True tears

“True Tears” tells about events in the life of a high school student Shinichiro Nakagami, who has good creative abilities. He lives with his parents and classmate Hiromi Yuasa, who moved to their house after the death of his father, who was a close friend of the family of the young man.

Hiromi, cheerful and affable at school, being in her new home, seemed to be invisible and cold. However, seeing the girl’s experiences, Shinichiro does not dare to speak with her.

One day he meets a strange girl Noe Isurugi, having quarreled with which, she says insulting words. But, having reconciled, they begin to meet.

Sinichiro Nakagami ( Japanese 仲 上 眞 一郎 Nakagami Sinichiro:) - He studies in high school, loves art and even works on an illustrated book. He lives with his mother, father and childhood friend Hiromi Yuas. In a strange house, Hiromi tries to be invisible and looks sad, Shinichiro dreams of seeing her smile again. Shinichiro lives relatively calmly until he meets a strange girl named Noe Isurugi, who curses him for the small offense inflicted on him, although they soon meet again and an ambiguous relationship is established between them. Shinichiro is upset that he cannot see Hiromi's emotions. He is forced to practice traditional Japanese dances under family pressure until he receives support from Noe. Shinichiro receives great support from her, even a relationship is established between them, but he has real feelings for Hiromi.

Seiyu : Makoto Ishii

Hiromi Yuasa ( 湯 浅 比 呂 美 Yuasa Hiromi ) - studies in the same class as Shinichiro. After the death of her father, she lives in the Nakagami family for a year. At home and at school, she behaves differently. Hiromi avoids meeting and talking with Shinichiro, but helps Father Shinichiro work. At school, Hiromi is in the number 6 basketball team. She has feelings for Shinichiro, which even her friend Kurobe Tomoyo guesses, but Hiromi began to suppress and hide these feelings after moving to Shinichiro’s house, because Shinichiro’s mother lied to her that they Shinichiro is a common father.

Seiyu : Kaori Nadzuka

Noe Isurugi ( Jap. 石 動 乃 руг Isurugi Noe ) is an extraordinary girl, studying at the same school as Shinichiro. The first time she meets him, sitting on a tree. Noe asks Shinichiro to catch her, because she cannot get down from the tree herself. Noe is very fond of hens, on a tree she collects grains for a rooster, whom he calls Raigomaru. Raigomaru and another Jibeta chicken live in a chicken coop in the school yard. Noe feeds only Raigomaru, because only he "can fly." Finding the next day that Raigomaru was killed, Noe is very sad, but does not cry, because she “gave her tears” to her grandmother, who before death took them to heaven with her. After the death of her grandmother, Noe remains with her older brother Jun. She is always very frank and honest, and at the same time quite penetrating in relation to the inner feelings of others.

Seiyu : Ayahi Takagaki

Aiko Ando ( 安藤 愛 子 Ando: Aiko ) is one year older than Shinichiro and attends another school. Aiko meets with Nobuse Miyokichi, but has feelings for Shinichiro. She constantly tries to get closer to Shinichiro, for example, in the 4th series, she asks him to go shopping instead of Miyokichi. Aiko behaves noticeably differently in the presence of Shinichiro. She had known Shinichiro since childhood, and he introduced her to Miyokichi. Aiko helps at Imagawayaki Ai-chan cafe, which her family owns. Shinichiro and Miyokichi often visit her.

Seiyu : Yuka Iguchi

Miyokichi Nobushe ( 野 伏 三代 吉 обус Nobus Miyokichi ) is Shinichiro's best friend. They know each other since childhood and spend a lot of time together. Miyokichi notices Shinichiro's attraction to Hiromi. For his part, Shinichiro introduced and vouched for Miyokichi in front of Aiko when he invited her to meet. Aiko agreed, but as it becomes clear, not because of Miyokichi, but because of Shinichiro. Later, Aiko tries to break up with Miyokichi, which is how he can resist, evading conversations. In the end, Miyokichi convinces Aiko to stay with him and try again.

Seiyu : Hiroyuki Yoshino

Jun Isurugi ( 石 動 純 Isurugi Jun ) is the older brother of Noe, the captain of his school’s basketball team, his number is four. Jun has feelings for Noe that are greater than for his sister, so when she tells him about Shinichiro, he invites him to meet her. Jun wants to achieve his sister’s happiness at all costs, so he agrees to Shinichiro’s offer in return to meet with Hiromi, despite the fact that he is completely indifferent to her.

Seiyu : Yuki Masuda

Tomoyo Kurobe ( 黒 部 朋 与 Kurobe Tomoyo ) - and Hiromi play on the same basketball team and are good friends. Tomoyo is convinced that Hiromi likes Shinichiro, but Hiromi denies this even before her and even says that she likes the other. Tomoyo always supports Hiromi and even promises to help in the rapprochement with Jun, who allegedly became interested in Hiromi.

Seiyu : Tomomi Watanabe

Munehiro Nakagami ( 仲 上 宗 弘 Nakagami Munehiro ) is the father of Shinichiro. He was a good friend of Hiromi's father, because of which, after his death, sheltered the girl. Unlike his wife, he respects his son’s privacy and allows Shinichiro to do what he wants.

Seiyu : Keiji Fujiwara

Shiori Nakagami ( 仲 上 し を り Nakagami Shiori ) - mother of Shinichiro; likes to do what he considers best for his son, although he does not even suspect about it. For example, he can read his mail if he considers it necessary. Shiori at first often shows a hostile attitude towards Hiromi, not taking her for her child, but in the end she reconciles with the girl.

Seiyu : Rieko Takahashi

Rumi Takaoka ( Jap. 高 岡 ル ミ Rumi Takaoka ) is the captain of the girls' basketball team, which is played by Hiromi and Tomoyo.

Seiyu : Jun Miruno

• Opening topic: “Reflectia” (performed by Eufonius )
• Covering topic: “Sekai no Namida” (performed by Aira Yuki )

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• Review by Mikhail Sudakov