But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital that resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano even though his hearing was perfectly fine. Piano prodigy Kousei Arima dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name.
#Your lie in april anime manga series
The series has also received one OVA episode. The adaptation was produced by A-1 Pictures and ran for 22 episodes. The series aired as part of the Autumn 2014 anime line-up and was broadcast on Thursday nights in Japan. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ( 四月は君の嘘, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ?), known in Western countries as Your Lie in April, is an anime adaptation of the manga series of the same name. Alternatively, it could refer to the Kaori's claim that all musicians are scared when they go on stage, but they feign confidence and thus performance itself is a lie: "We're all just faking it, some of us better than others, but you put your music on the stand and play anyhow because that's the way you tell the most beautiful lie of them all."Īnime Main article: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (anime) Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
"Shigatsu", or "April", comes from the phrase Kousei uses to describe Kaori (" She exists inside spring"), spring being used to describe and symbolize Kaori throughout the show the "lie" can be deduced from two things: Kaori claiming at the beginning to like Watari, when in fact she was in love with Kousei, and her promise "let's play again together", when in actuality she knew she would die before she got the chance. The title "Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso" (" Your lie in April") has several origins.