Based on one episode, true tears is my favorite show of the new season. Some of the voice-acting is particularly good. I finally get why Takagaki Ayahi has suddenly become so popular. Her voice did little for me as Ruchia in Venus Versus Virus, but she gives Noe real character. And Takahashi Rieko's brief turn as the protagonist's mother was sharp and vivid.The show also features Nazuka Kaori (Cossette, Eureka) and young Iguchi Yuka, who is gradually getting more and more good roles.I've made a page with pics of the main characters and their seiyuus, including background info on the seiyuus.
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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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Here, into Stripey-nii’s arms… A common mistake by harem series is the attempt to squeeze too many bishoujos into limited airtime. We understand the rationale of course - to cast that wider net to snag bishoujo enthusiasts. But like figure collecting and girlfriends, it’s quality not quantity that counts. For example, I’d prefer the 3 girls [...]
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Now that most of the new shows have started airing… Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll. My vote: Light Novel adaptations (Shigofumi, Spice and Wolf) Before the winter season started, I was really looking forward to True Tears and H2O, but now that I’ve [...]
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Opening Sequence: OP: “Reflectia” by eufonius At first the OP caught me off guard as I really wasn’t expecting it to be a eufonius song, and I generally do like eufonius songs regardless. The OP sequence itself gives us a glimmer at the quality of the animation and it’s looking pretty good.
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I’ve seen a few of the new shows, but I don’t plan on blogging most of them. So far, the only show I’m willing to blog is True Tears, and I’ll have the full post out when the sub comes out. By the way, the ratings are all for the first episode (that’s obvious, but [...]
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Someone killed my CHICKEN! Flavor: Mild. Initial reaction: Yay, an eufonious OP! I was pretty hesitant about this anime because of the absolute alteration from the source material that True Tears suffered, but now that this first episode was somewhat better than I expected… I think I might enjoy this show. I don’t really like the character designs [...]
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Another harem/romance, this one taking a more serious route. Protagonist is Shinichirō Nakagami, successor to the Nakagami household. He’s currently living together with Hiromi Yuasa, the daughter of his father’s best friend, who has died in an accident. Shinichiro has a crush on Hiromi, but finds it hard for him to approach her, made even [...]
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