Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
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Jinta and Meiko on the cover of the first DVD volume
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あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。 (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.) |
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| Genre | Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy |
| Serial novel | |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko Da Vinci |
| Magazine | Da Vinci |
| Original run | March 2011 – July 2011 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Remedios |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | Fuji TV (noitamina), BS Fuji, Kansai TV, Tokai TV |
| Original run | April 14, 2011 – June 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Illustrated by | Mitsu Izumi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Original run | April 4, 2012 – March 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
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| Developer | Guyzware |
| Publisher | 5pb. |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
| Music by | Remedios |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Released | August 31, 2013 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Illustrated by | Mitsu Izumi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Published | September 4, 2013 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Directed by | Masaki Nishiura |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Izumi |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Released | September 21, 2015 |
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。 Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.?, lit. "We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day.") is an 11-episode 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai. The anime aired in Fuji TV's noitamina block between April and June 2011. The anime is licensed in North America by NIS America.
An anime film was released in Japanese theaters on August 31, 2013. A novelization by Mari Okada was serialized in Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine from March to July 2011. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mitsu Izumi began serialization in the May 2012 issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine. A visual novel adaptation for the PlayStation Portable was released by 5pb. in August 2012. A television drama also premiered in August 2015 on Fuji TV.
A group of six sixth-grade-age childhood friends drift apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident. Years after the incident, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has withdrawn from society, does not attend high school, and lives as a recluse. One summer day, the ghost of an older-looking Menma appears beside him and asks to have a wish granted, reasoning that she cannot pass on into the afterlife until it is fulfilled. At first, he only tries to help her minimally because he thinks he is hallucinating. But since Menma does not remember what her wish is, Jinta gathers his estranged friends together once again, believing that they are the key to resolving this problem. All of the group join him, though most of them do so reluctantly. However, things grow increasingly complicated when his friends accuse him of not being able to get over the death of Menma, for Jinta is the only one who can see Menma's ghost and his friends think he is seeing things. But as matters progress, it is realized that Jinta is not the only person in the group who is having trouble letting go of the past. It is revealed that all of the group members blame themselves for Menma's death and long-hidden feelings are rekindled. The group struggles as they grow from trying to help Menma move on and help each other move on as well.
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