Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. Yes, that is the real title of the anime. No, I do not know what it means. But I do know what it's about. Menma died young in an accident and resulted in all kinds of trauma for her five close friends. Soon after her death, the five friends drifted apart, they grow up and have little to do with one another. However, when Menma's ghost appears before Jinta they slowly get pulled back together again. It's a very short anime (only 11 episodes), but it's incredibly bitter-sweet throughout.
The art is really cute and simple. The scenes from their childhood are the cutest because they're all so tiny!! They had cute chubby faces and glistening eyes! The teenagers are not so cute. Rather they do a good job of representing the ordinary youth. However Menma is the best! She has these spectacular blue eyes and everything else is white and grey. Also for some scenes they made her outline fainter to maker her look just like a ghost. It's really cool!!

Personalities seem to be a bit lacking though. Jinta has just become a complete shut in despite being the most out-going child. Which makes little sense and his shyness and pessimism annoys me. -- has just become a complete cow. Apparently because she's easily influenced when Menma dies she became a mean person which is also annoying. Yuki and Tsukuro have just became snobs because they go to a posh university and seem to be really cold and emotionless. It's really stupid. They were such cute and funny children as well! Fortunately, Menma's ghost hasn't lost her caring hyper immaturity and is basically the same as her child counterpart.
The plot is very predictable and is neither intense nor action packed. It's a rather slow moving anime that just tugs on your heart strings. The weak hearted may find themselves crying at such a bitter sweet anime. Because in the end, no matter how alive she may seem, Menma is dead and cannot come back. If at the end of the anime by some magic she is resurrected then I will be thoroughly disappointed because without the bitter-sweet deadness the anime would be rather boring. But really, you should watch it, it's so cute!!

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