Series synopsis
Your Lie in April, also known as 四月は君の嘘 is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 10, 2014. It ended on March 20, 2015. It stars Natsuki Hanae, Risa Taneda, Ayane Sakura and Ryota Osaka.
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Premise
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Premise: I met the girl under full-bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsuki Hanae as Kousei Arima (voice)
- Risa Taneda as Kaori Miyazono (voice)
- Ayane Sakura as Tsubaki Sawabe (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Ryouta Watari (voice)
Guest cast
- Nobuo Tobita as Mr. Kazama (voice)
- Mamiko Noto as Saki Arima (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Saitou (voice)
- Fuyuka Ono as Tsubaki's Mother (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Takeshi Aiza (voice)
- Inori Minase as Koharu Seto (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Emi Igawa (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Yuriko Ochiai (voice)
- Yumi Kakazu as Emi's Mother (voice)
- Shunzo Miyasaka as Emi's Father (voice)
- Mie Sonozaki as Hiroko Seto (voice)
- Toru Okawa as Yoshiyuki Miyazono (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | May 15, 2015 | May 15, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 22 | October 10, 2014 | March 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moments The OVA focuses on Kousei, Emi, and Takeshi when they were younger, showing their troubles during their competitions and the beginning of their rivalry. |
May 15, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monotone / Colorful Kousei's life has been dull and gray. His friends Tsubaki and Watari try their best to cheer him up but there's not more color in his life; His eyes don't sparkle. However, there's this new girl who might just be able to change all that. |
October 10, 2014 |
| 2 |
Friend A Kousei, Tsubaki & Watari sit down to watch Kaori's performance which ends up being completely unlike anything else they've seen. Kaori just seems to have a way with music completely different to how Kousei was taught. |
October 17, 2014 |
| 3 |
Inside Spring Kousei and Kaori spend some time together and get to talking about Kousei's past. Will he ever be able to play a piano again? What happens if he can never overcome his fear, will color ever return to his life? |
October 24, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 10, 2014 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2015 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday |