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Sep 26, 2022
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This shit is so ass!
After watching Plastic Memories and absolutely loving it, I decided to travel the world in searching of other anime that can cause me emotional trauma. I find Your Lie in April, it seems very promising, music is truly chef's kiss. But that's all the good I can find in this show.

The story actually starts off pretty good. We meet this man, Arima, who stopped playing piano after his mom, who fucking beat his ass, mind you, gets mad karma and fucking dies lmao. So he quits and then meets this girl named Cow ree or some shit and she can play the violin like how I can play a hoe's pussy. We learn that she is a friend of a friend and Cow ree and Arima become friends. Arima and friends go to Cow ree's violin concert and he really enjoys her playing and how she doesn't strictly listen to the sheet music and styles her playing to her personality. Next concert, we learn her accompanist is being a bitch and won't be her accompanist because of her playing style. Cow ree asks Arima to be her accompanist and he also throws a hissy fit and whines a lot. But then after Cow ree begs and begs, Arima says yes. At the concert, Arima fucking flops in the middle but they manage to finish the song still. As the story progresses, Arima eventually develops feelings for Cow ree but he is too much of a pussy to actually confess his damn feelings. However, he and Cow ree still talk and eventually, Arima starts playing the piano again. Now there is a period of around 8-10 episodes where essentially nothing happens between Arima and Cow ree. Arima just plays in a few contests again against these random piano people who have a dilemma against him. Eventually, Cow ree gets like fucking cancer and she has to stay in the hospital. For some reason, Arima refuses to see her because he does not know how to talk to her. It is honestly some of the most maidenless behavior I have ever witnessed in my 15 years of existing. The worst part is the story ends and leaves you staring in shock at the biggest bruh moment you have ever seen. I don't want to spoil it but it is absolutely atrocious.

The characters are even worse than the story. First up and certainly least, Arima. One character I can compare him to is Kazuya from rent a girlfriend. They both are the most pussyless sexless virgins I have ever seen. The whole time, you are thinking, "Just ask Cow ree out!" But he doesn't and never ever does. Terrible and sad fucking ending I must say. He has absolutely no backbone, I fucking hate him. If there is one thing I would say to him, it would be to grow a pair and confess his damn feelings. The side characters also have back stories and they are really shitty. It just feels like filler and a lot of the time, you are just sitting there thinking "I don't give a fuck about any of this." With Cow ree, she was probably my favorite character but we got absolutely no background about her. She was just a plot device used to make Arima like piano again.

Music was some of the best I have seen in anime. The first theme song is fucking legendary, I wished they used it throughout the entire show but the 2nd opening is not half bad. Endings are both pretty great. OST was top tier, TOP TIER. Due to this being a music anime, the composers really put their heart and soul into making the tracks and they are breathtaking.

Overall, I thought the show was quite boring. Throughout the middle of the show, it felt like all that happened was Arima trying to do piano competitions and miserably failing them. There were also some episodes about the side characters which were a chore to get through. 4/10 in my opinion. Would be lower if the music wasn't so damn majestic. Arima and Cow ree's relationship left a bad taste in my mouth, I may just have bad taste myself but this was just my take on Your Lie on April, I'm sure there are people that do enjoy it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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