Taking a break from the action and adventure packed anime, Your Lie In April is an emotional roller coaster published in the shonen magazine from April 2011 to May 2015. The anime aired from October 2014 to March 2015. The manga won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards.
Piano prodigy Kōsei Arima dominates various music competitions and becomes famous among child musicians, but also controversial. When his mother Saki dies suddenly, he has a mental breakdown while performing at a piano recital which resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano even though his hearing was perfectly fine. Two years later, Kōsei has not touched the piano and views the world in monochrome, without any flair or color, resigning himself to living out his life with his good friends, Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryōta Watari, until, one day, a girl changes everything. Kaori Miyazono, an audacious, free-spirited, fourteen-year-old violinist whose playing style reflects her manic personality, helps Kōsei return to the music world and shows that it should be free and mold-breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kōsei was used to, and as she continues to uplift him, he quickly realizes that he loves her, though she already likes Watari.
The final performance with Kosei truly embodies the show as a whole and emphasizes the effect of a bildungsroman piece. Throughout the entirety of the show we are able to watch as each individual character matures and how they each learn to accept one another.
With a quick change of pace, this anime is by far one of my favorites and I constantly recommend this show to anyone that can hold back some tears. If you’re in the mood for a depressing yet happy anime, Your Lie In April is the way to go.
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