Your Lie in April
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| It was enjoyable for sure, but you cant say it wasnt heavy handed and clumsy in its execution. Wheter that bothers you or not is completely up to personal taste. 7/10 |
| I wanted to hate this show but I couldnt stop watching. It's predictable but still sad. My mother played the violin but quit shortly after I was born, I never heard her play and others said she was good. She died so I'll never know. |
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| Shit just got real. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. |
| Just finished. beautiful animation and music, especially the episode. Although this anime is mediocre, but the musical scenes were always make me almost me cry. |
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| The best thing about this series was the music. In retrospect, hearing those works by Ravel, and Kreisler, two pieces that were dear to my heart for many decades, juxtaposed with young love, there were some heavenly moments. But this final episode.. how can one like such an ending? |
| WHY KAORI :( 9/10 for me. |
| I would like to have seen a happy end. Now, I'm very sad, not only for me, but for the characters. It remembers me when I was watching Clannad After Story, I was very sad in the middle of the anime (I toke a pellet gun and shot the a target so many time to dump my sadness), but the difference is: Clannad has a happy End, an end that makes every hearth cry of happiness , but You lie in April..... There is no escape, there is no back, there is no magic, Just cry, and do not forget......... ~ Cries from Brasil. |
xIshimuraDec 29, 2015 6:45 PM
| kaori is kind of the perfect girl really. well, at least my idea of a perfect girl. she was probably the only reason i didn't lower the score of this series any more than i did. if they toned down the melodrama a lot (and i mean, a lot), aged up the characters a bit (high school age at least) and focused more on kaori and kousei's relationship i probably would have liked this show a lot more. but sadly...no. now i need to go rewatch nodame cantabile again to cleanse some of this sadness. |
loghneckbeardDec 30, 2015 3:27 AM
yuichi333 said: wowI do not recommend. Ridiculous ending. Unnecessary was the surgery? Anime series was very boring and annoying. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso = shit Kaori died, so shit. 1/10 If Kaori survived = 4/10 Tyestor said: I think that just adds to the pain, honestly.now i need to go rewatch nodame cantabile again to cleanse some of this sadness. |
Mayuka said: yuichi333 said: wowI do not recommend. Ridiculous ending. Unnecessary was the surgery? Anime series was very boring and annoying. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso = shit Kaori died, so shit. 1/10 If Kaori survived = 4/10 Tyestor said: I think that just adds to the pain, honestly.now i need to go rewatch nodame cantabile again to cleanse some of this sadness. you would think, but nodame and chiaki cure all ills. plus, there's no melodrama. happy! happy. happy... |
Tyestor said: kaori is kind of the perfect girl really. well, at least my idea of a perfect girl. she was probably the only reason i didn't lower the score of this series any more than i did. if they toned down the melodrama a lot (and i mean, a lot), aged up the characters a bit (high school age at least) and focused more on kaori and kousei's relationship i probably would have liked this show a lot more. but sadly...no. now i need to go rewatch nodame cantabile again to cleanse some of this sadness. I did the exact freaking thing when I finished Shigatsu :P Nodame is luv, Nodame is life |
| I just finished marathoning Shigatsu. I wasn't expecting to watch the whole series today, but it was really easy to watch. Also, I was curious to see if it was as sad as Japanese adults said it was according to a poll. I almost cried once, during episode 13. The final episodes didn't hit me as hard as I thought they would, maybe because Kaori's death was foreshadowed early in the series, which isn't a bad thing. The heart of the story wasn't really Kaori's death, but perseverance, and appreciating what you have in the face of adversity. Overall, I really enjoyed it. Enjoyment rating: 5/5 Critical rating: 7/10 |
| I had high hopes for this one. While i enjoyed, loved, cried and affected nonetheless, i wasn't expecting there would be this much stuff i disliked. First of all, being the poster girl and one of the main 2 characters, i found Kaori's screen time pretty low. The first half they couldn't play together properly thanks to Arima's mother traumas and after he got over it, she was hospitalized the second half. So for the entire show they performed together 1 time. 2 if you count this last episode. Instead of seeing the duo practising and playing some nice music we got annoying Tsubaki scenes while abusing Arima, same flashbacks with Arima's mother over and over again. I know the main thing is drama but it was frustrating to watch a few min of piano performance became an episode full of same flashbacks, child abuse and drama. Couldn't even enjoy the music because of these constant interruptions which is sad for a "music" anime. In the end i wish i could see more of the main characters interactions and less things i couldn't care much like abusive mother grinning on her wheelchair, Tsubaki being annoying as usual and Arima's rivals performing more than the female protagonist herself. Oh and like a lot of people said, funny chibi moments killed the emotional scenes. This show has no sense of "timing". Still, beautiful series i can look back and say "I'm glad i watched this..." and get emotional just by listening its outstanding soundtracks.. Also found my no. 1 anime OP so far. Edit: Rewatched after a year to see if my thoughts and score has changed. Nope. Still thinking Tsubaki, Watari, Takeshi, Arima's so-called mother etc. most of the supporting cast uninteresting and/or annoying. |
GurushJan 10, 2017 2:47 PM
yuichi333 said: aikaflip said: The final episodes didn't hit me as hard as I thought they would, maybe because Kaori's death was foreshadowed early in the series, which isn't a bad thing. It was not obvious. It was for me. Early on Kaori abruptly mentioned something about "even if I died" that raised a death flag. Later—or before, I forgot the order of events—she makes a stop at a hospital. And then in an episode after that you see her taking a lot of meds in a restroom. These hints didn't ruin anything for me though. I appreciated them because they kept the ending from feeling like an asspull. Yeah, that was sad. |
| I knew this was coming but couldn't help but tear up especially with the letter and the photo of them when they were young. She loved him all along, poor Kousei. Oh god the feels, this episode and episode 13 were really the ones that hit me and I although many anime goes for happy ending I just hoped that this one would as I just feel terrible now seeing the end, so sad god I'm teary again. ;_; |
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| Predictable, i knew this was coming ... poor Kousei he was just like being lifted up high and then fall down hard, luckily he seems to accepted all of this.. oh boy, how strong and grown-up you are. Overall this anime is heavy-feels , i feel sad but tears didn't come .. probably because i expected this to happen. Still beautiful 8/10 for me. |
| Well I was bawling tears - didn't even know I was gonna cry that much; I had this faint hope that she would recover during the surgery, but deep down I had a feeling it was going to happen. This was so beautiful, I wished I had found it sooner. I thought Kousei would grieve more but I'm glad he got stronger from it. |
Juu_GoJan 20, 2016 10:03 AM
| I loved Arima's performance scene. This was sublime. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
Bamboom said: Just finished it, couldn't stop crying, As soon as she appeared before him while he was playing the piano, we knew what was going to happen. Holy shit that was one of the most beautiful scenes I've ever seen in an anime. We knew it was coming but to be executed like that... wow. Yes that scene got me it's my favorite from the whole series. I didn't think there would be something could beat Emi's winter wind scene |
| If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
Gurushi said: I had high hopes for this one. While i enjoyed, loved, cried and affected nonetheless, i wasnt expecting there would be this much stuff i didnt like. First of all, being the poster girl and one of the main 2 characters, i found Kaori's screentime pretty low which is a shame because she was an amazing character. The first half they couldnt play together properly thanks to Arima's mother traumas and after he got over it, she was hospitalized the second half. (I like violin more than the piano so obviously i wanted to see it more.) Little cute scenes like jumping from the bridge or fireflies were the highlights for me. Instead of seeing the duo practising and playing some nice music we got annoying Tsubaki scenes with kicking arima, same flashbacks with Arima's mother over and over again. I know the main thing of the show is about this trauma but it annoyed me after a few min of playing the piano became 2 episode full of same flashbacks, child abuse and drama. Couldn't even enjoy the music because of these constant interruptions which is sad for a music anime. In the end i wish i could see more of the main characters interactions because they were so good even it wasnt enough. And less screentime for things i didnt care much like abusive mother grining on her wheelchair, Tsubaki crying all over the place and Arima's rivals performing more than the female protagonist. Oh and like a lot of people said, funny moments killing the dramatic scenes was a shame as well.. These are mostly different opinions of what most people have but ah well... you're right but dramatic scenes don't always kill the drama if they're done right take Gintama for example it can switch from dying from laughter to dying from sorrow and heavy feels in a blink |
| If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
Miragee said: Tormented said: I don't get why people are implying that this show is overrated. You don't get anime like this so often, it was quite an experience, my only complaint is the obvious occasional out of place comedy. Without any doubt it's the best anime of the year, at least the anime industry finally tried harder for a change. Maybe because the writing for the characters and the pacing in the middle was abysmal? It's not like it's the worst anime ever. But it's not like it belongs on #13 of all time. Come on. It's pretty average when you realise that most anime out there are shit. Good production values don't make a show good. Didn't even realize it was ranked so high until you mentioned it. Totally undeserved, I don't understand peoples taste. |
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| "Totally undeserved" -> Because your own opinion is the right one and other's are wrong? |
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| It may be flawed but when it is at its best it's better than the majority of anime, and I would rather take a flawed anime with moments of brilliance than a well executed but otherwise bland anime anyday. Hell most of the best anime are pretty flawed in one way or another. |
| I was pleased with how they depicted Kaori's passing. Going into this final episode I was expecting a more typical melodramatic scene where everyone's gathered outside the operating room, awaiting to hear the results of the surgery. The dream-like imagery of her being there in spirit and performing with Kousei one last time was just so much more effective and moving. One can only hope that she went peacefully, knowing that she had essentially saved his life in spite of the short amount of time they had together. Overall, I enjoyed the show. The comedy is a bit too over-the-top, and the pacing is inconsistent as well, but there's still a lot to appreciate. |
| I'n watching it again the pacing in the 3rd quarter of episodes seems very rushed with the sad scenes not having enough room to breathe with the comedic scenes coming in too soon after, but this seems to be sorted out by the last 6 episodes or so, apart from that I loved this series 10/10. It didn't just get me feeling emotional in key scenes it was on a pretty much episode by episode basis, everytime I hear the main theme I start welling up. It takes a pretty special anime to do that. |
jedmanJan 31, 2016 6:35 AM
Gabby_Chan said: "Totally undeserved" -> Because your own opinion is the right one and other's are wrong? I could say the same to you if you are trying to outlaw contrary opinions. "Totally deserved" - why are you right and I'm wrong? |
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| I'm not trying to outlaw anything... My personal taste on it was never mentioned here, but let's not discuss this further ^^ |
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| Really loved this show! I was actually so hopeful, thinking the surgery might actually succeed, even though it wouldn't fit in with the rest of the story (and even though deep down I knew it would end the way it did) ;_; Personally I'd rate give show a 10/10, since the art and music was stunning, and I really loved the characters and story. I could also appreciate the musical aspects a lot, since I myself am a musician, and it inspired me to start practising piano again, which I hadn't done for a good few months. Such a bittersweet ending, but a great show nonetheless :D |
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| The picture in the end dried up my eyes. |
| R.I.P The mysterious black cat. I think it was a beautiful but almost confusing ending but I liked it! Overall I give this anime a 7 out of 10. |
| I don't think Tsubaki is appreciated as much as she deserves. She was very supportive of Kousei and stayed with him since the beginning. It wasn't her fault that she started having feelings for him. I loved her transition from "big sister" to "I love this guy", it was beautiful seeing her come to terms with her feelings. Also Kaori is definitely an amazing character. She was always cheerful in front of her friends and never gave up. When Kousei was visiting her and was all gloomy, she was so happy but suffering inside. I was saying to myself "Hug her you idiot." That last performance though, good god my feelings. Great show 9/10 |
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| Deeper than expected. She didn't reveal her feelings because she knew she will be gone soon. Cherish your live, guys. Get the best out of it. |
| So, that was the "amazing" Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso and muh feels 10/10... is what a lot of people would say, but I do not belong to that category. In fact, I can't see myself giving this more than a 1/10. Why? Well, there are multiple reasons why: – Hypocrisy when it comes to violence A lot of people, myself included, have already talked about this in other Shigatsu related threads, so I am not going to write too much about this, but it's worth bringing up again: it makes no sense whatsoever that a show would try to portray domestic abuse as something terrible and wrong one second just to, a few moments later, throw in some random comedy bullshit moment where one or more of the female characters beat up the protagonist – often so that he starts fucking BLEEDING and ends up in the exact same state as when his momma beat him up – in chibi style and LOLOLOL SO HILARIOUS CUTE GIRLS ARE BEATING THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM XDXDXDXD! I dislike this type of comedy in any kind of show (in fact, it's one of the reasons why I rated Hachimitsu to Clover 8/10 instead of 9/10: the writing was great, the characters were multidimensional and relatable BUT the moments where Ayumi beats up Takumi/some other guy ruined my enjoyment a little bit. Which is too bad, because other than that it's a great show and I really like Ayumi!) but the fact that Shigatsu at the same time is a show that is focusing so hard on domestic abuse and its consequences (the whole first half is about Arima overcoming his childhood trauma FFS) makes it ten times worse. – Unlikable characters Now, I know a lot of people will disagree with me... but I simply couldn't stand any of the main characters and a large proportion of the supporting cast. Kousei is a typical tragic no personality-kun. Seriously, he has next to zero characteristics apart from having a tragic backstory and being a punching bag for all of the misandrist bitches in this show. He does become more confident later on in the show but the way he develops is illogical. His "development" would have been good if it had actually made sense to exist in the first place... but it doesn't. He gets abused by his "saving grace" Kaori and his psychotic childhood friend Tsubaki on a daily basis (I still haven't forgotten about episode 3 you shitty piece of shit anime), they're BULLYING him FFS. Why does the show fail to notice its own hypocrisy and how do they expect me to take the mom's abuse seriously when we at the same time are supposed to laugh when he receives the exact same treatment by his misandrist friends? If this anime had known how 2 logic, Kousei would have become even more introverted, traumatized and would probably have ended up killing himself, but instead he "mans up" and gets over his trauma like it was nothing (oh, and we also get this shit thrown at my face at the end of episode 12: "I knew all along. The ghost of my mother was a shadow of my own creation. An excuse for me to run away. My own weakness.". I don't even think why I need to explain why that's bullshit). Kaori... she's basically the selfish violent tsundere bitch version of Nagisa from Clannad and yet the anime is trying to make her look like she's God's gift to humanity. Her personality does complete 180s all the time for no apparent reason other than her being a tsundere. She redeemed herself a little, little bit in that letter when she apologized for the abuse... but, that doesn't change the fact that I had to endure her bullshit for 21 2/3 episodes. Watari... what is there even to say about Watari? He's less than one-dimensional as he only takes up about half of that one dimension, because in the end he's nothing but a plot device who's there to create unnecessary drama. Bah. Moving on! Tsubaki was, without a doubt, the worst character in the whole show. Seriously, she has to be my least favorite female anime character ever. It's like the creator just took all of my least favorite anime tropes, mixed them together and created the obnoxious abusive bipolar psycho cunt tsundere whore that is Tsubaki Sawabe. "Cunt" and "whore" are not insults that I would normally use but in this case I think those words fit her personality perfectly. That unnecessary and extremely unfunny "hilarious" kick at the end really was the cherry on the top of the shit cake. There are a lot more things I'd like to say about her and the supporting cast (which inter alia consists of a piano obsessed shounen villain with stupid hair and a MC-kun complex, his loli sister with a brother complex, that relative of Arima's that seemed like an OK person at first but turned out to be a violent misandrist as well and that emotionless piano chick whose name I've completely forgotten) but I think I've said enough about the characters already so I'm just gonna move on – Unnecessary melodrama Now, I don't have anything against melodrama – there are a lot of shows and movies with melodramatic elements that I consider to be good or even amazing (Kotonoha no Niwa, Sennen Joyuu, Hachimitsu to Clover, Ookami Kokomo and, my 2nd favorite anime of all time, Nana) – but there's often a great risk that the melodrama becomes so overwhelming that it completely takes over the show, and Shigatsu is one of those shows. Overreactions, music 25/7, screaming, etc, JESUS CHRIST! There were multiple times where the melodrama was so utterly distracting that I was about to punch my fist through my computer screen. Don't tell and play some sad music, show! Yes, a lot of the shows I listed are anime with voice over narration, but they don't overuse it and and practically rely on it to tell their story like Shigatsu does. These aren't the only things that annoyed me about Shigatsu (otherwise I wouldn't have rated this show 1/10) but they were the main ones, so I am just going to list the rest: stupid dialogue ("the winter rain tastes like lemonade", who the fuck talks like that, maybe old grandmas do but fourteen-year-olds most certainly don't), pacing all over the place, out of place and completely unnecessary "funny" moments (not only the violent ones) that ruined the continuity of the series, retarded square drama, stupid sub plots and other stuff that destroyed both the show and ruined my enjoyment. With that being said, there were a few diamonds in this gigantic pile of shit: – the music (obviously) – the animation during the performance scenes (simply beautiful) – Nao Kashiwagi (even shitty shows tend to have their redeeming graces. Tokyo Ghoul had Hinami and Shigatsu had Nao, the only character that actually had a reasonable amount of brain cells. Thank you Nao! Oh, and she's also a fujsohi, which is always good in my eyes) – At least it wasn't as bad as Tokyo Ghoul (though that doesn't really say much) Final score: 1/10 And yes, I am aware of the fact that a lot of people are going to disagree with me. Nevertheless, I rest my case |
Comic_SansMar 2, 2016 12:31 PM
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| They really didn't care much about Watari's character :( Kaori literally used him to get her way, selfish indeed. It was a fun watch overall. |
| WHY DID KAORI HAVE TO DIE!? THIS IS SO SAD I REALLY BAWLED OUT (~..~) I was really hoping for a happier ending. But I guess cliche stuff won't be good, eh? But still, she didn't have to die at such a young age.. That last performance broke my heart. When I saw Kaori there I knew that something was wrong. It was like her soul is already saying good bye to Kousei.. If only they were honest to each other and just told each other's feelings, maybe things would have turned out better for the two of them. Everything was already going smoothly. Kousei got his mad skillz back and Kaori's parents like Kousei. It was like the perfect setting for a boy's love life. But Kaori had to die.. I wish they'd create an alternate ending where Kaori gets to live and confess to Kousei up front.. Goshdangit, she even wrote that black nekko will to Kousei ;_; THIS IS SO SAD I DONT WANNA WATCH ANIMU FOR A FEW WEEKS. |
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