Is Clannad and Clannad after story the Best anime ever?

[Sh3rl0ck]

My opinion; Cowboy Bebop should be higher on that list.

I didn't really like Clannad. I found the characters quite annoying and I didn't really care for them. Never got passed episode 10 to be totally honest, just felt it was too generic. =\

[Xephon0930]

Can't say much about Clannad as most of my knowledge is from here-say. Then again,this may not be my anime if I find Gundam Seed to be annoying and Gundam Zeta to be a masterpiece.

[tjthompson]

AFTER STORY SPOILERS:

What makes it so great is that it soooooo meaninglessly set the story up to troll the audience in the last (proper) episode and tell you that your emotions were kind of pointless as empathy is supposed to be reserved for those who actually *lost* something.

No, my friend; we do not share the same opinion. The anime had a trophy, carried it all the way next to the finish line, stopped right next to it, threw it to the side, ran back, picked up a pistol it saw laying around, and shot its own foot. That is the ending and almost the entire 2nd season in a nutshell....for me.

I wouldn't exactly say that they "SHOT THEIR OWN FOOT". SPOILER ALERT. The Illusionary World played an important role in the story since the beginning. It kept us wondering what the connection between the two worlds were. Those balls of light. It's much more of a complex story than you think. Basically that world was created by Ushio because she died regretting the fact that she left her dad alone. This girl's sole purpose is to meet her father, Tomoya again. She hopes to achieve this by collecting the light orbs. Lights appear in the illusionary world when somebody achieves happiness in the real world. As Tomoya becomes happier the other Ushio comes closer to making that miracle happen.

I'm sorry, I respect your opinion but I just can't bring myself to understand it. The whole story lead up to that ending. Would you rather have had them leave Tomoya alone and depressed?

Just in case I didn't make it clear enough, I absolutely love Clannad

[jerryforreal]

sherlock u really need to watch the rest....dont give a verdict till u actually seen it...the second season is what makes it magical.