It doesn’t paint any of these as artistic or tragically beautiful-they are horrible, they twist people, they ruin the best moments, and they have a long-lasting impact. What is so compelling about the storyline is that it’s not merely an adventure into first love, it delves into the reality of post-traumatic stress disorder, childhood abuse, and chronic illness.

Part of it is learning to say goodbye when the time comes. Part of that is accepting that sometimes we need a helping hand to take that first step. It is a series about learning to heal, learning to move on, and learning to accept the parts of ourselves that we’d rather pretend aren’t there. Tragic not because of a single element but because of all of its parts, and yet at the end of everything, this isn’t a series about tragedy. Yet the moment we step past the disillusionment that it casts upon us by its false prefaces, we quickly realize that what we have immersed ourselves in is actually a tragedy in the making. Your Lie in April is a deceitfully masterful series that initially appears light-hearted and colorful, its palette boasting pastels that lend to the idea of it being another romantic comedy. He may have been “Friend A,” and she “the girl that loves my best friend,” but they were masquerading around a truth that neither one could openly admit because ultimately, the truth was much more painful. At first it was only hers, but then it became something that the two of them shared together – like a secret, a world upon which no other could encroach. Hers was a white lie built on a grain of truth that snowballed as one lie after the other piled up. BackgroundWinner in the anime division of the 2016 Sugoi Japan® Awards. However, everything changes when he meets a beautiful violinist, Kaori Miyazono, who stirs up his world and sets him on a journey to face music again.īased on the manga series of the same name, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso approaches the story of Kousei's recovery as he discovers that music is more than playing each note perfectly, and a single melody can bring in the fresh spring air of April. Two years later, Kousei still avoids the piano, leaving behind his admirers and rivals, and lives a colorless life alongside his friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryouta Watari. But after the passing of his mother, Saki Arima, Kousei falls into a downward spiral, rendering him unable to hear the sound of his own piano.

Synopsis Music accompanies the path of the human metronome, the prodigious pianist Kousei Arima. Add to List Buy on Manga Store * Your list is public by default.

Shigatsu wa kimi no uso sub ita