“watch anohana”. no. do NOT watch this show if it’s recommended. i am SO UNWELL right now. this show was so great but i feel like i just got fucking waterboarded. for me this is on the level of stuff like a silent voice, i want to eat your pancreas, and your lie in april. DEVASTATING

It was 5 days ago but still, close enough

Ouch. Besides that and how much I adore Menma I’m not sure what else to say.

Starting the movie rn at 1:30am, wish me luck

And what is it about?

(long yap plz dont mind)

I was first familiarised with this anime thought secret base song one of the first proper songs I learned a few years ago and judging by the comments i could see that this was gonna be a sad anime so I saved this anime for later and almost 4-5 years later I watched for the first time today i completed all ep in one go and omg was this ab roller coaster of a ride

This was so different from what I expected The big plot twists of ep 4 and ep 7 were too good i didn't expect him to cross dress out of everything 😭

Up until ep 10 i didn't really like the multiple crushes on each other and how they handled the "relationship" aspects but after watching the last 2 ep everything made sense and omg was it so good .

I cried for at least 45 min continuously even after the anime finished 😭

This anime really had so much more going on than just fulfilling her wish almost reminds me of silent voice I love how they treated the parents part because i kinda relate to jin i have both especially since my dad is almost exactly like him not only that but how they still maintained the selfishness of character without making them insufferable.

I am taken aback by how good of an anime this was despite only being 11 ep long .

All in all I loved it and I am so glad i decided to watch this today it's been a while since I cried so i CRIED my heart out or atleast as much as i could

And ofc the last letter part with the secret base song and ' You found me' so good 😭💙 i will say there were a lot of times where i didn't like few characters (yuki) and the 2 girls who were friends with anjo because she was dragged to a love hotel because of it but it seems everything was good in the end atleast ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I have never watched an anime that made me cry. The whole story is impactful and shook me to my core about how short life can be and the lies we tell ourselves to cope when we lose someone we love. If this series doesn't move you at least a little, you have a heart of stone.

I just finished watching The Day I Became a God. Friendship, loss, and cherishing the time we have with the people who matter most. Sounds familiar, right? It almost made me feel like Anohana did. Almost. And so I highly recommend watching this anime if you liked Anohana. Anohana is still my favourite anime of all time, but The Day I Became a God just entered my all-time top 10.

Both are emotional animations about ghost girls who roam among the living trying to pass on to the other side with only a boy able to see them. Both stories end at a tree with the ghost girls finally being "found" by the people searching for them and with the words "you found me"

Anohana art by Kevin Manguera: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/B5OY4

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I'm hyper-focused on Menma, I wish we could have a continuation with her reincarnated and staying and living her love with Jintan and her friends.

Done by @jessreeftattoos I love my crying Menma 🥹 I also got Frieren

When Menma was a child and alive, Anaru and Tsuruko disliked her out of jealousy and envy and wanted her to leave. Anaru's reaction to Menma's death is terrifying; if she had lived, she would have discovered how deceitful they were.

I've never been much of a crier to be honest, I didn't cry during AOT's finale, nor cyberpunk and anything of that sort. Honestly it had gotten to the point where I thought no anime could even emotionally effect me at all and to be honest I was pretty jealous of others who've had these emotional moments with shows whereas I just watch on like nothing's happening.

All of this changed when I watched this beautiful work of art.

I'll never forget the night I first watched it which was just a couple of nights ago to be fair. I cried like I never cried before, it didn't feel forced, it didn't feel hard, tears just came. There was just something about Jin's life story unfolding before me that struck so much relatability with me and the tears came as easy as breathing did. I was taken back to my own childhood in 2016 where I was sort of the ringleader of every group of friends I had been in. It was like this until covid where everything changed. I saw transformations in my friends and peers that I didn't grow parallel with. Everyone had changed and I felt as though only I had stayed somewhat the same. Change was scary. Adapting is equally uncomfortable. I'll never forget crying through all first four episodes on the first night watching until 3 am.

Honestly in hindsight this anime was lowkey kind of perfect. I'm honestly a pretty harsh critique since I've watched a lot of shows but genuinely, this one just takes it for me. Just something about the themes and writing that gives way to a bitter sort of nostalgia in me that I've already come to terms with. This alongside good pacing and absolutely beautiful soundtracks (especailly secret base) just made every episode a tear-jerker and for sure my number one anime of all time.

Love is precious, time is precious, memories are precious,

take it seriously:)

So I was posting updates on each episode I watch but frankly I just don’t have the time right now. I’m still watching it but I can’t update y’all on my reactions.

Ok so this episode was pretty good. I liked seeing Jinta, Anaru, and Poppo getting close again. And the episode revolving around Pokémon and getting a rare one was pretty cool. Also the reference to A Silent Voice was cool. I mean i loved that movie. Anyway I’m looking forward to everyone getting back together eventually and figuring and Menma’s wish. I’m assuming she can’t “move on” to the afterlife or whatever until her wish is granted. Anyway this episode was pretty good and I liked it.

So I know some of you want to see this so after every episode I’m going to put my thoughts, theories, reactions or whatever into here. So my thoughts on episode 1 are here.

I think episode 1 was really good. I was confused at first when Honma was jumping all over Jinta. I thought it was his sister lol. Then I quickly realized she was his friend. Eventually it clicked that she was dead and a spirit I guess. (Hopefully no hollows attack her. Bleach reference lol) anyway once I realized she was dead it made me sad obviously. Then she was talking about her wish and wanting to get everyone back together. So I assume that’s what’s going on to happen first and then the will try to fulfill her wish. Also I think she drowned but idk. There was a shoe in a river so I assume that’s what happened. Anyway I’m looking forward to my journey through this anime.

Recently I’ve been watching like all the sad anime out there. Someone recommended this to me so I’m checking it out. My list of sad anime I’ve finished so far is the following:

A silent voice

Your lie in April

I want to eat your pancreas

Grave of the fireflies

just saw the ending that anaru and jintan are together man its just so peak i couldn't forget this experience oh man- a grown is crying rn

only thing i wished that i didn't find it sooner as the fandom is long dead man i hope somewhere ppl are alive who witnessed this masterpiece guys where are you 😭 i just need a should to sob i guess?

ANOHANA I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET THIS EXPERIENCE

Last week I watched the anime show Re-Kan! It's about a girl that can see ghosts. I enjoyed it a lot, but episode 8 really hit me. It's about the cutest ghost girl, and the main characters are looking for a way to have her finally ascend to heaven. Sound familiar? Well, she doesn't only look like Menma, the whole episode felt like an Anohana PTSD trip. Watch it if you have the chance, crying guaranteed.