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Your lie in April

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso四月は君の嘘KimiUsoBugie d'aprile

2014 · TV · 22 eps Finished

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What is Your lie in April about?

Your lie in April is a TV anime series of 22 episodes animated by A-1 Pictures, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 10, 2014 to March 20, 2015. AniList classifies it as drama, music, romance and slice of life. It continues from Your lie in April: Moments, which is worth watching first.

Piano prodigy Arima Kousei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital. This resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano playing. Two years later, Kousei hasn’t touched the piano and views the world without any flair or color. He was content at living out his life with his good friends Tsubaki and Watari until, one day, a girl changed everything. Miyazono Kaori is a pretty, free spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality. Kaori helps Kousei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kousei was used to.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Classical Music, Primarily Teen Cast, Coming of Age, Rehabilitation, Female Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Shounen, Heterosexual, Tsundere, Philosophy.

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Main characters

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  • Kaori Miyazono 宮園かをり

    Main character

    Kaori is Tsubaki's classmate, a free-spirited violinist who had drawn many criticisms from the judge panel due to her unwillingness to follow the score, but is highly favored by her audience. Kaori met Kousei when she requested Tsubaki to set her up with Watari.

    Japanese voice: Risa Taneda

  • Kousei Arima 有馬公生

    Main character

    Kousei is formerly a child prodigy in playing piano, often dubbed as the "Human Metronome". He was able to play the piano with extreme precision and discipline and thus had won many competitions across Japan.

    Japanese voice: Natsuki Hanae

  • Ryouta Watari 渡里遼

    Main character

    Ryouta is Kousei and Tsubaki's childhood friend who is also the captain of the school's soccer team. He is extremely popular with girls, often adopting a frivolous attitude. However, he does once in a while come up with good insight.

    Japanese voice: Ryouta Oosaka

  • Tsubaki Sawabe 澤部椿

    Main character

    Tsubaki is Kousei's childhood friend and next-door neighbor, who treats him like a little brother. She is athletic and part of the softball club in school.

    Japanese voice: Ayane Sakura

Supporting characters

  • Saitou 斉藤

    Supporting character

    Saitou is Tsubaki's baseball-playing senior and her target of admiration.

    Japanese voice: Kazuyuki Okitsu

  • Nao Kashiwagi 柏木奈緒

    Supporting character

    Kashiwagi is a good friend of Tsubaki's who often gives her advice.

    Japanese voice: Shizuka Ishigami

  • Takeshi Aiza 相座武士

    Supporting character

    Takeshi is a pianist of the same year as Kousei, who aimed to surpass him since watching him play at a young age. For that, Takeshi would even abandon a competition in Europe in order to compete with Kousei. (Source: Wikipedia)

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Kaji

  • Emi Igawa 井川絵見

    Supporting character

    Emi is a pianist of the same year as Kousei, who decided to become a pianist after listening to Kousei play at the age of 5. Emi is very emotional and her piano performance often depends on her mood on that day.

    Japanese voice: Saori Hayami

  • Saki Arima 有馬早希

    Supporting character

    Saki is Kousei's strict mother who demands Kousei play the piano to perfection, often beating him up for small mistakes. While she did not plan to make Kousei a pianist at first, her realization of Kousei's talents and her own illness made her decide to give Kousei a strict foundation in piano in order to be able to…

    Japanese voice: Mamiko Noto

  • Hiroko Seto 瀬戸紘子

    Supporting character

    Hiroko is a nationally famous pianist and Saki's friend during college days. She was the one who discovered Kousei's talents in piano and suggested Saki to make him a pianist.

    Japanese voice: Mie Sonozaki

  • Nagi Aiza 相座凪

    Supporting character

    Nagi is Takeshi's little sister who pretended to ask for tutelage from Hiroko in order to scout her brother's rival, Kousei.

    Japanese voice: Ai Kayano

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