Comments on: True Tears Review - 86/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:26:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Oya http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-11990 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:49:41 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-11990 It was a nice one. It was a nice one.

]]> by: AlexS http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-10277 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:42:33 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-10277 This series was definitely a miss for me. Maybe I'm just not cut for this kind of shows. I found Clannad unbearable. True Tears is much better, but still... the characters seemed fake, the events that shaped their lives artificial, and their personality quirks shallow (the whole chicken thing never flew for me). I mean, I don't mind the slew of clichés (sister-complex, harem, high-schoolers, cute girl living with clueless hero, even Hiromi wearing glasses during the last third of the series, etc...), it's all fair game in the name of a good story. But please how about some deeper characters and less contrived situations? I don't even ask more realistic characters. I would just be happy with a bit more depth in their development and behavior. And the short length of the anime is not even an excuse, most of my favorite shows are exactly of the same length. I'd really like to watch more good shounen romance series, but often it's a disappointment. So far only Asatte no Houkou and Koi Kaze worked for me, which shows that I'm not really averse to stereotypes, if they are properly done. I really hope someone someday will finish Natsu no Sora fansubs, it looked promising,... This series was definitely a miss for me. Maybe I’m just not cut for this kind of shows. I found Clannad unbearable. True Tears is much better, but still… the characters seemed fake, the events that shaped their lives artificial, and their personality quirks shallow (the whole chicken thing never flew for me).

I mean, I don’t mind the slew of clichés (sister-complex, harem, high-schoolers, cute girl living with clueless hero, even Hiromi wearing glasses during the last third of the series, etc…), it’s all fair game in the name of a good story. But please how about some deeper characters and less contrived situations?

I don’t even ask more realistic characters. I would just be happy with a bit more depth in their development and behavior. And the short length of the anime is not even an excuse, most of my favorite shows are exactly of the same length.

I’d really like to watch more good shounen romance series, but often it’s a disappointment. So far only Asatte no Houkou and Koi Kaze worked for me, which shows that I’m not really averse to stereotypes, if they are properly done.

I really hope someone someday will finish Natsu no Sora fansubs, it looked promising,…

]]> by: kirsten http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6833 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:09:12 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6833 A GREAT series! A GREAT series!

]]> by: nahrub http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6790 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:50:48 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6790 @Westlo lol, i thought of the same thing few minutes after posted here n posted the same thing u did elsewhere. good to know that someone else had the same opinion. @Westlo

lol, i thought of the same thing few minutes after posted here n posted the same thing u did elsewhere. good to know that someone else had the same opinion.

]]> by: Papilo http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6779 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:06:04 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6779 Hitomi won and i fell a little frustrated with this. I loved Noe since the start. Spontaneous, open heart and a little out of place, Shinichiro cried at the end because he knows that Noe deserves to be truly loved. But he can't do it. But, I don't fell the same tension in the last episode. It is hard to explain, I was expecting more. Well, overall that was a good anime to watch. =) Hitomi won and i fell a little frustrated with this. I loved Noe since the start. Spontaneous, open heart and a little out of place, Shinichiro cried at the end because he knows that Noe deserves to be truly loved. But he can’t do it. But, I don’t fell the same tension in the last episode. It is hard to explain, I was expecting more. Well, overall that was a good anime to watch. =)

]]> by: Westlo http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6775 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:39:57 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6775 Okay this is just speculation since it involves a lot of reading in between the lines but I believe I'm close enough to be right. I think Shin's mother went through a similar experience to Hiromi when she was younger. Shin = Shin's Dad Hiromi = Shin's Mother Noe = Hiromi's Mother Remember how Shin's mother (I wish she had a name....) cut out the head of Hiromi's mother in that picture. Remember how she mentioned that Hiromi looked just like her and also had eyes that could seduce men. The latter line Hiromi used on Noe before realizing she was becoming like Shin's mother was another clue imo. So Shin's mother (who I have to say is hot) didn't really hate Hiromi, she just hated Hiromi's mother and you could say she transferred her hate onto Hiromi. Having a constant reminder of the woman you nearly lost your husband too must've been hard on her. I don't think she honestly realized how much she was affecting Hiromi. She was shocked when Hiromi brought up the "You're related to Shin" barb which was probably just a random dart she through in frustration, sadly for Hiromi it hit her heart. Episode 7 she tried to talk to her about it but got interrupted by Shin, from episode 9 onwards she treated Hiromi as an actual person and not "that persons" daughter. In the last episode at the scene from the 8 minute mark onwards I think she picked up that Hiromi was in a similar situation to her which caused the visit to her flat later on. Shin's dads reaction to Shin's question about when you cry was another hint, notice how Shin said that Noe made his heart waver which was the response Shin's dad said. Anyway I haven't read the rest of the Suki thread since yesterday (page 5) but I'm sure someone on their has posted something similar, but more well thought out and articulate. Okay this is just speculation since it involves a lot of reading in between the lines but I believe I’m close enough to be right. I think Shin’s mother went through a similar experience to Hiromi when she was younger.

Shin = Shin’s Dad
Hiromi = Shin’s Mother
Noe = Hiromi’s Mother

Remember how Shin’s mother (I wish she had a name….) cut out the head of Hiromi’s mother in that picture. Remember how she mentioned that Hiromi looked just like her and also had eyes that could seduce men. The latter line Hiromi used on Noe before realizing she was becoming like Shin’s mother was another clue imo.

So Shin’s mother (who I have to say is hot) didn’t really hate Hiromi, she just hated Hiromi’s mother and you could say she transferred her hate onto Hiromi. Having a constant reminder of the woman you nearly lost your husband too must’ve been hard on her.

I don’t think she honestly realized how much she was affecting Hiromi. She was shocked when Hiromi brought up the “You’re related to Shin” barb which was probably just a random dart she through in frustration, sadly for Hiromi it hit her heart.

Episode 7 she tried to talk to her about it but got interrupted by Shin, from episode 9 onwards she treated Hiromi as an actual person and not “that persons” daughter. In the last episode at the scene from the 8 minute mark onwards I think she picked up that Hiromi was in a similar situation to her which caused the visit to her flat later on.

Shin’s dads reaction to Shin’s question about when you cry was another hint, notice how Shin said that Noe made his heart waver which was the response Shin’s dad said.

Anyway I haven’t read the rest of the Suki thread since yesterday (page 5) but I’m sure someone on their has posted something similar, but more well thought out and articulate.

]]> by: nahrub http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6768 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:42:01 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6768 though i really like this anime, i still don't get the reason behind shin's mother crappy treatment towards hiromi. or am i the only one missing this? though i really like this anime, i still don’t get the reason behind shin’s mother crappy treatment towards hiromi. or am i the only one missing this?

]]> by: marmot http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6765 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:59:50 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6765 While I liked it's down to earth plot developments and loved the relationship between the guy's parents which really feels authentic, it just felt like there wasn't enough here for 13 episodes. That's a shame because the director really created an interesting, and wholly believable, atmosphere. While I liked it’s down to earth plot developments and loved the relationship between the guy’s parents which really feels authentic, it just felt like there wasn’t enough here for 13 episodes. That’s a shame because the director really created an interesting, and wholly believable, atmosphere.

]]> by: Windspirit http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6762 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:20:34 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/29/true-tears-review-86100/#comment-6762 I think Aiko's role in the story was to show that the hero isn't a random harem lead who's happy with whoever and seizes the opportunity to kiss any girl who's interested in him. It's just some boy who happens to have problems sorting his feelings between TWO girls. I think Aiko’s role in the story was to show that the hero isn’t a random harem lead who’s happy with whoever and seizes the opportunity to kiss any girl who’s interested in him. It’s just some boy who happens to have problems sorting his feelings between TWO girls.

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