Your Lie in April
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| What I took after finishing this series was that it felt real. It felt genuine. It's a nice change of pace from the slice of life, the comedies, or the action thrillers that I've been mostly watching these last couple of years. There are some recent shows like White Album 2 (to a lesser extent) that give off that similar vibe, but there's something about Shigatsu that made it so much more impactful. I haven't felt like this since watching Kimi ga Nozomu and Welcome to the NHK. Not surprisingly, all three shows have great soundtracks. Overall, it's a well-executed show coming from A-1 Pictures. A year ago, I read of all the praise Shigatsu was receiving, but didn't pay too much attention to it. 2015 was a slow year for me in terms of watching anime. I dialed it down compared to previous years and mostly watched on the whim. I'm glad to finally add this one into my list. |
| To be honest, I didn't cry until the last episode because there is no reason to get emotional until it actually happens. When it did, I cried my eyes out. When Kaori kept telling Kousei to not forget her, remember her, and all that sorts it hit home. My fiance is the same way, in that it is his life goal to not be forgotten, to be someone to somebody. And.... oh my god, here comes the waterworks... I cannot imagine someone so important in my life to die in that way... to not see them every day, or hear their voice. So, this anime did a good job at pulling my heart strings. 9/10. |
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| It couldn't get the 10 (masterpiece) from me, however it was a great ride and a perfect #300 entry for my list. ^_^ |
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| Why? I knew it was coming. I brased for it. I still cried my heart out. This is why I love animation. This is why I love entertainment. It moves people. It gives a voice to those who can't. It's art. There's no doubt about it. My journey is only just begun... |
 Credit goes to the guys at Minimalistic-Animoo Deviantart Group for the vectors. |
| I don't know, that wasn't the ending that I'm looking for nor satisfied with But decent ending Beautiful ost & musics I didn't regret watching this anime at least :) The "lie" is the most beautiful and obvious lie that I've ever seen though |
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| Although I usually don't watch music/sports related anime, I thought I'd give this one a shot and I just finished this today. All I can say is that the ending wasn't what I had expected it to be. :/ I thought they would have a chance to play one last duo together before Kaori died, but disappointingly no. IMO it would of been much better that way and more sadder at the same time. As I am not into musical anime's, I didn't get the "I need to watch one more, one more episode" feeling but I got drawn into it somehow. Overall, I would say it was a good anime, probably a 7.5 or an 8/10. |
dah_sanahApr 5, 2016 7:13 AM
| Leave the past where it belongs, but never forget. --------Live in the present, but never regret.-------- Hope for the future, but never expect.-------------- |
| Heh.....good show. Can't say i "felt" the sadness maybe due to random comic-serious transitions or just that each ep 4shadowed her death. Tsubaki was always with him- in sadness or in celebration, and Kousei acknowledged it too. Well I was kinda shipping Emi and him.............but still he's now a HS student. Was 80% sure Kaori liked Kousei all along and her "lie in april" was this only, but it also included her knowing of him from 5 yro. |
TheGoatee said: Haha, if she died its predictable. If she lives it's predictable. Characters are horrible and poorly written. Wasted potential. Does anybody watch anime for the sake of enjoyment anymore instead of scrounging for things to nitpick? This show used every bit of potential it had, don't kid yourself. Just because the author didn't tell the story you wanted to hear doesn't make the story any worse. The characters reminded me exactly Toradora, a show praised for its lovable characters. Kousei and Kaori had great chemistry as well as the three supporting characters. People complain about Wataris lack of a complex story, but it doesn't need it. Watari was there as a tool for Kaori to get to Kousei, if you grow to attached to Watari when Kaori admits that she lied, you side with Watari which is a bad idea. The story was about Kousei, and his mental growth. He learned that even when you lose someone dear, there will be others who value you and your well being. I think the premise and execution was fantastic. If I had a complaint, it would be the artsy dialogues, those got a litter awkward at times but never were overdone. The art is beautiful, the animation is smooth and gorgeous, the soundtrack is the most underrated in years. For anyone who likes music and romance, watch this. But watch this with an open mind. Don't go into it with a shovel ready to dig into it as soon as you find a soft spot. Anime isn't about ratings or being right, its about looking for beauty in unexpected places. For me, I definitely found a ton of it here. 10/10 This, THANK GOD someone actually managed to convey what I was feeling. I was already losing my faith in this community (no in truth I already lost it long time ago). Some people just bitch too much, you need to know when you should and should not cross the line, when you should stop seeing everything so in detail, focusing on every little aspect, that is NEVER good! Everything is flawned by nature and we are the most flawned in existence. And so what, I dont see a problem with that, and I definitly dont see the problem with this anime neither! I wouldnt give it a 10 though, since it had some aspects that it could had been better at. And you could argue that at times it tries to hard, the foreshadowing was too strong for my tastes, I prefered it more subtle. I also wanted to know what was her disease, doenst seem to be cancer after all, also they only performed once together! I was expecting to see them so many more times, that was disappointly sad. OST is simply amazing, visuals were awesome too. As for the characters, Kousei was honestly my favorite, I enjoyed Kaori the second most, but this definitly is the story of Kousei "coming of age", and I would definitly like to see more his promising rise in the career of being a pianist. I m glad I gave this series the specific moment to watch it. With the coming of the spring, you really cant go wrong with seeing Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. What a beautiful and sad lie. A lie that should had not been told, a lie that she should had exposed by herself. But again, time and time she done it, there were may hints that she loved Kousei, and even if it would be cliche, I was expecting a confession before she died, I would had liked that... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Goodbye Kaori  It was a fun ride. |
PlaycoolApr 24, 2016 2:42 PM
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| Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso felt like a little letdown to me. In my opinion, the first episodes are awesome, but after the middle of the show it goes downhill (except for a pair of nice episodes, such as the last ones). On the one hand, I think that the OST is really good, along with the OP and ED (mainly the second ones), which are pretty beautiful too. Besides, I've discovered some amazing classical pieces thanks to this anime, like Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. In addition, I found the art/animation well crafted and up to standard. On the other hand, I consider that there is too much melodrama displayed. I also didn't enjoy the "comedy", which was mostly out of place, the extremely slow pace, the overreactions of the characters and the plot, which didn't seem solid enough to me and, sometimes, incredible (the hypocrisy around the mother matters, for example). To be honest, I had high hopes for this show, but it turned out to be a disappointment. However, I have to say that the musical performances were outstanding and, overall, it was a fine watch. P.S.: there were some very inspiring quotes from the characters about music, which can be applied to life in general. Although Watari was a bundle of nerves and a very typical character, I think that he was the real deal, mostly when talking with Kousei. |
| Rely on nothing under heaven |
| This series should be renamed as "Your Emo in April". Arima is worst than Shinji of Evangelion. Predictable plot, cliche episodes, forced drama. 5/10 |
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| Hey! I'm a huge Shoujo romance fan, so I'm wondering if anyone thinks this is something people like me would be into watching? |
| This anime hit me right in the kokoro. These tears won't stop falling. :'( |
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| Wonderful. Sad. A final episode full of music, color and feelings. The best without doubt. -- Maravillosa. Triste. Un episodio final lleno de músicas, color y sentimientos. El mejor sin duda. |
| the ending made me cry bec i suddenly realize i have no one like her T.....,T |
| Final episode was quite good. The pacing in the first part was slow again, but what was shown did not need much pacing, it brought us a good musical performance. Latter part was directed pretty good. The show did not have much of a direction, but they knew how to conclude it, and that worked pretty well in my book. 9/10 for the episode (decutions for first part pacing and that Tsubaki kick - it was close for working as comig relief, but no cigar, it still did destroy the mood for me) 7/10 for the show as a whole (good animation, nice music and anctual feels induced save it from a score under 5 which it would have gotten mostly for pacing which at times totally destroyed my enjoymentlevel) |
TiduLimarMay 28, 2016 1:01 PM
| I loved how the show didn't make me cry because she died. I cried because of the letter and how she effected people and got effected by them. It was so sweet and emotional and I loved it. I don't think this show could've have a better ending, I finished the show in 2 days. Great music, great storytelling and great characters. If anyone is saying MC is too sad and depressive, they clearly never lost someone or can't empathize. Also, the fact that she was sitting with Emi and chose to play violin because of him was just a great writing. Such a passionate and emotional anime, one really can feel the love from it. This anime definitely reached me. 9/10 overall. |
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| Aside from the musics and animation, I don't like it. Drama is forced and stretched out. sure, we need time for character development here but it's executed poorly. Not to mention lots of comedy scene are placed at wrong times. 5/10 Average. |
| Even though I cried a river, I'm not sad. I'm happy, for what Kaori always wanted, she was able to achieve it. Even with the way things ended, that letter was the best thing that happened. I adored her, not because of her cuteness as a character or whatever, but because of how she valued life. The lines , "That was the spark. That's when I started running." was when my heart skipped a beat. I remember throughout the show she enjoyed so much of the little things that most people just take for granted and ignore in their daily lives. That letter confirmed that she lived the best life anyone could when they know they're not going to be in the world for long. That's why I'm happy. Her love was there for her when she needed him the most. She ate all the sweets she wanted to, not caring about the future. The people she was able to reach to, I doubt those people will ever forget her. She never stopped smiling. I won't forget. She was so happy, it feels unfair... |
Tyrant10Jun 7, 2016 12:46 AM
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| Someone help me to glue pieces of my heart, it's scattered everywhere. |
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| Realistic and the reason why i hate it. GO MIRACLE ENDINGS! |
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| This anime really hit close to home for me. It never specifically said what illness Kaori had but I assume it was something like kidney failure -- all the symptoms matched what a friend of mine had. Having to constantly be on fluids, seizures, not being able to control parts of the body, etc. I was really hoping Kaori would have a successful surgery but now I'm bawling my eyes out because it feels like I lost my friend all over again. It's not fair but it's realistic. Shine bright, Ellie. I love you but it's not goodbye because like Kaori's inside Arima, you're still inside me. 10/10 |
JotakakJun 11, 2016 9:44 PM
| This Anime was one of the best I've watched, and the ending is the best I've ever seen, brought me into tears, I'm so sad the Kaori is gone, but I love how Arima is strong now, and how he played the piano imagining the Kaori was with him as if he knew that she was gone already ! And the plot twist where Kaori loved him ever since she was a kid and her lie was to get to him, my heart can't take it! And coming to Tsubaki and Watari, l feel sorry for them somehow I think Watari got attached to Kaori and Tsubaki still didn't give up on Arima. I give this 100 points. loved it! I'm so gonna miss this Anime and the characters. |
| I should have watched the first episode and the last . why is it so complicated yet so awesome ???? |
| Seunghoon my sunflower |
| Does anyone else think that this series had too much internal monologue? |
LOL thats anime subs for you :P Although Arima is too young to be a pedo, dont u reckon?? ;p Dont know if the dub was any better though XD |
EuhinJun 17, 2016 8:28 AM
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HybridMBL said: Final Thoughts of KimiUso: You can polish poop all you want to make it shine, it's still poop at the end of the day You're better off watching White Album 2 And that poop in the Top 15 animes in MAL. If it was actually the way u describe it, then it wouldn't have gotten an 8.93 rating. And where the hell is WA2 in MAL rankings?? Not even in top 500, lol :P |
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| Watched this again.... truly a masterpiece. |
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| one of the best animes that eh seen in its genre , everything is very well done , from history to the animation .. The story is very realistic so you get very strong at heart and music always at the right moment , what I liked most was that the play never played the score as it is, if that made his melody playing their feelings ... certainly a beautiful anime |
| Yeah she was basically dead from episode 3 on where all the death flags had keeping flown towards her. Of course, that wouldn't stop the melodramatic approach all the time ... 7/10 only because I love Classical music and the psychology of Arima was quite interesting. |
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| I died a little today... it wasn't so bad watching the outcome but the more I thought about it over in my head and applied it to real life the deeper I sunk. This 14 yr old girl knows shes going to die soon & intentionally doesn't get too close to the boy she really has feelings for & wants to get to know and instead keeps an arms length away until nearly the very end. She only got to play her dream with him one time T-T. I'm depressed.. Amazing animation, loved all the characters, music was spectacular, hated the ending but pretty good story, theirs minor things that bother me but as a hole this was very well done. My heart aches... |
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