Review of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

I didn't expect to be soo hit by Anohana as I had previously watched animes that were perceived as "tearjerkers" and did not cry or feel emotional, but Anohana broke me down to the core, It starts off in a way that isnt necessarily "Happy" But I guess uplifting? and does a great job building the characters, but as they start to realize their goals and the ending it REALLY started to hit with the waterworks, I Probably didnt pick up on everything, but from what i picked up on holy shit.... Art - 10/10 The animation style is simple, but really really fits the theme,the backgrounds look amazing and I really am a sucker for fireworks, they somehow bring such a calm yet sad vibe that signifies the end of something to me, by looking at the trailer and op and ed I didnt expect to be attached to this show.

Characters - 9/10 Basically the smallest gripe is that I feel that one of the main characters doesn't do enough to feel like a main character or get enough devopment until really late into the already short series. But besides that GENUINELY every other main character and most of the side characters are fantastic, Maybe I cant remember their names, but A name isnt what defines someone, their characters play the biggest role

Story - 9/10 I Clearly love the story, but being slice of life i wouldn't Consider it a story as much as an experience, or following someone else's life. Most slice of life shows aren't written how other genres do stories that have Ups and downs, Anohana goes and plateus and sits at the plateu for a while and just drops off the face of the earth, there isnt any Extremely happy highs, but it always stays at a comfortable realistic level.

Enjoyment - 10/10 I had such a fucking good time watching this, and not just because it made me sad, the characters were obviously phenomenal, but even things such as the jokes always landed, but the bond between the characters is the true catch of the show, I say it alot that a show can be amazing even if it has a shit story if there is good characters, Characters build up A story and are the most important faucet.

Overall - 10/10 Adding to my 10/10 list making it my third after taking bunny girl senpai off because I feel bunny girl senpai and Anohana are quite similar, they just take it in a very different unique way, I do believe that Anohana does it better, but recency bias could be at play. We shall see over the next few weeks and when I watch the movie innevitabely.
Anohana Really is that good, it can hold you in and keep you entertained then absolutely rip you apart, it is fantastic.