That was, without a doubt, the worst violin recital in the history of the world

Kotomi is amazing. Thus far, in CLANNAD, we have had three incredibly cute and huggable main characters (Nagisa, Fuko, and now Kotomi) and this series shows no signs of letting up the moe for just about anything. The other characters we haven’t touched on much (Kyou and Tomoyo) are also wonderful, albeit not quite in a loveable, huggable way. Yet.

Bad violin playing is certainly a force to be reckoned with, especially when teamed with her eagerness to be a bad Japanese stand-up comedian and “Bonjour.” Her shyness certainly speaks to me in a different way than Fuko’s irrepressible Nonaka Ai-voiced spunk (I’m thinking here of her amazing line “You’re vaguely horrible” which will probably remain the greatest line in CLANNAD unless the writers have got some trump cards up their sleeves) but, hey, they’re batting two for two right now, so they’re on a roll.

We’re getting hints of possible romantic relationships between Tomoya and other characters (notably Kyou), which might make me have to eat my words I’ve said in previous posts on this series (re: the only romantic relationship being between Nagisa and Tomoya) but throw Kyou in the mix and we may get a delicious love triangle, Key-style. Which would result in heartbreak for Kyou, I’m presuming, but, hey, polygamy’s illegal in most first-world countries.