Meiko Honma

Meiko Honma, nicknamed Menma, is the main female protagonist of the 2011 coming-of-age anime series Anohana: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day. Menma was a member of the "Super Peace Busters", a group of childhood friends that broke up after she died in an accident. Several years later, her ghost takes on an older form but wearing the same clothes she last wore while she was still alive. She makes her presence known to a teenaged Jinta Yadomi, who is now a recluse. The main plot revolves around Jinta fulfilling Meiko's request to bring the estranged friends back together and fulfill her last wish, so that she may pass on into the afterlife.

Menma is the most important character of the Anohana show, as her tragic death and ensuing redemption plot is the main driving force behind the anime's emotional impact on the audience. In the wiki's context, Menma is best known for being a regular contestant in the long-running International Saimoe League, having a dedicated fanbase mainly because of her defining "tragedy" trait. This has enabled her to receive enough nomination ballots, but in the competition proper she is merely a middling stepping-stone that is often eliminated during the middle periods.

A famous League of Legends professional gamer and world champion, MeikoLOL Gamepedia (real name Tian Ye)Moegirl, named his in-game ID after the character.

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2012

 * Nova 33rd (4-0-31)

2013

 * Nova 19th (16-0-19)

2014

 * Stella 31st (5-0-30)

Anime Saimoe Tournament
Saimoe 2011 Saimoe 2014
 * Meiko Honma > Kaoru Tanamachi > Aisa Himegami (194-150-62)
 * Run Momoki > Meiko Honma > Madoka Koumoto (225-166-75)

Korea Best Moe Tournament
KBM 2011
 * Meiko Honma > Sayaka Miki > Astarotte Ygvar (166-132-80)
 * Kuroko Shirai > Meiko Honma (219-191)