Clannad — Season 1, Episode 19: A New Life

Episode synopsis

The drama club is finally re-established and Koumura is shared with the choir club. Tomoya's home room teacher goes to Tomoya's house to ask his father about his future, but Tomoya's father says that is something that Tomoya has to decide for himself. Seeing the strained relationship between Tomoya and his father, Nagisa offers to have Tomoya stay over at her house for the time being, which he accepts. After coming home from school, Tomoya finds several small kids in Nagisa's house, and finds out Sanae is instructing them in a cram school. Nagisa confides to Tomoya that she feels she did something really bad to her parents in the past, but she cannot remember what it is, and her parents say that she must be imagining it.

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