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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Miyu Irino
Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi (voice)
11 eps
Ai Kayano
Meiko "Menma" Honma (voice)
11 eps
Haruka Tomatsu
Naruko "Anaru" Anjou (voice)
11 eps
Takahiro Sakurai
Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki (voice)
11 eps
Saori Hayami
Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi (voice)
11 eps
Takayuki Kondo
Tetsudou "Poppo" Hisakawa (voice)
11 eps
Mitsuru Ogata
Atsushi Yadomi (voice)
11 eps
Mutsumi Tamura
Jintan (child) (voice)
4 eps
Asami Seto
Yukiatsu (child) (voice)
4 eps
Aki Toyosaki
Poppo (child) (voice)
5 eps
Yui Makino
Aki (voice)
5 eps
Sayaka Ohara
Toko Yadomi (voice)
4 eps
Kimiko Saito
Naruko's Mother (voice)
3 eps
Kaoru Mizuhara
Haruna (voice)
9 eps
Makoto Yasumura
Manabu Honma (voice)
3 eps
Fuyuka Ono
Irene Honma (voice)
5 eps
Yasuhiro Mamiya
Yama (voice)
3 eps
Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Shop Manager (voice)
2 eps
Ayane Sakura
Shop Assistant (voice)
1 eps
Shunzo Miyasaka
Teacher (voice)
2 eps
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Schoolboy (voice)
4 eps
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Boy A (voice)
4 eps
Shinobu Matsumoto
Schoolboy (voice)
1 eps
Chinatsu Akasaki
Schoolgirl (voice)
2 eps
Mika Teratani
Schoolgirl (voice)
2 eps
Kenji Akabane
Boy B (voice)
2 eps
Izumi Sawada
Old Woman (voice)
1 eps
Kazuyoshi Hayashi
Worker (voice)
1 eps
Rina Dendou
Announcer (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E11
The Flower Blooming on That Summer
The gang's cermony to help Menma pass on didn't go as planned, and they realize they need to put their own selfishness aside to figure out what Menma really wants.
- Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
S01E08
I Wonder
Jintan has a plan to fulfill Menma's wish, but Menma’s dad is opposed to the idea. Jintan tries to persuade her mom instead.
- Directed by Ai Yoshimura
S01E10
Fireworks
Jinta asks Menma if she would rather stay here so that they could be together, to which Menma responds that she plans to go on to heaven and be reincarnated.
- Directed by Toshiya Shinohara
S01E01
Super Peace Busters
The recluse Jintan is stumped when his deceased childhood friend Menma suddenly appears one day and asks him to make her wish come true.
- Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
S01E05
Tunnel
Jintan solves the mystery of the wandering Menma, and confronts the person responsible.
- Directed by Takayuki Tanaka
S01E07
The Real Plea
Anaru has run away from home and is living in the hideout. Jintan tells her she cannot skip school or be away from home forever. Anaru makes a decision.
- Directed by Tomohiko Ito
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masuo UedaExecutive Producer
- Atsushi TeradaExecutive Producer
- Shunsuke SaitouProducer
- Yatsuho TomikawaExecutive Producer
- Kouichirou NatsumeExecutive Producer
- Koji YamamotoExecutive Producer
Writing
- Mari OkadaWriter
Direction
- Kenichi ImaizumiDirector
- Takayuki TanakaDirector
- Toshiya ShinoharaDirector
- Tomohiko ItoDirector
- Ai YoshimuraDirector
- Takahiro HaradaDirector
Cinematography
- Shinji NasuDirector of Photography
Music
- REIMYOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- CrunchyrollStreaming
- Crunchyroll Amazon ChannelStreaming
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