The Goodbye at the End of Summer

Clannad ~After Story~, episode 1.

"The Goodbye at the End of Summer" is episode 1 of Clannad ~After Story~ (overall episode 24). It was directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and Mitsuyoshi Yoneda and written by Fumihiko Shimo, and first aired on October 3, 2008.

Quick Facts

Series: Clannad ~After Story~
Episode: 1 (overall episode 24)
Directed by: Tatsuya Ishihara and Mitsuyoshi Yoneda
Written by: Fumihiko Shimo
Original air date: October 3, 2008

Facts from the source article.

Background

Tomoya Okazaki dreams about his past as he, his girlfriend Nagisa Furukawa and her mother watch Akio Furukawa play baseball. Summer vacation is now over and the second semester has started. Akio asks Tomoya to form a baseball team for a local game against the neighboring shopping district team. Tomoya is able to recruit Kyou Fujibayashi and Kotomi Ichinose from the drama club, Youhei Sunohara and his younger sister Mei Sunohara, as well as Tomoyo Sakagami, Misae Sagara, and Yusuke Yoshino. Tomoya's team manages to get an early lead, but Akio's leg gets injured by a flying bat, and Nagisa fills in for her father as the pitcher. The other team catches up near the end, and it comes down to the final inning when Tomoya scores an RBI, winning the game.

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