Clannad — Season 1, Episode 13: Garden of Memories

Episode synopsis

Tomoya realizes that he met Kotomi as a kid, though only she had remembered. Back then, Tomoya had often visited Kotomi, and was her only friend. Around this time on Kotomi's birthday, her parents left for business reasons, and later that day she finds out they were killed in a plane crash. Kotomi ultimately ended up burning her father's important work before anyone could see it. While Kotomi shuts herself in her house, Tomoya comes over and starts cleaning up the garden which is overgrown with grass and weeds. Nagisa, Kyou and Ryou eventually help out too.

About Clannad

Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1On the Hillside Path Where the Cherry Blossoms Flutter
• E2The First Step
• E3Once Again After Crying
• E4Let's Find Friends
• E5The Scenery with a Carving
• E6The Older and Younger Sister's Founder's Festival
• E7Star-Shaped Feelings
• E8The Wind That Vanishes Into Dusk
• E9Until the End of the Dream
• E10The Girl Genius' Challenge
• E11The After School Rhapsody
• E12Hidden World