played/read AND watched the anime, clannad is awesome! i remember when i was way into the trilogy of sappy anime Kannon, Air, and Clannad, so sad but so good!
@Camel, I've been wanting to check out Air and Kanon, but there doesn't seem to be any legal distribution of either the anime or the VNs. That will probably change over time, so I'll be waiting on that.
The Little Busters and Angel Beats VNs are being localized though (this year, I think), so I'm looking forward to those.
@Brute, it's from the same guy who later did Angel Beats. Different setting and story, but similar in that it's filled with a lot of emotional and comedic moments. No action however, it's all slice of life.