![]() Worse, the ending explodes into a tidal wave of tears that sent me scurrying under my duvet in utter embarrassment. Whereas Toradora maintains a masterful balance of drama punctuated by peaks of melodrama, AnoHana’s characters burst into thick, gelatinous tears every time the topic turns tragic as though trying to cue us to do the same. Director Tatsuyuki Nagai would have topped his wonderful 2008 project, Toradora, except that here he doesn’t trust his audience to recognise a sad moment. These heady emotional climaxes come thanks to a witty and unexpected script that builds and builds tension, and then releases like fireworks. Moreover, the show knows how to create a dramatic highlight. In a harmonious mingling of comedy and grief, this show convinced me that laughter and death sit as naturally beside each other as spring and winter: one makes the other bearable. However, these blend into the background in light of its compelling strengths. It bring us glaringly contrived scenes like two characters tripping over each other and landing in a romantic pose. Mostly, the show navigates this tough subject masterfully and creates a beautiful, moving drama that fulfils an age-old human desire to believe that those who die don’t leave us behind without closure.ĪnoHana doesn’t quite escape cliche. Although they have physically grown up since the incident, in many other important ways their lives have remained frozen in time. The plot sees a group of youths trying to come to terms with the death of their friend, Menma, while her ghost hangs around encouraging them to heal. Anime rarely focus on the grieving process, and the series’ sensitive execution of the subject makes it a treasure among 2011’s offerings. StoryDisclaimer: this review may contain a spoiler for the first episode.įew shows this year will elicit such tender, bittersweet feelings as AnoHana.
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