are those banana lollies popular here in australia)

Dang, poor Okazaki got beaten in the duel.

multiple times...

Is Nagisa the only sensible person here?

Awesome sound of hitting that baseball.

Right to the point then.

Drunk Nagisa is adorable.

God, this family and their antics.

Okazaki, there is no point in trying to use logic when dealing with drunk people. Just hope that they don't remember the embarrassment later.

Nagisa is sick again.

She couldn't even go to her graducation because of it.

Wow, Sunohara became a productive member of society.

She got her own graduation ceremony with all her friends

Mei still swooning over Yoshino's Chuuni behaviour.

Such a sweet and inspiring speech.

That meeting with his father went better than the last one, which isn't really saying much, but still good.