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A drunk Nagisa is fine too.

Summary:

Tomoya visits the Furukawa household in hopes of talking with Akio, and although he initially isn’t there, he catches him before he can leave once more after returning. When Tomoya brings up the important conversation he has, Akio challenges him to a baseball match before promising to listen to anything. Changing the circumstances behind the match, Tomoya makes Akio agree to his request if he were to succeed in hitting his ball. Despite his determination though, Tomoya is clearly unsuccessful. With Sanae’s support, Tomoya continues to practice throughout the following days. As he continues to challenge Akio though, the results don’t seem to change. On a particularly rainy day after a match, Tomoya starts to believe that Akio already knows his request. In his belief, it was as if Akio still saw him as a child who wasn’t ready to protect anything.

Nagisa stays to watch Tomoya practice as it continues to rain, and when Akio one day shows up for his last chance, Tomoya is finally able to hit a home run from one of Akio’s balls. Soon after, Tomoya bows his head to the ground in hopes of getting permission from Akio to have his daughter. Akio only expresses that Tomoya reminds him of himself, and Sanae also admits that she realized Tomoya’s intentions quite some time ago. With Akio reminding Tomoya that he would have Nagisa return if he ever made her experience pain, Tomoya finally gains permission to marry Nagisa. Sanae reminds Nagisa that it is she and Akio’s dream for her to by happy, and now that Tomoya is involved in the Furukawas’ lives, she wishes for the couple’s happiness.

Some time passes, as it eventually reaches xmas eve. When Nagisa and Tomoya visit the Furukawa household, Akio starts to anticipate his daughter’s finally drinking alcohol. This causes a bit of a stir, but Nagisa falls asleep peacefully afterwards. The Furukawas see that their daughter is happy, and when they ask Tomoya if he is the same, he confirms that he would be as long as he could be with Nagisa. Nagisa eventually becomes sick again, and although she successfully graduates, is unable to attend the ceremony. Because of this, Tomoya makes a call to Youhei as well as the rest of his old friends for help.

Walking through the sakura filled road with Tomoya like they did in the past, Nagisa is surprised to see all of her friends at school. With the help of Komura and the rest of the usual acquaintances, they would hold a mock ceremony just for Nagisa. As Nagisa receives her diploma, she recalls all of the fond memories she had throughout her school years. Of course, this would finally come to an end. As Tomoya even has Nagisa meet his father, and she now dawns a ring on her finger, she would be known as Okazaki Nagisa from now on.

Preview: Living together!

Impression:

Okazaki Nagisa, huh? It definitely has a ring to it. A two week break was totally worth it, because this episode was really something. There were so many well composed scenes in this episode, most of the best coming from Tomoya’s baseball matches with Akio. Nagisa’s staying behind to watch Tomoya practice, as well as the subtle things like Yusuke’s smiling at his effort, made what would typically be a drag to watch dramatic and engaging. I could easily feel Tomoya’s despair early on, and it was incredible when he bowed so low that his forehead got stained with mud (though yes, this did make me snicker for a bit). And after a fun interlude with Nagisa’s first adventure with alcohol, everything came to a touching close in true Clannad fashion; with a nice reminder of what we all experienced pre-After Story. It can only get better from here on, right?

Notes:

• Banana bread.
• “You must not interfere with a man’s battle!” – Sanae
• Botan and Shima hanging out!
• Mei supports any of Yusuke’s thoughts. Fangirl!
• Nagisa changed her hairstyle to try to look older.
• Friendship and family until the end!