I appreciated that a lot more. It was more complex and hit hard in 12 episodes what took Clannad to do in 48. Hit harder than Clannad imo, certainly more than Kanon. Though Kanon was spoiled for me, still.. wasn't fantastic.

Very rarely do the ending of Key's shows make any sense at all. If you can watch past the tears you can count that as a success.

It didn't hit as hard as their later stuff. And it was more complicated.

I appreciated that a lot more. It was more complex and hit hard in 12 episodes what took Clannad to do in 48. Hit harder than Clannad imo, certainly more than Kanon. Though Kanon was spoiled for me, still.. wasn't fantastic.

Shhhhh, bro it's all right.

I do, but I can enjoy a good drama with characters I like and can see as actual people and not just cardboard cutouts. In my eyes, After Story took a whole different direction than the first season, and that doesn't HAVE to be bad, that's just how it ended up. I have no idea what they were thinking.

Can you see how I was severely disappointed by it though? The first one had humor, friendship, fun consequence-free shenanigans and some over-the-top jokes like the grey-haired girl, the blond guy and the tiny autistic girl. After Story had... someone doing boring work they don't like? 2-minute cameos by actual interesting characters? A super slow sub-plot that makes no sense and does not tie into anything about Clannad? I just don't get why I'm supposed to care about any of the characters, they are not even written like humans.

Reminds me of the transition from school to working a full time job in a shitty shop.
I guess the only thing I can say is that I find a way to relate to the show in both seasons.
Or maybe we can just say you prefer comedy?

I do, but I can enjoy a good drama with characters I like and can see as actual people and not just cardboard cutouts. In my eyes, After Story took a whole different direction than the first season, and that doesn't HAVE to be bad, that's just how it ended up. I have no idea what they were thinking.

I just can't relate to a character that doesn't like doing anything, doesn't want to do anything, and has no idea what they wanna do with their life. Especially not when they find a "significant other" which is just some girl they can obsess over rather than an actual partner in a healthy relationship. I wouldn't want to watch a live action show about someone who does nothing, wants nothing, likes nothing, and just obsesses over their gf either, it's just hollow. He goes after the one person that brings up nothing in him.

I don't understand how you see it that way, but oh well, many people like the show and not everyone for the same reasons. That being said If I took everything good from the show into account and everything bad, it's still a crushing majority of good things, so much that I can ignore the bad stuff entirely.

Can you see how I was severely disappointed by it though? The first one had humor, friendship, fun consequence-free shenanigans and some over-the-top jokes like the grey-haired girl, the blond guy and the tiny autistic girl. After Story had... someone doing boring work they don't like? 2-minute cameos by actual interesting characters? A super slow sub-plot that makes no sense and does not tie into anything about Clannad? I just don't get why I'm supposed to care about any of the characters, they are not even written like humans.

Reminds me of the transition from school to working a full time job in a shitty shop.
I guess the only thing I can say is that I find a way to relate to the show in both seasons.
Or maybe we can just say you prefer comedy?

I do, but I can enjoy a good drama with characters I like and can see as actual people and not just cardboard cutouts. In my eyes, After Story took a whole different direction than the first season, and that doesn't HAVE to be bad, that's just how it ended up. I have no idea what they were thinking.