Clannad

Clannad is a live-action fantasy soap-opera series loosely based on the Japanese anime and light novel of the same name.

Plot
 After losing his job at a factory by causing an accident, a depressed young man named Drake Stone attempts to commit suicide in a small alley by shooting himself in the mouth with a gun. But just as he is about to pull the trigger, he overhears a young woman talking to herself about her problems with her life; she then recites a poem from an ancient Chinese myth: "For every deed of just performed by one man, he shall claim a tear from his elders above, and when he collects enough, he can change history for the ones he love." After briefly following the woman, he notice that she is attempting to commit suicide as well and stops her at the last second. The woman introduces herself as Maria Esley and explains she was trying to kill herself because she had a constant disease that constantly struck her when she least expected it...and she had just recovered after her recent contagion nine months ago.

Section heading
Drake Stone: The main protagonist; a young man who had a disastrous life as a child; him mother died at the age of 5, and his father consistenty abused Drake after her death, to the point where the mental scars of his father's abuse caused him to flunk out of school and run away from home at the age of 15. At the age of 20, he attempts to commit suicide after losing his job, when he meets Maria and prevents her from killing herself.

Maria Esley: The female protagonist; a teenager who attempted to kill herself because of her disease. She is saved by Drake who promises to help her.