青い花
Sweet Blue Flowers
Fumi and Akira were close childhood friends until Fumi had to move away. Ten years after losing touch with each other, the two girls meet again as high school freshmen. The two struggle to reconnect after so much has changed, and both deal with the trials and tribulations of high school — sometimes independently and sometimes with each other’s help. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 青い花 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Aoi Hana |
| English | Sweet Blue Flowers |
| Chinese | 青之花 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | Aoihana · Blue Flower · Flores Azuis · Flores Azules |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 11 ep · 22 min · 4h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2009-07-02 → 2009-09-10 (Summer 2009) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Genres | DramaRomanceSlice of Life |
| Themes | YuriFemale ProtagonistComing of AgePrimarily Teen CastPrimarily Female CastLGBTQ+ ThemesSchoolJoseiBisexualTomboy |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · OceanVeil |
Reception
| Community score | 6.92 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.03 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.4 |
| On lists | 27,814 |
| Favourited | 254 (0.9%) |
| Completion | 80.4% |
| Drop rate | 7.0% |
| In backlog | 54.0% |
| Score spread σ | 1.66 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.09 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2009 | C | 28 of 56 |
| Demographic | Josei | D | 59 of 113 |
| Year | 2009 | C | 116 of 261 |
| Studio | J.C.STAFF | D | 149 of 277 |
| Era | Late 2000s | C | 498 of 1,149 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | C | 764 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 847 of 1,687 |
| Genre | Slice of Life | D | 930 of 1,578 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,217 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,298 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 1,736 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,744 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,435 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Kenichi Kasai, Shichirou Kobayashi, Yoshio Ookouchi, Jin Aketagawa |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Fumihiko Takayama |
| Music | Takefumi Haketa |
| Original creator | Takako Shimura |
AniList id 6164 · MAL id 6164 · Bangumi 1758 · record updated 2026-08-27