Warning – plenty of spoilers ahead. Please watch episode 22 of Your Lie in April before reading this article. The final episode was Your Lie in April was wonderful – a heartwarming, moving second half joined together with a beautifully animated, wonderfully musical first half to create a memorable finale. Indeed, it was a tale… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 22: Why Look to the Sky?
As the date of the piano competition draws near, episode 21 of Your Lie in April once again finds Kousei falling into solitude, this time affected by having seen the reality – that Kaori is on death’s doorstep. The question in the episode is whether Kousei will rise, or will he again fall as he… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 21: The Struggle
The visual of a pair of hands can evoke a great many emotions; they can mean a lot of things – steadiness, strength, warmth. In Your Lie in April, they certainly reveal ability and talent, but in episode 20, the imagery of hands means so much more -they represent both power and powerlessness, the ability… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 20: Hands
What can you give to someone who’s dying? Kousei, who’s still merely a boy, doesn’t know what he can give to Kaori – but he knows he needs to give her something. Sometimes, he brings her a treat; on a grander scale, he delivered her hope in the form of a song in the last… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 19: I Offer Devotion
Typical shonen series build up a protagonist until he is able to overcome an obstacle, at which point he may be able to save everyone, often at great risk and sacrifice. Even though friends and mentors help along the way, the hero always has something within him, and it’s ultimately through determination, skill, and talent… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 18: The Love You Take…