Five childhood friends grow apart after the death of Meiko Honma, close playmate of them all. Jinta Yadomi, leader of the group when they were kids, neglects high school and lives as a shut-in when he unexpectedly starts seeing the ghost of Meiko, who can only interact with him and no one else. She has returned to ask Jinta to fulfill the forgotten wish she made as a kid.
Anohana has ended up as a superbly sparkling success, as it is both commercially soaring, and critically acclaimed. And yet, as good as Anohana was, I have to admit a slight degree of surprise over this. Which is why I spent some time puzzling over just what made Anohana become received so well by domestic [...]
Of the flower we saw that day, because everyone was crying and wailing and stabbing each other in the back like Machiavellian assholes.
Fantastic, fantastic episode. Honestly, the direction, the music, the tension, the artwork, everything about this episode was done perfectly. I still don’t dig the everyone can see Menma development, but I forgot all about it while watching Ano Hana this week. Honestly, I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that this was one of [...]
It’s full blown spectacle time as Menma the friendly ghost goes into “let’s be friendly” mode with all her previously reality-bound friends.
This was the first episode where I thought Ano Hana stirred the melodrama plot unnecessarily. It also, in my opinion, takes a huge gamble towards the end, by getting a lot more liberal with how it uses Menma.
Note: Due to a family emergency, I’ll be taking over Ano Hana from Sophy. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Episode 5 After chasing the fake Menma down in episode 4, we see Yukiatsu sitting on the ground dressed up as Menma. Jintan goes to Yukiatsu and asks if he is all right. At this, Yukiatsu blows up and pins Jintan to the ground. Poppo tries to interfere, but Tsuruko stops him and says that [...]
Jintan’s not so special anymore. Everyone can see “Menma”. Well, you know what? I can see her too.
This post is extremely delayed because of personal issues I had to attend to. Here is the first impression post and second episode post for Ano Hi Mita Hana No Namae O Bokutachi Wa Mada Shiranai. I was captivated by the first episode of AnoHana for many reasons. Though this series may seem like the [...]
