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四月は君の嘘 [Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso] #11
Your Lie in April, Vol. 11
THE LAST MOVEMENT
Kaori undergoes surgery even as Kosei performs in his competition, each of them as vulnerable as ever, but finally embracing the courage to take these ultimate risks. As their journey together draws to a close, the music of their hearts lays bare the truth of their friendship—a friendship that may have begun with an April lie, but which has changed their lives and the lives of everyone around them.
FINAL VOLUME!
Kaori undergoes surgery even as Kosei performs in his competition, each of them as vulnerable as ever, but finally embracing the courage to take these ultimate risks. As their journey together draws to a close, the music of their hearts lays bare the truth of their friendship—a friendship that may have begun with an April lie, but which has changed their lives and the lives of everyone around them.
FINAL VOLUME!
206 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2015
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November 15, 2025
“Spring will be here soon.
Spring, the season I met you, is coming.
A spring without you...
...is coming.”
Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa is a well-designed work that will elicit a continual stream of emotions. It's a well-balanced piece that includes humour, love, friendship, sadness, loss, healing, and more, all set to music. This story is both a tragedy and a love story at its core. It's a love story about life and the emotions that it brings, whether they're tears of joy, grief, or delight. The ending is obvious and nicely handled.
You might like to wander through a few artistic journals — they’re full of sparks and surprises.
Spring, the season I met you, is coming.
A spring without you...
...is coming.”
Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa is a well-designed work that will elicit a continual stream of emotions. It's a well-balanced piece that includes humour, love, friendship, sadness, loss, healing, and more, all set to music. This story is both a tragedy and a love story at its core. It's a love story about life and the emotions that it brings, whether they're tears of joy, grief, or delight. The ending is obvious and nicely handled.
You might like to wander through a few artistic journals — they’re full of sparks and surprises.
April 18, 2025
Devastatingly perfect. I cried the entire 200+ pages. Wow. Just wow.
December 26, 2020
If crying did occur, it was due to mean ol' manipulative melodrama and not any inherent weakness in the reader.
June 12, 2016
UN MILLÓN DE ESTRELLAS.
February 25, 2017
the end was so sad. I will cry because of this for the rest of my life.
August 21, 2019
This is the perfect ending to a fantastic series that explores love, friendship, grief, loss, healing, and more, all in the context of music performance. The conclusion is inevitable, and handled beautifully. When I re-read this series, I'll want to have canelé nearby.
"But . . . why is Kosei's music so full of color? And why are those colors so sad?"
"We're musicians, but our minds are so full of things other than performing. It's kinda funny."
"Soon . . . it will be spring. Soon it will be the time of year it was when I met you. Soon, it will be a spring without you."
"But . . . why is Kosei's music so full of color? And why are those colors so sad?"
"We're musicians, but our minds are so full of things other than performing. It's kinda funny."
"Soon . . . it will be spring. Soon it will be the time of year it was when I met you. Soon, it will be a spring without you."
August 18, 2021
I hate this manga so much.
October 14, 2015
orange 7
T^T
i just can't
...
May 21, 2017
*3'5
Amores adolescentes con música clásica de por medio 👌
He disfrutado mucho cada tomo, desde principio a fin, y el hecho de leer los capítulos con cada canción interpretada por los personajes de la obra ha sido una experiencia increíble, además de poder conocer nuevas piezas💙
La historia se veía venir desde el comienzo del tomo 2, pero eso no me ha hecho dejar de sentirlo, eso sí, no he soltado ni una sola lágrima y por eso la nota. El final no me ha llegado nada porque me ha parecido demasiado precipitado y dependiente de lo que te hayas acercado personalmente a los protagonistas. Aún así me alegro de haber leído el manga y espero que dentro de no mucho pueda ver el anime 😊
Amores adolescentes con música clásica de por medio 👌
He disfrutado mucho cada tomo, desde principio a fin, y el hecho de leer los capítulos con cada canción interpretada por los personajes de la obra ha sido una experiencia increíble, además de poder conocer nuevas piezas💙
La historia se veía venir desde el comienzo del tomo 2, pero eso no me ha hecho dejar de sentirlo, eso sí, no he soltado ni una sola lágrima y por eso la nota. El final no me ha llegado nada porque me ha parecido demasiado precipitado y dependiente de lo que te hayas acercado personalmente a los protagonistas. Aún así me alegro de haber leído el manga y espero que dentro de no mucho pueda ver el anime 😊
November 5, 2022
This hits way too hard. I’m gonna be thinking about Kosei and Kaori for a long long time. I seriously just cannot stop thinking about Kosei after Kaori. I just am not okay after reading this. And honestly a huge thank you to my friend for listening to me cry and talk nonstop about this for an hour last night
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 16, 2018
I wasn't going to review this but I thought, why not? Especially since I'm in the minority with this series.
As in I did not like it.
Why did I read it until the end? Cause it was a series I felt like had some good concepts to it and I wanted to see how it was executed. Also, it was a quick read, even for a manga.
Now the story of Kousei himself was interesting. It is about a dude, who had an abusive mom who was forced to play the piano. Due to the death of his mother, he became unable to play. There's so much you can do with a story like that. The grief, loss, acceptance and even anger towards a parent figure would pull on some heartstrings and Kousei learning how to accept the piano and play for his own sake would be a great story on its own.
However this is a book with a girl named Kaori.
To make matters short, I HATED her. That's right. Not dislike. I despised her. Kaori is a selfish brat. I don't care if she has an illness(which we never found out what it was so I guess it is soap opera disease). Her behaviors were ridiculous.
Maybe because I am older but I dislike the, "one character drags another one into something without their consent and refuses to let them go" trope. Kousei was traumatized by the piano. Kaori came in, grabbed Kousei, kicking and screaming and forced him to play to fulfill her own selfish desire.
Just think about that for a moment. If someone forced you to do something that traumatized you and is a trigger for you, do you really think you would be all on board for doing the thing? And the other 14 year olds are no better.
Also the whole "lie" thing had me eye-rolling at the end. Cause why did the story need that? What did it serve? Kaori pretty much functioned as a manic dream pixie girl that tried to be her own character but failed.
As in I did not like it.
Why did I read it until the end? Cause it was a series I felt like had some good concepts to it and I wanted to see how it was executed. Also, it was a quick read, even for a manga.
Now the story of Kousei himself was interesting. It is about a dude, who had an abusive mom who was forced to play the piano. Due to the death of his mother, he became unable to play. There's so much you can do with a story like that. The grief, loss, acceptance and even anger towards a parent figure would pull on some heartstrings and Kousei learning how to accept the piano and play for his own sake would be a great story on its own.
However this is a book with a girl named Kaori.
To make matters short, I HATED her. That's right. Not dislike. I despised her. Kaori is a selfish brat. I don't care if she has an illness(which we never found out what it was so I guess it is soap opera disease). Her behaviors were ridiculous.
Maybe because I am older but I dislike the, "one character drags another one into something without their consent and refuses to let them go" trope. Kousei was traumatized by the piano. Kaori came in, grabbed Kousei, kicking and screaming and forced him to play to fulfill her own selfish desire.
Just think about that for a moment. If someone forced you to do something that traumatized you and is a trigger for you, do you really think you would be all on board for doing the thing? And the other 14 year olds are no better.
Also the whole "lie" thing had me eye-rolling at the end. Cause why did the story need that? What did it serve? Kaori pretty much functioned as a manic dream pixie girl that tried to be her own character but failed.
July 21, 2015
Edited :
22 Juli 2015
Wah, komiknya ini bakal terbit di Indo tgl 19 Agustus 2015, pas bgt seminggu lalu itu sudah ada feeling klo naga2nya bkl diterbitin krn uda tamat di Jepang gitu, mana judul populer gitu loh, hahaha. *hebat juga 6th sense-ku, hihihi.
Nanti judulnya pake bhs Inggris : Your Lie in April. Tapi sayang sekali cover-nya kok malah sengaja dibeda2in gitu dgn yg asli, di-crop jadinya kepotong pinggir2nya. -____-
Anyway, ini wajib baca BANGET! Nguras airmata deh pokoknya. Tapi bacanya mesti langsung dari no 1-11 sekaligus baru bisa nangis. Kalo cuma vol 1 trus ada delay terbit next volumes maka pasti ga terasa sedih bgt. Jadi, mgkn lbh baik nunggu sampe tamat baru dibaca saja. Kusarankan baca yg versi English duluan saja baru baca yg versi Indo. :)
Atau nonton anime-nya dulu baru baca komiknya. Walopun aku lbh suka komik sih krn itu kan asli dari mangaka sendiri, klo anime kan kadang alur ceritanya beda dgn yg di manga.
15 Juli 2015
O.M.G. Sampe habisin 2 bungkus tisu utk lap airmata dan ingus.
Ga tau mesti bilang apa lagi selain : DEFINITELY A MUST READ.
*Vol 11 ini baru terbit 15 May 2015 di Jepang. Jadi karena sudah tamat di Jepang, kuharap komik ini bisa diterbitkan di Indonesia, supaya bisa dinikmati banyak orang.*
*Judul bacaan berikutnya kuharap ga akan sesedih ini...*
*Saatnya kompres mata yg bengkak dulu, see you... T____T*
Oh iya, baru teringat, ini ada anime-nya loh. Kapan2 mungkin bakal kutonton, penasaran dgn musik2 yg dimainkan para pianis dalam komik ini. Terutama musik terakhir yg dimainkan Kousei di vol 11 ini.
22 Juli 2015
Wah, komiknya ini bakal terbit di Indo tgl 19 Agustus 2015, pas bgt seminggu lalu itu sudah ada feeling klo naga2nya bkl diterbitin krn uda tamat di Jepang gitu, mana judul populer gitu loh, hahaha. *hebat juga 6th sense-ku, hihihi.
Nanti judulnya pake bhs Inggris : Your Lie in April. Tapi sayang sekali cover-nya kok malah sengaja dibeda2in gitu dgn yg asli, di-crop jadinya kepotong pinggir2nya. -____-
Anyway, ini wajib baca BANGET! Nguras airmata deh pokoknya. Tapi bacanya mesti langsung dari no 1-11 sekaligus baru bisa nangis. Kalo cuma vol 1 trus ada delay terbit next volumes maka pasti ga terasa sedih bgt. Jadi, mgkn lbh baik nunggu sampe tamat baru dibaca saja. Kusarankan baca yg versi English duluan saja baru baca yg versi Indo. :)
Atau nonton anime-nya dulu baru baca komiknya. Walopun aku lbh suka komik sih krn itu kan asli dari mangaka sendiri, klo anime kan kadang alur ceritanya beda dgn yg di manga.
15 Juli 2015
O.M.G. Sampe habisin 2 bungkus tisu utk lap airmata dan ingus.
Ga tau mesti bilang apa lagi selain : DEFINITELY A MUST READ.
*Vol 11 ini baru terbit 15 May 2015 di Jepang. Jadi karena sudah tamat di Jepang, kuharap komik ini bisa diterbitkan di Indonesia, supaya bisa dinikmati banyak orang.*
*Judul bacaan berikutnya kuharap ga akan sesedih ini...*
*Saatnya kompres mata yg bengkak dulu, see you... T____T*
Oh iya, baru teringat, ini ada anime-nya loh. Kapan2 mungkin bakal kutonton, penasaran dgn musik2 yg dimainkan para pianis dalam komik ini. Terutama musik terakhir yg dimainkan Kousei di vol 11 ini.
April 27, 2017
Empecemos por el principio, esto es un shonen aunque por la trama pueda parecer lo contrario. A pesar de ello, a pesar de que conocía el final, a pesar de que se veía venir desde el segundo tomo, nada de esto ha evitado que acabe llorando como un enano.
Sólo tengo otro manga músical como referencia con el que, la verdad, me gustaría comparar algunas cosas. Este manga es Kids on the Slope. Tanto Arima como Bon son dos pianistas solitarios, los dos por problemas familiares y la historia nos contará como descubren la importancia de la amistad y el amor, con diferentes matices. Hasta aquí las similitudes. Your Lie in April se centra en la depresión de caballo de Arima y en como gracias a la gente que le rodea y al piano consigue canalizar estos sentimientos, aliviando el peso con el que él mismo se ha cargado los hombros. En cambio en Kids on the Slope vemos como Bon empieza a comprender que no tiene por qué estar sólo, que la verdadera familia es la que uno mismo elige, y gracias al jazz consigue ir soltándose y acercarse al nuevo grupo de personas que ha aparecido en su vida.
Pese a que Kids on the Slope me parece una obra mucho mas adulta, compleja y completa, Your Lie in April no tiene mucho que envidiar. Consigue emocionar con una facilidad pasmosa y aunque no se puedan escuchar las piezas que aparecen en la obra estas parecen resonar dentro del lector transmitiéndoles los sentimientos del músico al lector.
Sólo tengo otro manga músical como referencia con el que, la verdad, me gustaría comparar algunas cosas. Este manga es Kids on the Slope. Tanto Arima como Bon son dos pianistas solitarios, los dos por problemas familiares y la historia nos contará como descubren la importancia de la amistad y el amor, con diferentes matices. Hasta aquí las similitudes. Your Lie in April se centra en la depresión de caballo de Arima y en como gracias a la gente que le rodea y al piano consigue canalizar estos sentimientos, aliviando el peso con el que él mismo se ha cargado los hombros. En cambio en Kids on the Slope vemos como Bon empieza a comprender que no tiene por qué estar sólo, que la verdadera familia es la que uno mismo elige, y gracias al jazz consigue ir soltándose y acercarse al nuevo grupo de personas que ha aparecido en su vida.
Pese a que Kids on the Slope me parece una obra mucho mas adulta, compleja y completa, Your Lie in April no tiene mucho que envidiar. Consigue emocionar con una facilidad pasmosa y aunque no se puedan escuchar las piezas que aparecen en la obra estas parecen resonar dentro del lector transmitiéndoles los sentimientos del músico al lector.
June 15, 2022
This series makes me feel so many emotions. The story, characters, music, it all weaves together so beautifully. While reading, I just felt completely wrapped up in their world of music, love, hope, and hopelessness, and I grew so attached to every character. I cried so much reading this series (I cried a lot watching the anime too) because it just does an amazing job at making me care so much about all of these characters and their inner conflicts. This is easily one of my favorite stories and I can't recommend it enough.
April 15, 2022
PLS WHY WAS THIS SO SAD 😭😭😭😭
April 18, 2025
This is my absolute favorite book of this series. They tied the ending up so well! Overall, I would say this series is 3.5 stars. I thought there would be more romance. This is advertised as a romance, but ok
June 24, 2019
Esta serie me ha gustado bastante, a pesar de tener elementos típicos como una historia de amor o la capacidad de superación no se resuelven como en otras historia y eso es de agradecer.
May 28, 2020
Bitch what the fuck. That was so sad. I'm CRYING.
April 6, 2017
Me ha requete-encantado, menuda panzada de llorar. Es un manga precioso pero recomiendo ver el anime también, la música del anime es preciosa.
October 4, 2016
Oh my God... This manga was a big feels trip. It was all about friendship, love for music, love for mother, love for each other, all kinds of loves. Determination and your goals in life, living to the bits..everything was beautiful and symbolic.
I loved Kaori, Kousei, Tsubaki, Watari, Emi, Takeshi..and others. I loved how interesting their characters are.
I loved sweet love between Kaori and Kousei. Sweet love of Tsubaki. I loved the meaning of "love " here.
I didn't liked art style but that is okay)
And the ending!
Overall, I am happy to read it :)
I loved Kaori, Kousei, Tsubaki, Watari, Emi, Takeshi..and others. I loved how interesting their characters are.
I loved sweet love between Kaori and Kousei. Sweet love of Tsubaki. I loved the meaning of "love " here.
I didn't liked art style but that is okay)
And the ending!
Overall, I am happy to read it :)
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.
February 7, 2017
the perfect ending to an incredible series. I knew what was coming all along, and still Arakawa managed to pull my heart right out of my chest, pump it full of sadness, and stick it back in me. This is where fiction meets reality, where a story touches so deeply it might have happened to me. It connects its loss with my own until the two are indistinguishable. It's sad and yet somehow still so comforting because it reminds me that no one has to ever experience loss alone.
March 11, 2024
I read somewhere that this manga is one of the most emotional created within the last decade.
I've been ugly crying for two hours straight. 10/10
I've been ugly crying for two hours straight. 10/10
March 31, 2017
A beautiful heart breaking romantic tragedy, of music, first love and that day in April that started it all.
I've read the manga, watched the anime and listened to the soundtrack and I just cant get enough. The beautiful lulls of the violin mixed with the chords of the piano helped to write this review.
Kousei was a child prodigy at the piano, always perfecting every piece of music, every contest he entered he won first place, he believed that if he continued to remain perfect it would help his mother get better. Kousei's mother health was very poor and before she passed away she wanted her son to have a great future so she trained his on the piano, living through her son. She hit him and yelled at him constantly to remain perfect, nothing good enough but first. After her death Kousei stops the piano altoether unable to get over the death of his mother, he cracks under the pressure to remain perfect and spirals into depression causing a psychological disability - he is unable to hear the notes he plays.
Two years later in April Kousei meets a beautiful, musically girl who draws him in, her name is Kaori. Kaori helps Kousei to return to the piano. She shows him there are other ways to play music, it can be free spirited, wonderful, colourful and bright like a light. Learning from Kaori, Kousei starts to play the piano more with feeling and less robotic. Kousei starts to fall in love with Kaori but she is in love with his best friend (so he thinks). Around August Kaori is admitted to the hospital her health is very fragile but her friends dont know how serious it is. As Kaori's health becomes worst and worst Kousei stops playing the piano because he is afraid to lose someone he care about again.
Kousei is prodded by his friends and mentor to contiune, if Kaori can't be determined to get better he can be determined to enter and play in the Eastern Japanese Piano Contest. Kousei's last request to a bed ridden Kaori is to be able to play with her one more time. Her health has now made her unable to walk or even hold her violin bow. Making up her mind Kaori wants to try a surgery to help her be able to play with Kousei once more, but the surgery has a 50/50 chance of being successful.
During Kousei's piano set on stage about quarter of the way through he see her appear out of the corner of his eye, and he knows that her surgery was unsuccessful, he continues to play and weep for his first love which was in love with his best friend.
At her furneral Kaori's parents give him a letter, which says that day in April she made one lie that started it all, she said she was in love with his best friend, but really he loved him and wanted to get closer to him, even thought her time was limited, she wanted to see him up on stage and hear him play with feeling. As another Spring starts Kousei thinks about the girl he met under the spring blossoms in April
I've read the manga, watched the anime and listened to the soundtrack and I just cant get enough. The beautiful lulls of the violin mixed with the chords of the piano helped to write this review.
Kousei was a child prodigy at the piano, always perfecting every piece of music, every contest he entered he won first place, he believed that if he continued to remain perfect it would help his mother get better. Kousei's mother health was very poor and before she passed away she wanted her son to have a great future so she trained his on the piano, living through her son. She hit him and yelled at him constantly to remain perfect, nothing good enough but first. After her death Kousei stops the piano altoether unable to get over the death of his mother, he cracks under the pressure to remain perfect and spirals into depression causing a psychological disability - he is unable to hear the notes he plays.
Two years later in April Kousei meets a beautiful, musically girl who draws him in, her name is Kaori. Kaori helps Kousei to return to the piano. She shows him there are other ways to play music, it can be free spirited, wonderful, colourful and bright like a light. Learning from Kaori, Kousei starts to play the piano more with feeling and less robotic. Kousei starts to fall in love with Kaori but she is in love with his best friend (so he thinks). Around August Kaori is admitted to the hospital her health is very fragile but her friends dont know how serious it is. As Kaori's health becomes worst and worst Kousei stops playing the piano because he is afraid to lose someone he care about again.
Kousei is prodded by his friends and mentor to contiune, if Kaori can't be determined to get better he can be determined to enter and play in the Eastern Japanese Piano Contest. Kousei's last request to a bed ridden Kaori is to be able to play with her one more time. Her health has now made her unable to walk or even hold her violin bow. Making up her mind Kaori wants to try a surgery to help her be able to play with Kousei once more, but the surgery has a 50/50 chance of being successful.
During Kousei's piano set on stage about quarter of the way through he see her appear out of the corner of his eye, and he knows that her surgery was unsuccessful, he continues to play and weep for his first love which was in love with his best friend.
At her furneral Kaori's parents give him a letter, which says that day in April she made one lie that started it all, she said she was in love with his best friend, but really he loved him and wanted to get closer to him, even thought her time was limited, she wanted to see him up on stage and hear him play with feeling. As another Spring starts Kousei thinks about the girl he met under the spring blossoms in April
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 27, 2024
“Spring will be here soon.
Spring, the season I met you, is coming.
A spring without you...
...is coming.”
Alright, at last: We finished this. The ending remains one of the most heartbreaking endings I've ever read. We originally went back to rewatch the series, put the final 1,5 episodes on hold, started reading the manga, and here we are. We finished the manga first, and then the anime. Before I share my overall thoughts, I want to point out one thing: Even though the ending is the same in the anime vs the manga: the anime executed the ending far better. If I read the manga before seeing the anime, the ending would've felt a lot more abrupt. The anime does an amazing job at bringing a unique flavour to the ending: the visuals are incredible, the extra moment of them playing together, and the representation of Kaori fading away with the sakura leaves.
That being said, about the series as a whole: I already talked about my opinions on some of the major plot points before. To avoid becoming a broken record, I'll share some thoughts I hadn't shared before or didn't elaborate enough on.
Kaori and Kousei are characters that stick with you. The manga is only 11 volumes, and all the volumes are about 200 pages, but they make sure to leave an impression. Especially Kaori is a character that has been a big part of my life and she's a character you won't forget... which also ties perfectly into the plot. Her being afraid that she'll be forgotten once she's passed, but also not wanting to hurt the people around her, thinking it'd be better if they did forget about her, ''press rewind''. It hurts, and it's something I think a lot of people, myself included, can relate to. Same for the big overarching theme of the series about wanting to reach people, for the musicians, it's through their music. ''Did I/it reach them'' is a sentiment plenty of the characters keep falling back on, and it's a sentiment that sticks with you, even after the series is finished.
Something I don't usually hear people talk about with this series; is the humour. This series is incredibly good at humour, the manga panels elevated this even more.
This was less of a review and more of a string of thoughts I wanted to note down. I think I'll keep it this way though, it's the most genuine.
OH! The music choice is also incredible, I knew most pieces already, but they fit the series so well. I think if you had to summarize the plot of this series as a song, it'd be Chopin's ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23. The original OST is also amazing, I love Yuujin A's score.
''Elohim essaim. Elohim Essaim. Frugativi et appelavi.''
Spring, the season I met you, is coming.
A spring without you...
...is coming.”
Alright, at last: We finished this. The ending remains one of the most heartbreaking endings I've ever read. We originally went back to rewatch the series, put the final 1,5 episodes on hold, started reading the manga, and here we are. We finished the manga first, and then the anime. Before I share my overall thoughts, I want to point out one thing: Even though the ending is the same in the anime vs the manga: the anime executed the ending far better. If I read the manga before seeing the anime, the ending would've felt a lot more abrupt. The anime does an amazing job at bringing a unique flavour to the ending: the visuals are incredible, the extra moment of them playing together, and the representation of Kaori fading away with the sakura leaves.
That being said, about the series as a whole: I already talked about my opinions on some of the major plot points before. To avoid becoming a broken record, I'll share some thoughts I hadn't shared before or didn't elaborate enough on.
Kaori and Kousei are characters that stick with you. The manga is only 11 volumes, and all the volumes are about 200 pages, but they make sure to leave an impression. Especially Kaori is a character that has been a big part of my life and she's a character you won't forget... which also ties perfectly into the plot. Her being afraid that she'll be forgotten once she's passed, but also not wanting to hurt the people around her, thinking it'd be better if they did forget about her, ''press rewind''. It hurts, and it's something I think a lot of people, myself included, can relate to. Same for the big overarching theme of the series about wanting to reach people, for the musicians, it's through their music. ''Did I/it reach them'' is a sentiment plenty of the characters keep falling back on, and it's a sentiment that sticks with you, even after the series is finished.
Something I don't usually hear people talk about with this series; is the humour. This series is incredibly good at humour, the manga panels elevated this even more.
This was less of a review and more of a string of thoughts I wanted to note down. I think I'll keep it this way though, it's the most genuine.
OH! The music choice is also incredible, I knew most pieces already, but they fit the series so well. I think if you had to summarize the plot of this series as a song, it'd be Chopin's ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23. The original OST is also amazing, I love Yuujin A's score.
''Elohim essaim. Elohim Essaim. Frugativi et appelavi.''
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November 1, 2021Your lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa was probably one of my all time favorites. The manga and the anime, it had many amazing characters and it made you feel many different emotions. From sadness to happiness to the point where it makes you cry. Well to some people at least. Kousei or the main character was probably one of the characters that developed the most and that went through a lot of pain too. kaori was the character who made most people or me cry. Although it being romance and drama it does have music which makes it more enjoyable for me. In the first volume it started as a very dull kind of manga because of the lifestyle of Kousei who just wanted to end his life and misery. He just seemed tired of everything. It was until later that when I found out why he was like that, what the reason why he changed so much from when he was younger. He used to love playing the piano and competing until he started to change due to the way that his mother would treat him. Kousei since a very young age showed a great talent and interest in playing the piano. He loved it every second of it. His mother who once had a big dream of becoming a great pianist tried to make her dream happen by using him since she had fallen ill and couldn't keep playing. Kousei dominated every single one of his competitions and all child musicians knew his name. Only that he never showed much emotion in his music due to the way his mom wanted him to play. Until one traumatic event happened right after one of his competitions with his mother. Not much later his mother died and during one of his competitions he stopped playing due to him having a mental breakdown. Due to that he lost his hearing when it came to piano notes. Kaori was a energetic and bright person who had her own "little secrets". She was a violinist who wanted Kousei to be her accompanist since her previous one quit playing with her. She later on convinces Kousei to play again and compete. Kousei and her friends later get the news that Kaori was in the hospital and that she was sick. There were many great things about this manga but that the same time there were a lot of many things that I did not like at all. The ending was probably what I liked the least, it wasn't bad but it wasn't something that I expected to happen. Finding out Kaori's secret was probably my favorite part and the last time that Kousei and kaori played together even though they weren't really together was my favorite part. The manga left me some type of feeling that I enjoyed because it was sad but at the same time it was happy. It just depends on the way you see it. The manga did make me cry but smile.
February 18, 2022
And the conclusion. Funnily enough, it ended exactly the way I thought it would--Kosei does the thing, Kaori's fate is determined. Unfortunately I had read another manga, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, about four months ago which had a similar ending (down to the letter), but at least here the boy isn't alone. I've seen this labeled as a "romantic drama" and I have a hard time agreeing. There are definitely romantic aspects, including the inciting incident, but it's revolves so much more around music and general emotions, which I liked for Kosei's realization in the final performance.
I do wish the stuff with Kosei's mom had been explored a bit, though. It felt like it didn't matter once things were resolved in Volume 7. Oh well.
I do wish the stuff with Kosei's mom had been explored a bit, though. It felt like it didn't matter once things were resolved in Volume 7. Oh well.
April 25, 2024
「もうすぐ春が来る 君と出会った春が来る 君がいない 春が来る。」
"Spring will be here soon. Spring, the season I met you, is coming. A spring without you … is coming."
I'll have a hard time putting my feelings into words over this series. Incredibly moving, heart-breaking, yet heart warming.
There's so much I appreciate about this series; the realistic portrayal of abuse, the process of grieving, the love for music- to name a few. It's full of memorable characters, quotes and messaging.
Going into the manga, having seen the anime before, gave me some fun surprises. They stayed extremely faithful to the source material when making the anime. Some characters got a bit more flashed out, but for the most important scenes and developments, they're faithful to the point of following the script of the manga. It was still worth to read this series this year, it always brings back so many memories, and throws me back to the first time I watched it.
It remains one of the best series I've ever got to watch/read.
「君はあがかないの？私達あがくの得意じゃない。」
''Don’t you struggle? We are good at struggling, aren’t we.''
"Spring will be here soon. Spring, the season I met you, is coming. A spring without you … is coming."
I'll have a hard time putting my feelings into words over this series. Incredibly moving, heart-breaking, yet heart warming.
There's so much I appreciate about this series; the realistic portrayal of abuse, the process of grieving, the love for music- to name a few. It's full of memorable characters, quotes and messaging.
Going into the manga, having seen the anime before, gave me some fun surprises. They stayed extremely faithful to the source material when making the anime. Some characters got a bit more flashed out, but for the most important scenes and developments, they're faithful to the point of following the script of the manga. It was still worth to read this series this year, it always brings back so many memories, and throws me back to the first time I watched it.
It remains one of the best series I've ever got to watch/read.
「君はあがかないの？私達あがくの得意じゃない。」
''Don’t you struggle? We are good at struggling, aren’t we.''
September 4, 2023
We knew this ending was coming, the question was how it would manifest when it did. My thoughts? The story came together perfectly.
Oh, it's sad. Yes, I teared up even being familiar with the ending from well-meaning friends who don't keep spoilers well (You know who you are!). The story though is about Kosei and his development as a pianist and being able to move on despite or maybe even because of the tragedy he's gone through.
This will not leave him unmarked. I can only imagine what this kind of past will bring to him as a pianist, and hope someday when the competitions are done, he has happiness playing as a concert pianist around the world. Because that's the future I dream for him.
Lovely, beautiful, haunting story. This will stay with me for some time.
Oh, it's sad. Yes, I teared up even being familiar with the ending from well-meaning friends who don't keep spoilers well (You know who you are!). The story though is about Kosei and his development as a pianist and being able to move on despite or maybe even because of the tragedy he's gone through.
This will not leave him unmarked. I can only imagine what this kind of past will bring to him as a pianist, and hope someday when the competitions are done, he has happiness playing as a concert pianist around the world. Because that's the future I dream for him.
Lovely, beautiful, haunting story. This will stay with me for some time.
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