Clannad ~After Story~ - Episode 03 Discussion / Poll

[Klashikari]

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[Klashikari]

Let's see...

Episode 3: Reworked summary + thoughts + caps
Everything in the article has been polished!

Finally some serious stuff, fufufufufu

[Haru~]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

Let's see...

Spoiler for bullet summary:

-Mei is acting fluffy and hugs Sanae

-Youhei and Sanae are "on a date", while Mei, Nagisa and Tomoya follow them

-Instead of a proper restaurant, Youhei goes to a cheap one.
In the end, Sanae prepare everyone's lunch at the guy dorm instead.

-Youhei buy some... weird music CD, but it attracts Sanae's attention somehow

-At the park, they see kids bullying a girl.
Concerned, Mei is however very upset by Youhei's behaviour as he is completely ignoring the scene and wants to move out with Sanae.
The girl's brother then arrives and clears the situation.
In the end, Sanae herself checks them out.

-At school, Youhei is completely daydreaming about Sanae.

-Mei pays a visit to both Youhei and Tomoya with Nagisa at the dorm.
Fed up by the situation, Mei pretends she is going out with a guy, which stuns completely youhei.
However, as he remains completely passive, Mei runs away, leaving Youhei to his "adult" relationship with Sanae.
Nagisa follows her, and Tomoya tries to knock some sense to Youhei, but the latter is still waiting for Sanae's call.
Outside, Mei is waiting, but as she thought her brother finally went out to look for her, it is "only" Tomoya and cries silently.

-Mei discusses with Nagisa and Tomoya and reveals that she was always bullied when she was young.
However, she could always count on her brother. As he joined the soccer club, she was happy to see him enjoying this hobby.
In the end, she obviously figured the lie about the girlfriend, and both Nagisa and TOmoya apologize. Mei thinks she is a burden.

-Sanae is still doing her role, and Akio sees her in her highschooler outfit. Mei and Tomoya manage to make her leave while Akio is "busy".

-Mei is spending some time with Tomoya and decides to uses him as a onii-chan proxy. Tomoya is absolutely flustered by that and cannot stay calm.
Unluckily for him, The Fujibayashi twins who were going out with Kotomi bumped on them and got shocked by the weird turn of the events.
Even the random passerby are "creeped" by that, and Tomoya cannot do much about it.

-crepe 2K 'princess crepe'
Tomoya got a strawberry
===> kurapika for "forgiveness"

-Still on the "Tomoya onii-chan" antic, Mei wants a princess crepe, costing whooping 2.000 Yen (roughly $20/15€)
Tomoya is reluctant to that, but he is unable to say no to Mei. In the end she is eating happily her giant and stuffed crepe.
She offers a bite to Tomoya but the later foolishly ate the strawberry she wanted. Cutely whining about it, she then suggests a purikura in order for him to be forgiven.

-Mei happily got a picture with Tomoya but they are seen by Youhei who doesn't seem exactly in good mood.
Mei is unable to explain, but Tomoya is bold and pretends that he IS Mei's boyfriend, even denying about Nagisa.
Both "lovers" leave, while Youhei is completely shaked by the shock.

-Mei is very depressed and thinks she doesn't represent anything to him.
nagisa disapproves though lie wasn't any good.
Tomoya wonders if it is time for her to go back home, but Mei believes she can't let her brother like that and there might be a way to put him back on the right path.

Finally some serious stuff, fufufufufu

I wonder where Tomoya gets his money....That's high price foods..

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by rave_master16

I wonder where Tomoya gets his money....That's high price foods..

I think his dad gives him some kind of allowance.

[Haru~]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

I think his dad gives him some kind of allowance.

I have the feeling he doesn't want to get anything from his dad.

[Proto]

He could still receive some kind of pocket money for the times he help in the bakery or something like that. Or he could still have some money left after all the gardening tools he had to buy after Kotomi's arc. Still, this is when you apply your hard earned suspension of disbelief abilities

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by rave_master16

I have the feeling he doesn't want to get anything from his dad.

Heck, even if I hated my dad, it's money. I'll take it.

Originally Posted by Proto

He could still receive some kind of pocket money for the times he help in the bakery or something like that. Or he could still have some money left after all the gardening tools he had to buy after Kotomi's arc. Still, this is when you apply your hard earned suspension of disbelief abilities

I don't think Akio has ever payed Tomoya anything for helping in the bakery...

[Proto]

Nothing on screen, I'll give you that. Then again Tomoya's never earned anything on screen so it's anyone's call.

[Nightengale]

Jackass mode : ON. Though I lol-ed at Lucky Star Mei.

Originally Posted by rave_master16

I have the feeling he doesn't want to get anything from his dad.

He's been leeching off his dead-pan dad for 3 years already, though he probably stopped after going to Akio's place.

At the same time, he's not the type to indulge in other pleasures in life, so whatever amount he brought when he left home and Akio's occasional pocket-tips should be enough money realistically.

[Ottocycle]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

At the same time, he's not the type to indulge in other pleasures in life, so whatever amount he brought when he left home and Akio's occasional pocket-tips should be enough money realistically.

Though he splurged on Kotomi's violin and yard? And Akio's 100-110 yen tips should not be much in this case...

[Proto]

Though he splurged on Kotomi's violin and yard?

We already know that he used his saving for the gardening tools. And the violin has payed by the drama club female members so...

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by humbug23

Though he splurged on Kotomi's violin and yard? And Akio's 100-110 yen tips should not be much in this case...

He was still living in his original home then. Knowing Tomoya's father, he probably religiously leaves some money on the table everyday or something for Tomoya. Even then, it's not like he spends a lot of it, tl;dr built-up savings, etc.

On the other hand as Clannad is now, he can't exactly pop inside his old house to demand money every month (( it'd hurt his self-aggravated pride, ignoring the fact that he's been leeching off him for several years already when living under the same roof )) after he's moved into Akio's place nor can he expect Akio to give him the same kind of pocket money he's given back home, considering he eats and sleeps there for free.

Expensive crepes are one thing. If we see him pulling the same scale of 'need money' like Kotomi again without reliance on Akio or his dad, then that'd be a little too stretchy.

[Ruezu]

In the Movie, he takes Weekly allowance from his dad...

[Mecha_Trueno]

something didnt occur to me until this episode...

Spoiler for episode 3:

when sanae was preparing to go out to meet sunohara, i was thinking "hold on man... tomoya, were you sitting there the WHOLE TIME while she was changing?"
then i thought, "what about in ep2 during the cosplaying?"... did he really exit the room each change? it certainly LOOKED like he was settled and seated comfortably there the whole time
i did LOL'd @ akio's reaction when he saw sanae. and found the kyou/ryou/kotomi part funny
wonder how the hell did tomoya understand mei's sign language... haha i laugh every time see characters doing those "signals" in anime, and poor nagisa was forced to stay behind and make up some bullsh*t cover-up to her dad, wonder what she came up with... wish we got to see
i still cant get over that GIANT SIZE crepe... or maybe its just my fear for sweet stuff

anyway, can anyone refresh my memory on what happened between sunohara and the soccer club? tomoya mentioned some time, but i cant be bothered to search for the episode.
i haven't played the game, so i dont know what's coming up ahead. was gonna download it to play when S1 was still airing, but when i heard sanae isn't a winnable character, i thought "oh f*ck it"

Though I lol-ed at Lucky Star Mei.

lucky star? which part?

anyway, we get to see more joshikousei sanae... i guess we know how saimoe2009 is gonna turn out like now, though i prefer normal sanae. loved her sensei cosplay in during the fuuko arc in S1

about the mystery of tomoya's pool of $$$, i've always wondered that as well...

[mandarb916]

nice eternal 17 parody lol...i think?

[Zenemis]

Tomoya sells his body.

[Mecha_Trueno]

man, the OP didnt make much of an impression on me at first, but now i find myself playing the episode just to listen to it. when the hell is the single gonna be released? any new anyone?
only problem is that, every time i see this

in my vision, it goes like this

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Mecha_Trueno

lucky star? which part?

The faces Mei were making.

Spoiler for eg:

[Nochgo]

Ahh, just watched the raw, it sure made me want to punch Sunohara. That stupid bastard.
Beside igniting hatred toward Sunohara, the date scene between Tomoya and Mei was the highlight for me. Tomoya pretzel, rawl

Very good episdoe.

[Mecha_Trueno]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

The faces Mei were making.

Spoiler for eg:

hmm... not sure if that's actually lucky star intended