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Rating: 8.2/10

Impressions:

I actually thought that Hiromi had become ‘happy’ too quickly, but then seeing her strange reaction to Shinichiro telling her about number 4’s remark made me rethink my opinion entirely. Her reaction is a little off, and doesn’t seem like the kind of thing she would express if she was only expecting something like a confession or a date offer by Shinichiro. The repeated scene doesn’t help much either…but I wonder if the txt message she receives beforehand has anything to do with her frustration. This certainly seems to have set her relationship with Shinichiro a little back, and the dating deal that has come into play isn’t going to make things better.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Rating: 8.8/10

Impressions:

A few scary thoughts…perhaps Jun is not related to Noe, which would sort of explain his actions while putting on the bike helmet for her…But still I can’t see an ending where the two end up together. I’m confident to say that True Tears isn’t weird enough to do that…I hope. And the other: Maybe Shinichiro’s actually related to Hiromi…Shin’s mother definitely seems to have something against her, which implies a close relationship…perhaps she’s like, Hiromi’s real mother or something. That would be the worst possible revelation ever though, as it means Hiromi and Shin won’t be able to get together…(which will probably make me cry).

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Rating: 8.3/10

Impressions:

Damn…this show is good. True Tears was on the top of my most-anticipated list for this season (Aria wasn’t really included since I simply saw it as a continuing to Aria the Natural, which is a nice show to watch when you feel like it, but not something you would really want to see the next episode due to suspense or excitement etc). And it’s nice to see that True Tears is going even further beyond my originally high expectations. I remember someone saying this would be a step down from Clannad and/or ef, but I reckon it’s just as good. Personally, I’m enjoying this show a lot more than Clannad right now.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Rating: 7.7/10

Impressions:

This episode introduces a few things that make the show seem more like a harem, such as the recognised so-called two-timing between Shinichiro, Noe and Hiromi. Surprisingly though, the purpose of this turns out to be the complete opposite of what I had been expecting—instead of giving room for possible harem story developments, the emphasis of Shinichiro knowing both Hiromi and Noe actually work towards a possible relationship between the two girls, either directly or indirectly. The main surprise though, is that this has nothing to do with Shinichiro. It’s hard to call this a harem at all.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Rating: 7.5/10

Japanese Title: true tears
Genres: Harem(?), Romance
Episodes: 13
OP: “Reflectia” by eufonius
ED: “Sekai no Namida” by Aira Yuki
Producers: P.A. Works, Bandai Visual
Source Material: Visual Novel
Official Site: http://www.truetears.jp/index.html

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Popularity: 7% [?]