True Tears

[shinta|hikari]

I just hope the title for the next episode will be a line said by Hiromi and not Noe.

[Kraco]

I started with m33w and have since noticed no problems so I'll stick to w00f . I generally prefer to have the whole series from the same subber for consistency's sake, and I also try to avoid having to redownloads (for archiving) if possible and if it doesn't mean overly long waits.

[MFauli]

Hm, i cant say that i liked the events of this episode too much :-/

Miyokichi giving in to Ai-chan, Miyokichi approaching Noe, Shinichiro approaching or rather confessing to Hiromi...lol, actually it really evolves into what i formerly wrote is unlikely: Miyokichi getting Noe, Shinichiro HIromi, and somehow Ai-chan approaches Noe´s brother...meh...

[Board of Command]

I started with m33w and have since noticed no problems so I'll stick to w00f . I generally prefer to have the whole series from the same subber for consistency's sake, and I also try to avoid having to redownloads (for archiving) if possible and if it doesn't mean overly long waits.

That's what I tend to to as well. I also tend to stick to the most "Japanese"-style subs given that the releases are decent quality.

(i.e. last name first, first name last)

[David75]

True Tears 11 mkv HD w00f
http://www.mininova.org/get/1245999

True Tears 11 Xvid SD w00f
http://www.mininova.org/get/1246001

[MFauli]

Will 13 be the last episode?

Anyway, now the Miyokichi and Ai-chan are kinda settled, there are like 3 possible endings:

- Shinichiro and Noe, and Number 4 and Hiromi
- Shinichiro and Hiromi, and the others are unhappy
- Shinichiro and Hiromi, and Number 4 and Noe and some delicious incest, lol

Or should i also throw in the wild card, Shinichiro getting killed by one of the girls or number 4 ? ^^

This episode left things quite open, anyways.

[Yukimura]

Damn, I really want a nice boat ending. I was hoping Noe would just take Jibeta and jump off a bridge but I don't think we're going to be so lucky. Despite Hiromi's increasingly moody and obscure reactions to mundane things I still want her to end up with Shin'ichiro.

[Ryllharu]

I don't know, I can't stand Hiromi. Call it what you like, obligation, not wanting to embarrass the family that took him in, shame, Hiromi has had a laundry list of reasons not to approach Shin'ichiro. But the second he moves even the slightest bit away from her (towards Noe) she becomes a manipulative bitch. Perhaps not in the really...nice boat kind of way, but she certainly became everything that Shin'ichiro's mother had accused her Hiromi's mother of being. "You really are that woman's daughter," she had said, and for a time it was true. Disregarding the fact of whether Hiromi's mother actually was like that, Hiromi was living up to the lie.

She would provoke Shin'ichiro, then rebuke him just as quickly. Say nasty things to Noe, make everyone suspicious, lie to and guilt trip Shin'ichiro when she felt like he wasn't going for her little traps. She "doesn't remember" the festival years ago, despite it being one of her most vivid memories. Why? To make him feel bad for no reason, like such childish memories are beneath her.

Noe was always more open, and that trust is what creates the strongest relationships. She barely knew Shin'ichiro at all, but told him several of her secrets, confided in him, and showed a great deal of enthusiasm for following his dream of writing books.

Hiromi, though she's reformed lately, was always surrounded with her own lies and inherent mistrust.

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Despite all that, I still always liked Aiko the best. I blame the tight school uniform offset by the proprietress' working uniform. Simple and pure, but not quite as much as Noe. A little dumb though, taking the roundabout way to try to get to a man's heart. At least she was honest with herself sooner.

She was a lost cause from the beginning, but I'm always a sucker for those types.

[KrayZ33]

I was hoping Noe would just take Jibeta and jump off a bridge but I don't think we're going to be so lucky.

eh? eh? thats EXACTLY what i thought when she talked with jibeta and said those words about "i ll let you fly"

ok, good to know that i m not the only one who is this weird

well i still hope hiromi and shinchirou get together in the end.... and if not then at least PLEASE not number 4 + hiromi... i hate this guy so much, he's annoying and stupid + weird.

i don't like Noe so much anymore... the whole stuff with "raigomaru" is getting on my nerves, why can't she tell him clearly what she thinks of him and always compares him with a chicken? who likes to be compared to a chicken?

btw the bad ending of the picture book is pretty good.. i like this stuff it tells you so much more than a normal happy ending.. you can interpret many things in it and you always have a certain feeling (which i can't explain) when reading/seeing such an ending.

[shinta|hikari]

That is what makes Noe so great. She is honest and direct, but only through a chicken. OK, that came out wrong. What I mean is, she isnt roundabout because she is afraid or because she is diabolical, but because its her personality. She has been like that from the beginning, and Im pretty sure Shinichiro isnt dumb enough not to know what she feels (he has done a good job guessing so far without Noe having to tell him anything directly). Noe without her chicken obsession isnt Noe at all, only some cliche airhead girl. Her words have always carried a lot of meaning, and strange enough, she is extremely perceptive when it comes to Shinichiro. What I am trying to say is, Noe FTW.

@Ryll - You preach the truth about that demoness. She is a bitch, simply put. Selfish, arrogant, fake, hypocritical, what else can I say? I mean, she even considered not calling Shinichiro about Noe's disappearance, knowing full well running away in such weather can be fatal (especially from personal experience). She has done a good job fooling most of the characters in the show, especially Shinichiro and some viewers, but not Noe. Well, its obvious Shinichiro is going to end up with Noe no matter what though.

I used to like Ai-chan, then hated her for her actions towards Miyokichi. But I guess her decision of being the one to bow her head this time deserves some props.

[Kraco]

Well, its obvious Shinichiro is going to end up with Noe no matter what though.

With Noe? I thought it's obvious he's going to end up with Hiromi, as much as I wanted that it would be Noe. Of course I wouldn't mind if they bent the tradition a bit and still chose Noe. I haven't much liked Hiromi during this show. In the end it would even make some sense since Hiromi was his interest mainly out of childhood memories and some sort of idolization. I mean, he didn't actually know Hiromi that well anymore during the time period of this show. It didn't look like he even interacted that much with her before this very end.

[David75]

Considering Ai did finally go to Miyokichi, Schinichiro going to Noe isn't unlikely at all.

But that would make twice the same kind of development, so maybe the scenarist wouldn't follow that path.

[shinta|hikari]

Noe is the obvious choice for two reasons:

1) She is the main female character. I say so because of three reasons
- The title is true tears, and she is the only one with a direct relation to it
- She is walking at the very front in the ending theme (not a certain indicator, but it helps)
- Most pictures for true tears have her as the center of attention

2) The "confession" to Hiromi was two episodes too early
- If he was going to end up with her, it will be placed most likely in the end as a climax
- Shinichiro has time to come to his senses, which has already begun in this episode

I would like to add that Hiromi is a bitch, especially in this episode. The guy never ends up with the bitch, no matter how close they seem to be (points to Shuffle! as an example).

[Kraco]

But that would make twice the same kind of development, so maybe the scenarist wouldn't follow that path.

It would actually make quite a beautiful plot if Shinichiro realised Hiromi isn't, after all, the one he likes. Because like I said in the previous post, the reason why he (thinks he) likes Hiromi isn't even something that happened during this show. So, it would have been possible, had there been more episodes, to make him first dream of Hiromi, but get with Noe because of the deal, then switch to Hiromi but eventually realise he didn't love the real Hiromi but the image of her he had in his mind. That could then lead him to find out he cares for the real Noe he actually knows.

[David75]

True Tears 12 SD
http://www.mininova.org/get/1266870

True Tears 12 HD
http://www.mininova.org/get/1266869

Enjoy

[animus]

You linked the same torrent

This would be the right link for HD

[David75]

You linked the same torrent

This would be the right link for HD

Made the correction, I'll have to see for myself how features do really work here, thanks.

And for the ep, only one word, from the bottom of my heart and surprise that made my heart ache:

Ouch!

[Ryllharu]

As much as I still think she's an atrocious bitch, Hiromi cleans up very nicely in a kimono. The look wouldn't suit either of our other heroines.

Lots of good things in this episode. Most of Noe's actions this episode made my heart ache, especially the ending. But, Hiromi's did the same as well. I could see her and Shin'ichiro together at the end of the series in this episode, although I'm still rooting for Noe.

Aiko underperformed in this episode, but her development is all over at this point.

Lastly, the Mugiha dance sequences were very impressive.

[KrayZ33]

lol she's like: "i can fly!! i can flyyyy!!!... no NOOOOOOOOO" really, it is too bad. that she didn't start fluttering with her arms when she was about to hit the ground.

i don't understand shinichiro btw.. why is he going after Noe now? can't he make up his mind?
i think at the moment he goes for Noe out of pitifulness..

the part with Noe's brothers was really interesting.. somehow i feel sad for him.

i can't wait to see the next and last ( ) episode.

btw i like this traditional dancing.. well maybe because everyone was wearing a sword and a sakkat but the drums made a nice beat

[Ryllharu]

Shin'ichiro is going after Noe now because he realized that in the time that Hiromi was being cold to him, he's grown closer to Noe. As he said, he picked up drawing for Hiromi (to remove her tears), he was doing the Mugiha dance to live up to his father, taking over the distillery to satisfy his mother, but he had never done anything for himself.

Playing around with Noe and writing the book was for her too, but it was the only thing he did because he really wanted to. He wanted her to see the completed book. He wanted to fulfill her silly little dream of a chicken flying through his artwork.

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That's one explanation anyway.

Though, for those Hiromi fans (which I may considering joining solely for seeing her in a kimono), they are closer now that she has moved out. Their relationship was fairly inappropriate by Japanese standards (even for anime/manga) with her living in the same house. She was cold to him, trying her best to not bring shame upon the entire family that took her in.

Now, Hiromi can finally be open in her feelings to him. They do have the longest past together. He wants to make her happy, and she has always longed for him the most. Vying for his attention, crying when he is not beside her.

It's also possible that Noe is more of a catalyst for Shin'ichiro to realize what he truly wanted. That she's only helping him to "look forward and fly."

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But...Noe has slowly fallen for Shin'ichiro. He's the only person who has tried to get close to her since her grandmother died. And he believes in all the fairy tales Noe tells herself.

He did want Hiromi. He grew to like Noe. So, the ending all depends on one thing. What Shin'ichiro wants now.