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If you're looking for an anime that values the meaning of friendship, this is the right anime for you. This anime is beautiful in so many ways, but mostly because of the message that it gives us. Growing up is a very certain thing, just like death, you cannot stop yourself from growing up. Most of the time, when you become older, you started to lose bonds with other people especially with those who shared memories with you when you were little. Trying to keep that bonds strong just like they were in the old times are hard when we have gone our separate ways. We go to high school, become friends with 'cool' people, changing the real us just to fit in, thinking that we have made it, but are we happy with ourselves ? That's how Naruko feels. She lost herself little by little, trying to be apart of something she's not. In life, you also deal with the hardship of moving on from something or someone that means the whole world to you, even after years of trying to be free from the dark past, you just can't seem to forget that one incident that is killing you from the inside, it seems like it happens just yesterday. This situation portrays Yukiatsu, the guy that tries to act cool but deep inside, he suffers from years of sorrow, just like a volcano waiting for the right time to erupt. One of the most common problems when growing up is making the right choices and trying to change yourself to a better person. Sometimes, you know that what you're choosing is not the right thing, but you just can't seem to change, you. It's still possible for you to be on right track but you at least, just need a little push from behind knowing that someone's got your back. That's Jintan's dilemma. He doesn't go to school, actually skipped the whole semester, but his dad seems to let him be on his own way, that's why he is upset. Love is an exceptional thing when it comes to growing up, sometimes you fall in love with the person that you spent you childhood with, because when you didn't know much about this world, that person gives you so much joy. Just like you, the person that you love also falls in love, but the person is not you. Years pass by, you're still close to him, still spend time together, still walk to school together, and you feelings towards him never change. So does his feelings toward the other girl, and you're torn apart. because no matter how much you try, you will never be good enough to replace the one that he loves. You're right beside him, you exist in his life, and that's how it will always be. You just exist. This is the story of Chiriko. Tetsudou is also one of the main character in this anime. His character is relatable to many of you, or probably people that you know. As a kid, he was always the cheerful one, and even after so many years, he still is. He loves travelling and knows how to regain that strong bonds he once had with his childhood friends, but just like other characters, he hides a terrible feelings about his childhood, but still tries to move on live his life. When you grow apart from those people you used to spend your time with, things will change. It saddens you how you and the rest have changed, you don't talk anymore, you rarely see each other, even when you meet each other, it's not on purpose. But somehow, you want things to go back to the way it used to be, no matter how much time it will take, you just want to feel the way you felt a long time ago. This is how Menma feels. Even though she's just a ghost, she was saddened by the fact that her childhood friends have changed so much, and worse, that might be her fault.
This anime is probably the closest to what is happening in the real world, except for the ghost part, but this anime is certainly heart warming and soothing. Perhaps it will make you value what you have especially the bonds that you have made with your loved ones.
