We Were There English Sub & Dub

About We Were There

We Were There (僕等がいた) arrives as a drama anime by Artland (2006), and the premise is easy to summarize. In short: Nanami Takahashi welcomes the start of her high school life with great expectations of making as many friends as possible. There is much talk among the girls about a popular boy, Motoharu Yano, who has 2/3 of the girls in his middle school liking him.

From there, when Nanami asks Yuri Yamamoto, the girl sitting next to her, about Yano, the latter curtly replies that she dislikes him. Nanami is clueless of who Yano is until the day of the class nomination when she made a fool of herself by calling the name of her new friend wrongly. It turns out that she has actually met Yano along the corridors (unaware of his true identity) and he tricked her by providing a random name, resulting in the embarrassing incident in class.

With drama at the core, character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. Motoharu Yano (Hiroshi Yazaki) and Nanami Takahashi (Nozomi Sasaki) are two of the characters you will meet early. Think of it as a pick for viewers who prefer story and feelings over flashy action. At 26 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Artland is the studio behind We Were There, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on drama, character writing and emotional payoff matter more than spectacle. Its 6.7/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Hiroshi Yazaki voicing Motoharu Yano gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2006, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.