When we first saw “Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day” ten years ago, our hearts were warmed by the touching tale of love, healing, and friendship.
Friends who had been apart for a long time get together one summer when the ghost of their deceased friend shows up in the form of a demon. More than 800,000 people have voted on MyAnimeList to give it an 8.35/10 rating, making it one of the most popular anime ever.
Fans have been waiting a long time for a follow-up story to the first season, which was released ten years ago. A-1 Pictures produced it during the first season. Is there going to be a second season? Those are the facts that we’ve come to terms with.
Is ‘AnoHana’ Season 2 in the Works?
There’s a follow-up! To some extent, but not exactly as planned. To celebrate the series’ 10th anniversary, the anime’s official website revealed that the series would be getting its spin-off tale. It’s a staged reading, not an anime series, as we had assumed.
AnoHana’s 10th season begins 10 years after the season’s conclusion, revealing what happened to our characters at that time. Mari Okada, the original animation screenwriter, returned to create the sequel.
If and when we learn more about the Super Peace Busters’ jobs and personal lives, we’ll be sure to update this page.
Plotline of AnoHana Season 2
In ‘AnoHana,’ we follow the story of a group of childhood friends who become estranged after the tragic death of one of them, Meiko “Menma” Honma. It has been five years since the tragedy, and Jinta Yadomi, the group’s leader, has become reclusive and aloof.
Everything changed when the spirit of an elderly Menma materialized beside him one summer day. According to the specter, Jinta should grant her wish. Unless it is met, she cannot enter the afterlife. Jinta only tried to help her in little ways because he thought he only had a dream.
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Sadly, Menma has lost track of her original wish. Consequently, Jinta calls together his former friends to assist in finding a solution. The group supported him despite several members’ doubts about his genuine intentions.
It’s too bad that his friends assumed Jinta was having hallucinations and couldn’t get over the loss of Menma because no one else could see Menma’s ghost. To prove to the other members that she is honest, Menma has no choice but to expose herself to them.
Trying to ease Menma’s transition to the other side, the group members can release and let go of long-suppressed emotions and feelings of guilt over Menma’s death.
The Cast of Anohana
Jinta “Jintan” Yadomi
The self-styled Super Peace Busters are led by Jinta, who claims to be their leader. After losing his mother, he became distant from the rest of the world. Both Mutsumi Tamura and Tara Sands voiced the younger version of the character for the Japanese and English dubs, respectively.
The teen version of Jinta was dubbed by Miyu Irino and Griffin Burns in Japanese and English.
Meiko “Menma” Honma
A Russian-Japanese woman who died in childhood is known as Menma. In the middle of the summer, Jinta was confronted by two elderly spirits. Even though Meiko is dead, she continues to be cheerful and talkative.
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The Japanese and English dubs included Ai Kayano and Xanthe Huynh as the character’s voice actors.
In this section, you will find the rest of the cast and crew of the Super Peace Busters.
- Naruko “Anaru” Anjo – voiced by Haruka Tomatsu (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck (English)
- Atsumu “Yukiatsu” Matsuyuki – voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)
- Chiriko “Tsuruko” Tsurumi – voiced by Saori Hayami (Japanese); Erica Mendez Tetsudo “Poppo” Hisakawa- voiced by Takayuki Kondō (Japanese); Kaiji Tang
Is There Enough Source Material for Season 2?
If we go deep into this issue, we might as well start with the beginning—the Toradora Lite Novel. The Toradora anime is based on a light novel by Takemiya Yuyuko and illustrated by Yasu, as previously stated.
In addition to the anime, the manga, the game, and the spin-offs, the light novel gave birth to (light stories). It was published regularly from March 10th, 2006, to March 10th, 2009. All 10 volumes include 62 chapters, and the genres include romance, comedy, and school.
All 10 volumes of the light novel were adapted for the anime, although with a significantly altered ending. Even the PSP game, which is now serialized, had a different conclusion, and the manga (likely to have a different finish) were both.
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A few little tweaks here and there. The series’ idea is the same in every iteration, but each has a different conclusion. Back to the main point, there hasn’t yet been a sequel to Toradora because the light book has already been completed. There won’t be a follow-up anime because there isn’t any new material to explore. That’s all there is to it.
In addition, the animation is said to have been produced to promote the light novel. Since the light book ended more than 11 years ago, I don’t think the creators are still interested in making money from it.
And making a second season of the soft story now that it’s over doesn’t make any sense. Our favorite rom-com anime might never receive another season; I know that is hard to hear. It’s excruciating. Then again, we can’t give up just yet, either. Look at other aspects that can affect the success or failure of an anime, such as Toradora! in this case.
FAQs
Where can I watch the Anohana sequel?
Crunchyroll
Since Jinta Yadomi and his childhood pals were separated by a tragic accident, Crunchyroll is streaming the series and presenting it as such:
Is Anohana finished?
Finally, the plot came to an end. Allow yourself to let go. In other words, it didn’t need an epilogue.
Conclusion
Ten years ago, the anime series “Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day” (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai) warmed our hearts with a story of love, healing, and friendship.
The anime, which was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, is about a group of friends who had grown apart but got back together when the ghost of one of their dead friends showed up one summer.
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