Review of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

I studied Psychology and still fascinated with it so it is given that my most favorite genre is psychological based stories. One of my greatest fascinations would also be episodic type of stories. And so with this anime that brings those two together is already a sure jackpot for me. After watching the first story, though it is episodic I am expecting the rest to be somewhat like the first story but for my surprise, every story is so different from the others. I didn’t see it coming but I just love how they are so different. Every story comes in different forms and approach withpsychology. Some are tragic and dark, others are scary and horrifying, while some are touching and inspiring. But if there’s one thing that all of them have in common, all of them are such sad stories. Well, psychological genres are always a sad story. Why? For the obvious reason that having a psychological problem itself is a sad thing. Having a mental instability is a sign of human failure and weakness. This compilation of different stories shows the tragic side of life that leads to having psychological instability which makes us human beings. But what I love about them is that after seeing those horrifying experiences of different people, you learn something from it and sometimes get inspired by their story. And because it is episodic you get a new different kind of excitement while anticipating the next story.

Of course with an episodic type of series, there are so many very different characters. Some are really pitiful and some are inspiring. Like I said you learn a lesson or two with their story.

Every chapter comes with different style of animation. There are stories with a more realistic approach and others with more on how the mind sees world which sometimes in a dream-like situation.

It is very rare for a psychological type of story to be accompanied by an episodic styled series so I definitely enjoy it a lot. Every chapter is absolutely amazing and worth to watch.