“Sana returns to hometown after five years, finding friends changed and secrets threatening their childhood bonds.”
Myself; Yourself
マイセルフ; ユアセルフ
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Synopsis
Sana returns to hometown after five years, finding friends changed and secrets threatening their childhood bonds.
In the peaceful little town of Sakuranomori, a group of young friends are about to bid farewell to one of their own. Due to his parents’ business plans, Sana Hidaka has to move away from his quiet childhood home to the boisterous city of Tokyo. Though it pains him, he must say goodbye to his precious friends—the kind-hearted Aoi Oribe, the spunky Wakatsuki twins, Shuri and Shuusuke, and the cheerful and upbeat Nanaka Yatsushiro. But even though he is reluctant to leave them behind, he believes that no matter how far apart they are, they will always cherish the memories of their friendship. Five years later, Sana, now a 16-year-old high school student, returns to his hometown with the hope of restoring his old life. However, he quickly realizes that although his town may not have changed drastically, the friends he left behind are not who they used to be. Unsettling shadows loom over Sakuranomori as his friends hold new secrets and bear burdens that threaten the bonds they once shared.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 112 sampled reviews
What 112 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.03 · split reception
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.8
↑ 0.51
Running avg · Dec 2007 → May 2025
- 10 “I honestly LOVE this anime! It has a very beautiful story! It is unique in a way, at least how I see it.. Overall it was absolutly OUTSTANDING!”
- 10 “I know everythings can't be perfect but this anime was incredible... I felt every feeling of all characters sadness, joy, insecure and I admit I cried in some moment... but these feeling was...”
- 8 “Well, at first I thought it was a run of the mill romance anime which was what I was looking for, but instead, everything came rushing at me and i couldn't help but to finish it. It's not a typical...”
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- Format 13 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 25m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2007 – Dec 2007 Fall 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-2664 catalog
Produced by
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Happinet Pictures Producer
- 5pb. Producer
Licensed by
- Maiden Japan Licensor