The Clannad dryspell is finally over! After three long weeks in its absence it’s great to see it back in its usual Thursday time slot. This week saw a lot of character development for Kotomi and not much else, but that’s not a bad thing at all. One thing that caused me to roll my […]

Hitode shoujo Fuko-chan. Somehow just not as awesome…
This will probably be the last lighthearted episode of Kotomi’s arc, with Tomoya’s memory of their childhood meeting bleeding back into his mind things are sure to get drama heavy really quickly. But again, I must note that I’m seeing a lot more love for Kyou than Kotomi […]

Mahou Shoujo Kyou-chan. She deserves her own spinoff.
First of all, apologies for skipping out on my Myself; Yourself post for the week. Episode 11 was made of lesbians and win, but I couldn’t manage to fit a post into my schedule over the week D=
But anyways, on to Clannad. A pretty good episode, albeit a […]

Nande ya nen!
This episode is a prime example of why the episodic progression of KeyAni works is rather hit or miss, or perhaps an acquired taste? We went from the climax of one female lead’s arc, a dramatic and bittersweet passing on sequence, to an episode made of moe and manzai comedy. While I knew […]

A great ending to a great opening arc for Clannad. Those who were predicting Fuko’s arc would end on the extremes of the emotional spectrum, that is, either really happily or really sad, might be disappointed to see that the middle ground was chosen instead. It was a very bittersweet ending, which I felt was […]