TORCH

TORCH is the ending theme song of Clannad ~After Story~, and was used from The Goodbye at the End of Summer to Under the Green Tree. It was released in the album Clannad: After Story - Toki o Kizamu Uta/TORCH on November 14, 2008 in Japan by Key Sounds Label. TORCH was performed by Lia, written by Kai, composed by Shinji Orito and arranged by Kentarō Fukushi.

TORCH is noted for its distinctly upbeat rhythm, being one of the few songs from the series to project such a distinctly cheerful tone. Due to this, the song's inclusion at the end of, , caused great controversy among fans. This controversy led some fansubbing groups to release the episode with the ending theme omitted or hidden.

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Ushio Okazaki (her legs)
 * Orange Dango
 * Pink Dango
 * Blue Dango
 * Shino Okazaki (Added after Episode 18)
 * Toshio Koumura
 * Naoyuki Okazaki (Added after Episode 19)
 * Sanae Furukawa
 * Akio Furukawa
 * Tajima
 * Yukine Miyazawa
 * Youhei Sunohara
 * Mei Sunohara
 * Misae Sagara
 * Misae's Cat
 * Tomoyo Sakagami
 * Takafumi Sakagami
 * Yusuke Yoshino
 * Kouko Ibuki
 * Sugisaka
 * Rie Nishina
 * Gentleman
 * Kotomi Ichinose
 * Ryou Fujibayashi
 * Kyou Fujibayashi
 * Nagisa Furukawa
 * Tomoya Okazaki
 * Fuko Ibuki (Added after Episode 22)
 * Ushio Okazaki (Added after Episode 22)