History Manga / YourLieInApril

* NotSoDifferent:
** As the series goes on, Tsubaki is envious of Kaori because she can communicate so well with Kousei due to her vast knowledge of music. [[spoiler:It turns out that Kaori also envies Tsubaki because she knows everything about Kousei's life due to their shared childhood.]]
** Nagi realizes that Kousei and herself are this; both are always gazing, pursuing, and loving someone they can never have no matter how hard they try. In Nagi's case, it's her own brother; in Kousei's case, it's a girl who likes his best friend. She also realizes that Kousei is afraid because of the sheer pressure before giving their duet performance in Episode 18.

* ThemeTuneCameo: The music Kousei is transcribing in the first episode is the opening song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnXkhkEvNIM Hikaru Nara by Goose House]].

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:While Kousei's mother only wanted the best for Kousei, and even though the audience is supposed to feel bad for her because of her illness and when she dies in despair, the way she treated Kousei throughout the series omits any sympathy for her.]]

-->[[spoiler: You're no longer here by my side, I'm well aware of that. Even then, I glanced back once more, thinking that you called out to me. And the times we spent together, are all irreplaceable in my heart, I'll treasure these memories you gave me, so thank you, and good bye]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The main characters' quartet. Thoughtful Kousei is the '''Melancholic''', passionate Kaori is the '''Choleric''', lovable Casanova Watari is the '''Sanguine''' and friendly Tsubaki is the '''Supine'''.

''Your Lie in April'' (known in Japanese as '''''Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso''''' [[note]]Due to the use of "wa" as a topic particle, it could also be loosely translated as "April is when you lied to me".[[/note]] or just simply '''''Kimi Uso''''' [[note]]''Your Lie''[[/note]] for short), is a [[ShonenDemographic shounen]] manga written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa and serialized monthly in Shounen Magazine. An {{anime}} adaptation started airing in the Fall2014Anime season produced by Creator/A1Pictures. It can be watched legally on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/your-lie-in-april Crunchyroll.]]

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[-[[caption-width-right:300:"I met the girl under full-bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change."]]-]

'''''Your Lie in April''''' (known in Japanese as '''''Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso''''' [[note]]Due to the use of "wa" as a topic particle, it could also be loosely translated as "April is when you lied to me".[[/note]] or just simply '''''Kimi Uso''''' [[note]]''Your Lie''[[/note]] for short), is a [[ShonenDemographic shounen]] manga written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa and serialized monthly in Shounen Magazine. An {{anime}} adaptation started airing in the Fall2014Anime season produced by Creator/A1Pictures. It can be watched legally on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/your-lie-in-april Crunchyroll.]]

A {{Prequel}} manga telling the story from Kousei, Tsubaki, and Kaori's childhood, ''Your Lie in April: Coda'' is bundled with the DVD releases of the anime. Similarly, an {{OVA}} episode telling the beginning of the childhood rivalry between Kousei, Emi, and Takeshi was released with the last collected volume of the manga on May 17th, 2015.

* SnowMeansDeath: The last time [[spoiler:Kousei sees Kaori alive is on a snowy rooftop. He later retrieves Kaori's letter from her parents in front of the cemetery she's been buried in under the raining snow.]]

* SecondYearProtagonist: Applies to Kousei and Kaori in the live-action film adaptation.

* WomanInWhite: Kaori's performance outfits always consist of a white colored dress as seen in episode 2, episode 4, and [[spoiler:also her "imagined" final duet performance with Kousei in]] episode 22.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Kaori ends up dying from complications during the high-risk surgery and Kousei receives a letter from Kaori posthumously via her parents, thanking him for introducing her to music, for bringing color to her world and admitting that it wasn't Watari she loved but Kousei. Tsubaki tries to comfort Kousei by reasserting her feelings for him and determination to never abandon him. Despite his reaction being muted, it's clear that he realizes now that he isn't alone, even if Kaori isn't around anymore. The next shot is Kousei lamenting the idea of a spring without Kaori.]]

* HairDecoration: Kaori wears a [[FlowerInHerHair flower hairpin]] as part of her performance outfit.

* ThreeDEffectsTwoDCartoon: The piano playing shots rely on CG, especially in order to show the keys and the fingers of the pianist moving in detail since this would not be feasible to hand-draw.

* ThreeDDffectsTwoDCartoon: The piano playing shots rely on CG, especially in order to show the keys and the fingers of the pianist moving in detail since this would not be feasible to hand-draw.

* ConspicuousCG: The piano playing shots rely on CG, especially in order to show the keys and the fingers of the pianist moving in detail since this would not be feasible to hand-draw.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's little indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Simply put, Kousei is confused by her confession and simply shakes his head, saying girls are confusing. When she runs to reassure him that he still has people who won't leave his side, he simply smiles through his pain, allowing her to stand by his side as he thinks about Kaori. As it turns out, she ''had'', in the end, reciprocated Kousei's feelings...in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's little indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Simply put, Kousei is confused by her confession and simply shakes his head, saying girls are confusing. When she runs to reassure him that he still has people who won't leave his side, he simply smiles through his pain, allowing her to stand by his side as he thinks about Kaori. As it turns out, in the end, she ''had'' reciprocated Kousei's feelings... in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's little indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Simply put, Kousei is confused by her confession and simply shakes his head, saying girls are confusing. At the end, when she runs to reassure him that he still has people who won't leave his side, he simply smiles through his pain, allowing her to stand by his side as he thinks about Kaori, who, in the end, ''had'' reciprocated Kousei's feelings... in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's little indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Simply put, Kousei is confused by her confession and simply shakes his head, saying girls are confusing. At the end, when she runs to reassure him that he still has people who won't leave his side, he simply smiles through his pain, allowing her to stand by his side as he thinks about Kaori, who, in the end, <i>had<i> reciprocated Kousei's feelings... in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's little indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Simply put, Kousei is confused by her confession and simply shakes his head, saying girls are confusing. At the end, when she runs to reassure him that he still has people who won't leave his side, he simply smiles, allowing her to stand by his side as he thinks about Kaori, who reciprocates Kousei's feelings... in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: One of the main themes besides the music. Tsubaki likes Kousei, who develops a crush on Kaori, but she's interested in Watari, who is fond of her but also [[TheCasanova goes after other girls]] and is oblivious to her feelings. Emi meanwhile is in love with Kousei as well while Watari has displayed attraction towards her. By the end of the series, this trope becomes incredibly depressing. [[spoiler:Tsubaki is still in love with Kousei but there's no indication of her feelings being reciprocated. Kaori reciprocates Kousei's feelings... in a letter she wrote that Kousei didn't receive until after she passes away.]]

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Kaori ends up dying from complications during the high-risk surgery and Kousei receives a letter from Kaori posthumously via her parents, thanking him for introducing her to music, for bringing color to her world and admitting that it wasn't Watari she loved but Kousei. Tsubaki tries to comfort Kousei by reasserting her feelings for him and determination to never abandon him, but it doesn't have much of an effect and there's no sign that he will reciprocate her feelings any time soon. The next shot is Kousei lamenting the idea of a spring without Kaori.]]

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The main characters' quartet. Thoughtful Kousei is the '''Melancholic''', passionate Kaori is the '''Choleric''', lovable Casanova Watari is the '''Sanguine''' and friendly Tsubaki is the '''Phlegmatic'''.

[[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-10/your-lie-in-april-manga-gets-stage-musical-with-broadway-team-in-july-2020/.152072 A stage musical is planned for July 2020.]]