Completed Anime
We Were There

“Nanami and Yano's high-school romance struggles under the shadow of his late girlfriend Nana's tragic death.”

We Were There

7.23
3,431 rank · 241,379 viewers · 1,960 favorites
Drama Romance Love Polygon Shoujo
26 episodes · 25 min per ep min · Summer 2006 · Artland · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Nanami and Yano's high-school romance struggles under the shadow of his late girlfriend Nana's tragic death.

Going into her first year of high school, Nanami Takahashi is filled with the hope of making many new friends. After meeting the shy Yuri Yamamoto, she hears about a popular boy in their class: Yano Motoharu. Yuri cares little for Yano because of his past relationship with her older sister Nana, and at first, Nanami doesn't like his attitude either. However, Nanami soon begins to warm up to Yano and takes a liking to him. The two spend more of their time together and eventually decide to start dating. But their love is not without challenges; Yano has trouble opening up to Nanami, since his first girlfriend, Nana, died in a car accident the year before, and she had been with one of her ex-boyfriends at the time. Finding themselves living in the shadow of Yano's relationship with Nana, Nanami and Yano struggle to keep their relationship afloat amid misunderstandings and heartache with the certainty of their love for each other.

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Derived from 96 sampled reviews

7.2 /10

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81% recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5 mode 10 σ 2.53
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Polarized

σ 2.53 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.9 pts

Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.7

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Score over time

↓ 0.77

Running avg · Jan 2007 → Apr 2025

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A Tv Production · Summer 2006

Artland.
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Marvelous Entertainment · Pony Canyon

  • Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2006 – Dec 2006 Summer 2006
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-1115 catalog

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