“Shinichirou lives with depressed Hiromi, meets cursed Noe who can't cry, and seeks tears to heal them both.”
True Tears
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Synopsis
Shinichirou lives with depressed Hiromi, meets cursed Noe who can't cry, and seeks tears to heal them both.
Shinichirou Nakagami was living the life other boys from his grade could only dream of—staying under the same roof as prodigal student Hiromi Yuasa. However, the bright and cheerful Hiromi has been depressed and cold at home ever since her mother passed away. While he is the subject of the ignorant jealousy of his peers, rumors begin to spread when Shinichirou meets Noe Isurugi—a girl known for cursing classmates, curses which always end up becoming reality. Noe curses Shinichirou as well, but two pits are created when you curse someone, and her curse on Shinichirou comes back to bite her in the form of a raccoon to her beloved chicken, Raigomaru. Despite this, she does not shed a single tear; Noe had had her tears stolen. For Noe to be able to cry again, she would need the tears of another, and Shinichirou knows a person whose tears he wants to take away.
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Community consensus
Derived from 89 sampled reviews
What 89 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.54 · split reception
6.4 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.1
↓ 0.78
Running avg · Feb 2008 → Feb 2024
- 8 “A short but beautiful high school romance. Lovely story line, with that classic tragic past buried underneath. Not entirely original... but a rather gripping tale of tears... concealed and lost....”
- 8 “I started watching True Tears thinking it would be a good series. When I finished it I noticed that it was a GREAT series. Lots of romance, drama, and the plot is simply great. The animation,...”
- 8 “Heres a quick summary in order to understand the complexity of this story Main character likes Girl1, Girl1 likes Guy1, Guy1 has a sister who likes main character. Main character has best friend...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2008 – Mar 2008 Winter 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1949 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Fonishia Producer
Licensed by
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Bandai Visual USA Licensor