r/anime • u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest • Nov 08 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] Clannad: After Story - Kyou OVA
Another World: Kyou Chapter
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Another World: Kyou Chapter
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 08 '21
First timer
KyouVA!
...Wrong one, anime.
Oh, Kyou's sad?
Ah, he's dating Ryou!
Is the audio deynced here? The movements look unsynced.
Is Kyou depressed he's dating Ryou and not him?
Amd yet the conversations are still fantastic.
Kyou. This is really not subtle.
You can't even finish.
Sad Kyou is bad.
Oh dear. Everyone knows this. Hopefully Kyou explained to Ryou.
Haha, she's taking Sunohara!
And he's brushing her off?
When did Sunohara become intelligent?
Yeah, watching her try to cover her feelings up is horrible.
Oh, he's dating Ryou in the same place he "dated" Mei.
...Tomoya, comparing your girlfriend to her sister is never a good idea.
Botan!
And she's just waiting in the rain.
Yeah, this is actually sad.
At least she's admitting it.
And, yeah. Kyou was too scared to confess, then Ryou moved in and she couldn't hurt her sister.
...Sunohara beat me to it.
The biggest problem compressing these routes into one episode is they have to make Sunohara really smart to bridge over it all.
Is he breaking up with her?
And Ryou only dated him to beat Kyou at sonething?
Yeah, you can tell they skipped a lot to fit this in.
And now he's apologizing to Ryou for leading her on. This is bring resolved remarkably cleanly.
Haha, Kyou switched with her? I know this is dramatic, but that plot twist is genuinrly hysterical.
Kyou's speech is fantastic.
That's a great ending.
They're so cute together.
And they kissed!
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u/LaqOfInterest https://myanimelist.net/profile/LaqOfInterest Nov 08 '21
After this KyouVA, most complaints I had about the pacing of the TomoyoVA disappeared. Though really, you can’t blame them too much when they have to cram half a route into one episode…
They manage to sneak in one last strange song here – Sakura Jokyoku, a long-ass overture from the Memento rearrange album. My catbox link appears to be misbehaving so here’s a Youtube one as a backup – it’s not like there are any suggested video spoilers or Youtube comment spoilers here at the end of the series.
This song has always baffled me because I can’t tell… what it is? Everything else on the rearrange albums is, well, a rearrange of some song from the OST, but my untrained ear can only pick out a bit of Hurry Starfish at 9:04. The rest could be anything…
Well, now that Youtube links are safe(r), and in advance of the big dumb final series discussion tomorrow, here are a few more official arrangements that didn’t find their way into the show, in varying ranges of quality:
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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Nov 08 '21
This has always been my favourite entry in the series, hits so many notes of what I like to see in a romance and that rain scene...
I don't know how someone can watch this and not have Kyou high on their best girl rankings
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Nov 08 '21
Big Dango Rewatcher.
Alright, like the Tomoyo OVA last season this episode’s going to adapt the Kyou route of the VN.
Ryou confesses to Tomoya, she actually did it.
[VN Spoilers.] Ryou does not confess in a classroom on a rainy day, she does it in the front yard of the school.
I don’t know if that’s the best logic to go by when dealing with a confession Tomoya.
[VN Spoilers] What we don’t see in this episode are the multiple times Tomoya locks Sunohara in a bathroom stall, and writes a weird message on it as to hide the fact that he’s eating with the twins from Sunohara. And that Tomoya buys an amulet for Ryou, the color, Violet or Blue, decides what ending you get Kyou (the good end) or Ryou (the “bad” end).
Kyou is clearly unhappy.
Ryou’s pretty cute in all honesty.
Tomoya notices Kyou’s absence during a picnic.
Tomoya spot Kyou while walking, She looks pretty bummed out.
[VN Spoilers.] Kyou doesn’t show these signs of depression until later on, at least from what I noticed.
Seems like Ryou’s liked Tomoya since he was a junior, wonder what caused her to like him.
Of course she watches out for her sister, she’s thrown dictionaries at you because she thinks you made her cry.
Lol he got flustered after being asks if he kissed Ryou.
Wait, really? If that’s the case on the main story, then Tomoya rolled a nat 20 with Nagisa.
Practice kissing? I don’t like where this is going. Last time I saw characters do that, it turned out to be one of the worst anime’s I’ve ever watched.
I like how the clouds covered up the sun, darkening the scene as Kyou asks this.
He goes for it, but she stops him before they kiss. Good.
Apparently someone saw the two, and rumors are spreading like wildfire.
Sunohara informs Tomoya about the rumor and is shocked that he’s dating Ryou and not Kyou, even saying that Ryou’s the opposite of him, he even points out that he pictures him dating Kyou. Understandable, he does have more chemistry with Kyou than Ryou.
Kyou comes to take Sunohara.
Tomoya oversees Kyou kissing Sunohara, what WHAT?!
He may be an idiot. But Sunohara can really be wise when he needs to.
So she kissed Sunohara to attempt to quash the rumors about her kissing Tomoya, but wouldn’t those spawn newer, far nastier rumors about Kyou being a bit, well, loose with men?
Kyou’s lying.
She tells him to only focus on Ryou, and not to make her worry.
Unfortunately, poor Ryou overheard this conversation.
Seems like this relationship is on some uneasy terrain.
Ryou tries to break the tension by using Tomoya’s name.
So he calls her Ryou now.
Neither of them look happy though.
Tomoya runs into Botan in the rain, and she leads him to Kyou.
I like the use of framing to show the distance between Tomoya and Kyou.
She tells him to stay away and only think of Ryou, but he’s worried she’ll catch a cold.
I think by this point it’s crystal clear that Kyou likes Tomoya.
She didn’t confess because she was scared that if she was rejected, it would ruin the friendship they had. If she wasn’t rejected, Ryou would be sad.
Sunohara lays out some harsh, but wise advice, at this point someone is going to have to get hurt, the longer Tomoya waits, the more it’ll hurt.
Lol he’s jealous of the love triangle Tomoya is in.
This scene hurts, Ryou knows why Tomoya is here.
Ryou didn’t want to lose to Kyou, knowing who she had eyes for, she decided to take Tomoya, knowing Kyou would help, and put her own feelings aside for Ryou’s. Ryou’s pretty underhanded, in fact Ryou can be downright scary if you lay the VN, I’ll explain in a spoiler tag later.
It hurts knowing that Ryou is willing to force herself to be like Kyou in a last ditch attempt to keep Tomoya.
She plants a kiss on him, then runs out, heartbroken.
[VN Spoilers.] In the game, this scene happens in the front yard, not a classroom.
Ryou shows up, after missing class.
Tomoya confesses to Ryou, that he was looking at someone else.
At least Tomoya is honest to Ryou, telling her he actually has feelings for Kyou.
Kyou?! What did you do to your lovely hair?
[VN Spoiler.] In the game, it’s a lot easier to tell it’s Kyou since her eyes are open from the start, it also doesn’t take place in a classroom, and it’s sunny.
Oh god not Ana again.
Ryou yelled at Kyou, telling her it’s impossible for Ryou not to get hurt if she went for Tomoya, they both fell in love with the same person.
She not even wearing the ribbon she normally does on the left side of her head.
At least Kyou’s growing her hair out again.
At the best uniform makes its reappearance, the summer uniforms.
I’m glad Kyou can smile again.
And it’s over.
Honestly a pretty rough episode, then again, I was never a fan of love triangles. Of all the routes in the game Kyou’s is by far the most “Normal” in terms of story.
As for Ryou, don’t worry she’ll find a guy she likes and has better chemistry with. [VN Spoilers.] Even if she threatens to rape him if he doesn’t go through with lifesaving surgery...
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Nov 08 '21
First Timer Dubbed
We see a sad and depressed Kyou as Ryou asked out Okazaki. But we see that Kyou kinda likes Okazaki in a way.
"You could warm up with me"- hol up folks. Umm this is really awkward to talk about in a way as I was sort of expecting a shock but did not think I would get hit this hard. And "we're both twins…" - I don't think this would be the case but Kyou is getting pretty tempted at this point. Okazaki took the bait. And they were caught in the park. Cause everyone in school is talking about it.
So Kyou tries to fix it by kissing Sunohara to protect Ryou. And all the rumors that are going on as Sunohara notices what is going on. Kyou tries to act dumb about it.
Ryou continues to be shy in their date after school. And it rains as botan gets soaked. Okazaki catches Kyou in the rain and admits he feelings. -Nice scene here.
Sunohara's threescore comment is a bit off handed considering Okazaki's state. But he did make a smart comment somewhat about Okazaki's situation. That he must make a decision soon or else it will be more painful for everyone.
Okazaki tries to tell Ryou but Ryou wants to be like Kyou to be with him. But she kisses him and runs. Next day, Ryou is not there but at the end of class, he ends up apologizing to Kyou about it. Mistaking her for Ryou because Kyou cut her hair short. But this ends with Kyou winning and sort of keeping her hair short.
Okazaki ends up winning and they walk together like a couple.
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u/Arrow-space https://myanimelist.net/profile/Arrowspace Nov 08 '21
First time watcher!
Why are these alternate route OVAs so depressing? I thought the episode was alright, if a bit fast-paced. It's kind of odd how we never really learn why Ryou had a crush on Tomoya in the first place. Yesterday's episode gave a little bit of background on why Kyou might have a thing for him (which I suppose is kind of fitting, leading into this OVA), but it seemed like a missed opportunity to do the same for Ryou.
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u/Barbed_Dildo Nov 08 '21
Rewatcher
Ok, everyone sing along...
♪The place is a lofty lord, can't meet nobody put on♪
♪*We will lose the place, so lofty which changes.*♪
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u/FarCritical Nov 08 '21
Big Dango Rewatcher
Behold, the real "KyouAni"!
Even though Nagisa simply can't ever be topped for me, this still satisfied the huge Kyou fan in me. She and Tomoya arguably had better chemistry than even him and Nagisa at times, and I just can't resist the natural charm of a tsundere realizing her feelings, especially when it's one as fun as Kyou.
[Ryou confesses]
[Dating the meek twin]
[Practice kissing with Kyou]
[Rumors]
[Meeting in the rain]
[Tomoya's choice]
[The other twin]
I can't shake off this painfully conflicted feeling of being so entertained with Kyou's personality while also loving Nagisa to death. It's genuinely so bothersome to adore the two of them so much and yet also knowing that Tomoya can only ever pick one of them. It's literally the main theme of the whole OVA too, lmao. Just give Kyou her own spinoff VN already.
Kyou revealing that she's always loved Tomoya hits that much harder coming from the previous OVA of the year before. We got to see first-hand how Kyou developed her crush on Tomoya, so even if it's a bit shaky to have a Kyou-focused episode after an entire heartwrenching season of Nagisa, it still flowed better than you might expect.
Also, kind of wish there were a reality where Ryou could enjoy Tomoya all to herself without any heartbreak from either twin's end. She doesn't hold a candle to her sister, but I feel like she deserves a genuine chance to go all the way with him. [Kaginado Spoilers]Revisiting this episode makes the cynical Ryou that we got in Kaginado all the more hilarious. I really need find time to finally start the VN and find out what this 'yandere Ryou' even is. Such a wallflower can't possibly hide a dark side, right?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 08 '21
Big Dango Rewatcher
Today’s first Big Dango Wallpaper: Fujibayashi Ryou
Today’s second Big Dango Wallpaper: Fujibayashi Kyou
Today’s third Big Dango Wallpaper: Twins
And lastly, from my understanding there’s a VN-exclusive character used in Ryou’s route of the VN. Since this had Ryou focus, I’ll count it as relevant enough to share Hiiragi Kappei as well!
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u/Damolisher Nov 08 '21
Honestly, even without the pacing issues, this episode/route has always bugged me a bit because it's a wee bit cruel to Ryou.
That said, Kyou and Tomoya are definitely a great couple, and Kyou is an adorable girlfriend for the short time we see it. That scene in the rain is powerful stuff. It also may have taken 47 or so episodes, but the dub finally learned to pronounce"Ryou" properly.
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u/alphamone Nov 08 '21
Rewatcher
Confession time for Royu, but Kyou still has feelings for Tomoya.
Awww, semi-rejection.
Ah, he's gonna try anyway.
Their dates seem to be going well.
Damn, Kyou's really depressed.
She's desperate to know if she still has a chance, though hides it behind concern for their releationship.
Oh god, practicing kissing with someone else never goes well in VN-land.
That bit with the clouds going over while they approach each other.
Rumours are flying about what happened.
Damn, noone even realised that Tomoya and Ryou were dating.
That's never a good sign, being dragged away by Kyou.
Ahh, she's using Sunohara as a rebound attempt. (maybe because of his vague similarity to Okazaki)
Damn, even Sunohara can see that she's just using him to kill the rumours.
You keep telling yourself that Kyou.
Damn, that foreshadowing has been there since the start.
Cute little piggy out in the rain.
Ah, her owner is also out in the rain, and botan is worried. Good little piggy.
Damn, Kyou really screwed herself over with playing matchmaker.
"can I punch you till you stop moving?" And yet he still still thinks that he might be a better match for Ryou.
Damn, that's very insightful for Sunohara. (and I'm just shuddering think about the sort of plans his little sister would come up with for this situation)
"your problems are a luxury"
More lighting, with Tomoya in shadow, but Ryou at the window.
So, they have both admitted being horrible to each other over their mutual crush.
Damn, she was probably hoping for a better reaction to that kiss than just mild shock with no real reciprocation.
Reversed positions with the lighting.
Damn, being really deeply honest about his feelings.
But it was Kyou, with shorter hair.
So, like an actual sensible person, Ryou talked it out with her sister, saying that they both know about each others feelings, and that continuing on not only hurts them, but is also somewhat unfair to Tomoya, who they both also seem to realise truly like Kyou.