A gentle school drama that slowly turns into a story about grief and family. It moves like cherry blossoms drifting down a hill toward a small bakery where people keep deciding to love one another.
Clannad
CLANNAD
05 October 2007
— 13 March 2009
Japan
2 season
44 episode
Ended
8.3
(497)
Cast: Yuichi Nakamura, Mai Nakahara, Ryotaro Okiayu, Kikuko Inoue, Daisuke Sakaguchi
Drama
Animation
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Comedy
Family and familial love
Loss, grief and resilience
Growing up and change
Community and interconnectedness
Cycles of life and legacy
Clannad — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Do you like this school? I have to say that I love it very very much! ... Fun things, happy things, they'll all eventually change someday, you know. But, do you think you can still love this place anyway?
Context
Nagisa says this when she first meets Tomoya at the foot of the hill. It echoes later in Tomoya's flashbacks.
Meaning
This is the thesis of the whole series. Everything changes, and love means choosing to keep caring anyway.
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