Now it may seem a bit odd to talk about death, grief, and learning to deal with the loss of someoneĬlose, but essentially that's what 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), is all about. Unfortunately the same isn't true for children, and all too often they are unable to truly deal with the emotional turmoil that occurs. 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. AnoHana was also adapted into a special live-action television drama, which aired on Fuji Television on September 21, 2015.ĭealing 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. AnoHana received a Jury Selection award in the Animation division of the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival.Ī 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. 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).
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.
The series is set in the city of Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. 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.
It is revealed that a majority of the groups members blame themselves for Menma's death and hidden feelings for other members of the group are rekindled. But as things progress, it is realized that Jinta is not the only person in the group who is having trouble letting go of the past.
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. All of his friends join him, though most of them reluctantly. 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. At first, he only tries to help her minimally because he thinks he is hallucinating. One summer day, the ghost of an older looking Menma appears before him and asks to have a wish granted, reasoning that she cannot pass on into the afterlife until it is fulfilled. Ten years after the incident, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has become withdrawn from society and lives as a recluse. A group of six childhood friends drifts apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident.