Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.: Menma e no Tegami

First off, this picture drama is supposed to be a small addition to the anime, which I'm sure all of us here watched. A year after this special was made, the movie was released, so it would make sense to watch this beforehand, which is what I did, but trust me, watch the movie first and then this special.

This picture drama contains the response letters of the crew which are pretty much explained in the movie, so once you've watched their process of writing, you can dive in this special since the movie doesn't show what they wrote in detail, making this special a kind ... of "filler" to the series. Of course, it's up to you whether or not to watch it, since it might get repetitive.

Story: As I mentioned before, it simply reads out the letters. I personally found it very heartwarming and I couldn't hold my tears after the first half of it. It also adds a few things that weren't mentioned in the series, which I found very cool. There isn't much to say other than that, though, it is a 12-minute picture drama, but it was still nice.

Art: It was very simple yet creative. Few frames, sketchy art, can't say it was great but the details were still added, and since they narrate written letters, there isn't much to draw other than pictures, and using a greater budget would be meaningless. Can't complain at all.

Music: The music just made it even harder to hold my tears. I can't think of better ways to set the mood other than a pacific and emotional background music to the crew's letter writing, which also fit each character's personalities well. Of course, the seiyuus also did a great work for a simple special. Really loved it.

Characters: Reading the letters made it feel very personal. After watching the whole series a few years ago and listening to their personal stories, I felt an emotional connection with them, it just brought me great nostalgia and empathy. Couldn't ask for more.

You may find this review as overrating, since I wasn't expecting it to be so strong emotionally, even though it's from the Anohana series. These small details meant a lot for me. If you do not want to watch the whole Anohana movie after finishing the series, or feel like you need more after watching it, you can add this small special to your list. 8/10

This Picture drama is a short story of what happened after the Super Peace Buster bid they're farewell to Menma(this is not a direct sequel but rather an extra content which they didn't included in the Anime).

Story: It's all about they're personal letter to Menma.

Art: As what the title suggest there's no real animation involve but if i were to describe the animation it's like i'm playing a visual novel with an art of 4-koma style manga

Sound: They use the same ed theme Secret Base after 10 years.

Enjoyment: It'somehow enjoyable but yeah i have mix feeling about this.

Overall: I really think that they should ... just included this on the Anime itself but yeah not bad at all, At least they gave us some insights on what happened to each characters after the original series end.

(Here is the link of the picture drama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qDLFc4YPM)

This is ... only extra material.
There really is not much to say, it's just the characters telling their experiences after the events that occurred in the anime to Menma, Menma saying that she loves them all and end.
Yes, it adds a bit more to the characters because it tells us what happened to them after the anime, it is very nostalgic and satisfying but the story lacks of a plot, it doesn't answer any questions about the supernatural things of the anime, the characters only tell their changes but do not show how these changes occur in ... this material so that aspect is somewhat loose.
Also, there is no animation, are just static images.
I know I can not ask for much, this is not an anime xD but I'm not a complacent person.
Anyway, as I said it's just extra material. See if you liked the anime and want to feel more satisfied / nostalgic or if you want to mark it as "complete" in MAL xD.

That's all, thanks.