Review of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

It's tough losing a friend. After losing a loved one, it is only natural that we would get depressed over it. AnoHana is about a group of friends that were in a group called the Super Peace Busters. When Menma passed away, the Super Peace Busters slowly grew apart from each other. It is hard to forget a lost one, so we would dwell on our past memories of that certain someone. Today I will be reviewing AnoHana, an anime made by A-1 Pictures and to this day, I feel that this is the best anime they have produced as of now. Story The story of AnoHanaresolves around our protagonist, Yadomi Jinta, who hasn't attended school since the opening ceremony in the first semester. It is now the second semester and he still hasn't gone to school. Jinta is still depressed over Menma after her death 10 years ago. BUT.......Jinta sees a ghost of Menma that only he himself can see. He questions himself if he's just crazy for hallucinating about Menma. Gradually over time, the Super Peace Busters reunite as they try to resolve their problems regarding the incident of Menma. Overall, I found the story to be consistent and well-paced. Although, there was a problem that I found, which was that it relied a little too much on flashbacks.

Characters
Jinta was my favorite character overall. I found him to be quite relatable. The other characters, Poppo, Anjo, Tsuruko, and Yukiatsu were all developed very well. However at times, I couldn't like Yukiatsu as a character. There was romance between some of the characters, but I found it a little lackluster because it wasn't explained why one of the characters would have feelings for another. A plus for the characters is that I found them to be quite realistic and were interesting.

Sound
There were piano pieces that were there to fit the tone. Some of the background sounds were fairly generic though. An OST that did stand out was "Last Train Home." The voice acting was done well especially when Poppo revealed another side to him and his voice actor portrayed the emotion really well. The OP and END were both really soothing and heart-warming.

Art
The art was good. This artstyle suited this type of anime. There was a nice color to the scenery.

Enjoyment
The story and characters were intriguing. There were some heart-warming moments and there were also some emotional moments which had me crying. I enjoyed this anime from start to end.