CLANNAD Invitation DVD

Promo

OP Sequence

OP: 「メグメル~cuckool mix 2007~」 (Megumeru ~cuckool mix 2007~) by eufonius
Watch the OP!: Mirror 1, Mirror 2, Mirror 3
As expected, the OP shows off the wide range of beautiful animation that KyoAni can do, from the snowy landscapes to fields of flowers. It of course reminds me of the Kanon OP in many respects, but a bit faster paced, and the characters are clearly spelled out in this one. The eufonius song is pretty good too, though I haven’t listened to it enough to be able to tell a difference between it and the game’s original.

ED Sequence

ED: 「だんご大家族」 (Dango Daikazoku) by Chata
Watch the ED!: Mirror 1, Mirror 2, Mirror 3
Like the title (A Large Family of Dango)implies, this ending sequence is filled with dango playing various family roles. I was a bit surprised to see an ending like this, but it’s rather cute, and the song is good in a very happy kind of way. After listening to this for a while, I think I actually like the ED a little more than the OP.

CLANNAD is only a week away now, and the Invitation DVD serves up some more promos along with the creditless OP and ED. Having not played the game, I’m still trying to keep myself in the dark about the plot so that everything is fresh for me when I watch the anime adaptation. I’ve got pretty high expectations for this, and if these promos have been any indication, Kyoto Animation and Key’s story won’t disappoint. The main downside is that these all had a 16:9 aspect ratio, but TBS is going to be airing this series in 4:3, and the widescreen version probably won’t be available until this airs on BS-i three weeks later. In any case, CLANNAD is due to start airing next Thursday night (October 4th) at 25:55 JST.

67 Comments

  1. Shin

    I’ll be looking forward to this…

  2. Kyonne

    gogo Kyoani

  3. kk

    let’s see, kanon has a cat, air has a dog, and now clannad has a pig, nice

  4. nj_neto

    Goodjob! (- -)b

  5. One more week to wait…
    Arg…
    I can’t wait..
    T___T

  6. hei

    fall line up is coming soon ihope

  7. Neara

    Aww, I cannot say no to these eyes. Rewatching Kanon 06 atm to mentally prepare for Clannad :p.

  8. So I think the right question to ask is, who isn’t excited about this show? ^.

  9. Shinigami

    Can’t wait.

  10. negima1228

    10 out of 10 star, definitely worth it

  11. Eld

    i hope this is not bloody like school days

  12. Hei

    i wouldn’t be able able to handle another school days…

  13. YEAH WHOOOOOO! GO KYOANI! BEST ANIME EVER BEFORE IT EVEN AIRS! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

  14. Syaoran Li

    Well, you’ll have to blog Shana and Clannad the same day… sweet

  15. Mia

    I love em all.. kanon , AIR series ^^ i love the story line 🙂 im looking forward to watch clannad.

  16. Zephyr

    dango n_____________n

  17. GDP

    Huh. From just reading the Tomoyo route translation, I expected Tomoya to look older. I hope they don’t turn him into a weepy loser generic harem protagonist.

  18. mikemil828

    //i hope this is not bloody like school days//

    Clannad the game was made for all ages, so a bloody ending is highly unlikely.
    For anyone wondering ‘Clannad’ is the Irish word for family.

  19. klazyguy

    YEAYEAYEYAEYAEYYAEYAEYAYEY7AEYAEYAYEYAEYAYE!!!!CLANNAD!!!!HUZZAH!!!!Personally…CLANNAD and Kanon are tied for me…followed by Air. Clnnad in some ways are more meaningfull and deep thatn the others

  20. Syaoran Li

    Well KyoAni, show us your wonderful job once again…

  21. 41nano

    That makes me wonders if Omni will do a preview post this season ?

    Grat OP, though I was more fond of the original song, the remix is still grat

  22. fireboy88

    Sad to see clannad fall into the category of showing 4:3 version first….guess its TBS’s specialty to change resolution after all…

    some shows also…

    Venus Versus Virus
    Kaibutsu Oujo
    ….

  23. fireboy88

    hmmm,

    i think MBS should be showing the WS version…which means earliest WS version is on october 13…. which is 1 week later

  24. sento

    My favorite series of all Key’s works. ^^ Looking forward to this very much.

  25. setsuke

    well the pic looks exactly like the manga all those pic in the promo are just the begining though maybe just episode 1-4? especially when Nagisa was holding the basketball should be epi 2 or 3?

  26. FireChick

    I am DEFINITELY watching this hands down! ^_^

  27. shh227

    I guessing the the datings will rule the season clannad no.1 ef a tale of memories no.2

  28. G-Wolf

    looks funny.

  29. f(_)ck

    this show is like air,kanon,shuffle(it’s five girls and a guy) it’s nice and all but cmon the story is gonna be like just another romance anime. all the girls love the guy but only one can share him not like school days u bang all the girls,makes u wonder the ending,main character dies that’s wat you call an awesome show that you will remember for a long time.

    PLZ PUT UP ALL THE ANIME COMING IN FALL AND SUB SOME FANSERVICE SHOWS TOO LIKE KOHARU BIYORI AND KODOMO NO JIKAN

  30. hey!

    Sakagami!!!!!!!!!!!

  31. Hei

    do they have a code geass 2 trailer?

  32. Tensai Otaku

    After the nice ending from SCHOOL DAYS and the deception from Romeo and juliet…
    I am thinking in giving up the anime world to build a new family for real….
    ” WHAT TENSAI OTAKU IS GOING TO MARRY ???? ” you all ask me….and I reply…
    ” ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME OF COURSE NOT I WILL NEVER GIVING UP BEING AN OTAKU ”
    ” FUCK THE NEW FAMILY!!! I AM GOING TO FOLLOW KOTONOHA´S PATH AND KILL EVERYBODY!!” ;D And I am not japanese( saikin kona mono wa nippon ni bakari tsuiteiru!!)
    ” IT´S MY LIFE…IT´S MY LIFE BABY!! 😀
    I know it´s not april fool but hey cheer up dudes and let´s go to the NEXT SEASON!!!!
    ” ANATA TACHI NO MIRAE TANONDAYO WAKAZO !! ” LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
    BY JOMMY!!! SUPA JOOOOMMMMYYYYYY!!!

  33. Hotaru

    what a pretty anime….I cant wait ^^

  34. relentlessflame

    > i think MBS should be showing the WS version…which means earliest WS version is on october 13…. which is 1 week later
    – fireboy88

    Nah, MBS and CBC are both part of the TBS network airing the show in 4:3. BS-i is their premium subscription channel, and that’s why it’s the only one airing it in 16:9.

  35. person

    the ED is so cute

  36. Sensei-kun

    can someone tell me why I nearly cried when watchign the ED? I’ve a hard time figuring it out myself xD

    anyway, I haven’t read any good summaries or reviews, but when I first heard of Clannad (with the Kanon episodes) I already planned on watching it

    but this’ll probably be 1 of those animes I’d want to buy on dvd xD

  37. Wererat42

    Why do I get the feeling I’m going to be crying girly tears while watching this?

  38. rakel

    i think i gonna like this..hoping thats there is no bloody ending like school days

  39. Sensei-kun

    where do you get the bloody ending idea from? cuz this looks like an anime that wouldn’t have an ending like School Days…. School Days was just asking for an ending like that xD

  40. Newprimus

    I love the little breast bounce for Kyou. ^^

  41. dunames

    i think i shred a few tears watchign Airs. Kannon 2006 was a nice change of paste for me. i havent play the novel game for this one so i gonna dive into this serie blind. i hope i wont shred an tear of sadness like i did with Airs cuase i’m runnign out of maney for tissue.

  42. FlameStrike

    What the heck, do those of you wondering about if CLANNAD of all things would be like School Days have ANY IDEA about the orginal story? Or even anything about KyoAni? This is KyoAni we’re talking about, there’s NOT going to be and be-headings here, it’s like your insulting the awesomeness that is Clannad.

    By the way, Clannad the Visual Novel was first relased as an all-ages version.

  43. ewok

    preparing supply of kleenex – for tears, you pervs out there!

  44. Winny

    The only downside for me is that only Nagisa will get her true ending >_>;

  45. Maxmilian

    I´m soo looking forward to this. Man another KyoAni anime I just can´t wait. Just when will air Haruhi 2?

  46. GameSky

    Neat, I’m looking forward to this, since it’s KyoAni’s
    =D

  47. Anonymous

    the ED use the theme song Nagisa…..

  48. mikemil828

    //The only downside for me is that only Nagisa will get her true ending >_>; //

    For the most part everyone in Kanon got their true endings in a sense, I don’t see why Kyoani won’t be able to do the same here.

  49. asdf

    wow – the character designs are so annoying…

  50. Sensei-kun

    I don’t find anything annyone about the character designs… it’s nice for a change to see an anime where there aren’t mainly big chested girls or loli girls xD

  51. bowser

    fallingsnow.jp will be bringing quality fansubs for Clannad.

  52. Hien

    Can’t wait so baddd

  53. moondoggiebuiscuit celestial mode

    Please after SC, I can’t stand another drama/highschool romance anime. But since Key is the keyword here, I might try it….

  54. Shut up ~Desu.

    Man the screencaps just scream out “I was made by Key!”

    The eyes style and the production values absolutely rock

  55. Shut up ~Desu.

    Sorry I mean KyoAni

  56. First it was the Taiyaki~ Time to make money out of DANGOS!!!

  57. raimaru2880

    WOW!!! Now it’s like a combination Air, Kanon, and the other 2… Absolute cuteness!

  58. raimaru2880

    I miss Kamio Misuzu!

  59. Kin

    yeah this might be the thing to carry me over to haruhi season 2
    i mean my god it rockz

  60. lit

    I’m downloading the ost

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