 If you liked Clannad: After Story |  ...then you might like Angel Beats! |
All characters in both series have some tragic past, accident or something tragic will during the series to them
They are both set where the characters are in a highschool. Both are funny heartwarming and tear-jerking. The storyline with both drags you in and you cannot stop watching untill the last seconds of the last episode. They are also both made by Key, who are well known for their amazing anime. If you loved Clannad and Clannad: After story, you will love Angel Beats. Now go watch, Laugh and cry.
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Both of these anime are from the same anime company and both have a similar feel (mix of comedy and serious elements). They also share a powerful theme that is incredibly touching :)
The ending more or less gave me the almost same bitter sweet ending. Its one of those animes in which you kinda dont wish it to end but it kinda has to. Yes, it made me tear up, try it!
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Both visual novels are made by the company visual art's/key. Audience would love every character in both animes through the incredible back stories. Both contain extremely emotional tear jerking scenes as well as well-placed humor. Both animes contain the motif of love across dimensions.
report Recommended by bunny1ov3r
Made by the same person. Sadness, awesomeness, friends, action, all you need.
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This story is originally wrote by the same guy. If you liked clannad you like this. The story is a little hard to get your head around at first but if you pull through the first couple episodes you will see the same comedy and ideals that were in clannad in angel beats! The story will touch you just as clannad did and even make you think about your own life. You may not cry as much but there are some pretty sad events here too
Angel Beats! and Clannad, both have the nice Slice of Life and fantasy mix in them, obviously Angel Beats! has a lot less slice of life, but those back story for the main characters is amazing. It is a lot like Clannad as they both have the depressing factor in them, The only real difference is Angel Beats! is not so romance/drama based. I highly recommend both, now go watch em'
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First of all, Clannad: After Story and Angel Beats! are both made by the same studios: Key. With that in mind, much of the art work, story, music and characters will have the same sort of emotional feel to them. People who enjoyed Clannad will definitely love Angel Beats! and vise versa. While there are many similarities, none are exactly easy to spot in the beginning. There is a significant time skip between the making of Clannad and Angel Beats! for the art to have changed. Both create an emotional setting that cannot be ignored.
These two series have same writer and can both invoke a whole mix of emotions. Both also have awesome OSTs. Angel Beats has really solid character development, and I was interested in all of the characters' stories. After Story did however lack a little and that will probably get me some flack, but I'll explain. In Clannad, they had AMAZING character development where you really got to know all the characters. But in After Story, it's just like "See ya everyone! Time to focus on Nagisa and Tomoya!" I really didn't care for that because Sunohara, Kyou, Tomoyo were all really well-done characters. What I
They both are verry sad and they are made with a lot of heart. Clannad made me look on life in a different way. Angel beats is the same. It also made me look on life in a other angle. Watch theese to animes if you like sad stories who has a lot of work behind it! one last thing. Be prepared to cry //Sam
Similar characters Both contain melancholic atmospheres Both hint towards the supernatural
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This story is originally written by the same guy . If you liked Clannad you will probably like this. The story is a little hard to get to your head at first but if you pull through the first couple episodes you will see the same comedy and ideals that were in clannad in angel beats! The story will touch you just as clannad did and even make you think about your own life.
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Both anime are made by Key, and will pull at your heart strings. Both anime have wonderful soundtracks and endings, and will leave you with tears in your eyes.
Both are tear-jerkers. If you are into anime such as Drama, Romance, or Slice of Life, this is for you.
report Recommended by AllHailThe99th
While this gets more mysterious, it is still similar to the first season. It feels more "melodic" than its predecessor and is a fantastic addition to the first season. I laughed sometimes, not as often as in the first season. Again, it is similar in charisma, character style and the fun factor is high.
If you want to cry more after Clannad, you should watch Angel Beats because both anime have a lot of sadness an funny moments. And also have good ending for both anime.
report Recommended by RaidDavid18
-Both are very emotional -Both deal with characters that have had something taken from them or with some sort of tragic backstory -Both have hilarious comedy -Both have a rare combination of the genres 'slice of life' and 'fantasy'
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Both are dramas, romance, and sad. Both have compelling stories and great character development.
report Recommended by STROKEMEFASTR
Both have comedy reliefs between the drama (if they didn't have this, I would make suicide) but the drama in the two is so big that it's imposible to not feel sad. The two made good reflectings about life and how harsh it can be. Characters in both are lovable, and the most important is that their suffering is yours.
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Eveyone, close your eyes. Now, imagine that you have just died. As you slowly open your eyes, you see a place. What would that place look like? Where would you be? Is it . . . the after-life?! This is exactly what happens to Otonashi Yuzuru, the main protagonist of Angel Beats. But, he finds himself walking in a rather common place—a school! Strangely enough, it's a school where the students are battling an angel who's trying to put them all to rest. Thinking with a jumbled-up mind, this place really be confused with the place known as the after-life. What's with the weird souls (students) and
report Recommended by NabilAl-Muhammad
Want another dose of sadness then this is one of the best shots, with a very good story progression. I can't say much more about this than watching Clannad then After Story, kinda speechless of how good this anime is.
report Recommended by masterpreenz
Both shows contain a spectacular drama, charismatic characters, a very entertaining plot, and a very beautiful ending.
If you watch will make you cry And in the end have supernatural spice
Both shows focus on young adults dealing with different forms of trauma in different ways, both shows have very similar tones, and they both have very similar MCs.
report Recommended by TwoPiecesofMochi
Similar stories filled with melancholy but with strong comedic elements. Both animes deal with friendship, family, loss and the human condition. They're also both set in a school life although Clannad is more of a coming of age story. They also both deal with the concept of alternate worlds. If anyone likes animes that are generally light-hearted and progressively let the sad aspects in to build up an increasingly impacting story, these are definitely two to watch.
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I don't know what you are looking for but if you are looking for an anime which is damn sad and also a little bit romantic, includes high school student, then I would recommend Angel Beats. Both them are sad and consists of high school students, it(Angel Beats) has romance but not in the level of Clannad, if you understand. But still I would recommend people to watch this show.
For the same reason as the first Clannad series. You should watch 'Clannad' before watching 'Clannad: After story' as it is a squeal.
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