The song is called A Morning Of The Slag Ravine.
I'm referring to this song from Your Lie In April and this same song played in Laputa: Castle In The Sky.
Did anyone expect that to happen? Well, despite the fact that their is foreshadowing in the form of the scene where Kaori is taking so many pills. I seriously can't predict where the show is gonna go next.
I know. Another post about someone who just finished watching the show and is whining about heart pain.
It's a bit more than that.
I'm absolutely new to the anime world. It's been about 20 years since I watched Pokemon and Digimon as a kid. But when I was diagnosed three weeks ago with Tuberculosis (I'm alright, I just need to take meds for 6 months) and have had to stay at home to recover, I started rediscovering my long lost love for anime.
And I when I started watching Your Lie in April, Kaori's character struck me to the core.
Unlike her, I'm battling a curable disease. My company has allowed me to work from home for the next 6 months so I can fully recuperate. My workload is manageable and I'm blessed with supportive parents.
But sometimes, being sick can be a struggle. And it's so easy to just give up.
On my darkest days, I look to Kaori for strength. That it's possible to lift oneself up to look at the stars; to stay positive in the face of adversity.
I admire Kaori's boundless grace and free-spirited enthusiasm that, quite frankly, if I ever had a girlfriend I'd want it to be someone like her.
But she isn't the only character I identified with. In so many ways, I'm a lot like Kousei, too.
I've always been the awkward kid in glasses who stuck to her tunnel vision. When I was in high school, my friends told me that my best friend was secretly in love with me, much like how Tsubaki was with Kousei. But I shrugged it off as sisterly affection, and kept pining after my then-girlfriend (who ended up cheating).
And much like him, I've always been quite passionate about music. I used to be the best recorder player in lower school, but I gave up on music somewhere along the road to focus on schoolwork. I also moved to a different country in middle school.
This Christmas, I said I'd change that. I've been saving up for months to buy a piano, and I'd already gotten in touch with a mentor who agreed to give me piano lessons.
But after I got diagnosed with TB, I've had to stay at home and focus on my recovery.
If watching Your Lie in April taught me anything, it's that I definitely want to reach for the stars and fulfill my lifelong dream of playing the piano.
With that said, I have a few questions about the show:
- Did Kaori know that Kousei felt the same way? One might argue that the firefly scene was a clear confession of Kousei's feelings for Kaori, but it could also just be a platonic way of saying, "you inspire me."
- Were Kaori and Watar
Something that isnt too overly sad, has happy even funny parts, but over all is bitter sweet.
Just finished this show finally, I have no idea why it took me so long to finally watch this show. It is one of the best anime I've ever seen. Perfect character development, perfect pacing and of course perfect sound design with the music. This had my emotions all over the place and the romance story was just spectacular. The story beats were of course placed perfectly for you to understand why Kousei is feeling the way he feels. The mirroring of Kao and Kousei's mom was perfect and to show how in the end Kao was different than his mom was perfect. I can keep gushing but I'm sure people have seen the show and done the same time and time again. I will say I was not ready for the second half of the final episode. I saw it coming and it still hit me like a ton of bricks and was just crying the entire time during the note. I of course wanted Tsubaki to get together with Kousei the whole time but the back and forth between them was just as good. This show was fantastic and of course I want to know what others did or even didn't like about it because I honestly can't find a negative about this show.
That's all I'm going to say. I just had to let people know that I finally watched it.
The โlieโ the title refers to is Kaoriโs lie to everyone that she likes Watari hiding the fact that she did everything to meet Kousei (which i can only assume was said in April). Iโm surprised and mad that I didnโt realize this the first watch through.
For some reason this revelation of mine is making me so sad right now. I really need something to fill this void of mine...
I have heard about for a while now and have been thinking about watching it. Is it emotional? Or funny?
I want to know what it is.
Is it as sad as Jiraya's death?
This is more directed to the musician redditors in these subreddit. An important part of the anime/manga Your Lie in April are the classical performances. They are some of the most amazing parts of the show, and the character development that happens in these segments move me particularly well.
My question is about the effects of the performances in the audience. Spectators in the anime comment about, among others, technical performance of the musicians, or the emotions expressed in the music.
For example, Kousei's performance in his first solo piano competition in years apparently consists of three parts - a technically correct part, a particularly bad part, and finally the sublime magnificent part. Problem is, I don't really get where he went wrong in the performance.
Not being a musician myself, I sometimes feel like I was being told what emotions to feel by these characters, especially since listening to the soundtrack on its own I would find nothing particularly wrong about the performance.
So finally, my question is: to musician redditors, does the emotions the spectators feel the same as what you felt when you watched? Did you pick up on the subtle technical proficiencies, and importantly, the errors in the performances? If not, how did it differ? Thank you for your time.
I just finished Your Lie in April and for the first 21 episodes of it, I didn't really feel anything building up in me.
But then the monologue happened. The amount of emotions that overflow in that moment were beyond understanding. I didn't know that while I was watching the show and thinking I was "indifferent" that I would pack up such a high amount of feelings for the end. Kao-chan's final words towards Kousei had such a strong impact that I just couldn't help but shed tears of happiness, sorrow, joy, relief. Such a huge bundle of emotions was inside, trying to reach out. Just like Kao-chan was saving up for Kousei.
I can't help but truly be happy for how the show ended. It was the right amount of everything a show like that needs. Thank you for one of the best monologues in the anime industry, a well packed long scene with a strong meaning behind it.
Now I need some time to recover from such a beautiful ending and the feeling of emptiness inside.
Does anyone have a phone wallpaper with the theme from "Your Lie In April"
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I posted a similar title in r/anime but didn't get the response I wanted. Anyways, you'll be glad to know i didn't shed a tear throughout but the number of goosebumps I had were far beyond I could ever imagine. The Visual, the music, the direction, the story, the character development, the flashbacks, the trauma, the illness, that undisclosed love triangle, the emotions, the every damn thing was so stunning, you could literally see the effort put into these 22 episodes. Why is this so damn perfect? Being a music and anime lover, this reached the depth of my heart. Not in my life i ever thought that some anime after my 4300 total anime episodes watched would come and hit be with the best of everything. I am getting goosebumps even writing this.
I'll be honest, not in my previous 4300 eps I've ever seen something so BEAUTIFUL.
Please bear in mind that English is not my first language and I've lost words. The word "beautiful" here is an absolute understatement.
Also, I would request that you DON'T give me recommendations as i already have around 80 animes in my want to watch list.
Thank you for bearing with me.
It's like the creators are trying to shove all these themes on underdeveloped characters and it makes for some uninspiring viewing. Just me or am I way off the mark? Edit: Anime (not manga)
Already seen Toradora, i'm looking for something like that
EDIT: thank you for the deluge of suggestions, I'm going to try and sort through them in MAL. btw if anyone has this problem in the future, Recovery of an MMO Addict saved my life. Brilliant, short and sweet rom com. Get into it
Ive heard of this anime for a long time but i got spoiled. Would i still enjoy watching it?
