Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day is a Japanese anime television series created by Super Peace Busters , an artist collective consisting of director Tatsuyuki Nagai, screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired in Fuji TV's Noitamina block between April and June 2011. It has been licensed in North America by Aniplex of America.