Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Season

2011

8.1

Five childhood companions reunite when the ghost of their dead friends appears, and demands they grant her final wish.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Chou heiwa basutazu

Jintan is being pestered by a girl named Menma, who only he can see. Menma says she has a wish she wants him to fulfill, but she can't remember what it was. Soon, she recalls that the dream was to have their friends all together again.

S1 • E2

Yuusha menma

Jinta and Poppo think that Menma's manifestation has been caused by an unresolved wish she had. Thinking that she might of wished for a rare Nokemon, Jinta and Poppo join forces with Atsuma to get it.

S1 • E3

Menmawo sagasou no kai

Jinta tries to return to school but finds it difficult. Poppo decides to reunite the old gang to search for Menma's ghost.

S1 • E4

Shiro no, ribon no wanpisu

Yukiatsu's claim to have seen another Menma urging the group to stop 'with the fuss', is investigated.

S1 • E5

Tunnel - Tonneru

Atsumu blames himself for Menma's death, and Menma has Jinta tell him things that only she and Atsumu know of. Later, Chiriko explains how she caught onto his obsession with Menma. Atsumu recalls ten years ago, when he confessed to Menma shortly after Jinta ran off, only to be rejected. Meanwhile, Jinta wonders why he hasn't been so focused on fulfilling Menma's wish lately. The next day, Naruko goes to a karaoke bar with her friends, when a boy forces her to a love hotel. However she is saved by the arrival of Atsumu. On the train ride home, Atsumu asks Naruko about her feeling's for Jinta. She is conflicted whether or not she 'likes' him. Meanwhile, Tetsudou; tells Jinta his theory that Menma is around because she couldn't ascend to Heaven, but this just makes her upset.

S1 • E6

Forget It, Don't Forget

Poppo suggests that everyone investigate Menma's house for an answer to what her wish could be.

S1 • E7

The Real Wish

Jintan suspects that Menma's real wish is to send a letter to God for Jintan's mother, and so he works multiple jobs to raise enough money for the fireworks.

S1 • E8

I Wonder

Jintan endeavors to grant Menma's wish alone after their group has a falling out. The group are having trouble believing Jintan until Menma's ghost makes a statement.