Shinichirou Nakagami
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Estimated watch time
5h 12m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Love Triangle100%School80%Heterosexual60%Drawing60%Basketball30%Dancing20%Female Harem20%Primarily Teen Cast20%
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Synopsis & Story
Shinichiro is a student living in what would be a dream come true for most high school boys, but for him is mostly a frustration. A well liked girl in school named Hiromi has lived in his house for a year along with his family. Her father was a close friend of the family, and when he died they immediately took her in. She is popular and well liked, always smiles, is talented in sports- but Shinichiro knows there must be tears inside her. Having an artistic tendency, he makes watercolours of her and thinks about wishing to ease her tears. Yet he cannot bring up the nerve to talk to her even in his own home. She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school. Shinichiro is also distracted by teasing from his friend Nobuse for watching Hiromi from afar, a curse of bad luck from a strange girl named Noe, and being forced to perform Muhiga dancing. By helping Noe he hopes to ease his own problems, yet he seems to have difficulty helping himself. (Source: Anime News Network)
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True Tears: should you watch it?
At a glance
True Tears has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 68/100 — 39% of 14,870 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #47 highest-rated anime of 2008, and #27 most popular anime of 2008, and #8 highest-rated anime of Winter 2008 on AniList.
Of the 23.4K AniList users who started it, 4.0% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 20.1K have finished it.
At about 5 h 12 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Romance — especially love triangle, school, heterosexual, drawing.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. True Tears is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: True Tears Epilogue
- Optional extras: True Tears Specials, True Tears: Raigomaru to Jibeta no Monogatari
Episodes
13 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- La'cryma
- Director
- Junji Nishimura
- Series composition
- Mari Okada
- Character design
- Kanami Sekiguchi
- Music
- Hajime Kikuchi
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Reflectia”
Endings
- ED1“Sekai no Namida” by Aira Yuuki · eps 1-12
Theme data from AnimeThemes.moe.
True Tears FAQ
- How many episodes does True Tears have?
- True Tears has 13 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 5 h 12 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch True Tears?
- About 5 h 12 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 7 days; at one hour a day, about 6 days.
- Is True Tears finished?
- Yes. True Tears has finished airing — the final episode aired March 30, 2008.
- Is there a season 2 of True Tears?
- Yes — the story continues in True Tears Epilogue.
- Where do I start True Tears?
- Start here: True Tears is the first entry, followed by True Tears Epilogue.
- Is True Tears based on a manga?
- No. True Tears is an original anime story, not adapted from a manga or novel.
- Who animated True Tears?
- True Tears was animated by P.A.WORKS and directed by Junji Nishimura.
- Who sings the opening of True Tears?
- The opening, "Reflectia", is performed by an uncredited artist.
- Where can I watch True Tears?
- True Tears is listed on Crunchyroll, Tubi TV, RetroCrush. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.