# Where to Watch Clannad

**Clannad streams on HIDIVE and Amazon Prime Video, and it's the beginning of one of anime's most beloved emotional epics. Tomoya is a disaffected delinquent drifting through his last year of high school when he meets Nagisa, a gentle girl repeating the grade, and slowly finds himself pulled back toward caring about something again. This first series builds the friendships and warmth that its legendary sequel, After Story, later turns into a full-blown gut-punch about family and growing up. Start here.**

## Where to Watch

- [Amazon Prime Video](https://www.amazon.com/Clannad/dp/B005IGW5Y0?tag=techblast0f-20)
- [HIDIVE](https://www.hidive.com/tv/clannad/)

HIDIVE and Amazon Prime Video both carry it, so either subscription gets you started on the series.

## Synopsis

Tomoya Okazaki has checked out of his own life. His mother is gone, his relationship with his father has soured into cold distance, and he coasts through his senior year as an aimless troublemaker. Then, on the walk to school, he meets Nagisa Furukawa, a shy girl held back a year by illness and left behind by the friends who moved on without her. The two begin spending time together, and as Tomoya is drawn into her orbit and the lives of the people around her, the bitter edges of his world slowly start to soften and shift toward something worth holding on to.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 23
- **Premiered:** 2007
- **Studio:** kyoto animation co., ltd.
- **Score:** 7.7

## Watch Order

Begin with this first season, then continue into the sequel, After Story, where the story's most powerful emotional payoff lives.

- [Clannad: After Story](https://hozuna.com/anime/clannad-after-story) — sequel

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## FAQ

### Where can I watch Clannad?

It streams on HIDIVE and Amazon Prime Video.

### How many episodes is the first season?

This first season is 23 episodes.

### What order should I watch Clannad in?

Start with this season, then watch the sequel, After Story, which is where the emotional heart of the series lies.

### Is Clannad worth watching?

For fans of heartfelt slice-of-life drama, Clannad and its sequel are considered genre classics, so this is the essential first step.