With the Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) manga coming to an end, the birth pains are being felt in the anime version as well. In episode 16, more than in any other, we see how debilitating Kaori’s illness is to her, and become more assured that her disease is fatal. In… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 16: No Time
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) is often a splashy series. The scenes featuring characters playing solos are big and grand, and even the humor is sometimes over-the-top (in a bleeding-from-your-cranium kind of way). As episode 15 started, my mind was readying for another big scene, even though the story wasn’t really… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 15: Little Stories
Much of the action in episode 14 of Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) takes place in a confined space – the bare walls of a small hospital room. But while the action in this episode is passive, our protagonist’s thoughts are moving a mile a minute. Two trains of thought are… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 14: Choosing the Song
If you thought episode 10 was a tear-jerker, episode 13 of Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) must have had you sobbing. Picking up from last week, Arima goes on stage at the recital without Kaori to make a point, to make music for his muse, but instead comes away with something… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 13: Who Are You Playing For?
The light can reach even the bottom of a dark ocean. It’s so good to have Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) back again. There are few series that feel like an old friend, and to me, this is one. Episode 12 picks up right where 11 left off, both in terms… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 12: Harsh Reality
I’ve taken the first steps. – Kousei Arima Much of the first half of Your Lie in April’s (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) first season revolved around Kousei’s unwillingness to move forward, like a rock in the earth, unable to shift from it’s place – not until Kaori, of course, changes his world. Now, by… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 11: Actually Human
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) had danced in and out of the theme of grace for nine episodes, and so, I expected the gospel message to be delivered in it’s full force at some point – I just didn’t know it would come so soon. This was a precious, precious episode.… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 10: Love Song
As much as I feel that Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Osu) is a joy to watch, there are portions of each episode that make me cringe, in a way that the show means us to. In episode nine, there were a lot of these moments as Arima took the stage and… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 9: Healing for the Sick
Rivalry is a funny thing. Through competing (and often losing) to someone who’s your equal or better, you can become stronger than you ever thought you might. Episode 8 of Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) is all about the rivalry that Takeshi and Emi both have with Kousei, and how those… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 8: Rivals
While shows like Your Lie in April and Wolf Girl and Black Prince continue to give great material for spiritual discussion, it’s interesting that some series with big moves on the horizon – Naruto with a final movie upcoming and Digimon with a return of it’s season one characters – also provide opportunities to discuss… Read More Something More: Magi Love, Christian Lessons from Naruto, and Kill La Kill Buddhism