Anohana
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Japanese: あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。, Hepburn: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai, "We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day") is a 2011 Japanese anime television series created by Super Peace Busters (超平和バスターズ, Chō Heiwa Basutāzu), an artist collective consisting of director Tatsuyuki Nagai, screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired in Fuji TV's noitamina block between April and June 2011. It is currently licensed in North America by Aniplex of America.
| Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day | |
First DVD volume cover featuring Jinta (left) and Menma | |
| あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。 (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai) | |
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| Genre | Coming-of-age |
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| Serial novel | |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Imprint | MF Bunko Da Vinci |
| Magazine | Da Vinci |
| Original run | March 2011 – July 2011 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
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| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Remedios |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
| Original run | April 14, 2011 – June 23, 2011 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Illustrated by | Mitsu Izumi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 4, 2012 – April 4, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Game | |
| Developer | Guyzware |
| Publisher | 5pb. |
| Genre | Visual novel |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
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| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Remedios |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Released | August 31, 2013 |
| Runtime | 99 minutes |
| Live-action television film | |
| Directed by | Masaki Nishiura |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Izumi |
| Released | September 21, 2015 |
| Runtime | 113 minutes |
A novelization by Mari Okada was serialized in Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine from March to July 2011. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mitsu Izumi was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from April 2012 to April 2013. A visual novel adaptation for the PlayStation Portable was released by 5pb. in August 2012. An anime film sequel was released in Japanese theaters in August 2013. A live action television drama film adaptation premiered in September 2015 on Fuji TV.