Clannad: After Story

2008 • TMDB 8.3 • 1 season • 22 episodes • Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TBS

Overview

Clannad: After Story picks up where the first season left off, following Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa out of high school and into adult life. Where the original series was a school romance, After Story is a story about what comes next: graduation, work, marriage, and the hard, quiet responsibilities of growing up. Tomoya takes a job and tries to build a life with Nagisa, but illness, loss and family wounds keep testing them. Nagisa’s fragile health returns to the foreground, and after their daughter Ushio is born, Tomoya must face grief and fatherhood largely on his own, with help from Nagisa’s parents, Akio and Sanae, and his old friend Sunohara. Woven through the story is the mysterious illusionary world and its lonely girl, a thread that slowly reveals its meaning in the finale. Famous for reducing viewers to tears, After Story is widely regarded as one of the most emotional anime ever made, and a rare sequel that surpasses the original.

Main Cast

• Yuichi Nakamura as Tomoya Okazaki
• Mai Nakahara as Nagisa Furukawa
• Ryotaro Okiayu as Akio Furukawa
• Kikuko Inoue as Sanae Furukawa
• Daisuke Sakaguchi as Youhei Sunohara
• Ryo Hirohashi as Kyou Fujibayashi
• Mamiko Noto as Kotomi Ichinose
• Akemi Kanda as Ryou Fujibayashi
• Houko Kuwashima as Tomoyo Sakagami

Note: TMDB lists After Story as Season 2 of Clannad, so its cast episode counts span both seasons of the series.

Seasons Snapshot

On TMDB, Clannad: After Story is listed as Season 2 of Clannad. It ran for 22 episodes, premiering on October 3, 2008, and concluded with “Small Palms” on March 13, 2009. This post covers the After Story season only: the first season of Clannad (22 episodes, premiered October 5, 2007) and a separate 5-episode Specials collection are not counted in the 22-episode total.

Why Watch Clannad: After Story?

• One of anime’s most beloved and most emotional stories — bring tissues.
• A rare sequel that deepens the original, following its characters into adulthood.
• Tomoya’s journey from delinquent teen to husband and father is genuinely moving.
• The illusionary world thread pays off in one of anime’s most talked-about finales.
• Beautiful Kyoto Animation visuals and a soundtrack that fans still cherish.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube (Sentai).

Where to Watch

As checked on JustWatch US on October 29, 2026, the standalone Clannad After Story listing shows no US streaming option — only an Amazon DVD/Blu-ray edition. However, the full Clannad series, which includes After Story as its second season, streams on HiDive (2 seasons) and Hidive Amazon Channel (2 seasons), and is available to buy digitally on Amazon Video (2 seasons) and Fandango At Home (2 seasons).