Your Lie in April
A coming-of-age music drama about pianist Kosei Arima, who loses the sound of his piano after his mother's death and begins returning to music and life after meeting violinist Kaori Miyazono.
- Genre:
- 青春 / 音楽 / 恋愛 / ドラマ
- Medium:
- Manga / Anime
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Your Lie in April — Timeline12 events
Kosei loses the sound of his piano after his mother's death
Raised as a prodigious young pianist, Kosei Arima stops hearing his own piano after the death of his mother, Saki, and withdraws from the stage. His life remains emotionally suspended afterward.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1話Ch. — Pre-story event described in the official TV anime episode 1 synopsis. ↗
Kosei meets Kaori Miyazono
Invited out by Tsubaki Sawabe, Kosei encounters violinist Kaori Miyazono playing a melodica at their meeting place. Kaori says she is interested in Ryota Watari and treats Kosei as the accompanying friend.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1話Ch. — Official synopsis for TV anime episode 1. ↗
Kaori chooses Kosei as her accompanist
Kaori earns an audience recommendation with an interpretation unconstrained by the score and advances to the second round. After making Kosei play at a cafe and learning that he loses the piano's sound, she still appoints him as her accompanist.
Vol.TVアニメ 第2話から第3話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 2–3. ↗
Kosei and Kaori stop, then restart their performance together
During the second round, Kosei again loses the piano's sound and stops accompanying. Kaori stops as well and prompts a restart; although disqualified, they complete a performance built on following each other's music.
Vol.TVアニメ 第4話から第5話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 4–5. ↗
Kaori pushes Kosei back into piano competition
Hospitalized after their duet, Kaori leaves the hospital and urges Kosei to enter a piano competition, submitting his application before he agrees. Kosei resumes solitary practice while asking himself why he wants to play.
Vol.TVアニメ 第5話から第6話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 5–6. ↗
Kosei faces his memories of his mother and returns to the stage
At the competition where Takeshi Aiza and Emi Igawa have awaited him, Kosei again loses the sound and confronts the image of his mother. Focusing on reaching Kaori through music, he recovers and completes his return to the stage despite sacrificing his ranking.
Vol.TVアニメ 第7話から第11話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 7–11. ↗
Kosei performs Love's Sorrow alone
Kaori chooses Love's Sorrow, a piece cherished by Kosei's mother, for their gala performance but fails to appear. Kosei takes the stage alone, transforms his memories of his mother into music, and changes how he carries his past.
Vol.TVアニメ 第12話から第13話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 12–13. ↗
Kaori's condition worsens as Tsubaki recognizes her feelings for Kosei
After missing the gala, Kaori is hospitalized as her condition worsens. Meanwhile, learning that Kosei plans to leave home for a high school with a music program forces Tsubaki to recognize that he matters to her as more than a childhood friend.
Vol.TVアニメ 第14話から第15話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 14–15. ↗
Kosei and Nagi send their music to Kaori through a duet
Kosei mentors Nagi Aiza, a new student of Hiroko Seto, and the two perform a piano duet at the Kurumi-gaoka school festival. Kosei plays to reach the hospitalized Kaori, while Nagi answers him as an equal performer.
Vol.TVアニメ 第16話から第18話Ch. — Official synopses for TV anime episodes 16–18. ↗
Kaori chooses surgery and aims to perform again
After hearing Kosei and Nagi's duet, Kaori decides to undergo surgery so she can perform with Kosei once more. As he practices for his next competition, she begins rehabilitation toward the same goal.
Vol.TVアニメ 第19話Ch. — Official synopsis for TV anime episode 19. ↗
Kosei sends his final performance to Kaori and says farewell
After Kaori's medical crisis drives him from the piano again, Kosei remembers the music given by everyone who supported him and takes the competition stage. He plays during her operation and imagines one last duet with her, but Kaori dies.
Vol.TVアニメ 第20話から第22話Ch. — Conclusion of TV anime episodes 20–22. ↗
Kaori's letter reveals the lie she told in April
Receiving a letter from Kaori's parents, Kosei learns that she had admired him since childhood and only pretended to like Watari so she could approach him. He accepts her feelings and photograph and moves forward carrying her memory.
Vol.TVアニメ 第22話Ch. — Epilogue depicted in TV anime episode 22. ↗
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