A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter to their lost friend.
Acting
Voice cast captures raw, breaking grief perfectly
Direction
Nagai lets silence hurt more than dialogue
Score
That ending song will ruin you forever
Director
Tatsuyuki Nagai
Miyu Irino
Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi (voice)
Ai Kayano
Meiko "Menma" Honma (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Naruko "Anaru" Anjo (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki (voice)
Saori Hayami
Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi (voice)
Takayuki Kondo
Tetsudo "Poppo" Hisakawa (voice)
Mutsumi Tamura
Young Jintan (voice)
Asami Seto
Young Yukiatsu (voice)
Aki Toyosaki
Young Poppo (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata
Atsushi Yadomi (voice)
Kaoru Mizuhara
Satoshi Honma (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Touko Yadami (voice)
Fuyuka Ono
Irene Honma (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'secret base' song is a real 2001 J-pop hit by ZONE, now permanently associated with childhood loss in anime culture.
This sequel film compresses the series' emotional arc—viewers who skipped the 11 episodes miss the slow burn that makes the letters land like gut punches.
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