True Tears: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 watercolors 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 She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school.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

Series details

• Title: True Tears
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2008-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-03-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Kanagawa
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18227
• IMDb ID: tt1161697
• TVDB ID: 81144

Cast and credited roles

• Makoto Ishii — Shinichirou Nakagami
• Ayahi Takagaki — Noe Isurugi
• Kaori Nazuka — Hiromi Yuasa
• Yuka Iguchi — Aiko Andou
• Hiroyuki Yoshino — Miyokichi Nobuse
• Rieko Takahashi — Shinichirou's Mother
• Keiji Fujiwara — Shinichirou's Father
• Yuuki Masuda — Jun Isurugi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-06; final listed air date 2008-03-30.

Source and licence

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