#Anaru

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two babies i bought off the AH <3

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Something I've always thought about when watching AnoHana was how each character must've grown up with their guilt.

You could say that Yukiatsu is a complete piece of garbage.

You could say Anaru is extremely desperate to fit in.

You could say Tsuruko is cold and emotionless.

You could say Poppo is irresponsible and too lax. (Whoever, actually, says this about the man is getting a punch in the face. I know it.)

You could say Jintan is apathetic and an absolute shut-in.

But grief isn't easy to process.

Sure, there are healthier ways to cope but, remember, these characters were around 10 years old when their friend left them. These five who remained kept thinking they could have prevented Menma's death had they done something. ANYTHING.

They distanced themselves from each other because they remembered their memories together and they hurt. How could they not? Those are just memories now. Menma was just a memory now.

What I love about this series is how they let all the characters show the worst sides and best sides of themselves. None of them are perfect. But the final episode allows them to finally express themselves. Express their grief. Express their pain.

It doesn't end there.

The five come to the realization that they've been holding on and tormenting themselves. They have the chance to talk to Menma again but they all don't take it because of their guilt.

When they begin to let go of their guilt, Menma begins to fade away. Her wish wasn't the firework or to make Jintan cry.

She just wanted them to be friends again.

With their guilt gone, the five look to the future with their friend in their hearts knowing that she's been reincarnated somewhere and having the time of her life.

This anime is a classic and still deserves lots of love

[beammedownn]

Anaru for Blair Archibald by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and Delphine Avril Planqueel

[idontthinkimokaymentally]

Hello there Naruko "Anaru" Anjou fans.

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@emiliosandozsequence

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Things ive drawn for my bfs meme accounr (frankycolafan on instagram)

[uspiria]

Suicide Dolls (1999) dir. Tamakichi Anaru

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Anjou Naruko/Honma Meiko/Yadomi Jinta (AnoHana)

Important: Please do not vote if you don't know the characters.

[ultraericthered]

I don't talk about Anohana enough but it fucking broke me that anime destroyed me and then held all my pieces gently and sang them all to sleep

[blightmage]

Sometimes I think about a Anarus (my Surana) as Inquisitor AU- she'd probably kill Varric for talking shit about Anders. 😅

(I imagine she'd end up killing Cassandra and Cullen - he's just a given that she'd kill him - too)

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hey what if i did this on the back of the teacher page

please ignore how little i held back on literally everything about duck

[moiloru]

I made some more of these with four of my favorite anime ships!

From left to right, top to bottom:

Jintan x Anaru from Anohana

Okabe x Kurisu from Steins;Gate

Takina x Chisato from Lycoris Recoil

Kaori x Kousei from Your Lie In April

(All art used in this post is official art.)

[roguetelepaths]

Anaru: Yeah, so, I was headed down a really dark path when I was a kid, and at one point I think Odo was probably like 'wait, why have I arrested this thirteen year old kid four times this month?' and decided I needed a helping hand... I owe him a lot, man. I really do.

Kilaran: It really is incredible, how swiftly the Founders' guidance can turn chaos to order, isn't it.

Anaru: