Clannad TV (general discussion)

[Skane]

Originally Posted by velocity7

Spoiler:

I'm damn certain that's not Minase Nayuki in kimono, that's actually Kanna from AIR.

Hairstyle says it's Nayuki.

[angershallreign]

velocity7 - Good job with the translation project. How are things progressing at this point in time?

[dgreater1]

Actually, she is Nayuki ^_^ I have their full pictures you see it came from watsuki ^^;

[velocity7]

@Skane: Nayuki didn't have green eyes though (neither did Kanna). The demeanor fits Kanna more.
@Dgreater1: Oh snap.
@Evil Kinny: Still progressing.

[Harlequin101]

Not to derail the discussion, but has anyone identified the song used in the preview?

[Klashikari]

The song is "Megumeru" (artist : Ria... or is she Lia, the same singer of "Tori no Uta" of AIR?) from the original game, if i'm correct.

[dgreater1]

It's called Megumeru... and from what I heard it's taken from Celtic mythology Mag Mell

Anyway... for more info, visit this site

http://www.animelyrics.tv/forum/topi....pl?pid=269068

Now for my bonus post

Spoiler:

[Maceart]

The song is "Megumeru", sung by Eufonius and used for the opening to the game CLANNAD.

[dgreater1]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

The song is "Megumeru" (artist : Ria... or is she Lia, the same singer of "Tori no Uta" of AIR?) from the original game, if i'm correct.

^_^ you got fooled too? Actually, Riya and Lia are two different vocal singer

Riya is like a younger Lia , but I must say, both of their voices are soooo beautiful~~~~

Euphonius is the name of band if I'm not wrong

[VooXoo]

This :

http://www.megaupload.com/it/?d=0HMRCUKW

The Preview version is the remixed song in the album "Clannad original soundtrack" Megumeru -cockool mix- or "Mag Mell" -cockool mix- (short ver.)

[41nano]

Oh My God this is the best news of the year!
^___________________________^
And it will be done by KyoAni on the top of that!

Ah and:

Riya is like a younger Lia , but I must say, both of their voices are soooo beautiful~~~~

Euphonius is the name of band if I'm not wrong

Indeed, Riya is the girl who sing in the duo called Euphonius.
For Megumeru, it's a song by Riya and with music from Euphonius, so it's from Riya

[Sushi-Y]

Originally Posted by Maceart

The song is "Megumeru", sung by Eufonius and used for the opening to the game CLANNAD.

It's probably one of the most elusive OPs I have ever seen in a visual novel too: it only appears in one scenario, and not until you're about 6 hours into the story

On the other hand, the true ED song is the most destructive out of all Key musics.

Originally Posted by Leo_Otaku

Ahahaha the laugh is on you.....

Well, considering Maeda-san will no longer write scenarios after Little Busters!, you could say that these are the last remaining Key games that had the "Maeda Touch". CLANNAD being the longest and most ambitious project of them all, it deserves to be showered in some spotlight, I think.

[Theclow]

Originally Posted by Sushi-Y

On the other hand, the true ED song is the most destructive out of all Key musics.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[Sushi-Y]

Originally Posted by Theclow

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

To be honest, if you asked me, I wouldn't use "Chiisana Te no Hira" (小さな手のひら, the palm of a small hand) as the TV ED. At least not right from start. It's a great ED song in the game because everything from the lyrics and melody reminded you of everything that has happened in the story. It was really an emotionally powerful song for anyone who have just completed the game.

On the other hand, if it's used as a TV ED, that means it'll be played over and over again after every episode, which means its impact and significance will most likely be reduced by the time we reach the end.

If the world revolved around me, I'd use the regular ED song "Kage Futatsu" (-影二つ-, two shadows) at first, then switch over to, say, the more upbeat -new season mix- of "Chiisana Te no Hira" (scroll down to CLANNAD remix album -memento-, track 10) at a later point. Then use the original "Chiisana Te no Hira" for the final episode.

[velocity7]

Sushi-Y: For some reason, kage futatsu reminds me too much of AIR's usual ED... anyways, building up on your original post, and assuming CLANNAD ends up a two-season series (26 episodes for School Life, 26 episodes for After Story):

School Life
OP Theme: メグメル -cockool remix-
Promotional video already gave this away.

ED Theme: -影二つ- -MintJam Mix-
Not as "epic" as the original version, but certainly doesn't make it sound like the series is going to end anytime soon.

Final ED Theme: -影二つ-
The ending theme for the end of the School Life arc.

After Story
OP Theme: same
Nothing to see here.

ED Theme: 小さな手のひら -new seasons mix-
Same reasons as Sushi-Y stated.

Final ED Theme: 小さな手のひら
Same reasons as Sushi-Y stated.

[Drytchnath]

Just watched the trailer....is this a drama action romance? The schoolgirl imitating Chun-Li's lightning kick cracked me up yet was awesome at the same time.

[K3cT]

Frankly, I would have preferred KyoAni to animate Planetarian first because of its unusual settings and Reverie (I also happen to prefer the Eeji Komatsu's designs in that game compared to Itaru Hinoue) but I guess it's just a wishful thinking considering the little amount of source material to work with. A new season of FMP would be nice as well.

On the topic of Clannad, a friend told that this game did not do as well as Kanon or AIR in Japan. I suspect so because there's a lack of Clannad fanarts compared to the sheer amounts that Kanon and AIR delivered to us. I'm just curious, is this because of the lack of Hentai in the game? Or is it because the game is not too markedly different (rehashed plot elements and characters) from Key's previous works? Combination of both? I would like to know about this.

[velocity7]

It would probably be because Fate/stay night released on the same year.

[stipl]

Who will voice Tomoya Okazaki on the tv series?
Kentaro Ito will voice in movie

[rg4619]

I'm just curious, is this because of the lack of Hentai in the game? Or is it because the game is not too markedly different (rehashed plot elements and characters) from Key's previous works?

Hard to say. Initial sales performance was strong, despite the lack of adult content. However, Clannad doesn't have the lasting popularity of Key's previous games.

It's worth noting that the PS2 version of Clannad bombed in comparison to console ports of Kanon and Air (Higurashi is hot on the PS2 at the moment. I expect Fate/Stay Night to sell very well too). Additionally, Tomoyo After failed to generate the buzz you'd expect, so there's definitely less market interest in the IP.

As you say, one possible explanation is that Clannad didn't really offer anything new to the genre, unlike Kanon (not 100% new, but it popularized what Jun Maeda started with ONE, so it was fresh for most consumers), Air, or Fate/Stay Night.