Whoa, whoa, easy now. Clannad was great, but "better than Eva"? Come on. I think you're just on a high after having watched a great new series (happens to all of us).
Also, where the hell was all that manga discussion when I got the thread created a while ago. >_>
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=93474
I still think the manga is pretty good, though. Of course, there were some changes from the original series, but to me, they were good changes.