The first time I saw the name of this animation, I was surprised by its long name, "We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day". It is said that it has another name, which is still a very elegant name, "Unknown Flower Name". I myself prefer the former translation, although I don't know much Japanese, but looking at the subtitles released in the animation, the former should be more faithful to the original name.
If we go back many years ago, we faced the world with an innocent heart, and the gap between our hearts did not exist yet, but the little stubbornness in our hearts interfered with it, so that we who were not yet sensible were unwilling to look directly at our emotions. Nothing could be more normal. It's just that if we're not careful, such a little stubbornness will make us live with regrets for a long time. That's where this story comes from. The story line is roughly like this: the six good friends who played together as children in the past have grown estranged from each other due to the accidental death of the heroine Meiko Honma (Mianma). Until one day when they were teenagers, Meiko appeared as a soul in front of the protagonist Su Hai Renta, who had become a decadent teenager, and asked Rentai to help her fulfill her wish that she could no longer remember clearly. During this process, former friends, Anjo Naruko, Matsukiji, Tsurumi Chiriko, and Kukawa Railway slowly joined the team to help Mianma fulfill her wish. While everyone worked hard to help her fulfill her wish, all the past events that happened ten years ago and the secrets in each other's hearts gradually emerged in front of everyone.
At the beginning of the story, a few friends from childhood almost seemed to be in a state of old age and death, and the heartache was indelible due to the accidental death of the numb face. To put it bluntly, it is just not having the courage to face your own feelings and planting regrets rooted in your heart. What everyone didn't say back then finally became a personal history and buried in their hearts. From now on, you and I have walked through the single-plank bridge of the Sunshine Road. Finally, one day, there was an opportunity, that is, in order to realize Meizi's wish, they began to abandon their previous hatred and slowly come together, the shadows accumulated for so many years in the continuous reappearance of the past began to gradually fade away, the words owed to each other back then. Finally got paid to say. After the passage of time, all the different paths can come back together. At first, they fell in love with each other, went around and experienced all kinds of things, and finally returned to the same place. The hut is their secret base, as well as the destination of friendship and love.
There is no way to return all time. In reality, we don't have the opportunity like them in the animation. We can have an opportunity to wake up all the memories of the past, and we can make everything back to when we were young after many years. Once again, all regrets can be made up. Reality is reality, if you miss it, you miss it, and you won't come back. The most important thing is to grasp the present moment, and don’t let yourself take such a long road of life with regrets, or even go to earth with regrets for peace or anxiety. The reason why this animation can warm our hearts is probably because it allows us to see the joy of returning to everything, and the resolution of all misunderstandings and regrets, allowing everyone to embark on a new journey in life. What we couldn't do, they did, and set off from there with shared memories. The former childhood sweethearts, the frivolous teenagers in the future, I deeply believe that they will have a bright future from now on.
In this world, thousands of dollars are hard to buy, and we must cherish the people in front of us.
Finally, to quote a passage from the protagonist at the end: as the seasons keep changing, so do the flowers blooming on the roadside. What is the name of the flowers that bloom in that season? Swaying gently, once you touch it, it will be gently pricked. When you smell it with your nose, there will be a faint fragrance of green sun. As that fragrance fades away, we are also growing up, but that flower will continue to bloom somewhere. right. We will continue to fulfill that flower's wish whenever we want.
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