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Oct 20, 2014 2:34 PM

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That performance *.* The rest of the episode was kind of a letdown.
Not that it's bad, not at all. I actually can't wait for the next episode!
Her shaky hand is a good sign.
Oct 20, 2014 9:34 PM

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Chills during Kaori's performance. The animation was great, and they did a really good job portraying the emotion and just how vibrant and colorful her playing is.

And there will always be those (that one judge) that are completely unwilling to accept deviations from how things "should be" or how they were "intended to be." Glad they showed that aspect to music performance; you can't please everyone, haha.

I give this episode a Kaori-is-awesome / 5.
Oct 20, 2014 9:51 PM

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Was Kao simply not nervous when it came to Arima's criticism? Was that not why she was shaking? She even mentioned that she was nervous when stepping on the stage and had a little chant to calm herself, perhaps she's like Arima in that she has a bit of stage fright yet is able to get over it. Well, his is obviously more severe as he got nervous just coming inside the building and seeing everything.
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Oct 21, 2014 1:06 AM

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That violin performance is really really awesome. Want more of it.
Oct 21, 2014 9:06 AM
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MoeGod said:

No this manga is not a rip off Nodame. It has a different story to tell. Just lean back and enjoy. Oh, and Kousei is the hero of this story, not Kaori. And I earnestly hope this season covers the best Bro Con I have read in a manga.

As for the title, Japanese allows a wealth of interpretations, but I think the better translation would be "Speaking of April, that lie you told..." would best describe what I think the writer wanted to say. "Wa" is a subject marker, and that means something much, much different than using a temporal marker like "ni".


Ahh thanks. At first particles seemed like they all had their simple uses but then as you learn more and see more examples they get more and more confusing x.x I would have said straight away that if there's a wa instead of a ni you're talking about the month, not something -in- the month, but I guess not x.x

For those saying that it's a ripoff of Nodome, having read the shigatsu manga up to date and watched a bit of that show ... they really aren't the same at all.
Oct 21, 2014 9:41 AM

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AlexTheRiot said:
I'ts weird, I'm liking the direction with the musical side of the show, but I'm not sold on the direction everywhere else. It creates a really nice atmosphere at times, but as a whole I don't think it flows that well. Like the "it was like a movie" scene, they created this really uneasy atmosphere but nothing really justified it. I don't know what's going on with her arm shaking(Parkinson's?), but even if that was something serious and not just a show of how nervous she was after performing, I don't think the atmosphere there needed to be quite so uneasy.


I think you misunderstood. The atmosphere wasn't heavy. The atmosphere was just movie like to the eyes of the protagonist.
Also her shaking hand was just her adrenaline after the performance and her anxiety about his opinions. She seems very much to care if her music touches people and i get the feeling that she knows he is someone with knowledge and music ability so she cared what he was going to say. That even makes me suspect she actually set the whole thing up because she wanted to approach him and not his friend.
Oct 21, 2014 9:51 AM

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xchee said:
"It's only natural for the girl you're crushing on to be in love with someone else."

Aha...does that mean what I think it means, Watari? He pretty much told Kousei he's cool with him crushing on Kaori so it seems he sees her as just another cute girl who's into him.

*enter Tsubaki*

The pretty boy talked about unrequited love. Ah...now I know where this is going.


That was my feeling too. What if his talking about himself. And who seems to be the single girl that doesn't have her eyes on him but to another. Tsubaki of course.
Oct 21, 2014 12:15 PM

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Kaori's Performance was great!
Oct 21, 2014 4:54 PM
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He seems to be more in love with the way she plays music than with her personality. Guess we'll see. And what's with the "you'll be his substitute" crap anyways, there's gotta be a deeper meaning behind that other than just her whim or fickleness.

Judging by what that Watari guy said to him and going by typical pairing patterns, Watari is probably in love with the childhood friend but feels she is more interested with the MC. He's probably dating all these girls but is not serious about any of them cuz the girl he really likes is the childhood friend; you know, one of the typical annoying shoujo male character. The only girl he's interested in is the one who acts like she's repulsed by him being a player and all that. I would say I wish he would stop playing those girls but its more their fault than it is his.
Oct 21, 2014 9:00 PM

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This show is so beautiful. I love how much effort is put into it. I will DEFINITELY support it if aniplex brings DVDS it over.
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Oct 22, 2014 8:16 AM

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Oh yes! a very relaxing episode and I just love it :D
Oct 22, 2014 3:38 PM

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Not impressed at all, this episode just played out entirely like I expected, this series feels like a cliched predictable love square where the blond girl is just simply going to help overcome the MC his trauma and most likely end up with him. The only thing I can hope, is that it at least gets told in such an enjoyable way and or has some surprises that it saves the series for me, but if this turns into a tedious love square,
Oct 23, 2014 3:37 AM

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Whee... The animation is an upgrade from Nodame Cantabile- Hold on, the premise is the nearly the same as Nodame Cantabile! Kaori is Nodame because of her eccentric performance, and Kousei is Chiaki because of the trauma. Coincidence much? Liked it.

Edit: Can I say the narration plays out like Honey & Clover? This, I dig.
Oct 23, 2014 5:44 AM

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so kaori is really interested in watari o:
kind of feel bad for her that he is such a playboy but who cares in the end she will end up with arima for sure

Oct 23, 2014 7:32 PM

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Very nice performance of Beethoven's Sonata No. 9. I especially loved the animation during Kaori's performance.

I watched this late at night, first thing I thought after watching this was "I'm going to spend the entire day tomorrow (after school) playing piano and violin." I did exactly what I thought the night I watched this. I hope to be able to play a piece like that without a single mistake one day.
Oct 23, 2014 9:43 PM

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Wtf is this seriously
Oct 24, 2014 12:04 AM
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^lol dat face

the performance was lovely
Oct 24, 2014 11:11 AM

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Her performance was amazing!
Oct 24, 2014 1:18 PM

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Really enjoyed this episode. Kaori's performance was awesome, and she looked so beautiful.
Loved how Arima noticed how nervous she was and changed his answer accordingly. Atta boy!
The background music in this anime is pretty much perfect. Will eagerly wait for the OST to come out.
Looking forward to the next episode 5/5
Oct 27, 2014 4:28 AM

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That was really good.

The comedy is annoying, though. It really breaks the tension in a bad way.
Oct 27, 2014 3:43 PM

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O_O this anime!!!
amazing so far Hope there relationship will build more!!
that competition was the best XD!!
more PLEASE
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Oct 31, 2014 7:53 AM

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Performance gave me goosebumps! That's rare :D
Background music is perfect.
So far I really like Arima, smart and nice guy, just a little gloomy :)
Oct 31, 2014 9:52 AM

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Gerdu said:
Performance gave me goosebumps! That's rare :D
Background music is perfect.
So far I really like Arima, smart and nice guy, just a little gloomy :)


Yup, he really is very gloomy.

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Nov 5, 2014 10:03 AM

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Another awesome episode, this is gonna be the best after Mushishi probably. The playing was nice.
Nov 9, 2014 11:11 AM

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This had to be one of the most memorable anime episdoes of late... the animation, the feels,... the concert!
Everything was so top notch and the interaction between chracters was great!

I like Kaori, she has very interesting character. And somehow I think she knows MC. Somehow. I dunno, I bet HE was maybe the reason she started playing violin...
Poor Tsubaki, she is destined to be the girl next door even she possibly loves MC. And Watari loves her, that's why he said that sentence about 'the crush not loving man back' during his conversation with Kousei in music room. Well, this will sure be complicated.
Nov 14, 2014 1:26 PM

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She's going to appoint Arima as a substitute for Watari even though she just had a screaming fit because she regarded him as a sexually harassing pervert? I think Miyazono is into that kind of freaky stuff.

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Nov 17, 2014 8:49 PM

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The debacle with Kaori interpretation of the piece reminds me of the Bernstein and Gould controversy on the Brahmes Piano Cocnerto No. 1.
Nov 18, 2014 12:42 PM

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As an ex-violin player, this episode made me squeal like a little girl. I loved how Kaori improvised the piece to her liking. Damn, Kousei is so lucky Kaori didn't place him in the friendzone.
Dec 18, 2014 7:42 PM
Dec 26, 2014 2:18 AM

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lserr said:
an awsome mix of toradora meets nodame. I love this show
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Jan 4, 2015 7:53 AM
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The judge was very pissed off because Kaori didn't follow rules and was all over the place during the performance.

However, the fans gave a huge cheering ovation to Kaori.


Watari the player, getting all the girls lol.

Jan 6, 2015 1:31 PM

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Most classy product placement I've ever seen, in anime or elsewhere. Well played Steinway,.. well played!

On topic, I do hope we'll keep getting new (musical) pieces every episode, because for me it's a major part as to what makes this series so appealing.

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The love triangle is already underway it seems.


Lol, what triangle? I can only discern two lines and a projection.
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Jan 9, 2015 9:36 PM

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*sigh* Just another same old romance anime......
Jan 11, 2015 9:05 PM

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A great episode.

The comedy and humor maybe felt force, but I found it a nice relief from the heavy feeling that I feel.

That basketball scene of Arimia was hilarious.
Jan 25, 2015 8:37 AM

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Ok its official ... The anime is much better than the manga :D Lets hope they follow different endings ... So we can have both the happy and bittersweet version (._.)
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Jan 30, 2015 3:19 PM

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The performance was amazing.

But everything else is kind of hard to watch. The "deep" conversations between the characters about love and the inner thoughts of the main guy are so dumb.
Feb 3, 2015 1:02 PM

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Wow! Just an all around great episode.
Feb 7, 2015 8:43 PM

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feels overrated

Feb 12, 2015 9:57 PM

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I kept getting goosebumps throughout her performance. I love the poetic lines in this series. And the directing is very unique. Only two episodes in and I absolutely love this anime. I can see this breaking into my list of favorites at this rate.
Feb 20, 2015 8:41 AM
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I really like characters. But I don't know how they are going to fill 22 episodes... Probably after first episodes it will get boring, but I hope it won't.

Her performance was amazing. She looks like a freaky girl, which makes a good character in my opinion. This anime will be colourful!
Feb 23, 2015 10:09 AM

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This anime is so fucking overrated
Feb 23, 2015 5:13 PM

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This anime is cute, not sure if I love it yet though
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Mar 3, 2015 4:05 AM

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Somewhat disappointing episode after the first one, it didn't went as well as I envisioned it. The comedy was cute, but it killed that moment at the end. It still feels really good to watch.
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Mar 19, 2015 12:08 PM

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That reaction at the end xD

Well it seems Watari is probably in love with Tsubaki but knows that she's in love with Kousei which is why he plays around with other girls to distract himself. Shit just turned into a love square lol.
Mar 21, 2015 10:45 AM

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that was good.
Mar 23, 2015 5:57 AM

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Kaori's performance was so passionate, that was amazing to watch. I wonder if that was what she wanted to reach the audience, because it sure reached me. I like the poetic dialogue, it really goes well with the already lovely art. "You exist in spring." Oh man, I'm all in for this one now.
Mar 28, 2015 6:18 AM

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performance was solid, the inner thoughts scenes in this anime is strong, and the last part got me shivering for more.
Mar 29, 2015 4:50 AM

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Nice competition.. was locked onto the screen. So pretty.
Apr 2, 2015 6:08 AM
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Well, that was really great. I mean, fuck me but I tried learning the violin by myself. I stopped, but maybe I'll pick it up again someday.
Her hands were shaking :O It's nice that Watari knows that Arima likes her.
Substitute?? Fuck that shit!!
Apr 18, 2015 11:54 AM

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Very lovely development, I really like where this is going!
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