<s>
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
true	B-Application
tears	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
La'cryma	O
,	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Broccoli	O
,	O
Circus	O
,	O
GameCrab	O
and	O
Rei	O
Izumi	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
in	O
Japan	O
rated	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
Taiwanese	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
for	O
an	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
has	O
made	O
several	O
transitions	O
to	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
requires	O
little	O
player	O
interaction	O
as	O
much	O
time	O
is	O
spent	O
on	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
representing	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
year	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
whose	O
role	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
interactions	O
with	O
his	O
schoolmates	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
his	O
final	O
year	O
attending	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetsuya	O
also	O
meets	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
last	O
main	O
heroine	O
,	O
after	O
breaking	O
up	O
a	O
fight	O
between	O
her	O
and	O
her	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2005	O
at	O
the	O
Dream	O
Party	O
convention	O
hosted	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Big	O
Sight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Kometto	O
Nekono	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
provided	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Da	B-Application
Capo	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
published	O
by	O
Sweets	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
for	O
an	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
contained	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	O
and	O
an	O
illustration	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
Internet	O
radio	O
shows	O
based	O
on	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tororo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
provided	O
composition	O
and	O
lyrics	O
for	O
the	O
Da	B-Application
Capo	I-Application
series	O
,	O
written	O
the	O
lyrics	O
for	O
the	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
drama	O
CDs	O
based	O
on	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
was	O
also	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
drama	O
CD	O
,	O
titled	O
X'mas	O
Party	O
,	O
first	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
related	O
products	O
sold	O
during	O
Comiket	O
69	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
drama	O
CD	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
was	O
also	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
35-minute	O
live	O
action	O
film	O
entitled	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
:	O
Pure	O
Album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
thirteen-episode	O
anime	O
also	O
named	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
aired	O
on	O
TV	O
Kanagawa	O
between	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Da	B-Application
Capo	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
that	O
often	O
appeared	O
alongside	O
True	B-Application
Tears	I-Application
in	O
advertising	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
as	O
high	O
of	O
a	O
sales	O
record	O
,	O
ranking	O
forty-first	O
out	O
of	O
fifty	O
on	O
the	O
national	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
amount	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
D.C.	O
II	O
's	O
first	O
place	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
chart	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
