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CLANNAD

"CLANNAD" uses campus and family as its main threads, depicting Tomoya Okazaki meeting her on the day he returns to school at Furukawa Nagisa, and building relationships with classmates and townspeople. HD products sold on Steam offer Chinese Simplified and English text, Japanese voice acting; Key also has the original 2004 version and subsequent versions with full voice, all ages, and English subtitles.

Basic information
DevelopmentVisualArts/Key
Published by SteamSekai Project
Steam textChinese Simplified, English
VoiceJapanese

Main characters

Tomo Okazaki is also the protagonist of the story. Characters such as Nagisa Furukawa, An Fujibayashi, Kotomi Ichinose, Fuuko Ibuki, and Tomoyo Sakagami each have their own independent experiences; Yohei Haruhara is Tomoya's friend at school.

Related works

"CLANNAD Side Stories" and "Tomoyo After" are related works released separately. Steam's bundle includes them alongside the main series, and the soundtrack and artbook are also available as standalone products.

Encounter at the small town school

Tomoya Okazaki attends a third-year school in a small town, but is often late and is considered a delinquent by the school, so he has given up on further education. After a long hiatus, Kokawagi returns to school and hesitates at the foot of the long slope leading to the school gate, where he meets Tomoya; From then on, the two began to face the difficulties of campus life. The work centers on the theme of "family," depicting relationships between people and small towns, as well as between people.

Classmates and family relationships

Fujibayashi An is in the same grade as Tomoya, straightforward and caring; Her twin sister, Fujibayashi Ryo, is quieter and serves as the class representative. In the library, you often see Kotomi Ichinose, who excels academically, and Tomoyo Sakagami, who transferred to school, a year younger than Tomoya; Ibuki Fuuko carved wooden pieces alone on campus. Nagisa's parents, Akio and Sanae, run a bakery, and family life is an important aspect beyond the school relationship.

The ensemble unfolds

The story extends from Tomoya and Nagisa's encounter to the interactions among fellow alumni of Haruhara Yohei and the town's residents. Peng also studied alongside Zhu, who had just resumed his studies; Furukawa and his wife are Nagisa's parents, while An and Liang are twin sisters. Each character has their own campus situations and family backgrounds, forming the foundation of a multi-threaded narrative.

Version History

According to Key's official information, the Windows first press edition was released on April 28, 2004; A fully voiced version was launched in 2008, an all-ages Memorial Edition was released in 2010, and an English Edition was released in 2015. Currently, the Steam product page sells the CLANNAD HD Edition, developed by VisualArts/Key and published by Sekai Project; Steam language tables list Chinese Simplified and English interfaces and subtitles, with Japanese voice acting listed side by side.

Family and school figures

Tomoya's father, Naoyuki, injured him during an argument, and after refusing treatment, Tomoya lost his future as a basketball specialist. Akio Furukawa and Sanae run a bakery, Kimiko Ibuki is Fuuko's older sister and a former art teacher at school, and Mei Haruhara comes from the countryside to visit her brother. Dormitory supervisor Misae, teacher Yukimura, and electrician Yoshino also connect the lives of students and town residents.

Voice and Version

The PC limited first edition was released on April 28, 2004; the Full Voice version on February 29, 2008; the All-Ages Memorial Edition on May 28, 2010; and the English Edition on November 24, 2015. The 2008 and 2010 PC dubbing lists do not include the main character Tomoya. The Switch version was released on July 4, 2019, offering Japanese-English text and Japanese voice acting.

Soundtrack albums and tracklists

"CLANNAD Original SoundTrack" was released on 2004-08-13, with the catalog consisting of 20 tracks on the first disc, 17 tracks on the second disc, and 19 tracks on the third disc. The three discs include the soundtrack, theme music such as Megmel, vocal tracks, two unused tracks, and a cuckool mix.

Producing retrospectives and character theme music

Jun Maeda recalled in a 2024 interview that CLANNAD underwent about four years of development; Besides writing scripts, he also planned music projects such as vocal albums for image music. He especially likes Fuko and involves this character in the story's conclusion. Nagisa's theme music in the game, 'Nagisa,' later became the melodic basis for the TV anime's ending theme 'Dango Family.'

Original 2004 performance record

The original version does not have character voice acting. Key's Q&A explains that an event in the game on April 29 causes the light to disappear, which is part of the story design; The opening video is not played immediately after launch, but appears on May 2nd in the specific character route. The ninth track of the first edition included music CD is an untitled bonus track.

Reading feature on the Switch version

The Switch version features 1920×1080 resolution, with 5.1 channel support for music and some voices. After switching to English text, you can use Dangopedia to view explanations of Japanese cultural terms; Both the touchscreen and a single right Joy-Con can be operated.

Composer and lyricist in the original soundtrack

"Nagisa," "To the Same Heights," "A Place Where Wishes Come True," "Distant Years," "Little Palm" Composed by Jun Maeda; "Tide," "Fantasy," "The Roaring Tide," "Shining in the Sky" by Magome Togoshi; "Town, Flow of Time, People," "Tea Gathering in the Archive Room," "East Wind," "White Grass" by Shinji Orito. "-Shadow Two-" lyrics by Kai, music by Magome Togoshi; The digital track list for "Ana" lists lyrics by Yuu Hagiwara, with traditional tracks marked as the source of traditional songs. The production position for 'Nagisa' is separately listed as Shinji Orito.

Solarado and subsequent vocal projects

"Solarado" was released on December 28, 2003, catalog number KSLA-0009. Little Wing is composed of MANYO and Takumaru, with vocal music based on CLANNAD's original BGM melodies, and Riya responsible for vocals. The six tracks in sequence are: Girl's Fantasy, Over, Roaring Sea, Memories of a Distant Journey, Ten Thousand Tracks, and Shining in the Sky; The digital track list lists the compositions of "Ten Thousand Tracks" as Shinji Orito and Magome Togoe. "Solarad Append" was released on December 28, 2004, as KSLA-0015. Little Wing continued to turn the BGM vocals, including four songs: "Same Height," "Kaze no Shoujo," "Hitopeta no Sakura," and "Konoure Hi" (Sunlight Filtering). The numerical lyrics field for all four Append tracks is Jun Maeda, while the composition is signed by Jun Maeda and Magome Togoshi respectively.

Works grouped in the style of Piano Forest

Suigetsu Ryo's production of 'Forest of Piano' was released on December 29, 2005, catalog number KSLA-0021. The first five tracks from CLANNAD: To the same height, Megmel, white grass, small palm, -two shadows-; The last five tracks come from Tomoyo's After: dear old home, rivulet, worth living, harmony with sorrow, and love song. The Steam product released on October 2, 2018, uses the same content as this CD.

Fuuko's wedding with her sister

[Fuuko route spoilers] Fuuko's body is hospitalized after a coma accident before enrollment. She appears on campus and is still making and distributing starfish wood sculptures, hoping more students will attend the wedding between Childe and Yusuke Yoshino. People gradually forgot about her, yet still showed up at the wedding venue.

The Fujibayashi sisters' personal storyline

[Fujibayashi Sisters Route Spoilers] An ties up with Ryo Muku and Tomoya, but she also likes Tomoya. After Tomoya and Ryo start dating, his feelings for An make it difficult for the three to maintain their relationship; Chunyuan's advice pushed him to make a choice. Additionally, during the Katsuhira route, Ryang actively supports the sick Katsuhira in receiving treatment.

Misae and the cat's youthful pose

[Misae Route Spoilers] The 'Shimaka Tsuki' Misae met during her student days is actually the cat left behind after the death of a sick child with the same name. With youthful grace, it repays Misae, who once encouraged its owner; After they fell in love, she hoped it would always love her, so the cat continued to accompany her as the dorm supervisor.

After Story: Father and Daughter and Father-Son

[After Story Spoilers] After graduating, Tomoya became an electrician. Nagisa graduated a year late, and the two married and had Shio. During the normal process, Nagisa died after giving birth, Tomo lost his motivation to live, and Shio took care of Akio and Sanae for five years. Sanae's arranged trip brings father and daughter to Naoyuki's hometown; After Fumino recounts her child-rearing experience, Tomoya reconciles with Naoyuki and begins to personally care for Shio.

The light sphere and the final ending

[Ending Spoilers] The personal route's ending leaves behind a "Light Ball," and the supporting characters' stories also participate in the accumulation. The normal progression of After Story continues with Xi's illness and winter travel; Only after collecting the corresponding light orbs can you reach the ultimate ending where Nagisa and Shio survive together.

Kotomi's garden and suitcase

[Spoilers for Kotomi's route; PS4 Playthrough Incident: A traffic accident forced Kotomi to face the memory of losing her parents once again, leading her to shut herself away from home. Tomoya visits the Ichinose family to tidy up the neglected garden, and through picture books they read as children, they recall that they were childhood playmates. The suitcase that arrived later contained the keepsake of his parents' abandoned thesis and put in a teddy bear before the plane accident; After the box fell into the sea, it was relayed by strangers from all over and sent back to her years later. The violins that the friends repaired also arrived in the summer.

Tomoyo reunites with her family, Namiki

[Tomoyo route spoilers; CLANNAD Main Story: Her parents were once on the verge of divorce, and her brother used hurtful actions to bring the family back together. Tomoyo wants to preserve the cherry blossom trees that her family has walked together, so she becomes involved in student council work. Peng also worried that his situation might affect her future and chose to break up; The two spent summer, autumn, and winter separately until Tomoya graduated and found employment. After Tomoyo completes Namiki's goal of preserving the tree, she chooses to accompany him again, and the ending shows her and her discharged brother facing the blooming cherry blossoms.

Subsequent acquisition of Misaeda Light Orbs

[Console Strategy Requirements] After completing the Misae arc, the related light orbs must be obtained through subsequent events in Tomoyo's route.

The production of the Chunyuan siblings side storyline

Qiu Yeta also explained in the 2026 retrospective that he was recalled during the final stages of CLANNAD to be responsible for the sibling side story between Yohei and Mei. This story places the siblings at the center and also includes bullying scenes.

Shi Nai's lines in the TV adaptation

Jun Maeda reflected on the TV anime adaptation, saying he was basically waiting for the finished work as a viewer; The only request made was to have Fumino Okazaki's lines remain in the original content.

Victory and Draw Routes and Side Branch Selection (PS4 Version)

The choice leading to a katsu-pi ending differs from the side branch that triggers Jet Saito's appearance. Save before the branch splits. After obtaining trophies corresponding to side events, you can reload previous records and return to the Sheng-Ping route. Both play paths are kept separately.

The connection and branching of the game After Story

On the Switch version, you can follow the progress from the end of the Nagisa route to enter the After Story. Sanae's decision to teach and Yoshino's musical plans are embedded in her subsequent life, while Qiu's troupe invitation and return trip form an independent branch.

Misae Past and Founder Festival (Game Route)

Misae's student days unfold through the dreams Tomoya gives to her by a cat. Additionally, during the cat-finding incident at the Tomoshiro route founder festival, Tomoya asks her about the past when she once met someone to attend the festival; After she responded, Tomo obtained the related light orb.

PS4 Nagisa Line: Threats during the rebuild

During the reconstruction of the drama department, Nagisa receives threatening letters demanding she give up; At this point, the consultant had already been invited by the choir department in advance for the role.

PS4 Hidden Grass Baseball: Results

In the hidden grass baseball branch, Tomoya recruits partners at Akio's request. After Qiusheng was sidelined by injury, the match continued; Tomoya, who had not recorded a hit before, ultimately scored a come-from-behind home run to help the Furukawa Bakers win.

Installation and playback issues with the original 2004 DVD

The original 2004 DVD had installation issues with BGM02A.nwa reading failure. Key's alternative installer comes with this music file, only replacing the source of the reading without altering the game content.

The old instructions for video operation errors first mention the SetMovie.exe on the disc; if there are still exceptions, the documentation also discusses MPEG decoder conflicts and video file verification.

On May 11, 2004, Key published a survey indicating that compatibility between the disc and the drive may be related. At that time, the actual reproduction was installation failure, and it was not confirmed that all the abnormalities in the report had the same cause.

The PSP version disc and the reader

The PSP version, released on May 29, 2008, included the main game on two UMDs and provided voice acting for characters other than the main characters. The memory drive function allows BGM to be transferred to a memory stick, requiring at least 120MB of free space; It is designed to reduce UMD loading, and even when turned off, you can still play at your usual speed.

Route choices may allow players to reach the end without using a second UMD. The first edition also includes a summary CD of the radio drama "On the Hill Guarding the Light," selecting five story summaries from the four-volume sixteen stories.

Fixes for Switch version 1.0.0

In the Switch version 1.0.0, during the Drama Club room conversation after school on May 2nd, in the Kotomi route, the A button, touchscreen tapping, or auto-reading caused abnormal exits. Publisher notes that this issue has been avoided since version 1.0.1, and after updates, you can continue to use the original 1.0.0 archive. This anomaly does not damage the host or if there is already a save file, but progress that was not saved before exiting cannot be restored.

At the time, temporary evasion measures were announced as a temporary avoidance method, including using the B key or dragging to advance the message; You can also avoid it by fast-forwarding; if not reading, set the fast-forward range to the entire range. The A button, tap, and auto-read can set the text display speed to the fastest. You can check the version number by pressing the plus key after selecting the software in HOME.

TV AFTER STORY Episode 15: Character Expressions

In episode 15, animation director Yukiko Horiguchi recalls that she carefully follows Tomoya's emotional ups and downs caused by Nagisa's physical changes, presenting Natsuya's motherly face, contrasting with the still youthful Tomoya.

TV AFTER STORY Episode 12: Performance and Background

In episode 12, Noriko Kaohsiung collaborated with the staff to vividly portray Tomoya's vulnerability and Nagisa's support, while enhancing details such as eyebrow expressions, gazes, and messy hair.

Kaohsiung also used the Nyūdō cloud as a contrasting image to the figure, asking background personnel to depict the awe-inspiring and overwhelming sky.

Naito Naito was responsible for Yoshino's concert in Part A of this episode, as well as the key animation for the scenes where Tomoya and Nagisa were pulling along in Part B. To express Tomoya's feelings and the subtle differences in their relationship, Naito repeatedly discussed it with the performers.

TV AFTER STORY Episode 11: Drawing and Photography

Episode 11: Animation supervisor Saiichi Akitake hopes that through drawing, viewers can feel that Tomoya is growing through work experience and the support of those around him.

Yoshiko Tanaka, who was responsible for cinematographing this episode, explained that whether it's CG or special effects, the goal is to make the scene look natural and beautiful. Tanaka also mentioned that even without instructions from performers, he would proactively adjust and repeatedly try things.

Switch version options and replays

In the Switch version, subsequent developments can be changed through options in the story, which can be displayed at the center or bottom of the screen. When reviewing back, you can jump directly to the read options or select a message from the backlog to start over; After loading progress, you can still revert forward.

In addition to fast forward and rewind, the Switch version also offers quick save and fast load, allowing up to 200 saves to be created.

Sound and appreciation settings for the Switch version

Voice volume can be adjusted by character. CG MODE and MUSIC MODE provide access points for appreciating images and music.

The closing record of the original 2004 edition

In his review of the same period on April 22, 2004, Tomoki Fujii recorded that he joined debugging in late January, first studying flowcharts that included branch conditions; Fixes or specification changes will also bring chart updates that need to be remastered. By the end of February, the participants were still mainly himself, the scriptwriter, and the scriptwriter, with the latter two having other work and making it difficult to focus on debugging. After Fujii requested reinforcements, Yoshimitsu Shishiba and UTL joined in the finishing work.

In late March, Fujii was worried that fixing existing problems would lead to new ones. By early April, the debugging documentation was complete, allowing the personnel who joined in the final stage to take over; Fujii still discovered a new problem, but fortunately, it was relatively easy to fix in the end.

Fujii recorded April 7, 2004, as the day he became the master-up of CLANNAD.

Text revisions for the regular edition

On August 5, 2004, when introducing the regular edition, Fujii said that postcards and emails after release received multiple text error reports, and the regular edition was being revised accordingly. After receiving a report on the miswriting of Fengzi's route ratio, he searched old script files and confirmed that two of the three agreed to be written as 77%; He also cited examples of Ryo's name being mistaken for 'Liao' and Kotomi's lines mistakenly labeled as Tomoya, explaining that corrections should be handed over to the corresponding script managers.

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