Japan Synopsis
true tears
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 She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school.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.
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Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding True Tears itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
In the crowded 2007-2009 Japan release window, True Tears sits at #281 of 362. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when True Tears premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.
The 2026th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 33th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,766 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,249 of 2,532 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | P.A.WORKS, Lantis, Bandai Visual |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 13 |
| Release Date | January 6, 2008 |
| Official Site | www.truetears.jp |
Questions Answered
When did True Tears end?
True Tears finished its run with its final episode airing on March 30, 2008.
Where did True Tears air?
True Tears aired on tvk, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.