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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

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Alternative Titles

English: anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Synonyms: AnoHana, We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day.

Japanese: あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 11

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 15, 2011 to Jun 24, 2011

Premiered: Spring 2011

Broadcast: Fridays at 01:15 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, Fujipacific Music

Licensors: NIS America, Inc., Aniplex of America

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Original

Genres: Slice of Life, Supernatural, Drama

Duration: 22 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.51¹ (scored by 490,823 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score. Please note that 'Not yet aired' titles are excluded.

Ranked: #93²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #48

Members: 824,382

Favorites: 24,898

8.51

Ranked #93Popularity #48Members 824,382

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Episodes: /11

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Synopsis

Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind, which annoys her, but he doesn't really care. After all, Menma already died years ago.

At first, Jinta thinks that he is merely hallucinating due to the summer heat, but he is later on convinced that what he sees truly is the ghost of Menma. Jinta and his group of childhood friends grew apart after her untimely death, but they are drawn together once more as they try to lay Menma's spirit to rest. Re-living their pain and guilt, will they be able to find the strength to help not only Menma move on—but themselves as well?

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Background

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. reunites the lead production staff of the 2008 anime series Toradora! It was first teased in December 2010 as a joint production of Aniplex, Fuji Television, and animation studio A-1 Pictures under the title AnoHana Project. The series is set in the city of Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.

The first Blu-ray volume, which went on sale on June 29, 2011, sold more than 31,000 copies in the first week of release. At the time, that first week sales figure was the third highest for a first volume Blu-ray release of a television anime, after Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (2011) and K-On! (2009). AnoHana received a Jury Selection award in the Animation division of the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival.

A visual novel adaptation for the PlayStation Portable, which diverges from the story of the anime and contains an original ending, was developed by Guyzware and published by 5pb. on August 30, 2012. AnoHana was also adapted into a special live-action television drama, which aired on Fuji Television on September 21, 2015.

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Related Anime

Adaptation:	Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai., Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
Sequel:	Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. Movie
Other:	Meiji x Kokosake & anohana Receipt Oubo Campaign
Side story:	Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.: Menma e no Tegami
Alternative setting:	Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo

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Characters & Voice Actors

Honma, Meiko

Main

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Yadomi, Jinta

Main

Irino, Miyu
Japanese

Anjou, Naruko

Main

Tomatsu, Haruka
Japanese

Hisakawa, Tetsudou

Main

Toyosaki, Aki
Japanese

Tsurumi, Chiriko

Main

Hayami, Saori
Japanese

Matsuyuki, Atsumu

Main

Sakurai, Takahiro
Japanese

Yadomi, Atsushi

Supporting

Ogata, Mitsuru
Japanese

Aki

Supporting

Makino, Yui
Japanese

Yadomi, Touko

Supporting

Ohara, Sayaka
Japanese

Honma, Satoshi

Supporting

Mizuhara, Kaoru
Japanese

More staff
Staff

Saito, Shunsuke

Producer

Nagai, Tatsuyuki

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Aketagawa, Jin

Sound Director

Itou, Tomohiko

Episode Director, Storyboard

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#01: "Aoi Shiori (青い栞)" by Galileo Galilei (eps 1-10)
#R1: "Circle Game (サークルゲーム)" by Galileo Galilei (eps 1-10)

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#1: "secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ (10 years after ver.) (secret base 〜君がくれたもの〜（10 years after Ver.）)" by Meiko Honma (Ai Kayano), Naruko Anjou (Haruka Tomatsu), Chiriko Tsurumi (Saori Hayami) (eps 1-10)
#2: "Aoi Shiori (青い栞)" by Galileo Galilei (ep 11)

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Jun 24, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Archaeon (All reviews)

1340 people found this review helpful

Dealing with the death of a friend or loved one isn't easy, no matter how old you are, and everyone comes to terms with their loss in different ways. Adults can drink themselves into a stupor in an effort to dull the pain, take off on a journey of self discovery, bury themselves in their work, or find some other coping mechanism. Unfortunately the same isn't true for children, and all too often they are unable to truly deal with the emotional turmoil that occurs.

Now it may seem a bit odd to talk about death, grief, and learning to deal with the loss of someone read more

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Oct 22, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 4

Uriel1988 (All reviews)

998 people found this review helpful

Moderator Edit: This review contains spoilers.

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''Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai'' (We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day) is a series that sets lofty goals for itself. It is, in essence, a ghost story that aspires to be a poignant drama about (unrequited) love, loss, adolescence and self (re-)discovery. Heavy themes that require a delicate touch.

That last part is where things go wrong, but more on that later.

As the show begins, we see a boy sitting at home while his female friend is pestering him. The boy's father is remarkably unfazed by what read more

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Jun 25, 2011

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Ryhzuo (All reviews)

873 people found this review helpful

There’s nothing quite like the loss of a loved one for changing a person. We always feel that death is such an alien concept, it exists but is somehow detached and unrelated to our own little world until it comes knocking on our doorstep. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day), tries to show us just how powerful an effect death can have on us.

The keyword is ‘tries’, and for the most part, AnoHana succeeds. It is one of those anime that illustrates perfectly the idea that the read more

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Dec 15, 2014

11 of 11 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

themegamancave (All reviews)

209 people found this review helpful

"Oh no, here come the tears!"
Anohana was a fantastic, emotional story of loss that struck all the right heart chords. Anyone who has abruptly lost someone premature in their lives can relate to this series. What it does, it does very good in fact... And I really started empathizing with the characters like I knew exactly what tragedy they had gone through. All of the characters and their motives were believable, and it made for one enjoyable experience.

Although Anohana only had 11 episodes to get it's point across, I had no problem understanding any part of the plot. Six kids, inseparable it seemed were devastated when one of them was tragically killed in an accident. Now they all gather back several years later to attempt to send off the memory of one of their best friends by granting an eternal wish. The exact details of Menma's death were never explained, but it was unneeded. The writers did an incredible job of making that information irrelevant. The subject was so sad to even talk about, the characters all got fragile when they started talking about it.

I can't help but think the writer had some personal tie to a similar situation like had transpired in the series. It seemed so gripping and personal to me. Especially near the end, none of the characters wanted to let go of the memory they had of Menma, and often had trouble coming to terms with their own personal guilt. I'll just say it takes a lot to make me cry, but at the end as the closing theme played, I lost it. Incredible, original and emotional storyline.

Like I previously stated, all of the characters in Anohana were believable... and it made the show that much better. The main, Jintan struggled constantly between wanting to move on and wanting Menmas memory and love to stay with him forever. He is obviously stricken by what had happened that day, and leads a very closed off life because of it. However, Jintan opens up more and more as the show continues. I love the growth he had even through such a short amount of time.

Poppo reminds me a lot of myself. He handles grief by putting on a "everything is ok" façade, which the others mistake for him just being a goofy individual. Deep down is more than likely a sad grieving man desperate to make amends with his regret from that day. Yukiatsu kind of rubbed me the wrong way, but his character was still strong and understandably jealous of Jintan. The only strange thing I thought about the characters were how they all filled in a strange love triangle of sorts. I felt it was unnecessary to write in love interests of 10 year olds... And after years later their feelings were all still so strong. A bit odd.

The animation was very good in this series, but nothing buzzworthy. I thought it was a little strange how they made Menma age, but still not quite as much as everyone else. I'm not sure what the artists were going for here. The opening was also alright, but didn't feel as as fitting as the ending song (which I felt was very good). Especially how it was incorporated into some of the episode's conclusions.

I think it's safe to say that after all of the action animes I've seen recently, it was really nice to see Anohana. Even with as blubbery as I was at the end, I felt it showcased the feeling of loss and grief to the best extent possible. I would recommend this anime to just about anyone, especially those who enjoy heart-felt stories. Loved it!

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