Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story about grief and the acceptance of death. Six children formed a group that they called The Peace Busters. One day, an incident occurred which took the life of one of their friends, Meiko Honma. After this, Jinta Yadomi, leader of the group when they were kids, neglects high school and lives as a shut-in when he unexpectedly starts seeing the ghost of Meiko, who can only interact with him and no one else. The Peace Busters disbanded and the friends began distancing themselves far away from each other. Years later, Meiko has returned to ask Jinta to fulfill the forgotten wish she made as a kid.

Series details

• Title: Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2011-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-10-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 6473
• IMDb ID: tt1913273
• TVDB ID: 247958

Cast and credited roles

• Miyu Irino — Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi
• Ai Kayano — Meiko "Menma" Honma
• Takayuki Kondou — Tetsudō "Poppo" Hisakawa
• Saori Hayami — Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi
• Takahiro Sakurai — Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki
• Haruka Tomatsu — Naruko "Anaru" Anjō
• Mitsuru Ogata — Atsushi Yadomi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-04-15; final listed air date 2019-10-11; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.