The BEST episodes directed by Kosho Kitanohara

Star-Shaped Feelings
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8.20
266 votes

#1 - Star-Shaped Feelings

Clannad - Season 1 - Episode 7

Tomoya and Nagisa convince Kouko that Fuko would wish for her to get married despite Fuko's condition. They talk to the school's administration after finding out Kouko would like to get married on the school grounds. Kouko informs them that Fuko's condition has gotten worse, and she may not awaken from her coma, while Youhei shares his observation that some students cannot see Fuko and others are beginning to forget her and the presents she gave them.

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The First Step
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7.95
290 votes

#2 - The First Step

Clannad - Season 1 - Episode 2

Nagisa admits to wanting to restart the drama club, and Tomoya helps Nagisa to create advertisement posters which they place around school. At school that day, Tomoya meets two other girls: a strange genius named Kotomi Ichinose, and a first-year named Fuko Ibuki. Later that day, Nagisa finds out Tomoya used to play basketball, and invites him to play a game the next day. However, it is later revealed that his father injured Tomoya's arm in a fight; as a result, he is unable to play basketball anymore.

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On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms Flutter
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7.60
356 votes

#3 - On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms Flutter

Clannad - Season 1 - Episode 1

On the way to school one day, Tomoya Okazaki meets a strange girl talking to herself named Nagisa Furukawa. Later in the day, Tomoya has a conversation with Nagisa during lunch and learns that she is repeating her last year of high school, and wants to join the now-disbanded drama club. After school, Tomoya goes to Nagisa's family bakery and meets her parents; he is invited to have dinner with them.