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四月は君の嘘 [Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso] #6
Your Lie in April Vol. 6
GALA MODE Spirits are still high after the Maiho Music Competition when Kaori receives a letter in the mail: There’s going to be a gala concert to celebrate the winners, and even though Kaori and Kosei didn’t advance, they’re invited to perform! Confident they can leave a lasting impression, Kaori seizes the chance to order Kosei back onto the stage with her. The ultimate duo that moved an entire audience’s hearts will perform once more, and people are buzzing with anticipation. Yet Kosei seems listless and uninterested in the festivities. Can Kaori and Kosei get their act together in time?!
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 17, 2013
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November 15, 2025
"She's merciless. That unbending gaze even from the back, won't let me give up. The one who was being supported..was me. Thank you. Thank you."
This manga is so beautiful. I don't need the music for it to flow across the page, and it's a lovely experience.
Kousei's transformation is excellent!
You might like to wander through a few artistic journals — they’re full of sparks and surprises.
This manga is so beautiful. I don't need the music for it to flow across the page, and it's a lovely experience.
Kousei's transformation is excellent!
You might like to wander through a few artistic journals — they’re full of sparks and surprises.
April 17, 2025
Watching his transition in this one was ABSOLUTELY amazing. I’m slowly preparing myself for the worst especially because of what happens at that Gala. I’m not sure how anyone gets through these volumes without becoming somewhat emotional. It’s been a wild ride so far and I can’t wait to continue.
May 17, 2016
Bendita sea Hiroko.
June 24, 2019
Me lo veía venir, pero este tomo me ha mosqueado. Aviso de SPOILER
Me parece muy bien que el prota busque las explicaciones que necesite para superar su pasado y salir del hoyo en el que se encuentra, pero de ahí a justificar lo que hizo su madre... Puedes querer mucho a tu hijo y ser duro con él, a veces puedes hasta pasarte de la ralla, y es algo que comprendería en un momento puntual (todos somos humanos), pero de ahí al que niño vaya lleno de moratones, y es algo que dura años! pues mira no, en ese caso hay justificación que valga. Así que me molesta que intenten venderme esa moto.
Me parece muy bien que el prota busque las explicaciones que necesite para superar su pasado y salir del hoyo en el que se encuentra, pero de ahí a justificar lo que hizo su madre... Puedes querer mucho a tu hijo y ser duro con él, a veces puedes hasta pasarte de la ralla, y es algo que comprendería en un momento puntual (todos somos humanos), pero de ahí al que niño vaya lleno de moratones, y es algo que dura años! pues mira no, en ese caso hay justificación que valga. Así que me molesta que intenten venderme esa moto.
December 20, 2020
The story gets a little loopy and a lot melodramatic as piano prodigy Kōsei Arima starts directly confront his grief over the death of his mother. I'm getting frustrated with how the story is slowly unfolding, but I still find myself getting swept up in the emotion despite the heavy-handed manipulation.
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December 31, 2025
୭🩰 𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
[a bit spoiler-y]
i don’t usually rate every volume but i HAVE to rate this one five stars!! seeing kousei’s evolution is amazing and i’m so glad we’ve finally got to the turning point in the story. the fact that he went on alone is by itself already a sign of him changing. but him not being able to hear the music and still painting a picture with it? that’s the best part. anddd he did all of this just to prove to that kid that kaori is amazing!! 😚 all it took was lowkey drowning for him to realize that light can still reach him.
“i’ll prove it. i’m amazing. kaori miyazono is even more amazing.”
[a bit spoiler-y]
i don’t usually rate every volume but i HAVE to rate this one five stars!! seeing kousei’s evolution is amazing and i’m so glad we’ve finally got to the turning point in the story. the fact that he went on alone is by itself already a sign of him changing. but him not being able to hear the music and still painting a picture with it? that’s the best part. anddd he did all of this just to prove to that kid that kaori is amazing!! 😚 all it took was lowkey drowning for him to realize that light can still reach him.
“is it because it’s a pool? or maybe because the moon’s out? or maybe…light can shine through even to the bottom of a dark ocean.”
March 23, 2017
Hiroko <3
October 4, 2016
Well, Kousei's mother is not as bad as it seems. She just wanted to make her son a perfect pianist and she wanted to make his future bright. Every mother wants this. She was just too demanding and strict. Oh, opinions about people can change rapidly.
And yes, Kousei's transformation was excellent! I love him more, now.
Kousei\Kaori moments are funny and sweet^^
And yes, Kousei's transformation was excellent! I love him more, now.
Kousei\Kaori moments are funny and sweet^^
August 20, 2019
Naoshi Arakawa achieves a dizzying, hypnotic swirl of word and image fragments throughout this volume that I really enjoyed. In the most intense moments, these fragments move from internal dialogue to external speech to past memories to hopes and fears, around and around. This technique has been present in other volumes, but its use during Kosei's "accompanist solo" at the gala is fantastic.
I'm happy to see some resolution to Kosei's internal conflicts and relationship with his mother. Hiroko remains a bit of a mystery. Kaori . . . just more and more sadness.
I'm happy to see some resolution to Kosei's internal conflicts and relationship with his mother. Hiroko remains a bit of a mystery. Kaori . . . just more and more sadness.
April 21, 2024
I appreciate the extra scenes of both Watari and Tsubaki, the manga focuses a bit more on them, even though it's just everyday life: it makes them feel more alive. Same for the piano teacher, they show more of her personality and fame.
The manga is taking a turn now though, I'm not ready yet haha.
The manga is taking a turn now though, I'm not ready yet haha.
March 18, 2025
3.5 I like the fact that we get to learn more about Kosei’s mom more, Saki.
May 28, 2020
Review for the entire series.
Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April is a finely crafted work that will draw a steady stream of emotion from the barren crust of a calcified heart. It is a tearjerker, but it's actually a well-balanced work of humor, drama, and romance. At its heart, this story is a tragedy and a love story as well. It is a love story about life; and the tears it brings, whether from joy, sorrow, or delight.
I recommend you read this story alongside the musical accompaniment it suggests in its notes. It will increase your enjoyment by tenfold.
Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April is a finely crafted work that will draw a steady stream of emotion from the barren crust of a calcified heart. It is a tearjerker, but it's actually a well-balanced work of humor, drama, and romance. At its heart, this story is a tragedy and a love story as well. It is a love story about life; and the tears it brings, whether from joy, sorrow, or delight.
I recommend you read this story alongside the musical accompaniment it suggests in its notes. It will increase your enjoyment by tenfold.
July 27, 2016
Udah pernah nonton anime-nya... dan tetep aja suka pas baca manga... :')
September 14, 2022
Kousei and Kaori are preparing for the gala concert, practicing together constantly, and bickering like true friends. Another excellent volume!
January 17, 2021
Ce sixième tome reste dans la lignée des précédents. De nouveaux personnages entrent en jeu et prennent de l’importance. Kôsei continue son combat. Ses amis continuent les leurs. La musique est toujours merveilleusement retranscrite et les relations continuent de s’approfondir.
J’adore !
(4,5/5)
J’adore !
(4,5/5)
May 25, 2022
SE ME CALMAN QUE NO TENGO LAGRIMAS DE SOBRA Ok
como se para esto.
como se para esto.
August 21, 2022
vaya...
April 21, 2024
After reading 3 volumes back to back today, they're kind of blending in together; this review won't be as special.
The start of the end is slowing coming though :,,,)
The start of the end is slowing coming though :,,,)
March 31, 2019
Leer este manga llena mi corazón de paz.
January 4, 2021
Cada vez más interesante. La relación de Kosei con la música y su mamá sigue siendo lo mejor de la historia.
December 30, 2017
Sin duda las frases bonitas están a la orden del día, de esas frases de ánimo y optimismo que no solo muy bien podrían servirle al protagonista, si no para quien sea.
Pobre Kousei, intenta engañarse diciéndose que ella se ve mucho mejor con Watari, que se llevan mejor y que harían una muy buena pareja, en vez de disfrutar cada momento con ella sin pensar en ello, por lo que al final él mismo se desanima o considera mejor no darse falsas esperanzas, lo cual aunado a su situación con la música, no se le hace fácil el camino.
Sin embargo, la amiga de su mamá es ese otro impulso positivo que necesitaba para seguir adelante y no estar estancado, así que con ayuda de ellas dos muy pronto volverá a retomar el camino de la música y este tomo es sobre lo que tiene que enfrentar para animarse hacerlo.
Como siempre muy recomendable.
June 27, 2018
Absolutely loved his teacher!
April 30, 2022
I should stop expecting any of these volumes to not have any emotional scenes. While this volume isn't as emotional as the last few were but there were still a few scenes where Kosei is still dealing with his trauma, which makes sense, those things take time😭
This volume starts with Hiroko just finishing her performance and talking to Emi's music teacher, they know each other from when they were in school. Kosei and Kaori are practicing their performance for the gala together and separately every chance they get. It isn't easy for Kosei to place the music that Kaori has chosen since his mom used to play it all the time but he won't tell her that. Hiroko takes Kosei to a festival as a break and he talks about his feelings about his past and playing the piano. He asks her if his mom would forgive him for trying to forget her. Honestly, I don't think he should apologize for anything, he as 12 and tried his best while his mom was an adult and just because she was frustrated with not having much time left, she hit him hard enough to cause bleeding. There's no going back from that. I don't care that she was a good mom to him before she got sick. Regardless of the reasons, she still hit a child and caused mental trauma as well. Hiroko thinks that the reason Kosei is in so much pain from playing the piano is because she convinced his mom to teach him to play the piano and that if she hadn't then maybe they would have had a better relationship at the end. But again, it's still Kosei's mom's fault for her horrible actions. People made a very big deal of when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscers this year and that was just one slap and they were both grown men, but Kosei was only 12 and it wasn't just a little slap. I felt like this volume was trying to make me feel bad for Saki (Kosei's mom) and was making me forgive her because she was sick and his mom. But like I said, she was an adult, she should have known better and while yes, people make mistakes, that doesn't mean that they can all be forgiven. I'm saying this as someone who has a 3 year old niece, I'm very sensitive when it comes to violence against children, even fictional ones. Jokingly hitting a kid is fine because there's no pain and you're not trying to hurt them, but hard enough to cause bleeding is a whole other thing.
Anyways, our four main characters plus a friend of Tsubaki's stay after school and play with sparklers and Kosei realizes something that ends up helping him in the gala performance. We along with Kosei also meet Kaori's parents as well. This volume ends on the gala performance and unlike his previous performances, this one isn't so painful for him and the audience loves it.
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This volume starts with Hiroko just finishing her performance and talking to Emi's music teacher, they know each other from when they were in school. Kosei and Kaori are practicing their performance for the gala together and separately every chance they get. It isn't easy for Kosei to place the music that Kaori has chosen since his mom used to play it all the time but he won't tell her that. Hiroko takes Kosei to a festival as a break and he talks about his feelings about his past and playing the piano. He asks her if his mom would forgive him for trying to forget her. Honestly, I don't think he should apologize for anything, he as 12 and tried his best while his mom was an adult and just because she was frustrated with not having much time left, she hit him hard enough to cause bleeding. There's no going back from that. I don't care that she was a good mom to him before she got sick. Regardless of the reasons, she still hit a child and caused mental trauma as well. Hiroko thinks that the reason Kosei is in so much pain from playing the piano is because she convinced his mom to teach him to play the piano and that if she hadn't then maybe they would have had a better relationship at the end. But again, it's still Kosei's mom's fault for her horrible actions. People made a very big deal of when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscers this year and that was just one slap and they were both grown men, but Kosei was only 12 and it wasn't just a little slap. I felt like this volume was trying to make me feel bad for Saki (Kosei's mom) and was making me forgive her because she was sick and his mom. But like I said, she was an adult, she should have known better and while yes, people make mistakes, that doesn't mean that they can all be forgiven. I'm saying this as someone who has a 3 year old niece, I'm very sensitive when it comes to violence against children, even fictional ones. Jokingly hitting a kid is fine because there's no pain and you're not trying to hurt them, but hard enough to cause bleeding is a whole other thing.
Anyways, our four main characters plus a friend of Tsubaki's stay after school and play with sparklers and Kosei realizes something that ends up helping him in the gala performance. We along with Kosei also meet Kaori's parents as well. This volume ends on the gala performance and unlike his previous performances, this one isn't so painful for him and the audience loves it.
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December 26, 2019
Beh, continua a essere uno spettacolo!
Kosei si sta preparando per l'esibizione insieme a Kaori. Però, a differenza di quando studiava con la madre, riesce a ritagliarsi del tempo per stare con gli amici. Così si va in piscina e al matsuri.
E poi c'è il concerto, cui Kaori . Prima non riesce a ingranare, ma finalmente riesce a trasmettere il suo messaggio al prossimo. Quanto ci scommettiamo che Kaori ha una ?
Ho notato una cosa, a differenza di altri manga. L'hanno adattato tanto: non c'è una scritta in giapponese neanche a pagarla oro. Tutte le bancarelle del matsuri hanno il loro bel testo in italiano. E questo toglie quel tocco di esotismo che danno i kanji. E poi, come fai a tradurre matsuri con sagra? BRRR, e sì che è una parola che capita spesso nei manga.
Kosei si sta preparando per l'esibizione insieme a Kaori. Però, a differenza di quando studiava con la madre, riesce a ritagliarsi del tempo per stare con gli amici. Così si va in piscina e al matsuri.
E poi c'è il concerto, cui Kaori . Prima non riesce a ingranare, ma finalmente riesce a trasmettere il suo messaggio al prossimo. Quanto ci scommettiamo che Kaori ha una ?
Ho notato una cosa, a differenza di altri manga. L'hanno adattato tanto: non c'è una scritta in giapponese neanche a pagarla oro. Tutte le bancarelle del matsuri hanno il loro bel testo in italiano. E questo toglie quel tocco di esotismo che danno i kanji. E poi, come fai a tradurre matsuri con sagra? BRRR, e sì che è una parola che capita spesso nei manga.
September 5, 2023
Sometimes it doesn't seem fair that Kosei has had to know so much heartbreak already. Here he's really working through issues with his mother (is she a monster or not? There's so much which can be said for both arguments). We also get a sense of the triumph just within his reach. Seriously though, there's some brutal women in his life!
But this is also a story about found family and the relationships we build with those around us, which is a beautiful thing to see. That people can be comfortable enough to bicker, to complain, and to really push each other to excel is the stuff of true friendship. So while Kosei might seem to struggle, the one constant is that we always know he's not doing it alone.
But this is also a story about found family and the relationships we build with those around us, which is a beautiful thing to see. That people can be comfortable enough to bicker, to complain, and to really push each other to excel is the stuff of true friendship. So while Kosei might seem to struggle, the one constant is that we always know he's not doing it alone.
September 12, 2023
Este tomo ya se siente un poco repetitivo. Otra vez hay una gala, otra vez Kaori y Kosei van a practicar la pieza y otra vez hay concierto (con unos cambios inesperados, pero el mismo desarrollo de siempre, flashbacks y todo eso). Casi nulo desarrollo de las tramas principales. Unos datos extra de la infancia de Kosei pero no mucho más. Y aparece un personaje que vendría a ser un espejo del pequeño Kosei perfeccionista que es medio bobo. Por algunas cosas que pasan en este tomo asumo que el próximo va a estar más movidito. Ojalá.
January 19, 2025
So beautiful, once again. This volume really pushed Kosei’s story further, allowing us to examine his past in even greater detail. As I say in each review of these volumes, I cannot wait to see where this goes from here. I think the writing in this one is particularly beautiful, and the way the story progresses from past to future and back again is expertly done. One thing I have appreciated in the manga is how much more focussed the story is on Kosei, whereas the anime feels more able to showcase the supporting characters. On to the next…
July 21, 2025
|| 3,5 ||
No esperaba el plottwist de este tomo para nada. ¡Dios! El drama. Más allá de que me encantó cómo se desarrolló todo (y cómo le cerraron el culo al nene, por favor, más que merecido), me da mucha curiosidad. Me pregunto si es en este punto en donde se empiezan a quebrar las cosas -más que nada porque la gente suele decir que es un manga para llorar y, hasta ahora, viene bastante tranqui-. Sí da la sensación de que es un punto de quiebre. El final queda abierto para que te den ganas de seguir leyendo; agradecida con que esté todo publicado o estaría trepándome por las paredes.
No esperaba el plottwist de este tomo para nada. ¡Dios! El drama. Más allá de que me encantó cómo se desarrolló todo (y cómo le cerraron el culo al nene, por favor, más que merecido), me da mucha curiosidad. Me pregunto si es en este punto en donde se empiezan a quebrar las cosas -más que nada porque la gente suele decir que es un manga para llorar y, hasta ahora, viene bastante tranqui-. Sí da la sensación de que es un punto de quiebre. El final queda abierto para que te den ganas de seguir leyendo; agradecida con que esté todo publicado o estaría trepándome por las paredes.
July 19, 2018
4.5 tirando a 5
Es como que tengo muchas ideas con respecto a este tomo y no puedo expresarlas bien. Simplemente me parece excelente como Naoshi-sensei refleja los sentimientos y la manera que la que presenta los monólogos internos a modo de auto reflexión y aceptación. El personaje de Kousei evolucionó un montón.
Kousei dijo al principio que no le gustaban los nenes y al segundo que vuelve a ver a Koharu la empieza a re mimar, me pareció muy tierno.
Es como que tengo muchas ideas con respecto a este tomo y no puedo expresarlas bien. Simplemente me parece excelente como Naoshi-sensei refleja los sentimientos y la manera que la que presenta los monólogos internos a modo de auto reflexión y aceptación. El personaje de Kousei evolucionó un montón.
Kousei dijo al principio que no le gustaban los nenes y al segundo que vuelve a ver a Koharu la empieza a re mimar, me pareció muy tierno.
March 5, 2018
Loved this edition.
Favourite moment is:
Kousei: **back to consciousness, suddenly rising up and slamming into Watari's head**
Kaori: "He's alive!"
Kashiwagi: "He's in pain."
Tsubaki: "That's proof that he's alive! How could you... how could you drown in such a shallow pool? Everyone's gonna blame me!" **starts crying**
Favourite moment is:
Kousei: **back to consciousness, suddenly rising up and slamming into Watari's head**
Kaori: "He's alive!"
Kashiwagi: "He's in pain."
Tsubaki: "That's proof that he's alive! How could you... how could you drown in such a shallow pool? Everyone's gonna blame me!" **starts crying**
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