Dealing with the death of a friend or loved one isn’t easy, no matter how old you are, and everyone comes to terms with their loss in different ways. Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don’t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day), or AnoHana for short, covers the different ways people cope with death — whether it’s through blaming oneself, becoming a shut-in, or obsessively collecting anything associated with the deceased one.

AnoHana’s sentimental story unfolds as five different children-turned-adolescents come to terms with past trauma in just 11 short episodes. It is a fantastic, emotional story of grief and loss which will always tug at my heartstrings no matter how many times I watch it.

Get a taste of AnoHana’s art, themes, and character designs by watching the opening sequence here:

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AnoHana Crash Course

After a tragic accident during their childhood, Jinta and his group of friends, self-named the Super Peace Busters, split apart and became estranged. Now choosing separate paths in high school, the group is drawn together once more by an unknown force. AnoHana is a drama and slice-of-life anime series that follows the lives of these five students and the friendship they once had, as they re-discover guilt, anger, friendship, happiness, and so much more.

Will Jinta Yadomi, Tetsudou Hisakawa, Naruko Anjou, Matsuyuki Atsumu, and Chiriko Tsurumi find the strength to repair broken bonds? You’ll have to watch AnoHana to find out.

AnoHana Fashion

This week will be all about the nostalgic, summery looks in the Japanese anime series Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (We Still Don’t Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day), AnoHana for short.