Review of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

AnoHana is definitely worthwhile to watch! Especially if your into the animes that leave you with some kind of heart felt emotion [and maybe a few tears]. My friend had recommended AnoHana to me and I am very glad that he did! Story :9: The story of AnoHana is about a boy, named Jintan, who hallucinates about his friend Menma. But is Menma really a hallucination of his? Determined to grant her wish Jintan and his friends set off to do that. The story to AnoHana is at least no where close to boring in my opinion. The plot of the story might be to make Menma'swish come true, however, the focus of the story is about friendship. That even after separating for such a long time friends can come back to being friends, and even if they change it'll still feel like the old times. Also some of the dark side of friendships is displayed in this show as well. By dark side I mean secrets and emotions that friends keep from their other friends. There is struggle, tears, laughter, and frustration throughout the whole anime. You learn more about each character as the show goes on even if its only a little thing. The ending went off with a bang too! It was definitely not a disappointment at all.

Art :8:
I found the art very pleasing. The backgrounds are beautiful and the anime style is one of my favorites. It kind of has a realistic aspect in the meaning that they don't have eyes taking up 2/3 of their face. The animation was pretty good as well. Most of the scenes kept moving and it wasn't like I was staring at someones face for 5 mins.

Sound :9:
I really enjoyed the opening and ending songs. Normally I skip through them until the last episode, however, I found myself listening/watching the opening theme quite a few times. The voices for the characters suited them very well as well.

Character :10:
AnoHana doesn't just introduce side characters in the show because they aren't just side characters. You learn about each one and their personalities. I feel like I could see myself becoming friends with most of them. There isn't a character in AnoHana that I dislike [although I do think one of them is a little creepy]. Each personality is unique, and each person was thought out very well.

Enjoyment :10:
This anime is very enjoyable. There are a lot of touching scenes and funny scenes as well. So funny that you would burst out laughing. After each episode I immediately clicked the next episode button. I even made sure I wasn't missing any little bits after the ending theme. I couldn't but laugh or cry because I was enjoying AnoHana to much.

Overall :10:
AnoHana is one of those rare animes these days. It has a unique and strong story without have harems or fan service. The show isn't at all dark or gloomy. Its a very enjoyable anime to sit down to watch. Would I recommend this anime to someone? Heck yeah! Before you know it you'll be finishing this anime in one sitting. That's what happened to me at least.