“Childhood friends Fumi and Akira reunite in high school, navigating love, identity, and changing relationships.”
Sweet Blue Flowers
青い花
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Synopsis
Childhood friends Fumi and Akira reunite in high school, navigating love, identity, and changing relationships.
Shy and soft-spoken Fumi Manjoume and upfront and caring Akira Okudaira were best friends in elementary school, but this changed when Fumi and her family moved away. Years later, Fumi moves back to her hometown after being accepted at Matsuoka Girls’ High School. She finally reunites with Akira, who is going to attend Fujigatani Girls’ Academy. Despite their reunion, their relationship isn't the same as it was years ago. As soon as Fumi starts attending school, popular senior Yasuko Sugimoto takes notice of her and flatters her more than any other underclassmen. After running to Akira for help so many times before, Fumi must figure out who she is as a person instead of standing in someone else’s shadow. However, that doesn’t stop Akira from wanting her friendship with Fumi to be as it once was. Will the girls be able to conquer the high school stage of growing up before it pulls them apart?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
What 40 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.54 · some divergence
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.0
↓ 0.80
Running avg · Aug 2009 → Apr 2025
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- 9 “This is an absolutely beautiful anime that masterfully captures the emotional ups and downs of navigating complex relationships. While the opening credits felt tonally jarring and nearly...”
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2009 – Sep 2009 Summer 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4475 catalog
Produced by
- Fuji TV Producer
- Fujipacific Music Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor