History Heartwarming / YourLieInApril

* The ending. As much as it really was a DownerEnding, it has some sweet points, enough to the point it makes it possibly a RayOfHopeEnding:

** Kousei accepts her offer, after she's [[CryCute crying her heart out]]. Of course, she's giving him one of her sweetest [[TearfulSmile smiles]] in the series after that.

* The entire AirplaneOfLove scene. Kaori makes a phone call to Kousei on his way home from piano lessons with Hiroko just to inform him there was an airplane flying by on its night flight. According to Kousei, the plane looks just like a shooting star across the sky. This makes him realize his true feelings fpr Kaori and decides to visit her again.

* Kousei's entire performance makes him remember how his mother always cared to him and finally makes him able to make "peace" and say goodbye to his mother.

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* After Kaori didn't come to the gala [[spoiler:because she'd collapsed the night before and hospitalized as the result]], Kousei and Hiroko ask the last contestant (Miike) to swap turns to give Kaori more time to get there. Miike refuses, and after being told that Kaori is Kousei's partner, he starts badmouthing her. Of course, Kousei is pissed but he doesn't get angry, instead he tells Miike that the spotlight will belong to ''them'', meaning himself & Kaori.

* After spending the day together exploring the mall and the school at night, Kousei takes Kaori home on his bike, under a night sky full of stars. Kousei looks up at a shooting star and realizes Kaori is crying, but decides not to ask her why. [[spoiler:She was crying because she knows she doesn't have much time left with Kousei, the boy she truly loves.]]

** In the flashback scene, it is revealed that the reason she started doing therapy [[spoiler:and the risked surgery in the end]] was because not only she had a promise to keep (to Kousei), but also because if she started giving up now, she'll be ashamed to her parents, and she'll feel sorry for herself.

** [[spoiler: Young Kaori asking her parents to buy her a violin after watching Kousei play. "I want Kousei-kun to play with me!"]]
** [[spoiler: Kaori's confession that she never had a crush on Watari. She had always been in love with Kousei, and had been since she was five years old and saw him perform. She even switched from playing piano to playing violin so one day they could accompany one another, which they later did.]]
** Tsubaki coming up to Kousei on her way to school [[spoiler: after Kaori's funeral]] and yelling at Kousei that he isn't and will never be alone.

** Kaori's prized possession [[spoiler: that she gave Kousei in the envelope that held her letter. A picture of her and Kousei back when they first met.]]

* Kaori appears in front of Kousei on his way home, while he's thinking about her performance. She appointed him as Watari's substitute later.

* Kaori appointed Kousei as her accompanist.
** Kousei accepts her offer, after she's [[CryCute crying her heart out]]. Of course, she's giving him one of her sweetest [[TearfulSmile smile]] in the series after that.
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* Kaori's able to snaps Kousei out of his anxiousness by telling him the music is freedom.
* Kaori asked for Kousei to repeat their performance right from the start after he's messing up.
** He's finally able to start playing again after remembering one of his practice moment with his mother.

* Kousei reminiscing the audience that cheering after his performance with Kaori while jumping off the courage bridge.

* Kousei covered Kaori with his jacket after [[BeautifulDreamer watching her]] [[SleepCute sleep]] on the floor while she was accompanying him practicing the piano,

* While in the park together, Kaori connecting Kousei's hand to hers, stating that his hands are happy to touching hers.

* Takeshi, who spent the entire episode and much of his life resenting(albeit also admiring) Kousei taunts his rival after his performance. Kousei's heartfelt praise to someone who spent years wondering if he'd ever give him the time of day both touches and flatters him.

* In a nostalgic scene, little Emi chose her future as a pianist atop the jungle gym.

--->'''Child!Emi''': (''Mortified'') That's the only kind of sound I can make with it? [[TechnicianVsPerformer But when that boy was playing... everything sounded like sunflowers]].

* After he stop midway his performance again, he restarts his playing by remembering his performance with Kaori. To add the heartwarming points, he's using his BeautifulDreamer scenery with Kaori in episode 6 as her imagery for enriched his playing. Every audience entranced by his playing, including Kaori that realize his imagery and crying her TearsOfJoy as the result.

* Kousei told Hiroko that he's already resolved his objection to become a "weird pianist", thanks to the scenery he saw at the end of his performance with Kaori.

-->'''Kaori''': ''"What about you? What did you have in your heart? What did you lean on?"'' [[note]]Regarding to whom his emotion are leaned to and become his motivation when he's playing[[/note]]
-->'''Kousei''': ''"I had'' you.''"'' *[[{{Squee}} aawww...]]*

* After spending another day practicing, Kousei and Kaori are coming home late at night so they're riding bike together. Kaori told Kousei about the night sky and the sparkling stars, so Kousei start singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars". Kaori joined him later, singing under the twinkling night stars in the process together.
* After Kaori didn't come to the gala [[spoiler:because she'd collapsed the night before and hospitalized as the result]], Kousei and Hiroko ask the last contestant (Miike) to swap turns to give Kaori more time to get there. Miike refused, and after told that Kaori is Kousei's partner, he starts badmouthing her. Of course, Kousei was pissed enough but he didn't get angry, still, he told him that the spotlight was belong to ''them'' (Himself & Kaori).

-->'''Saki''': I play it... [[RealitySubtext so that sorrow won't be as scary]].
* Kousei's entire performance made him remember how his mother always cared to him and finally made him able to make "peace" and say goodbye to his mother.
** Kousei's performance, being a ToughActToFollow, spurred Miike on to play with his all, rather than from rote memorization - and for his own mother, who he saw in the audience, obviously praying that he do well.

* A mild example: Kousei immediately search Tsubaki after being told by Kashiwagi that she was in trouble.

* Kousei stated to Tsubaki that he'll always be with her and stay by her side.

* Nagi and Kousei sharing about the person whose considered the most important to them. Takeshi and Kaori, respectively.

* Hiroko able to snap Nagi out of HeroicBSOD because of performance anxiety by stating that she'll kill everyone that called Nagi a coward.
** Later, Nagi also realized that even the great pianist Kousei Arima suffers the performance anxiety just like her. Kousei then told her Kaori's words about how to play with sincerity before perform.

* After all these time Kousei are forced to perform together by Kaori, this time it was Kousei's turn asks Kaori to perform together with him.

* Kaori doing her walking therapy just for the sake to become better so she'll able to perform again with Kousei. Her parents thanks him because his devotion able to sparks the little spirit left in her life.
** In the flashback scene, it was revealed that the reason she starts doing therapy [[spoiler:and the risked surgery in the end]] because not only she got a promise to keep (to Kousei), but also because if she starts giving up now, she'll be ashamed to her parents, and she'll feel sorry for herself.
* Tsubaki stated she'll be happy that if all these time Kousei spent with music is precious to him.
* The entire scene where the three rivals: Kousei, Emi, and Takeshi spent together before, during, and after performance, and in the end, supports each other.

* The entire AirplaneOfLove scene. Kaori made a phone call to Kousei on his way home from lesson with Hiroko just to inform him there was an airplane flying by on its night flight. According to Kousei, the plane just look like a shooting star across the sky. This makes him realize his true feelings to Kaori and decide to visit her again.

* Kaori stated to Kousei that he'll never be left alone; she'll always be there for him.

* The ending. As much as it really was a DownerEnding, it had some sweet points, enough to the point it makes it possibly a RayOfHopeEnding:

* Takeshi found Kousei still able to happily playing with his friends, even with all of his [[TrainingFromHell practice]], made him also realize that his hero is not a robot that he also need time to have fun himself.
* Kousei is happy to hear his mother will attending his performance.

--->'''Child!Emi''': (''Mortified'') That's the only sound I can make with it? [[TechnicianVsPerformer But when that boy was playing... everything sounded like sunflowers]].

[[caption-width-right:350:"''When you're depressed, it always helps to lean your head on your arms. Arms like to feel useful.'' -Charlie Brown."]]

** Kousei accept her offer, after she's [[CryCute crying her heart out]]. Of course, she's giving him one of her sweetest [[TearfulSmile smile]] in the series after that.

--->'''Child!Emi''': (''Mortified'') That's the only sound I can make with it? [[TechnicianVsPerformer But when that boy was playing... it sounded like sunflowers]].

* After Kaori didn't come to the gala [[spoiler:because she's collapsed the night before and hospitalized as the result]], Kousei and Hiroko asks the last contestant (Miike) to switch the perform turn. Miike refused, and after told that Kaori is Kousei's partner, he starts badmouthing her. Of course, Kousei was pissed enough but he didn't angry, still, he told him that the spotlight was belong to ''them'' (Himself & Kaori).

** Kousei's performance, being a ToughActToFollow, spurred Miike on to play with his all, rather than from rote memorization - and for his own mother.

* In a nostalgic scene, little Emi chose her future as a pianist at above the jungle gym.

* A mild example: Kousei immediately search Tsubaki after being told by Kashiwagi that she ware in trouble.

* The ending. As much as it really was a DownerEnding, it had some sweet points:

[[caption-width-right:350:"When you're depressed, it always helps to lean your head on your arms. Arms like to feel useful"]]