Nov 21 2009 12:27 PM I can't believe I actually didn't watch it after a couple of episodes.....I remember it being a bit too crazy and I think my initial reason as to why I wasn't watching it as it was airing was because the early releases of the video quality were awful and they kinda took too long.....I guess I stopped watching it because the quality was too bad as a viewing experience.....I think I was kinda right and wrong at the same time, as I was able to marathon the series in better quality but again I missed the fun of being able to discuss each episode per week with you guys.
Anyways, I started watching TTGL last night and watched up to episode 10 and about half of episode 11. I got up early and continued my marathon of TTGL at about 9:15am and finished it before 5:00pm.
This series was really really special and I don't have any words that I can describe this series apart from that every minute and every second of TTGL was TENGEN TOPPA-ly EPIC!!!!!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
The ending was bittersweet and I'm grateful for the epilogue being a 20 year time skip that revealed most of the cast's fates.......with Simon being a helping wanderer and it was funny to see him say "Nah, I guess I'm nobody.". I like the epilogue as it tied most of the loose ends and we weren't left with questions like did Yoko and Simon hook up and stuff because those kind od stuff just makes me go CRAZZZZZZZYYYYYYYY!!
Yoko becoming a principal.....she never loved again like she did Kamina (or Kittan but Kamina more of course.....first love is quite a large bench to jump over).....I guess it was so that she can treasure them and her memories with them too. The same goes for Simon to a certain extent.....hence, the bittersweet ending.
WOW......this one is clearly one of the BEST animes of ALL TIME and how the hell did Clannad ~After Story~ clinch the No. 1 spot at MAL for best TV series of all time: -
http://myanimelist.net/topanime.php?type=tvI wish I could give this series the highest possible.....this gets a 100%....10/10 out of me.........a TRULY EPIC MASTERPIECE!!!