| Episodes: 1 | Score: 7.8 (146686)
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Type: Movie
Producers:Aniplex
Synopsis
A year after their deceased friend Honma Meiko appeared to them, Jinta Yadomi and the other members of the Super Peace Busters decide to write letters in her memory. Attempting to enjoy their summer together, they reminisce about their time together before and after her death. AnoHana. Movie retells the main events of the parent story in the perspective of each member of the Super Peace Busters. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Voice Actors
Tomatsu, Haruka
Kondou, Takayuki
Toyosaki, Aki
Kayano, Ai
Sakurai, Takahiro
Seto, Asami
Hayami, Saori
Irino, Miyu
Tamura, Mutsumi
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Reviews
CyanCheetah
I loved the Anohana series. It was amazing. This movie was good. It had one glaring problem, it had almost 0 new content. If you have watched the show, you can legit skip this and go on. I feel like they rushed the last episode and this movie was meant to be a replacement for the last episode cuz I also agree they rushed the last episode. What I thought is that there would be completely new content in this movie. This is basically retelling the last episode with extended scenes, and at least a quarter of the movie was recollections of past when menma was aliveAll in all it was alright albeit very boring for me. Last episode I felt emotional and had tears. This one? No since I knew what would happen. I was a little confused as the scene I cried on was when they all gathered at the temple laughing and crying. This movie they barely touched on that scene, hell they removed 90% of that scene. So I am confused on the purpose of this movie. Animation is great. Music is also good all in all 5/10. I gacve the show a 8/10 but this a 5 since i am confused on the purpose of this movie. Hell Ill take more Anohana but this is not really adding anything. Thanks! -CyanCheetah
heex17
Dont waste your time, this movie should not exist, you must have to see the anime because that show all you wanna see, in this movie you can even skip all the memories of the characters and all kind stuff and only see the final scene to cry a little bit and then cry again... The movie results in just a copypaste of the anime scenes, i repeat, dont waste your time, just skip to the final scene and you dont lose anything History 8/10 Like anime Art 8/10 Like anime Sound 8/10 Like anime Characters 8/10Like anime Enjoyment -27/10 You do not enjoy, you already saw everything 1/10
Kennyco
Spoiler Free Review After having watched both Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day The Movie, I feel like I have enough information to write this review. The intent of this review is for the movie, but it can also apply to the series as the two share the same story. Please note that everything I say in this review might not be correct as this is how I interpreted the Anohana series and movie. As mentioned above, I will make this a spoiler free review. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day The Movie is aretelling of the original Anohana series with more insights from the different characters. It doesn’t add new content, but rather allows us to see the sequences that happened on specific days from the series. The movie allows us to see the reasons and motives of Meiko’s actions and what her wish really meant to her. To briefly summarize, Anohana can be categorized as a slice of life, drama, and romance anime with the main themes being friendship, love, and family; The anime focuses on a group of friends and their journeys and relationships with each other after a specific event. I will talk about what I feel are the most important parts of the anime, the themes. The anime explores the themes of friendship, love, and family. As someone who enjoys animes with such themes, I didn’t find myself amazed or enjoying Anohana when trying to cover these themes. The anime does a good job of exploring the three themes and each theme on its own works really well. For example, the anime has specific scenes that show the development of the characters’ relationships with one another, which deals with the theme of friendship. I do not think the anime did a very good job of character development, but in regards to the individual themes, it does a great job. On the contrary, the reason why I said I wasn’t amazed or found much enjoyment with the anime’s themes is because the three themes working together left me confused as to what the overall message or meaning behind the anime was. I could think of multiple different messages that portrays to a specific theme, but not the entirety of the anime’s theme. I think the three themes of Anohana don’t work well together. I also think it muddies the story which I will go over when I talk about the story. The story or plot of Anohana is unique in the sense that it isn’t a generic highschool love/drama anime. The story takes place after the death of Meiko and then a ghost form of Meiko coming back to the world after the incident because of reasons I will not spoil. The death of Meiko is told quite early on in the story so do not worry about it being a spoiler. Meiko along with Jinta (another protagonist) then tries to recover the friend group in order to do something for Meiko which I will not spoil. I think the story is paced quite well and the information given to us as the story progresses is paced well. My biggest complaint with Anohana is with the story and how it uses the death of a character to create the entire plot. I truly think the idea and the importance it places on relationships and friends is great, but I hate how it uses death to create it in the first place. My biggest praise of the anime would be how the anime builds strong relationships between the friend group and how it shows the process. But this also leads to one of my complaints because the anime then uses romance and love to create extra drama and divisions in the already established friendships. Why did they have to bring romance into a friend group? If you look at it from the outside, you might think that romance is bound to happen in a friend group as they age and I agree, but in context to this anime, it really didn’t serve a purpose. It also clashes against the theme of friendship because I think romance/love didn’t add to the plot but rather hinder it. I don’t think using romance in an anime about friends is bad and it can be really good if done well, but I personally would have liked to see Anohana focus on the friends aspect of the friend group, or decide to go with the romance route rather than going with both. The anime also doesn’t show any development with the characters’ romance so I really think it is pointless. We are also shown scenes of Jinta's mother and how she has a wish that Meiko wants to grant. So as the audience, we have Meiko's wish, Jinta's mother's wish, and also something that the friend group needs to do for Meiko. It's just really confusing and again, I can't tell what the message behind the story is. The ending of Anohana is rushed and it wastes all of the tension the story spent building. The ending is just a bunch of crying and sadness which ruined the whole build up for me. This paragraph isn’t really about the story but the ‘sad’ aspect of Anohana. Anohana is probably most famous for being sad and you will definitely experience the ‘sad’ scenes because there are a lot. I will agree with the fanbase and say that yes, it is really sad. But the question I asked myself was “Is it good because it is sad?” and I really don’t think so. I don’t think you can justify an anime to be good just because it’s sad. It feels like it uses sadness to hook and appeal to the audience. I would not have a problem with Anohana using ‘sadness’ if it was being used to enhance or support the story. But all the sad scenes are created from melodrama and exaggerated scenes that could have been avoided. For example, a character can’t see Meiko but can hear them and Meiko can hear the character as well. The character then starts to panic and cry while running out of the room in order to find her. Why did the character not just talk to Meiko and ask where she was when the character knew that Meiko could hear them? It’s things like this that bothers me and I feel like Anohana had a bit too many of these types of scenes. The animation is really good and I had no complaints with it. I am not really picky about the animations of animes and as long as it doesn’t hinder the viewing experience, I’m fine with it. The animation style is good and again, I had no complaints. The soundtracks and ops/eds are one of my favorite parts about the anime. The opening and ending are really great musically and I think they do a really great job of setting the mood for the anime and the ending does a good job of wrapping up the anime. The songs were probably the most memorable thing about the anime. After all that, I have mixed feelings about Anohana. I’m honestly just a little disappointed because I feel like the anime had a lot of potential with the themes and ideas it was going for. To me, it felt that Anohana used emotions such as sadness to appeal to the audience and brush over the rather confusing story. To be frank, I think many people just jumped on the bandwagon and said it's good because they heard it's good. I think it is overhyped and given too much praise, but other people might beg to differ which I think is fine because this anime will be a great watch for many people. Regardless of if you think it's good or bad, watch the anime and find reasons to why you think it's good or bad instead of forming opinions based on other opinions.
Duckielover151
As a whole, the Anohana movie is generally the type of anime movie I wouldn't bother with. A good half of it is dedicated just to recapping the anime. And the little story it shares of the Super Peace Busters getting together to remember their friend-- showcasing both that they have stayed together like they promised and that they're continuing to cope more healthily than they were in the series itself-- is a very feel-good little plot... It just feels a little unnecessary. (We even see a little more development from all the characters in regards to their various romances, but even those aren't broughtto any sort of definitive conclusion by this short addition to the story.) So yes, as a whole, the Anohana movie is generally the type of anime movie I wouldn't bother with... But it did add one crucial thing to the overall story for me that made me really glad I did. Throughout the anime, although Menma never got on my nerves or anything, she did have that feel of being a little too perfect sometimes. And I could kind of rationalize it away as the writers purposely taking on her friends' perspectives. As sweet as she genuinely was, it's also pretty clear they've really idealized their memories of her since her untimely death. The new flashback scenes of Menma and Jinta as children-- and more specifically how the group first came together-- added something that I felt the anime was really lacking. It showed that Menma had her own insecurities too. That this group of friends was the first place she'd ever truly felt seen and accepted, and that really adds to why her desire to see everything work out and make sure those bonds lasted was so strong. That's enough for me to say it was worth my time. It may have only added something small. But I think that something was pretty crucial.
nhmksstk
It is just mainly telling you what happened in anime so it disappointed me. If I am not wrong about 60% of the time it is reflashing anime scene and 20% of the time talking about them writing the letter for her... so there aren't much thing actually happened in the movie. I personally suggest not to watch the movie right after finishing the anime. Watch it when you feel like remembering the tv series so it wont be so boring. When I tapped into the movie I was expecting something like menma come back once again and all of them have a good talk with her orthe life of 5 of them after menma left [although movie is the life of them but they didn't talk much about it so I am disappointed...] Rating this 5 but doesn't mean it is not good...it is just disappointing me
ajisai
I watched the movie immediately following the anime and found that it added a lot to other perspectives of other characters I felt was missing. What I like about the series is that it's realistic. It doesn't hit you over the head in a direct way about feelings/motivations/thoughts. It's very Japanese in it's indirectness. A lot of anime are quite unrealistic when it comes to characters blurting out everything which just doesn't happen in Japan. A lot of people are meant to "read one another's minds", which as we know doesn't really work- but it's so Japanese. Hence you have certain characters with unrequited feelings and issues. Theanime showed great contrast in their maturity since being children, but it didn't make them too mature. They're still a group of teenagers who have a lot to learn about life and relationships. I loved that things weren't wrapped up neatly with a definitive bow. One of the characters states that in the future they might state their feelings, and especially for a Japanese character it felt so real. Not a spoiler per se, but if you pay attention in the original anime, several times it shows Menma's mother's name to be Irene- so Menma is essentially a "haafu" half Japanese which is a big deal in Japan. They don't go into great detail except that it is a point which affects her life in one way or another. If you're not familiar with Japanese culture it might go over your head. Even if you're born in Japan, and are half Japanese (or even not Japanese ethnically) a lot of people will treat you like an outsider. They elaborated ever so slightly more in the movie with a few scenes without beating it over our heads and I appreciated it as a characterization point.
DjKagamine
Review for Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.Movie ============================================== The low score is because of my personal experience of the movie If you have just completed watching the anime,I don't recommend watching this, I have watched the complete season of Ano Hana over the coarse of a couple days, and after watched this movie, This is my mistake for not reading the synopsis. This movie is essentially retelling the important events of the season. It may be a great conclusion to the story but watching it with the season still fresh in mind means watching scenes you have already seen over again. Honestlymost of this movie are scenes from the main season. But if you enjoyed the season enough to want to sit through that then go ahead otherwise I recommend watching this a few weeks/months/year(s) or after watching a couple seasons of something else.
amandasparkles
Story: 9 Art: 10 Sound: 9.5 Character: 9 Enjoyment: 9 Anohana (episodes) is one of the shows that i'm afraid to watch all over again. I'm scared to experience the ineffable sadness i first experienced watching it. The movie version came out, which is basically the epilogue of what happened after the whole adventure, a story of how those friends make an effort to be close again. Even though the movie is not as sad as the episodes, it does add to the uplifting feelings and serves a better closure which seems as the new opening for the characters. The movie started off with Jintan running on the street inthe middle of the night to the secret base with Menma on his back, so Menma could give everyone her proper goodbye. It barely even started, and i already felt the tightness in my throat. That feeling i was so scared of experiencing, it happened again. The movie also shows the lives of the characters from their point of views. How Menma's appearance affected them and how her disappearance changed them. A lot of people say that the idea of this movie is great, but the movie itself doesn't live up to it's standard it first created. And i disagree. Maybe it doesn't live up to their expectations, but the Anohana episodes triggered my heart strings one after another, and so does the movie.
LovingTheFeels
As I have completed the Anohana series, this movie is more or less like a retelling of the story and the chronological order of the developments of each character. Very well structured for a recap but this does not have what it takes to become a movie as you would expect something more or extra from it. The movie takes place right after the events of the series in which the characters carry on with their lives but are reunited and their bonds slowly but surely repairing to become a lifelong friendship. This movie serves as a sort of clarification of what the characters usedto think, are thinking and what they strive for moving forward. All in all, in my opinion this movie was just a review and an epilogue to this lovable series. Its nice to see how well this story actually flowed and finally how the final chapter of this story was completed. This is actually one of the few series that actually bears a rather glaring resemblance of life in its own and the possible future of attempting something not thought possible, in this case moving on. This movie is certainly worth your while if you have completed the series first at least and it certainly welcomes newcomers to the series as well.
gerardo19908
As easy as this, if you want to know something new about the series, you are not gonna get anything new in this movie, but if you would like to watch a recap of the series then this is a good movie for you, The movie doesnt really add anything to the story, it has great art, sound, and the characters are kind of the same, you discover that menma was kind of a loner but thats probably the only thing new in this movie, I didnt enjoy it that much because I was expecting more new stuff and I hate recaps, but I guess isup to you :D.
stinkiiraven
Do you ever look back on a memory of something that changed you somehow? This is what I see when I look at this movie. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai The Movie is the return to the tear-jerker series that is AnoHana. I would not recommend watching this movie without first watching the series. This is the spoiler warning. Menma, someone who taken away from our characters has passed on and this is the movie depicting what happens after. You return to the cast one year after the incident where they celebrate the anniversary of her passing. They each write lettersdepicting how that summer changed them, and helped them. The story is a recap of the series with some added in bonuses. We see some of their childhood and the inclusion of Menma to the "Super Peace Busters". I tried hard not to let this movie move me but I failed. The story is executed near perfectly, however it really relies on the fact that you have to watch the series. The art is wonderful. The shadows, the colors, the animation are all well done. The sound is great. I may not know how to speak the Japanese language but you can really feel the emotion in the characters voices, and the music adds a nice touch to what is going on in any scene. The characters are great, but this is a part that heavily relies on knowing the series prior. The movie brings some subtext to the development these characters had and, for the movie it works. Everyone is as relatable in their issue regarding Menma and you feel for the cast. I enjoyed the hell out of this movie from beginning to end. It will take any fan to a trip down memory lane. If you're in any way like me or the many others who enjoyed this movie I would highly recommend it, but watch the series first. I give this movie a 9/10.
sakura_melody
So after watching the anime series in a year before the movie came out, I was all excited and going 'KYAAAAAA~' because I absolutely loved the anime series and couldn't wait for the movie to premier. The movie was quite like a recap of the anime, however, we are able to understand more about the friends when they were children. While watching the movie, I swore to myself I wouldn't cry, however, as soon as the movie started, I was overwhelmed with tears and thought about the happiness if things had not turned out the way they were. For people who want to watch thisfilm, WATCH ITTTT~!!! but watch the anime series first, then it's easier to understand the storyline~
Twilight_5125
I'm a big fan of the Ano Hana series, and rate it in my top 2 most tear jerking anime. When I heard that a movie was coming out, which was a gonna be a recap from a different perspective, I was a little apprehensive to say the least, whether or not they would be able to come anywhere close to how good the series was. Let me tell you I wasn't disappointed. Without further adieu let me start the review. Story 8/10 Now this movie isn't flawless, but none the less very enjoyable. To give you a summary, it basically revisits the major events of thefirst series while adding to it bits and pieces of additional story, giving it a refreshing new feel. Half way through the movie, I was like this is pretty good, but no way is it going to make me cry like the series did. Boy was I wrong! The ending really lets loose those tears even though you know exactly whats going to happen. That just goes to show how well they executed it. The one thing which I didn't really enjoy was the fact that they kept jumping to and fro in the story line, which although has its own charm, still felt a little confusing. Characters 10/10 From the new parts added giving us a behind the scenes look at what each person felt as they were writing their letters to Menma, it really managed to achieve a level of character development not seen in other recap movies. What most of us would like to see if the original series had continued was probably how the relationships between the characters would change after Menma moved on. Though not much, the movie does touch upon this, and I'm glad it did. Art 10/10 Wow! Not a lot of series can boast a bright and colorful animation style quite like this series had, and the movies does just as good a job, if not better. The character designs are still flawless, and the kids still just as cute. Nothing to complain about here. Sound 10/10 Although I did miss the opening and closing music that I loved from the parent series, the background music and voice acting in the movie are impeccable, with not much left to improve on. Moving on... Enjoyment 9/10 What can I say?I'm not gonna beat around the bush here, I came here looking to board the feels train, and I got a first class ticket. Overall 9/10 A great new take on a classic. Has its ups and downs but still worth the ride. If your a fan of the series, give it a watch. And just to let you know there's a little bit left after the credits, so be sure to catch that too. P.S. How'd you like the review? I'd love to hear your feedback both good and bad, or just your thoughts on the movie. Be sure to drop me a message. Thanks
Flueckli
Finally I watched this movie and I've just to say that I'm really glad about. Sayonara Menma, but she'll always be in our hearts. And somehow I'm glad about I could write my first (MAL) review about it. :3 I didn't think that this movie'll impress me that much, because I already knew the TV Serie. It's worth it even when you saw the serie. The producers (Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Aniplex of America) did a really good job on it. But I think, it would be the best if you watch the movie after you've seen the serie, too. It'll give it more depth. (Doesn't meanthat it won't work without the serie. ;)) I would give the movie at every point 10/10 (except sound), but I've made the character rating a bit lower, because there's not much room to give more in the movie itself, so if you've seen the serie before it'll be a great plus.
eizeral
I know there are a lot of people complaining that this was mostly a recap, but I for one appreciated that aspect of the movie. It's been over a year since I finished AnoHana the series, so I loved that the movie helped fill in all the gaps in my memory regarding what happened in the series. The thing I loved most about this beautiful anime was how moving it was...that quality remains in the film, as I was moved to tears more than once. 10/10. RIP Menma!
SSDkoChan
I watched this movie when it premiered in downtown LA and I didn't really know what to expect. I had just finished the series which was great timing and the quality of the series gave me high expectations for the movie. However the movie basically just retold the story of the series and added in a few extra scenes. The most entertaining part of the movie was the actual "letters to Menma" scenes. Where all the characters are thinking of what to write. These scenes really reveal the feelings that they didn't communicate in the series, and tells what and how much they've changed sinceMenma appeared to Yadomi. Even though the story was simply being retold, I guess the essence of it is to see how the characters truly felt at that time through them writing their letters and then letting it change your perspective while rewatching the same story from the anime series. All in all, for me, the movie just gave me another perspective to think about the original story with, and made the story that much more meaningful and enjoyable.
diamondketo
NO SPOILER REVIEW This is a very unique review format but it fits for movies like these. Good thing is I'm not writing paragraphs Personal Nickname: Anohana the Afterstory Note: 80% Recap and 20% New Content. They could have done better. Expectation Met Value: 4/5 (it's a recap so my expectations were low so they were easily met)New Content Value: 3/5 (expected something more to tie the afterstory) Did you cry?: They had about 3 feels trigger and they cut out some parts in the end. This caused me to just be eye watery but no tears was dropped sadly. But someone next to me was crying too good. Was it worth it?: Every penny, saw some friends cry. Overall Rating: Movie = 8/10, Original Anime = 9/10, Overall Series: 9/10
FlyingPiranha
AnoHana: Letters to Menma follows in the tradition of countless other anime movies before it - that is, it functions mostly as a recap of the original series with some new scenes sprinkled throughout. If you've seen the original anime (and if you haven't go watch it right now before you read this review), then you're familiar with the story and it's resolution, so I'll spare the summary. The actual movie itself takes place roughly a year after Menma's wish has been granted, and catches up with the rest of the Super Peace Busters as they gather together to write their own letters to Menma, sharingtheir thoughts and feelings about what she meant to them and how they're doing now that she's gone. Using this premise, the show switches back and forth between three different perspectives. The first of these are scenes from when the Super Peace Busters were children, and how they welcomed Menma to their group and played around. From there, we follow the characters writing their letters in the present, preparing for a celebration of sorts for their departed friend. And using that as a springboard, we see flashbacks to events from the actual show, as the process of writing the letters brings them back to the surface. The problem with the movie is not so much anything to do with it's characters, story, poor writing, or what have you. Simply put, it suffers from a lack of new content - while maybe half the movie features new scenes (both in the show's present and past), the greater part of it consists of flashbacks and scenes from the original anime. Put together with how often the perspective changes, the result often feels disjointed and slightly unfocused. What AnoHana: Letters to Menma does well, however, is provide a little more closure for fans of the anime. Getting to see the Super Peace Busters playing around as children was priceless, and certain scenes even add even more emotional gravitas to the show's powerful ending. That's a tricky feat for something as well written and self-contained as AnoHana - one wrong move and you risk looking revisionist or retroactively harming the story's original impact. And while there wasn't much development during the scenes set in the present, getting to catch up with the characters a year later felt a little like revisiting old friends and was rewarding in it's own way. When all is said and done, this is a good movie. It's not without it's problems, and it's not one you should watch without seeing the show first, but it serves nicely as a sort of 'where are they now' and does a fine job of adding additional back story without damaging the integrity of the original show. If you're already a fan of the show, there's nothing you can lose from watching this movie.
Xaxtly
I just watched this film at the Aniplex showing at the downtown independent. There was no reason for this movie to exist other than as a cash grab. The movie added nothing to the series except tacking on that menma was apparently a loner? Way to tack on the typical pseudo character development cliche onto a character that still remains completely shallow. This movie wasted its opportunities of having character development in all sectors. They turn popo into a running gag instead of developing him (granted they did 2 good scenes showing off his character)and Jintan remains just as shallow as menma. They act all"buddy like" but we don't even see much bonding. Outside of the shack we see them split off into pairs, never venturing off together outside of 1 shrine; as if to say if there wasn't this dead girl we wouldn't even be friends. To top all of that off they leave anaru where she left off in the series because"friendship", if they were gonna go that route why bother teasing us with a few scenes of her anyway?, really faulty logic there. It really does pain me to write this because i really enjoyed the series but this movie was such a huge let down and was made for the wrong reasons.
Eangel000
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day tells the tale of 6 childhood friends and a tragic event that happened in the past. The series itself was great and gave the audience closure, but can the same be said about the movie? let's see, I'll try my best to give you guys an outlook of what this film is about and if it's worth watching, without giving away any spoilers. Story: The synopsis implies that the film is a recap, but that isn't entirely true. I would say that roughly half, if not a bit more of the film contains new footage never before seen inthe animated series. The directors did a great job of incorporating the new footage with flashbacks from the animated series in order to retell the story of Meiko Honma (Menma) in a way that lets the viewer enjoy the nostalgic reappearance of their beloved characters. The story takes place roughly a summer after the series concluded, and is mainly about how the characters coped with Menma's second departure. Art: The film had exceptional art, but could've been slightly better. The quality of the animation is comparable to the TV series, since they had to reuse footage for flashbacks. Sound: The sound was good, but more importantly, the voice acting for the characters was incredible. You could feel the wide range of emotions from the characters through the seiyuus which made the show easier to sympathize with. Character: The characterization in this film was done incredibly well. In only 95 minutes the film was able to convey the feelings each character had towards themselves and towards Menma. All of the characters can be sympathized with, and all of them had just about equal screen time. Enjoyment: The film was enjoyable, although keep in mind that the story is roughly the same. Overall: Overall I would suggest anyone who has the free time to watch the movie. Should you watch this film without watching the series? definitely not. You wouldn't get the same enjoyment or feels from the original series. This is a movie targeted towards people who have seen the series and want a little more closure past the ending of the animated series.
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