# Where to Watch Clannad: After Story

**Clannad: After Story streams on HIDIVE and Amazon Prime Video, and if you finished the first Clannad wondering whether a sequel could possibly hit harder, this is the one that earns the show its reputation as one of anime's great emotional epics. Kyoto Animation takes everything the school-days arc built and carries it into adulthood, work, and family, trading club-room comedy for something far more lasting.**

## Where to Watch

- [Amazon Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MY6K92X/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2?tag=techblast0f-20)
- [HIDIVE](https://www.hidive.com/tv/clannad-after-story)

HIDIVE is the natural home for After Story if you want the full run in one place, and Amazon Prime Video is the alternative if that fits your subscriptions better. Either way you're watching the same Kyoto Animation production, so pick whichever service you already pay for.

## Synopsis

Picking up after Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa have finally found their footing as a couple, the story follows the pair as they step out of the school gates and into the harder, wider world beyond them. New faces keep expanding Tomoya's circle, but the real shift is internal: as his bond with Nagisa deepens, he begins to reckon with what it actually means to build a life, hold down a job, and belong to a family. What starts as a gentle continuation gradually becomes a story about time, endurance, and the quiet weight of the people we choose to stand beside, the arc that turns a warm romance into something you carry with you long after the credits.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 24
- **Premiered:** 2008
- **Studio:** kyoto animation co., ltd.
- **Score:** 8.8

## Watch Order

This is the second season and a direct continuation, so watch the original Clannad first. After Story assumes you already know Tomoya, Nagisa, and the friends from the school-days arc, and it lands hardest when you do.

- [Clannad](https://hozuna.com/anime/clannad) — prequel

## If You Liked This

- **[Angel Beats!](https://hozuna.com/anime/angel-beats)** — From Jun Maeda, the same writer behind Clannad, a rowdy afterlife comedy that ambushes you with the same kind of tears. If After Story wrecked you, this is the natural next stop.
- **[Your Lie in April](https://hozuna.com/anime/your-lie-in-april)** — A luminous, devastating romance about music and moving through grief. It shares Clannad's gift for letting beauty and heartbreak sit in the very same frame.
- **[Anohana](https://hozuna.com/anime/anohana)** — A small group of childhood friends reunited by an old loss, and one of anime's most reliable tearjerkers. Perfect if After Story left you wanting more stories about growing up and letting go.
- **[A Silent Voice](https://hozuna.com/anime/a-silent-voice)** — A quiet, aching film about guilt, forgiveness, and reconnection. It hits the same deeply human register as Clannad's most tender moments.
- **[Frieren: Beyond Journey's End](https://hozuna.com/anime/frieren-beyond-journey-s-end)** — 
- **[Re:Zero Season 4](https://hozuna.com/anime/re-zero-season-4)** — 
- **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://hozuna.com/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood)** — 
- **[Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc](https://hozuna.com/anime/chainsaw-man-reze-arc)** — 

## FAQ

### Where can I watch Clannad: After Story?

It streams on HIDIVE and Amazon Prime Video.

### How many episodes is Clannad: After Story?

It runs 24 episodes.

### Do I need to watch the first Clannad before After Story?

Yes. After Story is the direct sequel to the original Clannad and continues Tomoya and Nagisa's story, so start with the first season.

### Is Clannad: After Story a sequel or a spin-off?

It's a direct sequel, the second season that continues and concludes the main story the first Clannad begins.

### Which studio animated Clannad: After Story?

It was produced by Kyoto Animation.