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AnoHana - Spoilers & Speculation
The purpose of this thread is to allow free discussion of theories and speculation of the AnoHana anime series, but be warned since it may contain unmarked spoilers. Having a central location may help focus the discussion instead of spreading speculation over the various episode discussion threads.
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2011-05-05, 00:42 | Link #2 |
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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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2011-05-05, 09:20 | Link #5 |
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Not only he claimed that, but also said he saw her just a few moments before, right there beyond the bushes.
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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2011-05-05, 09:49 | Link #6 | |
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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. |
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2011-05-05, 10:36 | Link #9 |
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Sad but true. I would certainly prefer if Menma was more likely a figment of a deeper psychosis for Jintan, but there are too many scenes of Menma separated from Jinta to really validate the theory. That is not to say that I strictly support the ghost theory (I'm hoping Jintan's the next stage of human evolution, and Menma is a thought construct of his that he can project to interact with the world...; or maybe she is simply the spirit of the group’s friendship; etc), but that is the more likely theory currently. Hopefully we will learn more about Menma's death, and consequently more about the possibility of her being a ghost, in Episode 4.
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2011-05-05, 10:39 | Link #10 |
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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 .) Last edited by james0246; 2011-05-05 at 23:18. |
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2011-05-05, 11:25 | Link #13 |
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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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