True Tears (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, True Tears is an animation and drama series.

What it’s about. 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 She, too, is quiet and withdrawn in their house, quite unlike at school.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.

Who’s in it. True Tears stars Makoto Ishii as Shinichiro Nakagami (voice), Ayahi Takagaki as Noe Isurugi (voice), Kaori Nazuka as Hiromi Yuasa (voice) and Yuka Iguchi as Aiko Ando (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, True Tears has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch True Tears page.

If you liked it. Fans of True Tears tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.