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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

“Dead childhood friend Menma returns as a ghost, reuniting estranged friends to fulfill her wish and find closure.”

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

8.29
318 rank · 1,700,935 viewers · 33,140 favorites
Drama Supernatural
11 episodes · 22 min per ep min · Spring 2011 · A-1 Pictures · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Dead childhood friend Menma returns as a ghost, reuniting estranged friends to fulfill her wish and find closure.

Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind, which annoys her, but he doesn't really care. After all, Menma already died years ago. At first, Jinta thinks that he is merely hallucinating due to the summer heat, but he is later on convinced that what he sees truly is the ghost of Menma. Jinta and his group of childhood friends grew apart after her untimely death, but they are drawn together once more as they try to lay Menma's spirit to rest. Re-living their pain and guilt, will they be able to find the strength to help not only Menma move on—but themselves as well?

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8.4 /10

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93% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 10 σ 1.95
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σ 1.95 · split reception

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The polarity gap

6.3 pts

Recommenders 9.1 · others 2.8

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↓ 0.56

Running avg · Jun 2011 → Jul 2025

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A Tv Production · Spring 2011

A-1 Pictures.
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Aniplex · Dentsu

  • Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2011 – Jun 2011 Spring 2011
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-5996 catalog

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