So i wrote this awhile back but I wanted to know what you guys think of this, I carefully watched through scenes and the anime again to get these things
Please be warned that there are spoilers so read at your own risk
Girl and Illusionary World:
When the world was created a hidden world was sealed off thus creating the Illusionary World (IW). The Girl also becomes born into the world because she is the world. The IW is a barren wasteland that stretches endlessly, there is only a small house with a wooden table, the residence of the Girl.
Connection between Real World (RW) and IW:
The Girl sees the happiness of the real world (Hikarizaka [Town of Clannad]) as packets of light. The most unique packets of light are then sent back to RW as light orbs which are used to grant wishes. There is a “dimensional portal” that connects the two worlds. A Place Where Wishes Come True is a spot in the forest (part of the town) where the Girl reappears after leaving the IW; this place is under a large tree. One must travel up into the sky to get to the RW from IW.
Light Orbs:
Special mirages that come from the IW that are said to grant wishes in the RW when true happiness is obtained in the RW:
True happiness obtained in RW unique orbs of light are shown in IW special orb of light is sent back to RW to grant wishes
Light orbs can only grant what the user says it wishes for so the wish must be very specific in order to get the wish that is desired; wishes can only be granted if the user really wants the wish to occur; multiple light orbs combined can create greater wishes
Timeline:
Creation of the world: IW is sealed off from RW, Girl (Ushio) is born
Ancient times: Light orbs (LO) are first witnessed in Hikarizaka when true happiness is obtained, these were used to grant wishes
10 years prior to events of Clannad: Akio begs for Nagisa’s life at the Place Where Wishes Come True and his wish is granted. In return, Nagisa’s health becomes bound to the town’s happiness
2 years prior to events of Clannad: Fuko is involved in a car accident which puts her in a coma
Clannad: Events are occurring simultaneously
Real World Illusionary World
Tomoya meets Nagisa at the foot of the hill Tomoya enters as a soul
Girl builds soul a robot body
Tomoya marries Nagisa
Nagisa dies after giving birth to Ushio Winter starts to come
Ushio dies 5 years later Tomoya (robot) remembers who he is in RW
Light orbs Tomoya gathered in RW are able to make a miracle to happen
Ushio is born but Nagisa survives IW disappears after Girl travels to RW
Clannad Theory:
Brief Summary:
Ushio wants to get out of the IW and does this by becoming the offspring of Tomoya and Nagisa
Long Summary:
After Girl (Ushio) becomes born into the IW she quickly becomes lonely and decides to look for a way out. She is able to find a potential way out after finding Akio begging for Nagisa’s life and decides to save her which binds her to the happiness of the town. When Tomoya and Nagisa meet for the first time at the foot of the hill she makes Tomoya enter the IW as a soul and then builds a robot body for him. While developing their relationship Ushio is making Tomoya fulfill tasks to collect light orbs (he helps people in Hikarizaka obtain true happiness), unbeknownst to Tomoya. After Tomoya and Nagisa marry, Ushio is born however Nagisa dies from her illness. Winter arrives at the IW because Ushio (Girl in IW) inherited Nagisa’s illness. 5 years later Ushio dies from same illness as Nagisa. Tomoya (robot form) remembers who he is in the RW and after gathering 13 light orbs he uses them to wish that he could remeet Nagisa at the foot of the hill but this time hope that she survives childbirth. Before wish is granted Tomoya (robot form) and Girl (Ushio) are blown into the sky and into the RW; IW is destroyed after Girl (Ushio) permanently leaves IW. Tomoya is sent to another timeline in the RW and his wish is granted.
Addition to Long Summary:
Fuko arc ep 1-9 interpretation:
- IW girl gives Fuko, who is in coma, chance to come back to life:
A. She must obtain a light orb
B. Get Tomoya and Nagisa closer
Evidence for A:
Ep 4: Fuko says she doesn’t know why she is at school but after getting hit by car she found herself there (infers IW girl didn’t say anything about how to obtain the light orb)
She asks Tomoya for help to congratulate Kouko (Fuko’s sister) on day of wedding and also asks him to get everyone to go. She hands out starfish carvings for invitation
Ep 5: light orb is shown when Kouko was talking about whether or not she should marry while Fuko is in coma
Interpretation: light orb represents happiness from Kouko’s marriage
Ep 7: Things get harder when Fuko’s condition worsens when people start forgetting the wedding and Fuko
Ep 9: after seeing wedding sign made by Koumura people remember again
Ep 10: light orb shown again coming to IW, fuko’s light orb
Evidence for B:
Ep 8: fountain scene at park, Fuko nods when she sees Tomoya and Nagisa talking
Ep 9: Fuko says that Tomoya and Nagisa should call each other by first names since they seem like close friends; she says that she wants them to be happy like Yusuke and Kouko (hint hint)
In general Tomoya and Nagisa are helping with passing out starfish
Evidence that Fuko met IW girl in the past:
AS ep 22: Ushio is seen sleeping under tree first in IW girl form then in normal 5 year old form while Fuko comes up to her
Evidence for Clannad Theory:
From Kotomi’s parents’ research which said that when the world was created a hidden world was sealed off (IW)
Kotomi continues her parents’ research and discovers that the hidden world was said to existing alongside the RW and says that there could be multiple dimensions of the RW
In the anime title screens and VN title screen, a tree from the forest is shown; title screen of After story ep 22 shows 13 light orbs; title screen after the events of After story ep 22 the Girl from IW is shown sleeping under this tree
Winter was never shown in IW prior to birth of Ushio, scenes in IW hint towards Ushio’s death
In VN, player loses light orb in title screen after helping her with her sister’s wedding in Nagisa route
Fuko sees Girl from IW (Ushio) sleeping under the tree
