[Master]

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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural

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What is it about?
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.

Why do you recommend 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.

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What is my rating of this anime?
(4★/5★)
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[Jiggly]

I absolutely loved this show. Great review and what you've said holds true to me as well. I couldn't help but cry at this show. I actually totally forgot that I didn't know everything about her death. You're right though, it wasn't needed.

[Oni]

I absolutely loved this show. Great review and what you've said holds true to me as well. I couldn't help but cry at this show. I actually totally forgot that I didn't know everything about her death. You're right though, it wasn't needed.

Didn't know you saw it. I know you cried, for sure.

[Jiggly]

Didn't know you saw it. I know you cried, for sure.

You're the one who recommended it to me. And yeah, cried my bloody eyes out. Totally blaming that on you.

[An0Xide]

Awesome review, i will be checking out this series for sure