true tears
| true tears | |
|---|---|
| Computer / video game | |
 | |
| Studio | Circus , GameCrab |
| Publisher | La'cryma (PC), Sweets (PS2) |
| platform | Windows , PlayStation 2 |
| Game engine |
PC: March 31, 2006 PS2: August 7, 2008 |
| genre | Ren'ai Adventure |
| Subject | romance |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Mouse keyboard |
| system advantages preconditions |
Windows 2000, 600 MHz Celeron , 96 MB RAM |
| medium | DVD-ROM |
| language | Japanese |
| Manga | |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | La'cryma |
| Illustrator | Asaki |
| publishing company | Flex Comix |
| magazine | Comi Digi → Comi Digi + |
| First publication | December 10, 2005 - August 21, 2006 |
| expenditure | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2008 |
| Studio | PA Works |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Director | Junji Nishimura |
| music | Hajime Kikuchi |
| First broadcast | January 6 - March 30, 2008 on TV Kanagawa |
true tears is a Ren'ai adventure that was developed and published by La'cryma , an association of Broccoli , Circus , GameCrab and the mangaka Rei Izumi .
The plot of the game focuses mainly on the romantic relationships between the actors. It was sold in Japan on March 31, 2006 for PC on DVD. A manga based on the plot of the game was released on December 10, 2005 before the game was released. A completely redesigned anime series, with the same title, aired on Japanese television in 2008 . The topic was also taken up in the form of two radio plays and two Internet radio broadcasts.
action
While the plot of the manga is closely related to that of the game, the plot of the anime is hardly based on either of its predecessors. So even the main characters were swapped and replaced by others.
Anime
The high school students Shinichirō Nakagami ( 仲上眞一郎 , Nakagami Shinichirō ) has artistic skill and lives with his family in the prefecture of Toyama . He lives there with his parents and the student Hiromi Yuasa ( 湯 浅 比 呂 美 , Yuasa Hiromi ). Hiromi, who attended the same school as Shinichirō, moved into the Nakagami home after her father passed away. At the beginning of the plot she has been living there for a year, but makes a very depressed impression on Shinichirō when she is at home. At school, on the other hand, she is very well known, has a sporting talent and often seems to be in a good mood. Shinichirō, who has known Hiromi for a long time, finds this very strange, but doesn't dare to talk to her about it.
One day he meets the strangely known girl Noe Isurugi ( 石 動 乃 絵 , Isurugi Noe ) at school, who is two classes below him. When they first met, she was sitting up in a tree and no longer knew how to get down. As a result, she lets Shinichirō catch her. After the hard landing, she shows him two chickens. One of them, which she calls Naigomaru , is said to have the ability to fly, while the second chicken, Jibeta, is said not to be able to do so because it does not try to fly. Although Shinichirō initially thinks she is completely crazy, he can't stop thinking about her and visits the hen house again with her. Once there, they discover that Naigomaru has been attacked by a raccoon and can no longer be found. Despite her grief for the animal, she never sheds a tear as she has lost the ability to cry since her grandmother passed away.
From this moment on she constantly runs after Shinichirō to give him the birdseed instead of Naigomaru. His school friend Miyokichi Nobuse ( 野 伏 三代 吉 , Nobuse Miyokichi ) finds this quite strange, but takes it with humor. The two often meet in an Imagawayaki shop, where Aiko Andō ( 安藤 愛 子 , Andō Aiko ), who has already left school, works as a saleswoman. She is in love with Shinichirō, but he does not know anything about it and his also unsuspecting friend Miyokichi tries to get closer to her.
Meanwhile, Shinichirō's relationship with Hiromi deteriorates as she is courted by Noe's brother Jun Isurugi ( 石 動 純 Isurugi Jun ). It appears that three relationships will develop that neither Shinichirō nor Aiko will be happy with. As a result, there are various confrontations between the characters, the focus of which is Shinichirō. Ultimately, Shinichirō decides for Hiromi, whom he can only win over after extreme commitment and whose relationship has been on the brink for a long time.
Origin and publications
game
The Ren'ai adventure developed by La'cryma was released on March 31, 2006 for the PC. Circus and Broccoli were responsible for production and sales, GameCrab for the scenario and Rei Izumi for the character design . A new edition of the game for the Playstation 2 was released on August 7, 2008 and was produced and marketed by Sweets .
Manga
The manga was published before the release of the game, as a foretaste of this, since December 10, 2005 within the manga magazine Comi Digi . The mangaka Asaki was responsible for both the plot and the drawings. Even after the magazine was renamed Comi Digi + on April 21, 2006 , the manga was continued.
On December 21, 2006, a single anthology ( Tankōbon ) of the chapters appeared under the name true tears ( ISBN 4-7973-3935-7 ). This anthology comprises 210 pages and was published by Softbank Creative .
Anime
For the 13-part anime true tears , which was directed by Junji Nishimura and based on the script by Mari Okada , the plot and the characters were redesigned. This has nothing in common with the original, although La'cryma is specified as the original author in the opening credits . true tears was produced by PA Works in collaboration with Lantis , part of Bandai Visual , where PA Works was responsible for the animation, while Lantis produced the music. The anime first from January 6th to March 30th, 2008 after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on TV Kanagawa , and with up to two weeks offset also on Kansai TV , Chiba TV , TV Saitama , Tōkai TV , BS11 and Kids Station .
The episodes were then also released on seven DVDs from March 25 to September 26, 2008. On March 26, 2010, Bandai Visual released a Blu-ray box.
The anime was licensed for English localization by Bandai Visual USA unusually early . Originally this should also appear on seven DVDs in the United States from May 2008 , but due to a restructuring in the course of which Bandai Visual USA was absorbed into its parent company Bandai Entertainment, instead a DVD box was released on its label Anime Legends, which was released in August 2009 appeared.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Shinichirō Nakagami | Makoto Ishii |
| Hiromi Yuasa | Kaori Nazuka |
| Aiko Ando | Yuka Iguchi |
| Noe Isurugi | Ayahi Takagaki |
| Miyokichi Nobuse | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Jun Isurugi | Yuuki Masuda |
music
For the computer game, the single Tears in snow was released on December 23, 2005 , which was sung by Hiromi Sato .
A large number of CDs have been released for the anime . A single of the title music Reflectier ( リ フ レ ク テ ィ ア , Refurekutia ) by eufonius was released on January 23, 2008. It reached number 24 on the Oricon charts and stayed there for 13 weeks. It was followed on February 6, 2008 by another single from the credits of Aira Yūki with the name Sekai no Namida ( セ カ イ ノ ナ ミ ダ ). This reached 48th place with a 4 week stay. The first original soundtrack, True Tears Original Soundtrack , was released on February 27th . On April 16, 2008 came a fourth music publication with the title true tears: Sōnyūka & Image Song Shū ( true tears 挿入 歌 & イ メ ー ジ ソ ン グ 集 ) for the songs within the series ( insert songs = sōnyūka ), in which besides eufonius also Rita , yozuca * and kukui should be involved. On June 25, 2008, the radio play TV anime "true tears" followed drama CD ( TV ア ニ メ 「true tears」 ド ラ マ CD ), as well as on Comiket 75 or one month later on January 30, 2009 in regular stores true tears Kaette Kita ! Kochira Tulip Hōsōkyoku (true tears 帰 っ て き た! こ ち ら チ ュ ー リ ッ プ 放送 局 ) based on the internet radio program of the same name, which ran from December 2007 to May 2008. A mini album called true teas: Image Mini Album - Nostalgic Arietta (true tears イ メ ー ジ ミ ニ ア ル バ ム〜Nostalgic Arietta〜) followed on April 7, 2010 with pieces by eufonius, Ayahi Takagaki, Kaori Nazuka and Yuka Iguchi. For the third anniversary, eufonius released the single Prism Sign ( プ リ ズ ム ・ サ イ ン , Purizumu Sain ) on February 8, 2012 .
Franchises
For the game, an artbook called true tears: First Fan Book ( ト ゥ ル ー テ ィ ア ー ズ フ ァ ー ス ト ト フ ァ ン ブ ッ ク , ISBN 4-86176-220-0 ) was published by Broccoli in February 2006 . This large format book has a length of 63 pages and mainly describes the characters of the game and serves as an introduction to it. In addition to many small details, it also contains comments from the actors in the game.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 製品 情報. In: true tears. La'cryma, accessed February 16, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ true tears. Retrieved February 16, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ BBI - ブ ロ ッ コ リ ー ブ ッ ク イ ン フ ォ メ ー シ ョ ン -. Retrieved February 13, 2008 (Japanese).
- ^ True Tears (TV). animenewsnetwork.com, accessed February 18, 2008 .
- ↑ Bandai Visual USA Gets Shigofumi, True Tears Anime (Updated). In: Anime News Network. January 30, 2008, accessed February 16, 2014 .
- ^ Bandai Entertainment to Ship Sola, True Tears in DVD Boxes (Updated). In: Anime News Network. September 26, 2008, accessed February 16, 2014 .
- ↑ 「リ フ レ ク テ ィ ア」 eufonius. In: Oricon Style. Retrieved February 16, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ 「セ カ イ ノ ナ ミ ダ」 結 城 ア イ ラ . In: Oricon Style. Retrieved February 16, 2014 (Japanese).
Web links
- Official website of the game (Japanese)
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Information for Anime in the Encyclopedia of Anime News Network (English)