AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day Season 1

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Miyu Irino

Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi (voice)

Age : 36 | Popularity : 10%

Mutsumi Tamura

Jintan (child) (voice)

Age : 36 | Popularity : 10%

Ai Kayano

Meiko "Menma" Honma (voice)

Age : 36 | Popularity : 43%

Haruka Tomatsu

Naruko "Anaru" Anjou (voice)

Age : 34 | Popularity : 25%

Takahiro Sakurai

Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki (voice)

Age : 49 | Popularity : 30%

Asami Seto

Yukiatsu (child) (voice)

Age : 31 | Popularity : 23%

Saori Hayami

Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi (voice)

Age : 32 | Popularity : 11%

Takayuki Kondo

Tetsudou "Poppo" Hisakawa (voice)

Age : 45 | Popularity : 14%

Episodes

Episode 1

15 April 2011 - Super Peace Busters

The recluse Jintan is stumped when his deceased childhood friend Menma suddenly appears one day and asks him to make her wish come true.

Episode 2

22 April 2011 - Menma the Hero

Seeing Poppo at the hideout, Jintan reveals Menma appeared asking him to make her wish come true. Poppo believes Jintan and gives him advice.

Episode 3

29 April 2011 - The Search for Menma Association

Jintan decides to go to school again, thinking that might be Menma’s wish, and also to keep his promise to Anaru.

Episode 4

06 May 2011 - White Ribbon Dress

Yukiatsu tells Jintan and friends he has seen Menma in the woods. Jintan is certain he's lying but goes with the others to find out the truth.

Episode 5

13 May 2011 - Tunnel

Jintan solves the mystery of the wandering Menma, and confronts the person responsible.

Episode 6

20 May 2011 - Forget It, Don't Forget

Trying to figure out Menma's wish, Jinta decides to make his long-delayed return to school. However, his return is overshadowed by rumours about Anaru having been spotted at a love hotel.

Episode 7

27 May 2011 - The Real Plea

Anaru has run away from home and is living in the hideout. Jintan tells her she cannot skip school or be away from home forever. Anaru makes a decision.

Episode 8

03 June 2011 - I Wonder

Jintan has a plan to fulfill Menma's wish, but Menma’s dad is opposed to the idea. Jintan tries to persuade her mom instead.

Episode 9

10 June 2011 - Everyone and Menma

The gang go round to Jinta's house where they witness Menma's presence first hand, though it is shown that Menma is unable to write anywhere but the secret base. Yukiatsu becomes frustrated that only Jinta can see Menma, whilst Anaru is upset that she can't compare to her.

Episode 10

17 June 2011 - Fireworks

Jinta asks Menma if she would rather stay here so that they could be together, to which Menma responds that she plans to go on to heaven and be reincarnated.

Episode 11

24 June 2011 - The Flower Blooming on That Summer

The gang's cermony to help Menma pass on didn't go as planned, and they realize they need to put their own selfishness aside to figure out what Menma really wants.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Shigeru Nishiyama
	Assistant Editor	Yuji Kondo
Art	Art Direction	Takayoshi Fukushima Tsutomu Ishigaki
	Prop Designer	Yukie Hiyamizu
Sound	Sound Director	Jin Aketagawa
	Original Music Composer	Reimy
	Sound Effects	Katsuhiro Nakano
	Sound Mixer	Ayumu Anzai
	Music Producer	Hiroaki Sano
Camera	Director of Photography	Shinji Nasu
Production	Producer	Noriko Ozaki Shunsuke Saitou
	Executive Producer	Koji Yamamoto Hiroyuki Shimizu Atsushi Terada Yatsuho Tomikawa Kouichirou Natsume Masuo Ueda
Visual Effects	Color Designer	Kazuko Nakashima
	Character Designer	Masayoshi Tanaka
	Supervising Animation Director	Masayoshi Tanaka
	CGI Director	Shinji Nasu
Writing	Series Composition	Mari Okada
Directing	Series Director	Tatsuyuki Nagai
Crew	Special Effects	Noriko Masuko
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