AnoHana - Spoilers & Speculation
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Time for some mass hyspeculah. Today - why I believe the "fake" Menma is Yukiatsu in disguise.
I am immediately suspicious of Yukiatsu, seemingly the most down-to-earth one of the group, to so readily and calmly claim he too has seen Menma's ghost. When Yukiatsu received a text from Poppo - the one who initally claims to have seen Menma's ghost - he didn't seem surprised at all. Instead, Yukiatsu smiles. We know Yukiatsu had a crush on Menma and hasn't quite gotten over her death. Yukiatsu has Menma's sundress in his closet - while not the right size, it leaves open the possibility of Yukiatsu crossdressing. |
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I'm inclined to agree with you, Sageblink. He seems oddly competitive...
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Someone said he did this to get the others away and stay alone with Jinta (for a confrontation of sort?), however Tsuruko doesn't move. The persons who went looking for Menma are... Menma, Anaru an Poppo. Anyway I'm more for the red herring option, do not trust the very blatant hints because they may be there just to confuse you. |
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Certainly, Poppo turning his head at JUST the right time in ep 2 so Menma could "eat" the meat was also too much of a coincidence. I can only imagine Jinta imagining that she 'ate' the meat. |
What about the glass that she accidentally dropped to the floor, when she went to visit her own family? Would that have been Jinta, as well?
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There's been way too many scenes of Menma being away from Jinta and being around other people for this to be a Fight Club type thing. And obviously Menma isn't Jinta imaging himself to be her in those situations either...
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Why would it be so bad if Menma was actually a ghost? Would it automatically detract from the enjoyment of the story (and therefore, the show), for some people? No, really, I honestly want to know.
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(Then again, maybe my love for such films as Truly, Madly, Deeply is making my opinion slightly biased :).) |
Well, as far as I'm concerned the red herring theory is only for Yukiatsu for now, ie I'm cautious before buying the many hints provided, I'd rather lean towards Tsuruko for that matter.
About Menma, I've seen enough that convinces me she's not just Jinta's imagination (specific scenes have been mentioned above). A theory about Menma I posted in the main thread was that she might be some kind of poltergeist, a ghost of a person who died with an unfulfilled wish. For this reason the spirit comes back into the world of the livings, and will leave once and only once his/her wish will be fulfilled. |
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However, I seem to remember that movie being rather "up-to-the-viewer" in terms of the interpretation of events, no? And Alan Rickman is always a winning recipe for me. |
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I'll just ask the most obvious question:
Why won't Jinta just prove Menma's (ethereal) existence? Wouldn't that be the easiest way to solve everything? Have her bake those muffins right in front of everyone. Spoiler:
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That'll make everything boring and it's still very early. The drama would nosedive if that happened.
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Do they necessarily see and feel what Jinta sees and feels? When Menma hung onto Poppo's back, you would think he would notice the weight of a person weighing him down.
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Currently a shit storm over Anaru doing enjou kyousai in the preview for episode 5.
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Spoiler for ep.5 preview images:
One step closer to my bad end :heh: |
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