The first episode of the anime titled Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai or better known as Anohana, The Flower We Saw That Day was released in 2011. It has been a decade since Anohana was released, and the popularity of this anime began to decline due to the many anime released from various famous studios. The anime Anohana was once named the saddest anime ever by anime lovers. This friendship anime managed to gain a lot of attention in its time because of its very interesting story, which tells the story of 6 friends who feel guilty about the death of one of their friends named Menma. Their childhood friendship ended after Menma died. However, a few years later, Menma’s spirit returned and met her five friends and tried to bring them together again.

In terms of story, Anohana is an anime that has a very sad story, many viewers admit that they cry when watching it. It ended when the six friends meet again and play a game of hide and seek made the most heartbreaking scene. In addition, the animation in Anohana is considered outstanding for an anime released in 2011. Moreover, the epic song theme from Anohana anime entitled Secret Base sung by Zone is also one of the factors that made this anime get a lot of attention in its time. Anohana’s OST, Secret Base, has lyrics that are very suitable for the story of friendship in the anime, making the audience even more immersed in the storyline

The Anohana anime which received many positive reviews from the audience, then released a Live Action version in 2015. Live Action Anohana got a pretty good score on IMDb proving the great quality of the story. For anime lovers who like the friendship genre, you must watch this anime!