Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso


Your Lie in April

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Synonyms: Kimiuso
Japanese: 四月は君の嘘
English: Your Lie in April
German: Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso - Sekunden in Moll
Spanish: Your Lie in April
French: Your Lie in April
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Type: TV
Episodes: 22
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 10, 2014 to Mar 20, 2015
Premiered: Fall 2014
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:20 (JST)
Licensors: Aniplex of America
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Source: Manga
Genres: DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Themes: Love PolygonLove Polygon, MusicMusic, SchoolSchool
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 22 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.641 (scored by 14175311,417,531 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #782
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #24
Members: 2,331,990
Favorites: 88,578

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Synopsis

Kousei Arima is a child prodigy known as the "Human Metronome" for playing the piano with precision and perfection. Guided by a strict mother and rigorous training, Kousei dominates every competition he enters, earning the admiration of his musical peers and praise from audiences. When his mother suddenly passes away, the subsequent trauma makes him unable to hear the sound of a piano, and he never takes the stage thereafter.

Nowadays, Kousei lives a quiet and unassuming life as a junior high school student alongside his friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryouta Watari. While struggling to get over his mother's death, he continues to cling to music. His monochrome life turns upside down the day he encounters the eccentric violinist Kaori Miyazono, who thrusts him back into the spotlight as her accompanist. Through a little lie, these two young musicians grow closer together as Kaori tries to fill Kousei's world with color.

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Winner in the anime division of the 2016 Sugoi Japan® Awards.

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1: "Hikaru nara (光るなら)" by Goose house (eps 1-11)
2: "Nanairo Symphony (七色シンフォニー)" by Coala Mode. (コアラモード.) (eps 12-22)
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Ending Theme

1: "Kirameki (キラメキ)" by wacci (eps 1-11)
2: "Orange (オレンジ)" by 7!! (eps 12-21)
3: "Orange (オレンジ) (Acoustic Ver.)" by 7!! (eps 22)

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Reviews

Jun 7, 2025
9/10- As close to greatness you can get, but fully not there yet.

Your Lie in April is about change, acceptance, love and of course music. Oh man, the characters have depth, their issues and traumas have weight. It didn't feel like they just wrote sad backstories to make you cry, like of a lot of other shows. But the character's personal road blocks are actually a part of their music journey. This isn't exactly a new idea but it is really done well here.

I didn't cry like a lot of other people because I was spoiled on it years ago. But the emotional beats of ...
Apr 30, 2025
Mixed Feelings
In a nutshell, the story is about a gifted young pianist who, from trauma, loses the will/ability to play the piano. He then meets a girl who turns his world upside down and encourages his will and desire to pick the piano back up.

Overall, it's just okay. It really tried to develop an attachment to some of the characters that just never met the mark; which made the "payoff" at the end feel a bit hollow, because I didn't really care about any of these characters. The pacing of the show was fairly consistent. There wasn't any real dead filler, and all the sub-plots worked ...
May 30, 2023
FunnyFunny
I don't get the love behind this show. Your Lie In April is a romance with a neat concept. A kid who used to play piano, not wishing to anymore, suddenly finding a girl that completely changes his view on piano and life in general. However, this show is poorly executed and a lot more plain than it looks. If you're watching this show for the art and soundtrack, then you'll come back completely satisfied, as those are the two things that Your Lie In April excels at. Other than that, this show fails in almost every other way.

Story And Pacing - Your Lie ...

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