True Tears is a simple no-frills romantic drama that knew its audience and gave them what they wanted: likable individuals pitted against each other in the painful game of love, wrapped lovingly in melodrama dialed to 11. It’s been a hot minute since my last session revisiting the series, but one scene still lingers in my mind, and for me it is a reminder that anime doesn’t need over-the-top fight scenes or incredibly elaborate plot twists to be something good – when Shin’ichiro breaks down as he sings the cockroach song by the sea, I break down with him too. Plain, simple, emotional, heart-rending. That’s what True Tears was to me, and as I revisit this particular scene, safe to say, the emotions have not left.
Mad props to the voice actors that breathed life into these characters. I don’t think TT would have been as successful as it was if the characters didn’t sound “right”, and they did.
Penguin
February 7, 2021 at 6:14 pmMy side is Shin’ichiro.
True Tears is a simple no-frills romantic drama that knew its audience and gave them what they wanted: likable individuals pitted against each other in the painful game of love, wrapped lovingly in melodrama dialed to 11. It’s been a hot minute since my last session revisiting the series, but one scene still lingers in my mind, and for me it is a reminder that anime doesn’t need over-the-top fight scenes or incredibly elaborate plot twists to be something good – when Shin’ichiro breaks down as he sings the cockroach song by the sea, I break down with him too. Plain, simple, emotional, heart-rending. That’s what True Tears was to me, and as I revisit this particular scene, safe to say, the emotions have not left.
Mad props to the voice actors that breathed life into these characters. I don’t think TT would have been as successful as it was if the characters didn’t sound “right”, and they did.
Guardian Enzo
February 7, 2021 at 6:45 pmYeah, like I said really well-acted. I think I need to re-watch it.