"If you've seen the show, just watching the Opening can bring you dangerously close to tears." Shut up I'm not crying.

Anohana: the feels we felt that that day ;-;

5:02 there's only a handheld shake because the animator couldn't stop crying

"Because she's dead" "forget-me-nots" "memories" "fades away" THE WORD CHOICES ARE PAINFUL. I CRIED. DAMN.

Okay I've watched anohana more than three times and I just found out that it has a second op

I seriously teared up just from watching this video

[SPOILERS COMING] . Something I noticed after watching this video is that the shirts Poppo wears in the OPs seem to have forget-me-not flowers on them, with the only exception being the shirt he wears at the end of the second OP. Seems to be a great physical metaphor for him being unable to let go of the guilt he carries over what happened to Menma, and by the time we reach the end of the last OP, he was able to move on. Plus, not only is his shirt different, but the necklace he wore with the flowers from the spot where Menma died is gone in his last shot as well. Amazing to see all the little details that just go over your head when you rewatch these things. Awesome videos! Really gets me thinking about all the details animators put into their works.

You must be every English teachers wet dream. Love your videos bro.

You ruined the sky for me. Now I can't look at it without thinking of Menma. ;-;

I'm impressed with how you fully tore the OP apart and made, so far as I can tell, not a single fallacious point. That level of investigation and interpretation is something of a rarity in this community.

WAIT!!!! THIS IS A SERIES?! WHAT?! That's crazy! I watched the movie for it without knowing that it was a series... I even cried at the movie, imagine at how much I would have cried if I watched the show before the movie. Well... I'll be back to this in a few days when I finish watching Anohana... God dammit, I literally just finished Your Lie in April too...

I'll never look at ops the same again

THERES AN EPILOUGE MOVIE? AAAAAAH I NEED TO WATCH

Welp.. i cried... again

Thank you for getting me into this anime. Thank you so much.

"can bring your dangerously close to tears"The man speaks the truth!

Anohana always makes me cry, even if I'm just talking or listening to something about it

I love the way you analyze OPs. It's really concise and effective. On the subject of anime making people cry, for me, the first time an anime made me cry in years was in the Tsubasa Cat arc of Bakemonogatari, when the meaning of the ED was explained. Made me cry like a baby.

Watching this show genuinely made me feel like I lost a very close friend. I'm grateful for the feeling and I don't think I'll ever forget it.

"If you've seen the show just watching the opening can bring you dangerously close to tears." Oh trust me, me I wanna sob every time I watch it. Am I the only one who was sobbing at the end of episode 11? Because I mean, t h a t h u r t

The symbolism you've identified is pretty mind blowing, glad I watched this.

When you talked about how it could tug at your heartstrings, I was thinking, "Yeah it can, just watching this analysis video is making me remember with bittersweet fondness".

The way you analyze these openings is really amazing.

Thanks for this video. I know it’s a bit old and a comment like this probably won’t be seen, but it really changed me. I watched this video before I watched the anime, and after seeing the careful detail in the op’s I knew I had to see it. A little over a year and a half ago my best friend passed away. I’ve had a lot of issues with it, since he was the most important person in my life, and I really struggle with the big days(his birthday, the day he died, etc.). Immediately I felt a connection to Jintan that I haven’t felt with any other character ever. He seemed to be feeling the same things I was feeling. He loved Menma, I loved my best friend. He was a shut in who didn’t care about school or his future. I’m the same way- even if I still go to school and try to pass, I still don’t really care about how it turns out.. Watching Jintan slowly start to find closure with the rest of the super peace busters, I saw myself in all of them and their struggles with Menma’s death from so long ago. I cried almost the entire time I was watching the show and it’s helped me so much. It made me feel less stranded with my feelings of loneliness and guilt for something I couldn’t have changed, and I don’t think I would’ve found Anohana if I hadn’t seen this video first. So thank you again. You’ve helped a kid deal with some really heavy shit. (His name was Lukas by the way. He’ll be 17 April 26th of this year. I’m sure he would’ve liked your channel too, we have really similar tastes)

I love how you review anime openings.... as in seriously!

I'm almost 18 years old guy and this opening makes me cry so easily

Yet another quality video, it boggles me that you don't have more subs

This and Clannad gave me so many feels 😭

'Anohana is the only anime that made me cry" Youre not wrong, buddy youre not wrong....

This anime sent me into a very deep depression after finishing, comparing it to my own life, that's how you know it's good

You're the reason I watched this show so I'm blaming the tears on you, ok?

After rewatching anohana I can rlly appreciate the OP

The manner in which he carries out his in-close review of what would otherwise for the most part be watched mainly for its beauty, and not for the meanings behind it, is done excruciatingly well, I have to say. Props to that! He delivered every little keen detail that the animation has to offer with great precision and accuracy that it almost felt as though a literature professor was speaking, and I was sitting within the same class (or lecture as you may call it) with many other like-minded individuals, whom have all watched the same animation as me and are well informed in the Japanese culture. One of which I have to point out was the usage of the word “hikikomori,” referring to Jintan, which means “shut-in.” Keep up the good work! I just subscribed to your channel, and I’m expecting more thoroughly explained meanings from pictures from you. I mean that as in pertaining to the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

Another amazing video! I don't know if you do requests but I'm going to keep shouting to see the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OPs in this format.

I just binged this on netuflixu and geez i slept on this for way too long

"The onions that we cut that day"

Thanks for this vid. I'd never even heard of this before but this convinced it was worth a shot. Boy, were you right :'(

This KZfaqr is that one kid that enjoyed his English teacher explain deeper meanings of stuff that we thought were superficial

I basically only watched this analysis for the part where Tsuruko turns to look at the kids but Yukiatsu doesn't even seem to notice, only turning to see Menma; the part where the characters turn to look back at Jintan, who is against a whitescreen with Menma; and the part at the end where they indicate that Menma is still very much part of the dream past, unlike everyone else.

Well damn...He really examined the intro😂

Just watching Aoi Shiori makes me want to cry, AnoHana is seriously one of the most heart wrenching (and heart warming) anime I've ever seen.

totally made me cry in the last episode without even noticing I was crying 😭

I dont know how you can say all that things without crying.

Sorry, I just have to say something. I love this small series you have created. After this I watched Anohana and discovered a new world I love, I often find myself looking back at these videos. Remembering the tears is he's for the whole of the find episode. Same with Your Lie in April, although I had already watched it before it still made me see something deeper within the anime. Something I had never yet seen before. Well done, you have done well at making me love these animes more than I ever could before

I still admire and respect the level of analysis done in each of these episodes. Every point makes complete sense most of the time and doesn't make me question a thing. Great video.

Oh gawd, I finally watched Anohana. Soooooooo many tears.

This made me almost cry but i am at school so i must hold it in

It speaks volumes, both of the series itself and of your analysis, that this video brought me close to tears. Thank you.

Love this series. You're always giving me more respect for the series I already love, great job

Another great video. Wonderful job as usual! Everything about AnoHana just tears me up, and having the in-depth explanation just magnified those feelings so much more.

I almost cried, but didn't... The only anime that has managed that so far was Angel Beats Edit: I have now watched Clannad, rip my heart...

Love these. These are great. Definitely should try Clannad/ Clannad AfterStory opening, those have a lot of hidden meaning in them as well!

You made me cry. I hate you. I cried the whole video. You are awesome. Never stop to produce this kind of material, so deep, Meaningful and well structured. Then again, you are awesome.

I never would’ve found this masterpiece if it hadn’t been for you. Thank you, and I mean it, this is the second anime that made me cry and feel super emotional. This is in my top 3, maybe even my favorite. Thank you.

Who on earth are you? How deep your consideration is! I haven't heard such a detailed explanation about the Anohana opening even in Japan. I'm really sorry that I did not understand much of what you are saying through lack of my English skills, but I understand how amazing you are.

For all the characters in OP 2 at 6:16, notice that none of them have the new look of the movie (Anaru without her twintails, Poppo without his necklace), so it is actually before the events of the anime.

07:47: Maybe it's implying she was already reincarnated by that point.

I think you were the only one praising Anohana that I’ve seen so I have to thank you for showing me this. Secret base song still makes me cry.

Dangerously close to crying? Funny joke. WWe've crossed that line a long time ago. That damn ending :(

I cried so hard while watching this show and now everytime I hear the music my eyes tears up immadeatly.💗💕

I cried, I really really cried.

I swear that MB did another longer video about Anohana and all the emotions that go into it and I loved that video. I’ve been looking for it everywhere and I don’t know why it’s no longer up. 😭

Maan, i was so close to crying during this video. Great job man! I've gotten a completely new look on openings lately, thanks to you!

The thing that is strange is that Anohana seems a little cheesy. When you watch though it’s super sad

please review the bakemonogatari openings!

This is one of my favorite anime mostly because when i watched it not knowing the context of the story or anything about it at the time my grandma passed away and this show helped a lot for me. During that time a hold in my heart for these personal reasons and this op is something i listen to every once in a while.

This in depth review was so freaking amazing, you give really a time to analyzed the op, very informative and detailed, it makes sence.

Thank you so much for making this! It sparked an interest that I will always be thankful for. I watched the one about Your Lie In April, and I saw this in the suggestions column and watched it, even though I've never seen Anohana. Then yesterday I finally finished the last episode of Anohana, and it is one of the best anime I've watched ever.

I think your channel is becoming one of my favorites. I LOVE anime ops so much and you're the first person I've seen to talk so much about them!

Is this bad that I started to tear up just watching you talk about this? AGHHH. This show is so sad. I was bawling on the stairs while I watched it

Can we talk for a second of how an amazing band Galileo Galilei was?

It's been a while since I've seen a show this deep my god man, good job

You can feel the emotion in his voice...

If you take requests, I want one of these for "Snow White with Red Hair" please! I feel like some parts of the OP can be symbolic and I wanna go further in to it :) thanks

Way to read that script, old Geoff. You've come a long way, hahaha.

i watched this anime and cried when i saw the ending

A compelling and deep analysis, thanks for that. I hadn't seen the Circle Game OP so this really helped.

It hurts so bad. It's been two years and it still hurts.

These op's are wonderful works of art. Great analysis. Its wonderful how op's can be stories within themselves

DUDE PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE!! my friends and I love these, and would love to see more :D

*Shuts eyes as a single tear rolls down cheek and drops onto discarded picture of lost memories.

idk why but i had tears while this guy point out alot of point and detail that i dont know in the op,which makes me even more sad.

Just watched anohana and man its like I just got punched in the heart

Anohana: *the onions we cut that day*

The fact that this was made 5 years ago but feels like it could have been made yesterday is wild

My man sounds like he is fighting back tears every second of the video

Him: it can bring you dangerous close to tears. Me:Crying pretty much the whole video.

I watched this whole series in 9.5 consecutive hours and didn't cry. I am literally the real world incarnation of haruhi herself

just watching this analysis has brought me dangerously close to tears

Wow, this is from 2015! I just realized I've never seen any of his "old" videos before--this analysis is OUTSTANDING!

I was just going down the list of episodes, having them play in the background while I study. Then this one comes up. I've only watched Anohana once, about three years ago. I had a hard time keeping myself from crying just from listening to and half watching the OP breakdown. Anohana was built to make me cry, and it works so well that just hearing someone talk about the OP made me tear up...

I've been waiting so long for this ^_^

Dude your videos are awesome I'm looking foward to see more of this. Keep up the amazing job !

There were a couple of anime that made me cry with my tears making the ocean raise 10 feet, but two specifically when I was going through a particularly hard and depressing part of my life. Those two anime were Clannad (and after story) and Anohana when my mom died from cancer and when my best friend was killed in an accident, respectively.

The only anime to ever make me shed a tear...*cries thinking about it*

For a month or so after I watched the entire Anohana series, I'd cry every time I watch the opening. In the sense that I'd actively seek it out and cry. Again and again

I didn't know that this op was so good and was able to draw you in so good I always taught that the op had something really special about it before watching this.

Anohana: the onions that we cut that day

I cried so much to this anime

I already love this channel