Legacy #18 - True Tears

Back in high school, this was one of my favorite Romance/Drama Anime to watch. The name of this Anime is called True Tears ~ a Slice of life, Drama, Romance themed Anime that tackles love, hardships, secrets, and feelings. This is a brief 13-episode series that spawned in 2008, but nonetheless has, with most not-as-well-known Anime, created a cult following. You could theoretically categorize this as a Harem, but there's not much emphasis on it. The main character lives with his mom, dad, and a high school friend. Guess what? It seems as if the main character has a crush on his childhood high school friend, but she constantly ignores him at home whereas at school, she's little miss popular in sports and her studies. It's a strain on their relationship, but it wouldn't be long before the main character stumbles across this interesting and odd character and the two soon develop an affinity for one another. However, the main character's feelings for his high school friend never went away despite having developed a relationship with the odd girl. To make matters even worse, the main character's best friend's girlfriend has a thing for the main character himself, but of course he can't respond to her feelings. Throughout the entirety of these series, it's the process of opening up doors and breaking down walls. Their is a reason why the high school friend ignores the main character. Their is a reason why the main character fell for the odd girl briefly. Their is a reason why the odd girl is...well odd. Their is a reason why the main character's parents (the mom in general) has something against the high school friend. It's a real simply concept of romance, drama, and slice in life because, at the end of the day, the heart is a questionable personification of our desires and feelings. Of course if you'd expect, you should theorize the ending of True Tears. I haven't seen it in 4 years, but I still remember that I was in love with the characters, setting, theme, and the soundtrack. The soundtrack is just beautiful to look at. Something with Japanese Animation is being able to emphasize more on character, story, and music. In comparison to today's American cartoons, it doesn't have that same vibe. Anime is an art form whereas Cartoons are played more as entertainment ~ that pretty much sums it up. True Tears is no exception as it an art in its own right ~ conveying emotion and though through the visualization of characters & music.

I hope you enjoyed this week's Legacy post. Look forward to Legacy post on Thursdays. Until then, you all stay classy now. WBCR will be up momentarily.