Appreciating My Dad By Way of Clannad

I know—it's not a good look to be defending people who've given their child debilitating shoulder injuries. Naoyuki Okazaki has plenty of faults. But, one thing I can't fault him for, and perhaps I'm in the minority for this, is taking on massive responsibility in spite of his faults.

After they part, Okazaki wonders if his father had a good life, working and sacrificing for a "worthless" son like him. If he's anything like my dad, I'm confident in saying that the answer is this—he probably feels like he did.

References and additional reading:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31176...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22154...

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I came across this blog after I had finished the video, but it's filled with great Clannad analysis, including a page on Naoyuki Okazaki: http://kuranadonodaikazoku.blogspot.com/
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