Your Lie in April
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| I ruined my rewatch because I decided to binge the last 4 eps when not being in an emotional mood, thinking it would work the other way around and get me into the mood. Or maybe the fact that I used to rewatch the last episode only, but not recently tho. Is there anyone who felt more emotional watching ep13? For me it hit way way more, this was sad too, but it just doesn't compare on this rewatch. |
| Just finished the final episode and… wow. The music, the memories, the quiet moments... everything hit with such gentle, devastating beauty. ๐ป๐น๐ธ I’m sitting here in silence, tears streaming down my face, letting the final notes linger in my soul. This series was a luminous journey... heartfelt, tender, cathartic, bittersweet, healing. One of growth, love, and the quiet courage to live bravely despite pain. The way the story builds, unravels, and finally embraces you is pure poetry. This series isn't just about music; it’s about learning to feel again, to reach out even when it hurts. A stunning, soul-deep experience I won’t soon forget. It made me reflect deeply about love, loss, and the courage it takes to keep playing and living even when your hands tremble. It's about rediscovering the rhythm of life, even when your melody feels lost. It’s a reminder to live fully, love deeply, and let our stories sing. I’ll carry this one with me for a long, long time. Arigato, Kaori ๐  |
  ๐ธ ๐ธ ๐ธ “They come without asking, and then they leave just the same. But once you meet them, even if nobody ever knows it, that encounter will change your life for the better.” ๆ
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| This was it. This was the end of this story. I actually had to rewatch the latter half of the episode, because I didn't process what was happening in the 1st watch. I'm actually only writing this a few hours after finishing "Your Lie in April". Kousei's play turned into his big farewell to Kaori. This scene was beautiful, and I think I have never seen such a beautiful and meaningful "death scene". They didn't have to tell us what was going on, we all knew what was happening in that moment, and we all just wanted it to last forever. I'm not an expert in classical music, but the musical piece chosen really fits the whole message, it started as a more nostalgic and bright sound, and then turned into a more anguished sound, finalizing with a more peaceful, yet mournful tone... Some scenes used were actually artworks already shown to us in the 1st opening, and that gives this segment a feeling of going full circle. Cutting this scene to Kousei in the graveyard with Kaori's parents was still a brutal reality check. I still had that hope the surgery had gone well... I feel like the anime introduced us this concept so early on, that by the end of the anime you start believing Kaori won't actually die, and it's going to be a big twist. But after the death of that cat, in episode 20, Kaori's fate was decided. That cat has always been a metaphor to Kaori, a bit like her spirit animal, like Kousei says she's like a cat. So when the cat gets run over, and Kousei tries to save it, but it's impossible, is a really good reflection of his situation with Kaori: he wants to save her, but it's just something that isn't in his hands, there's nothing he can do to save her life, but he can still try to make the best of the rest of life she has. This contrasts to what we're shown last episode, where he just didn't defend his cat when his mother abandoned him. It's true that even if Kousei argued with his mother to protect Chelsea, it would probably be in vain, but at least he tried to do something, you know? This time, both with the cat and Kaori that didn't happen. The outcome was the same, but Kousei is left with a feeling of having done at least something. That cat didn't die alone, in the street, it was able to feel the human warm one last time. Kaori didn't die depressed and souless, she died battling to go on stage one more time, grabbing to her life the best way she could. All this was because of Kousei. And then the big revelation happens, why this anime is called "Your Lie in April". I actually suspected early on that Kaori liked Kousei from the start (I even wrote that in an episode discussion before), and I was right. But I actually never thought that the Lie in April, was about how she lied that she liked Watari. Honestly, that whole segment with Kousei reading Kaori's letter, and it seems he actually read it many times, was such heartbreaking. Kousei ended up only knowing his feelings were in sync with Kaori's after she died. And of course Kousei will never forget his first love, the person that broke the cage he was in, and brought him back to the flow of time, all that in that Spring, in the month of April. This anime is so romantic and hopeless at the same time. I want to believe that Kousei's last performance reached Kaori, and that the power of music, that transcends the living world, actually made it possible for the 2 souls, Kousei's and Kaori's, to play together one last time. The truth is they only played together once. So this performance of the "souls" would be their 2nd and last performance together. It seems Kousei also understood that when he saw Kaori during the play. The only other person he saw during his plays was his mother, so if he was seeing Kaori now, it could only mean one thing... I have to say, there haven't been many anime able to make me cry as much as this one. I cried a bit with episode 13, but this one was really a cryfest. It's just impossible to not get emotional at this tragic fate. I liked how the ending of the anime was like a memorial for a deceased person, because, in fact, that's what happened, such a bright, young and kind person, loved by many, was lost after this episode. The fact that Kaori was able to fight her disease, in the way that she actually used that to live life like she wanted, and come closer to the person she loved. It's sad that she and Kousei weren't able to have the happy ending they deserved, but I'm sure each of them treasured a lot the few moments they spent together. Your Lie in April is an anime that makes you mourn for a fictional character, that makes you realize the importance of love, that makes you relive your youth. This anime hits me especially hard, because I have a personal story that in a way correlates to this one, which made ir hard to watch the anime sometimes honestly. It made me relive a lot of those moments, and wishing I did things differently and wanting that this story had a different ending than mine. It sadly didn't, but it made me give more importance to the memories that were left behind, and made me more able to embrace them. I know it's a bit repetitive in media sometimes, but I do really feel like one of the biggest and most important messages of this anime is to live your life. I think we all take life for granted, pushing things we want our should do to the future, because "we have time". But sometimes we might not have that time. And pieces of media like this are essential to make us reflect about that from time to time, and try to live a life with no regrets and to its fullest, since we really don't know when our time is coming to an end, when will be the last time we will be with a person dear to us. Your Lie in April was able to present all of these ideas, alongside the power of music and the effect it has on people, in a beautiful animation, with an emotional OST and a stellar direction. The human nature and the most important aspect of life are really well explored in this piece. It will be for sure a work I'll remember for a long, long time. I do have some critiques to the anime though, much about Watari and some lack of closure in the ending. I already expressed before how I was disappointed with the way they developed Watari's character. In reality, they didn't develop his character. Even Kousei's rivals had more development than him. And to rub salt in the wound, in this final episode, when Kousei is reading Kaori's letter, and she says Watari will just move on from her quickly after she passes on, they cut to Watari going to his gallery to reminiscence about his time with Kaori, after he gets dumped by a girl who caught him with another girl. This scene highly suggests that Watari didn't see Kaori like the other girls. Watari really liked Kaori more, and might even say he loved her. This was hinted in the 1st half, with his reactions to her plays, but it was highly hinted when in episode 21 he tells Tsubaki about Kaori's health state. We never saw Watari that depressed in the anime. He knew at that time that Kaori would eventually die, soon... So this just makes me even more disappointed they didn't explore this better throughout the anime. I feel like they explored Tsubaki and Kousei's relationship really well, but Watari and Kousei's relationship was barely touched, with just a few bro moments, and that scene in episode 20. Not even a childhood memory we got from them. I really feel like that's the thing that bothers me the most in this anime, seeing how they presented Watari as a part of the main cast, but he clearly isn't treated as such, and is more of a comedic character for most of the times, or a character for Kousei to be able to tell stuff he can't to Kaori ou Tsubaki. I also felt that this ending left a lot of things without an answer. Did Kousei win the competition? Was Kousei able to enter his high school? Did Tsubaki end up in the school close to Kousei? And what about Watari? What did he decide to do? Did he got seperated from the other 2? Were they hinting at the end that Kousei and Tsubaki will stay together (as a couple) in the end? I feel like the lack of these answers made this anime lack a feel of closure. In a way, it's understandable that the main focus should be Kaori and Kousei's relationship, but at the same time these parts of the story were also important in these 22 episodes. But even with all of this, I think Kousei and Kaori's story will always be a story that will deeply touch me, and Kaori's strenght until the very end will be inspiring. This anime ended up helping me in ways I wasn't expecting, and for that, I'll need to give it the perfect score of 10/10. I hope that Kaori is able to hear Kousei's music wherever she is, and that the 2 can reunite once again, in another place. A little lie in April was able to change so many lives, with the help of music. Thank you, Your Lie in April, for showing me the beauty of life. It reached my heart, and I will not forget about this story. |
Reply to PeacingOut
I can't help but feel this show gets its praise more for the kind of show it is (hardcore KEY style melodrama) and the look of it more than anything to do with execution. At the end of the day we get our "profound" meaning and sob story ending as could have been predicted episodes ago where the story probably could have ended, but my lack of empathy for or lasting interest in the cast leaves it feeling oh so hollow and I felt this way with the manga too. They just aren't particularly likeable for the most part and I can't help but feel that it shifted gears from a decent personal story about a troubled musician to romantic melodrama to the detriment of its potential. In any case as they say its all over but the crying for those that get really emotional over this sort of stuff.
| @PeacingOut exactly how I feel about it |
| Meh. Filled to brim with cliches. Every main girl practically obsessed with the main shy and nerdy guy character in one way or another. The main love interest being this perfect pretty girl with who never gets repercussions for her bullying and selfish acts, and I feel like she didn't need to lie about liking Watari. Maybe I missed it, but why couldn't she just confess to Kousei straight away or try to get close to him by suggestion of music besides the weird scheme (Which Im sure would have worked, since he's such a doormat). Also, him getting his ass needlessly beat every other episode gets annoying fast. Plus, the small blonde haired girl's attitude to her brother was weird and maybe I'm wrong, but it sorta gave off creepy inc3sty vibes. Some parts of the story were really good, but overall, it's just meh and its praise is blown out of proportion imo. Overall, it's good, but it's no masterpiece. It would be much better if overused annoying tropes were taken out. |
Reply to nyxzded
Ok PLEASE don't take me wrong, but this anime was way too overhyped. I loved it, but it could have been put in a 13 episode anime. too many fillers. I'm not saying that the piano playing bored me. not at all. but the feelings of kousei was too overlooked. I stopped feeling sorry for any of them by that time
| @nyxzded Agreed. The story about Kousei's struggle and trauma started out really well. And then somehow it gets completely "solved" by this annoying girl who did it for her own gain, without giving a damn about Kousei's real problems about piano. Just giving a "oops sowwy!" apology later on. And even after Kousei gets back to playing piano regularly, I'm 99% sure it's coz him being programmed to do so in childhood just got reinforced in his teenage years by the pushy friends and he isn't all that crazy about being a piano prodigy at all. |
| This episode and the previous one combined did make make shed a tear and it's nearly Impossible for me not to give something that makes me cry or even just have that tightness and shed a tear less then a 9/10. This felt so impactful this entire journey now closing and at its peak. Between extremely bright animations, the music , the letter at the end. Everything felt at a close. It's not an anime I will forget for a while that's for sure. With all that being said I felt neutral in the first half of the anime. Lots of melodrama, slight filler and such. Not a huge fan usually of love triangles either. But I don't know how to properly explain it perfectly in words. This ending just you either feel it or you don't. I felt all of it. This level of emotion makes me really give this show a very high rating even if I do see some of the issues other people name in melodrama,love triangles and weird or common clches. That all being said personally I love it. "Even if it's a cliche doesn't mean it's not true". |
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