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Your Lie in April

Original title: Shigatsu wa kimi no uso
  • TV Series
  • 2014–2015
  • Tous publics
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
46K
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POPULARITY
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157
Your Lie in April (2014)
A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.
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A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.

  • Stars
    • Natsuki Hanae
    • Risa Taneda
    • Ayane Sakura
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    46K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,549
    157
    • Stars
      • Natsuki Hanae
      • Risa Taneda
      • Ayane Sakura
    • 274User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 12 nominations total

    Episodes24

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    Natsuki Hanae
    Natsuki Hanae
    • Kousei Arima
    • 2014–2015
    Risa Taneda
    Risa Taneda
    • Kaori Miyazono
    • 2014–2015
    Ayane Sakura
    Ayane Sakura
    • Tsubaki Sawabe
    • 2014–2015
    Ryôta Ôsaka
    • Ryouta Watari
    • 2014–2015
    Erika Harlacher
    Erika Harlacher
    • Emi Igawa
    • 2014–2015
    Bennett Abara
    Bennett Abara
    • Toshiya Miike
    • 2014–2015
    Erik Scott Kimerer
    • Takeshi Aiza
    • 2014–2015
    Julie Ann Taylor
    • Nao Kashiwagi
    • 2014–2015
    Adin Rudd
    Adin Rudd
    • Additional Voices
    • 2014–2015
    Jennifer Alyx
    Jennifer Alyx
    • Additional Voices
    • 2014–2015
    Abelina Sabrina Rios
    • Female Student
    • 2014–2015
    Christina McBride
    • Additional Voices
    • 2014–2015
    Megan Crockett
    • Additional Voices
    • 2014–2015
    Ryan Raydarke
    • Additional Voices
    • 2014–2015
    Erica Lindbeck
    Erica Lindbeck
    • Kaori Miyazono…
    • 2014–2015
    Max Mittelman
    Max Mittelman
    • Kousei Arima
    • 2014–2015
    Erica Mendez
    Erica Mendez
    • Tsubaki Sawabe…
    • 2014–2015
    Kyle McCarley
    Kyle McCarley
    • Ryota Watari…
    • 2014–2015
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    Reviewers say 'Your Lie in April' is acclaimed for its emotional depth, character arcs, and musical impact. It delves into trauma, loss, and healing through Kousei Arima's PTSD journey post his mother's death. Kaori Miyazono's introduction revitalizes his passion. Animation and soundtrack are praised, though some find the plot predictable and dialogue melodramatic. The ending is divisive yet poignant.
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    9annagrachev

    a heart touching story

    Shigatsu wa kimi no uso is an anime to what nobody stays indifferent. I started watching it because i was bored and liked the style of the cover. At first i thought that the anime was going to be good but inevitably full of clichés: a guy who plays the piano, a girl with who he falls in love,.. but as the characters were presented i realized it was nothing like that. The main character has a deep personal and sad story beneath it, the girl he meets is nothing like the typical girl either. The anime avoids the clichés that naturally come with a love story, there's something like a love triangle there too, or should i say, a love square? The sound track is perfect , the performances of the musicians breathtaking and with some suspense because you never know how it will go. If you're sensitive like me it will even make you tear up..even the secondary characters are interisting and well developed. I have no flaws to this beautiful anime which moral is that we all have the courage to overcome our fears despite our past and follow our passion
    9yyoyodo

    it renewed my love for music

    Absoulouty wonderful, an amazing love story i've never seen anything like it before mixed with beautiful music, i can't describe how emotional this show is with its characters stories and events such a wonderfull ride filld with sadnese pain and hapniees it taught me so much about people and the effect one person can have on you and the power of music you can tell that the people who made this anmie are real music lovers with all the stunning songs you'll hear while watching this i wich it never ended .
    10kerikclarke

    The Anime that breaks and mends your heart over and over again.

    This anime is a piece of art. It makes me wish that I saw life so beautifully and with so much emotion. The classical music and intense descriptions of what the characters Kousei, Tsubaki, and Kaori experience throughout their musical pieces ran me for quite a journey. If I were to rate the situations that the characters go through on a scale of realism, I think that such experiences in real life can only really happen to certain people with real perceptions of what life should be. Then again I could be just strange. It's only my opinion.

    This anime, unfortunately wont be as enjoyed by those who aren't seeking in their life what this anime offers emotionally (Particularly the good parts.) (Again my opinion).
    9arcaashif

    Will it reach you ? It definitely will !

    What an experience it was watching this anime. This is something every one should watch regardless of the specific interest. How will it get you ? with Pain, Love and Music ! Not a fan of music based movie/series and i was avoiding this anime for a while for it but finally boredom and "don't have anything interesting to watch" made me watch it and i don't regret it ! First, lets talk about the character developement, its amazing, it unveils the true nature, what they feel and the past of each character at the right time. Characters are unique and well thought out.They really give the time on The Main protagonist (Kousei Arima) but he won't be your favourite. The Plot seems cliche, 'Pianist Boy Falls in Love with Violinist girl' but its not. This anime is very different from what it seems like and if not way better. The animation is great and the soundtrack is better, with classical music being the highlight of the anime. Although this anime, in my pov don't make a great 'empowered by music' show, Maybe because i'm not interested in classical Piano music. The one part i don't really like about it is its overly dramatic background monologues. It doesn't occur often (Only when he plays the piano) and some of them are AMAZING and actually leaves a big 'on point' notes and the rest is just too long. But it didnt matter to me at all because this anime is such a emotional roller coaster and the Ending makes it a worth while ride. Don't wanna give too much out but the end (what's supposed to be a very depressed ending to the story) will leave you with this heart warming and heart wrenching feeling that takes quite a while to forget. Some would want it to end differently but personally it couldn't be any better. PS: giving this a 9/10 simply because there isn't such a thing called perfect and it's the flaws that makes it what it is.
    9hitanshshah

    One of the Best ROMANCE Anime Ever

    Your Lie In April is really a very interesting anime which will make you imagine with anxiety of what would happen next.It revolves around the life of piano prodigy Arima Kousei whose life takes a turn after his mother's death who is not able to play piano any further.

    But his life takes another Topsy turvy turn after he meets a brilliant violinist Kaori Miyavano who helps Arima in overcoming his dark past and the way through which he does it is really amazing.The emotions and the friendship,love as well as the quotes which they both share is really amazing and a pleasure to watch.

    While Kaori helps Arima in overcoming his past, she is also suffering from her own problems and for sure this anime will make your eyes teary. Along with the great plot and story, this anime also has great music in it and the character development of Arima is surely amazing and very very mature. Hence guys i would surely recommend this anime if you are interested in romantic as well as school anime,as people you are surely missing an amazing story and a wonderful yet sad journey.

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    • Trivia
      The tune Kaori plays in the scene where Kousei first meets her is "Morning in the Slag Ravine" (from Le Château dans le ciel (1986)) by Joe Hisaishi.
    • Quotes

      Kaori Miyazono: Maybe there's only a dark road up ahead. But you still have to believe and keep going. Believe that the stars will light your path, even a little bit. Come on... Let's go on a journey!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Anime-Gataris: Minoa, Catharsis (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Moonlight Sonata
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 2018 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • April Is Your Lie
    • Production companies
      • A-1 Pictures
      • Aniplex
      • Dentsu
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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