Your Lie in April
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| SONS OF BITCHES!! |
Do pop-up headlights really endanger pedestrians that much? |
which episode is this cut scene |
The second to last ep. 21 |
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| thank you ........ |
| I seriously can't believe that some people didn't cry during this episode, lol. I was drowning in my tears! |
| Saw this death flag coming since ep 5. I noticed kaori's hair color started to fade a little bit every episode after towa hall concert. So that was an indicator as well. Very lovable characters. This series was an emotional roller coaster. Made a grown ass man cry ;_; R.I.P kaori |
| Much as I enjoyed this show, there is at least one thing that I found annoying: I mean how much they talk during the musical performances, especially Kousei's. It made me feel like the director didn't expect the viewers to be able to tell the difference between a mechanical rendition of the piece, a bad one, and a truly inspired one, and so had to have someone "translating" the music - very loudly while it is playing. See for example episode 18 (Nagi's school concert): even if you're deaf or watching it with the sound turned off you know what's happening with the music, which is just as well because half of the time you can't hear it. Now, I don't have much of an ear for music, and I can barely distinguish between a good and a lousy performance, but at least I would have liked to be given the chance to listen to it and decide for myself if it reached me or not. There are also lots of visual means for conveying the same message with camera shots, facial expressions and so on, without interfering with the music. I'm sure Nagi's concert, again, could have been a lot more effective if they had just let the music and image do their job. Not that there aren't pure musical moments, most of them excellent, but I'm still left with the impression that the director should have known better when to stop explaining. Comparisons are unfair, and of course I'm only talking about the approach to the performances, but I much prefer Hibike Euphonium in this regard: there at least people have the decency to wait until they finish playing to offer criticism. The best example of this is the second trumpet audition (S1E11): it's not that the director leaves it all to the music, because our response is very much guided by the emotional responses of the rest of the girls, the performers' expressions and stances, the camera, etc. Nobody needs to say anything. But imagine what it would have been like if you had heard Yuuko thinking while they were playing "No way, Kaori plays it perfectly but though I hate to admit it Reina's trumpet has real soul" or words to that effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3el54Ec2NnM |
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| This is for you, Kaori-chan. Beautiful Dove, come back to us in April: You could not over-winter on our world. Fly to some milder planet until springtime; Return with olive in your claws upcurled. ~Edna St Vincent Millay |
| Stay gold! 魔法よ魔法よ生まれておいで！ Sasuga Kasuga! Osaka fan club on MAL. Join us if you like Osaka-san! |
| Sad ending that revealed the plot behind the title, poor Watari but I guess he has Keiko. But deep down everyone knew he wasn't really in love with Watari, she did it to get close to Kousei ( kinda got a hint when one of the kids playing with Kaori slipped and said she was waiting for someone). The letter was closure and a reveal, too bad she died though because I would have loved a physical performance between them again. They only had that fumbling performance and most of the story was focused on Arima, and other characters especially Tsubaki's feelings. This was a 9 before writing this but now I realized that this series was not that great but not bad, yet very good. People mostly here who gave it a 9+ are those who were swayed by emotions and her death, and there those who gave it a less than 7 then those want to be labelled different. This anime for me deserves an 8 because the plot was a see through but enjoyable especially the first half and had that poetic sentiment and the music was really great. The art was great and characters had an impact to the viewer but I wouldn't say its the greatest anime ever, but its close and better than Clannad. I will probably forget but its an 8 from me. |
lihle808Dec 26, 2017 12:12 PM
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Man... I know I've talked a lot of shit about this anime and I won't take it back because some things really did annoy me but this episode, this one fucking episode made me cry a fucking river. Seriously my shirt is all wet because I used it to blow my nose on as well. It's always these sad animes with deaths that gets me. It made me imagine the day when one of my family dies, made me remember fucking Clannad, Grave of the Fireflies, and especially Anohana, all these anime that I fucking hate to love. And then Kaori admits her lie that is obvious to everybody from the start and then she apologized for being a bitch and then they show her when she was a kid and my God she looked so adorable like an angel and then I just lost it and I cried like a pussy. Shit. Anyway, I didn't like the classical music at all and it played a big part in this anime so I can't give this a perfect score and like I said some things did annoy me that I won't bother to say but I mean what even is her illness? And Kosei's mom hitting him till he bleeds and treating him like a slave because she wanted him to be a really good pianist so he can have a great future? Wut? To be honest the only music ones that I liked were the first ending song and whatever Kaori was playing on that playground. That's about it. This show is not the greatest it has it's fair share of flaws but hell it just makes you feel things. 8 |
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| Finished this yesterday, so sad... :( I know that they lead us to believe Kaori would die, which is why I didn't think it would happen... Really good ending, but I can't help but feel depressed right now lol. Wish there was more closure in the ending, but the way they did it was great. |
| Anohana brought about a waterfall of sadness and joy. It was bitter-sweet which made it all the more memorable. Shigatsu on the other hand was pure sadness only to be curbed by a slightly bitter-sweet ending. I initially thought that Kaori's "Lie in April" was their promise to play together again but her actual lie was something I could have never guessed. They in a way did play a final duet together so it all wasn't for nothing. 8.5/10 If only he confessed his feelings to her whilst they were hugging in the snow. |
Prim3Feb 21, 2018 8:49 PM
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| I finished the series yesterday and OMG, I have never cried so hard after watching any TV show. First, Kousei's performance and the dream duet with Kaori played was absolutely beautiful, as it was nice to see Kousei playing with her. When Kaori was starting to disappear, I instantly knew she wasn't going to live. The moments when Kousei begging for her to stay, her final smile and disappearance made me start to tear. I was instantly heartbroken when she passed, but even more heartbroken to see Kousei's tears flowing when he was done. As he was able to finish his performance despite him witnessing Kaori's disappearance. The tears did not stop when Kousei began to read Kaori's letter, as she finally revealed her true feelings and that her liking Watari was a lie (hence "Your Lie In April". From the reveal that Kaori had a crush on him since she was little to the final "I love you", I was bawling up so much. Despite the tears that were shed, this episode closed the series off perfectly. |
| Beautiful ending. While the series itself did have some problems like the forced chibi over the top comedic moments and the fact that it spent a bit too much time on Tsubaki's melodramatic feelings for Kousei, I felt the last few episodes were wonderfully done. Also, the acoustic version of Orange was great. That last shot of Kao smiling before the "Fin" end card was so heartwarming. 8/10 |
shikinoutaMar 19, 2018 4:18 AM
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| try not to cry > I cry > I cry everytym. |
| I cried ;-; That last duet was so precious and heartbreaking, omg </3 I knew she would die but hope lasts until the end... so sad. But i'm glad Kousei did continue being a pianist, his development was so good. I liked his character, Kaori's as well. Tsubaki maybe could find a way to heal Kousei's heart, she deserved to be next to him too. And for Watari, I feel bad for him, he was completely used and overshadowed all the way through the end xd Still, Kaori deserved better :( A few things with the pacing, flashbacks, incomplete scenes, characters, felt a little odd sometimes. Also, I feel like the constant allusion to stars or sky was an overused resource. Overall a 7/10 for me |
| sooo she didnt survive the surgery? which she only decided to do bc kousei inspired her? aka kousei killed her? am I the only one who sees this |
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| This hit much harder than I could have ever imagined. "Orange" as bgm for Kaori's letter was too much for me to handle but even then SKU left me with a smile on my face. 10/10 Tanmay_Hedaoo said: What? No, they didn't end up as a couple.In the end Tsubaki and kousei ended up together as I hoped . |
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Tanmay_Hedaoo said: SaiDrew said: This hit much harder than I could have ever imagined. "Orange" as bgm for Kaori's letter was too much for me to handle but even then SKU left me with a smile on my face. 10/10 What? No, they didn't end up as a couple. No ,I didn't mean it like that. I meant that their relationship deepened and I do think that Kousei would accept her love for him . Oh. Well, in that case yes, their relationship have probably became deep. About the last part, I don't think so, I think he'll always see her as a sister but I guess that is up to each viewer interpretation. |
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| Friend : " Any cheerful school teen romance and optimistic anime to recommend? " Me: " Try 'Your lie in April'." 2 weeks later. Me: " So, how was the last episod- " Friend : *sobbing* " Stay away from me, you sick monster! " |
Ethan_07Nov 20, 2018 7:49 PM
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