CLANNAD: AFTER STORY

 In the second part of the story, which starts immediately after the end of the first part but extends into the next seven years, Tomoya and Nagisa start living together and get married. Tomoya has to endure several hardships that the family has been suffering from, mainly involving Nagisa's illness. Just after Nagisa gives birth to their daughter Ushio, Nagisa dies of her illness, leaving Tomoya to fall into a state of depression. This causes Nagisa's parents, Akio and Sanae, to look after Ushio. Five years later, Tomoya meets Shino Okazaki, his paternal grandmother. Shino explains to Tomoya about his father's past and tragedy, similar to Tomoya's current situation after Nagisa's death. After hearing that, Tomoya decides to raise Ushio and acknowledge Naoyuki as his father. Shortly after Tomoya regains his purpose for living, Ushio is struck with the same disease as Nagisa. Tomoya, Sanae and Akio struggle to save Ushio, with Tomoya retiring from his job, but all efforts are futile. In the coming winter, wanting to do anything for Ushio, Tomoya decides to take Ushio on a trip, but Ushio dies shortly after.

Tomoya's psychology is developed in his dreams of a bleak world where small orbs of light float around called the Illusionary World (幻想世界 Gensō Sekai^?). In the first few dreams, he sees a world devoid of all life except for one girl. Each time he dreams, he finds out more about the world. Tomoya discovers the girl has a special ability to fuse junk together to create new things, with which she creates a body for him. Thus he is reborn in this world, and fills time following the girl around. Tomoya conceives that only the two of them are "alive". To pass time, Tomoya and the girl try to build another doll with more junk they find, but as it has no soul, it fails to come to life. Remembering a distant world where he came from, Tomoya convinces the girl to build a ship so that the two can escape the approaching winter and continue a happy life. Eventually, winter sets in, and the girl becomes cold to the point where she cannot move any more. Upon meeting this tragedy, the girl tells Tomoya that he has another chance to go back and make things right. To do so, he must collect certain "lights" (symbols of happiness) similar to those floating around in the Illusionary World. If all the "lights" are collected throughout both story parts, a chance to save Nagisa from dying will become available, and the true ending where Nagisa survives and lives with Tomoya and their daughter Ushio will also become available.

Steins;Gate

Having poked around the forums I see only small random posts about Steins; Gate. That includes me that predicted elsewhere that show would be a huge cosplay hit it at Naka-Kon 2012. It wasn’t. The group is really quite good & only requires a T shirt & white lab coat to play the main character, Rintarō Okabe aka Okarin.
 

There’s a huge amount of info on this series on the net so much if you read half of it you may not feel the need to actually watch the show. Ok so, I love stories about invisibility, Frankenweenies, time travel. For time travel fiction I love how they tie up story lines between past, present & future. Sometimes not so good, other time strongly captivating. Steins; Gate is the latter. It’s been a long time since I really looked forward to carving out must have viewing time, must see what happens next. Where Gankutsuou truly captivated me some time ago for visual energy, I’d say S;G is very attractive too but the geekeiest of geeky anime I have ever seen. It has been streaming here & there but I’d really suggest going for the Blu-rei. TRSI has a good price. I think this is excellent entertainment but maybe you should do a little research in a different way before you watch it. If you don’t you’ll just sit down & surf the web while viewing just to keep up with what’s happening.

Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood - Heart-Warming and About Human Behavior Anime

 You probably have not seen the first collection or read the manga, haven't any fear. Brotherhood goes all the best way back to the start and retells the story of the two brothers, Ed and Al Elric and their journey into alchemy, the tragic loss of their mom, and their subsequent breaking of taboo in making an attempt to deliver her back. The story is heart-warming, funny, and speaks quantity about human behavior. However greater than something, this can be a coming of age story about two brothers who make a variety of dumb mistakes along the best way but at all times handle to carry on.

Although the setting for Brotherhood is fantastical, there are lots of elements relatable to everyday life and one can't assist however love the characters. Not like the first anime sequence, Brotherhood follows the storyline as written by Hiromu Arakawa all the way down to the precise kanji. The motion sequences are nicely scripted and this model doesn't shy away from bloody scenes. The emotions illustrated on every of the characters faces are a real testament to the ability of Ms. Arakawa and the sequence animators.

 Whereas as a collection it's fulfilling to watch, it does probably not work as a remake. The unique sequence gives a better rendition of the brothers' compelling again story. Whereas the director of the original Fullmetal Alchemist, Seiji Mizushima, had to give you an explanation totally different from the manga, as Hiromu Arakawa had not finished her story at the time of the primary collection' launch, Brotherhood suffers from no such setback. Yasuhiro Irie, the director of Brotherhood, gives a more complete account that flows higher with what has already been provided. Fans of the manga will love this new Fullmetal Alchemist.

That said there are variations between the unique Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood. The first series begins out much darker in tone, displaying in detail the sin the brothers dedicated to warrant the heavy worth they finally paid. The soundtrack for that series is phenomenal, perfectly accenting the temper and drama of the brothers setting off from their hometown, significantly the music Bratya by Michiru Oshima. Whereas the soundtrack of Brotherhood adds nothing to the story and is at times, nonexistent.

In addition, the remake only summarizes the early occasions, showing quick flashes and clips of the occasions that transpired. The brand new collection does provide up new particulars, however as for the actual deed itself, not a lot is shown. Brotherhood can be lighter in mood and in tone. While it showcases the wide range of emotions Hiromu Arakawa is able to seize and illustrate, at times, this tends to make the collection a bit choppy. One scene can be completely foolish and melodramatic and the following, dark and brooding. This often leaves the viewer uncertain of what to feel.