[Ascaloth] CLANNAD (TV), Episode 14
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CLANNAD (TV), Episode 14. The end of Kotomi’s story.


Ah, yes…this is more like how I’d expect boys to react. The behaviour of Tomoya aside, it’s more common (at least from what I remember) for boys and girls to stick to their own groups at that age. It ties in with Freud’s assumption of the Latency stage between ages 6-11, when he theorizes that children at this stage focus on same-sex friends and schoolwork, in the meantime developing their superego…
….wait wait wait, WTF?! Why the heck am I mentioning that perverted old geezer in a CLANNAD article?! My sincerest apologies…give me 5 minutes while I go wash out my mouth with soap.


However, I felt like there was something missing from the conclusion of this aspect, and after thinking about it, I’ve come to a conclusion as to why I felt this way; it is because the Dandelion Girl lines are supposed to be the basis for the romance between Tomoya and Kotomi that happens in the game. It basically underscores Kotomi’s feelings towards Tomoya in the game, which is why I suggested reading the short story before watching this episode.





It was a damned beautiful scene, if I may say so myself. Even though the strangely-accented foreign languages were a bit much, and even though in the final reckoning, Kotomi’s arc didn’t quite do as much for me as Fuuko’s did, it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t a beautiful story all by itself. In a depressing world such as this, sometimes it is just good to pause, and reflect on the important things in life that we’re taking for granted, and give thanks for our blessings. Stories like Kotomi’s are what helps us to do just that.
In any case, just like Fuuko’s conclusion, Kotomi’s conclusion was a bittersweet one. She will never get her parents back, and that is something that cannot be replaced. But she will never forget their love, and now she can finally move forward with her life. How do you define an ending such as this? A sad one, or a happy one? A Kanon-esque fairytale ending, or an AIR-esque tragic ending? Neither; this is neither Kanon nor is it AIR. This is CLANNAD, and it comes with its own style; Kotomi’s ending, like Fuuko’s, is a bittersweet one, to be savoured slowly.
Happy birthday, Kotomi-chan.

Well….the preview for Episode 15 is rather vague. Summer uniforms, basketball, and Tomoya staring down a gorilla-man? Not to mention Sunohara as well…he’s been somewhat absent for the Kotomi arc, and I hope he makes up for it; the development he had at the end of the Fuuko arc was quite good, too bad all that went into the dustbin of memory. There are some rumours stating that this is the start of the Sunohara route (WTF?!), and others saying that it’s part of Nagisa’s character development before the start of the Tomoyo arc.
I don’t know for sure how it’s going to play out, but I do know one thing for certain; if we’re going by the 24-episode format that Kanon took, KyoAni only has 10 episodes left to squeeze in the stories of 3 more girls, and there’s still After Story to boot. In the past, KyoAni has shown that they have enough storyboarding creativity to weave disparate storylines into a fairly cohesive whole, but even I can’t foresee them coming up with the kind of wizardry needed to come up with the kind of miracle they’re facing now. Do they really have time to play around with what looks to be "filler" episodes? Or is it an indication of the truth of yet another rumour; that this is but Season 1 of CLANNAD, and KyoAni’s got a secret CLANNAD (TV) Season 2 up their sleeves?
I have no clue, but then again, we’ll only know when we get there. For now, all we have to look to is next week, for the next episode. Ascaloth of RIUVA, signing out.
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One can also notice the group of girls on the upper left corner in the scene where Tomoya was asking the boys to come to the party.
I think one way of relating the Dandelion Girl to Kotomi’s arc is by looking at the “promise.” I really can’t explain it well but the teddy bear for Kotomi is like the dress in the suitcase in the Dandelion girl or something like that.
On a side note: observe how they spelled “suitscase”. Lol at the Engrish!
Compared to Foo-san’s arc, I find Notomi’s finale rather…subdued. But, it was a nicely paced finale…although the chances of having a “suitscase” returned after so long and so far is, well…..luckily didn’t end up getting pilfered in KLIA. Never mind the incomprehensible foreign languages….
Well, Tomoya’s forgetting is more forgivable since he really only knew her for a few days… and he must of put it in the back of his head with all the stuff going through his life. His mom dies later too and he did end up durining into a delinquent.
As surprising as it seems, there IS a Sunohara arc. In the arc, his sister is introduced, and the player has to try and get him a girlfriend, if my memory serves, so as to make him act more responsibly.Or something like that.
But there’s also a basketball game in Nagisa’s arc. Well, I won’t elaborate, since this is meant to be spoiler free.
Darn, I think the Internet just ate my post.
Somehow, this arc didn’t do as much to me as the fuuko arc did to me. Surprisingly, even though I believe in fairytales and miracles, I can’t believe how the suitcase managed to get over so many countries and finally end up in Kotomi’s possession.
Haha, seriously, what are the chances of your lost wallet being found again in your native country, and compare that to a suitcase with a huge teddy bear and a letter from many other countries with citizens who might not even understand english just plifer the contents.
I still love kyoani romance dramas anyway!!!
Well, stranger things have happened than a suitcase making its way back to its intended owner’s hands.