History Headscratchers / AnoHanaTheFlowerWeSawThatDay

** It's all but stated that she somehow slipped on the path while she was running and fell down the hill, probably hitting her head and being knocked out before drowning, similar to what happens [[spoiler:to Leslie]] in ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia''.

** Jintan has a subconscious desire to keep Menma to herself here amongst the living that he struggles with, and thus monologues that he doesn't really need to think about it; Yukiatsu later discusses this possibility with the rest of the gang after [[spoiler:Menma's ghost is proven to be real]]. Menma simply desires to stay with her friends and also monologues that she doesn't really need to think about it, but she comes to acknowledge that she needs to pass on and fulfill her wish for everyone else to move on. Both were ObfuscatingStupidity as to find an excuse not to change the status quo and move on.

** I believe he just found one in a bigger size. I mean it's not like it was the only dress like that in the world. On a seperate note...

** It's all but stated that she somehow slipped on the path while she was running and fell down the hill, probably hitting her head and being knocked out before drowning, similar to what happens [[spoiler:to Leslie]] in BridgeToTerabithia.

** She could've used her ghostly energy to make herself look the way she ''would'' look if she was still alive. In other works involving ghosts (like HauntedJunction), it's stated that the spirits of dead people are sometimes able to do so if they wish... but often at the expense of draining themselves of energy and eventually dissolving away (Neither going to Hell or Heaven). How does this not apply to Menma, we don't know. Then again, she didn't start appearing in Jintan's space right after her death.

* Why on earth is Jintan's dad so ridiculously mellow about everything? Jintan is less than 18 (he wasn't able to launch fireworks) and is continually absent from school (and the fact that nobody cares about Jintan or Anaru blantantly skipping school all the time). Jintan's dad also can't see Menma, so Jintan appears to be talking to himself. And sleeps on his couch all the time. Like a POSSIBLY MENTALLY ILL PERSON. Yet his dad doesn't take him to a doctor, or anything. At the very least, most parents start getting worried when their kids never leave the house, and sleep on the couch and eats food.

* Why on earth is Jintan's dad so ridiculously mellow about everything? Jintan is less than 18 (he wasn't able to launch fireworks) and is continually absent from school (and the fact that nobody cares about Jintan or Anaru blantantly skipping school all the time). Jintan's dad also can't see Menma, so Jintan appears to be talking to himself. And sleeps on his couch all the time. Like a POSSIBLY MENTALLY ILL PERSON. Yet his dad doesn't take him to a doctor, or anything. At the very least, most parents start getting worried when their kids never leave the house, and sleep on the couch and eats food.

*** Menma can get dirty, and it shows us this.

** In the first place, why does Menma need to take a bath when she's a ghost? And if it's because she can get dirty, doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose that she changes back into the exact same dress afterwards anyway?

** Jintan has a subconscious desire to keep Menma to herself here amongst the living that he struggles with, and thus monologues that he doesn't really need to think about it; Yukiatsu later discusses this possibility with the rest of the gang after [[spoiler:Menma's ghost is proven to be real]]. Menma simply desires to stay with her friends and also monologues that she doesn't really need to think about it, but she comes to acknowledge that she needs to pass on and fulfill her wish for everyone else to move on. Both were ObfuscatingStupidity as to find an excuse not to change the status quo and move on.

** Jintan has a subconscious desire to keep Menma to herself here amongst the living that he struggles with, and thus monologues that he doesn't really need to think about it; Yukiatsu later discusses this possibility with the rest of the gang after [[spoiler:Menma's ghost is proven to be real]]. Menma simply desires to stay with her friends and also monologues that she doesn't really need to think about it, but she comes to acknowledge that she needs to pass on and fulfill her wish for everyone else to move on.

* If proving that Menma was really there was so simple as writing in her notebook in episode 8. Then why the hell didn't Jintan made Menma do that in front of the gang earlier? I can buy that Menma being mentally 10 years old would make her not realize this sooner, but what is Jintan's excuse? he's not exactly a moron is he?

** The hypothetical Afterlife is sometimes depicted with a standard age set for all the people there. Instead of the typical case of having people remain the age they died at which would seem to penalize you one way or another. This may have been the author's choice of what that age would be, or at least relative stature.

** She could've used her ghostly energy to make herself look the way she ''would'' look if she was still alive. In other works involving ghosts (like HauntedJunction), it's stated that the spirits of dead people are sometimes able to do so if they wish... but often at the expense of draining themselves of energy and eventually dissolving away (Neither going to Hell or Heaven). How does this not apply to Menma, we don't know. Then again, she didn't start appearing in Jintan's space right after her death.

*** It '''may''' be specifically because of Menma's mother's ultra intense grief. It may have unadvertedly created a block on Menma's capacity to directly leave messages to her and others, since she's too hurt and depressed upon the death of her daughter,

** Approximately 5 years ago, actually. She most likely was watching over them but not being able to just appear, even in front of Jintan.

** [[TheDitz Menma isn't that bright]]. Rather than try to comfort Irene, she said that she doesn't want her mom to remember her because [[DeathByNewberyMedal "Mama gets really sad"]]. Considering she seems to have retained the mentality of a little girl...

** She could've used her ghostly energy to make herself look the way she ''would'' look if she was still alive. In other works involving ghosts (like HauntedJunction), it's stated that the spirits of dead people are sometimes able to do so if they wish... but often at the expense of draining themselves of energy and eventually dissolving away (Neither going to Hell or Heaven). How does this not apply to Menma, we don't know. Then again she didn't start appearing in Jintan's space right after her death.

** She could've used her ghostly energy to make herself look the way she ''would'' look if she was still alive. In other works involving ghosts (like HauntedJunction), it's stated that the spirits of dead people are sometimes able to do so if they wish... but often at the expense of draining themselves of energy and eventually dissolving away (Neither going to Hell or Heaven). How does this not apply to Menma, we don't know. Then again she didn't start appearing in Jintan's space right after her death, it seems.

** It's all but stated that she somehow slipped on the path while she was running and fell down the hill, probably hitting her head and drowning, similar to what happens [[spoiler:to Leslie]] in BridgeToTerabithia.

** Approximately 5 years ago, actually.

** Menma isn't that bright. Rather than try to comfort her mother, she said that she doesn't want her mom to remember her because [[DeathByNewberyMedal "Mama gets really sad"]].

* Just why is Menma older now? Ghosts can age?