Clannad Collection 1

Straight to garbage. No English selection

Note to ADV in the future since this has already been available for a long time unofficially subtitled and people could buy the raw japan dvd's why would they buy them subbed only? The advent of dvd unlike vhs meant you could have dual audio releases and this is a waste of the capabilties of the format.To Sum up, Dear ADV no english dub= no sale

This series is okay. It in not one I would watch more than once. Truthfully, it completely lost me when the ghost showed up. Then, it just became stupid.

Clannad is good anime. I consider it an essential of the medium. If you have not seen Clannad then you have not seen anime, period. Thankfully ADV has released it in America so more may be exposed to its wonders.I only have two chief complaints. First the packaging description, while accurate, gives a misleading idea of what the show is about (then again, who believes the packaging anyhow?) But my biggest concern is with ADV's sometimes-confusing subtitle job.Don't get me wrong. 99% of the time their subtitles agree with the fansub, and the story hasn't lost any of its charm. But there are some issues where ADV fouled up.To start with, at various scenes they put these sort of on-screen footnotes to explain aspects of Japanese culture that are relevant to a current scene. While these are all but necessary, I wish ADV had put them on an insert inside the DVD case (or even on the inside of the label like Central Park Media used to) instead of right there on the screen, so I wouldn't have to pause the episode just to read the notes. Alternatively I wish they had included an alternate subtitle track that didn't have these footnotes.Second is that ADV doesn't always capture the fine points of character speech, which may hurt your understanding of them, or at least cause you to say "what?" at times. For example, the first time Fuko's name is stated on-screen, its Okazaki saying it, leading the viewer to ask "how does he know?" It makes sense though, if you understand that Fuko refers to herself in third-person ("I have something to give you" should be translated as "Fuko has something to give you"). Another area where this might cause minor confusion is in the case of Nagisa, in which a large issue is made of her inability to refer to Okazaki by his first name (in Japanese society, this can come off as too familiar. Nagisa is habitually shy, so this makes her nervous), yet in the subtitles she calls him by his first name several times. If you listen to the audio, she's actually saying his last name and ADV just chose to mistranslate it, for whatever reason.ADV also doesn't translate honorifics such as "chan" and "kun," except in one scene where its important. I feel this is a sloppy approach. Either honorifics should be translated all the time, or not at all. Also they include another one of those footnotes at this scene, though things like this are just another reason those should've been printed liner notes instead of part of the subtitle track.These are all very minor flaws though, and despite these flaws the show is not hard to follow, whether going by ADV or anyone else's translation. ADV's release is probably the best quality release on the market, despite these minor quibbles, and very worth buying. Also, if you buy ADV's release, they may be encouraged to pick up Clannad's sequel "After Story," which has not yet been licensed for American release.Please support ADV!

This is a series that,while very difficult to do,may be equalled but never surpassed. Much in the style of its predecessor,Kanon,Clannad,through its "After Clannan" efforts, takes the storyline through the years following the high school experiences and into the struggles and,sadly,tragedies of newlyweds and young adults. The series also adds two episodes outside the storyline that have alternative arcs. There is zero sex or nudity. This series is also emotionally draining,so much so that it is unlikely I will be watching,anytime soon,any such little-girls-dying-and/or-in-a-coma series. While the character designs and personality developments are addictive there has to be more in store for the viewer than an emotional roller coaster that has little ones hurt and dying. I am more than a little aware such is too often the way of the world. There are,however,too many other stories "out there" for these producers and talented artists to dwell so much on this plot design,this genre. By all means,buy this series and watch this series and let it get to you. I did and I'm a geezer. Hopefully,their next effort will be a bit more uplifting,comical perhaps.

To start off, I was quite disappointed with this DVD set when I purchased it. Clearly, it was made very cheaply on ADV/Sentai Filmwork's part; smashing 6 full episodes on a single disc. Normally, if there were 12 episodes they would be spread onto 3 disc, maybe 4 episodes to a disc. The more time used on a disc the more reduction in audio/video quality.*Another big concern was that ADV did not pay for English dialogue to be made. They simply took the original Japanese dialogue from Japan and put that on each disc wit subtitles. Big downer!!Ultimately, I would say that the product is well worth it, if and only if you're like me and enjoy original dialogue and if ADV never plans to re-release Clannad with fewer episodes per disc and English dubbing.

People complain about the amount of episodes per disk, but if you think about it, its only two and a half hours each disk and only one audio track. The video quality is fine, (good enough I can't tell the difference on my blue-ray player so there isn't much if any) my only real grievance is the lack of dubbing. Sometimes you don't want to read your movies :)This is only the first half (12 episodes of 24) but very worth the money if you like these kind of stories. (If you liked Kanon, you'd probably like this) This would be a five star review if not for the lack of a dub, as the story and animation were done very well. (And yes, the lack of a dub does come into play affecting the quality of this product as a whole, not everyone wants to read them as they try and watch at the same time)But as an owner of the show, I would wholeheartedly recommend it to any fan of the genre.

This show is incredible. Let me say that I watched this online before I purchased and as we all know video streams leaves something to be desired in quality. You just can't beat DVD quality and believe me this is a show you will want to watch at its best. A note for the collecters you won't have to worry about getting a disk that is shaking around in the case. These DVD's use a new kind of clip that ensures the disk is held firmly in place. Brought to you by KEY Produtions creators of AIR TV and Kanon!