#1. She believed that her brother will be “fired up” again.

#2. She’s happy as long as her old onii-chan is back

#3. As long as Okazaki is there, Youhei should be fine

I have purposefully lagged behind in the game (I’ve logged 10 or so hours) because I fell so in love with the first season that I wanted to experience the story KyoAni’s way first. That’s a big problem with shows based on other works – to those who have knowledge of the original, the show is a retelling at best, and at worst simply visual fanservice – think the first Harry Potter movie. This is compounded by the number of different ways to experience the story – series, manga, VN, movie, etc. While the VN may be the definitive cannon for Clannad, I would have preferred either a straight novel or straight anime series, but it’s not for me to decide. Rather, I have picked this medium as my intro, and while I hope that KyoAni will close all the gaps I know it is impossible, I still look forward to the day the series ends and I can fill in the gaps myself with the VN, other blogs, and wikipedia. I do feel better knowing that something is going on with him, and I appreciate you keeping the secret Now I’m excited again rather than pissed off – I need to remind myself that this is a Key work and not a KyoAni one.

@ Baka-Raptor:

But he did need help, just not necessarily hers. And I still think that it was KyoAni who forced her home, rather than it being her decision to leave. The animators should have more faith in Mei. Get thee to a child services center.