 From the start of "Clannad"s planning, Maeda did not want to write a story like in "Air", but instead wanted to focus on writing a deep connection between the 'people and the town', and 'humanity'.Maeda noted that he exceeded his writing ability when writing most of the scenarios in "Clannad", and equates "Clannad"s writing process as a "wall that I will never be able to get over again.