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Your Lie in April
Some people come into your life just to turn the color back on. 🎹
Who it's for
Kōsei stops being able to hear his own playing after his mother's death, a vivid metaphor for how grief and trauma can shut down creativity.
Sad→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
Your Lie in April is an anime series by A-1 Pictures, directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, that aired from October 2014 to March 2015, adapted from Naoshi Arakawa's manga. Piano prodigy Kōsei Arima stopped playing after his mother's death because he could no longer hear the sound of his own playing.
Where to find it
Streams on Netflix and Crunchyroll in the US. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Child abuse and a teenager's death.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 13+)
Death belongs to life as birth does.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
