Your Lie in April is a Japanese romantic drama manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from April 2011 to February 2015. The story follows a young pianist named Kо� ...

'' is an

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television series adapted from the

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series of the same name by

Naoshi Arakawa is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work ''Your Lie in April''. Early life Naoshi Arakawa grew up in the Rural area, countryside of Japan with an older brother. They used to get manga magazines like ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and ''Monthly ...

. The story follows a piano prodigy named Kōsei Arima, who had become famous as a child musician after dominating many competitions. However, after his mother died, he could no longer play the piano. Two years later, Kōsei meets a girl named Kaori Miyazono, a free-spirited violinist who helps Kōsei return to the world of music by showing him that music should be played freely and without restrictions, unlike Kōsei, who had played his music in a structured manner. The anime was directed by

Kyōhei Ishiguro is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the storyboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of '' Your Lie in April''. After directing other television series, he debuted as a ...

A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio and production company founded by ex- Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. History The company was established by SMEJ's animat ...

and written by

Takao Yoshioka is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After leaving Shin-Ei Animation, he debuted as a screenwriter with '' Happy Lesson''. Since ''Happy Lesson'', he has been in charge of screenwriting for many series, some of which are ''Elfen Lied'', '' Your Lie ...

, featuring character designs and animation direction by Yukiko Aikei and music composed by

Masaru Yokoyama is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series. Biography Yokoyama was born in Nagano Prefecture. He started to take piano lessons at the age of three, taught by his aunt who is an alumna of Kunita ...

. The series aired from October 10, 2014, to March 20, 2015, on

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block.

Aniplex Aniplex, Inc. (株式会社アニプレックス, ''Kabushiki-gaisha Anipurekkusu'') is a Japanese entertainment company and a subsidiary of Sony, Sony Group Corporation, founded in September 1995 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The company fo ...

released the series in Japan on

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and

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from February 25, 2015. The series is licensed by

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within North America, who simulcasted the series on Aniplex Channel,

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and

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licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, who made the series available on AnimeLab.

Anime Limited Anime Limited, also known as All the Anime, is a British anime distribution company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It releases anime for British, Irish, French and other European audiences. The company was established in 2012 by Andrew Partridge, ...

licensed the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The series uses four pieces of

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: two opening themes and two ending themes. For the first eleven episodes and the original video animation, the opening theme is by Goose house, while the ending theme is by wacci. From episode twelve onwards, the opening theme is by Coalamode, while the ending theme is by 7!! (Seven Oops). __TOC__

Episodes

Home video release

released the series on DVD and Blu-ray in nine volumes, with the first volume being released on February 25, 2015, and the final volume being released on October 28, 2015. The series was later dubbed into English and released in two volumes in North America by

, with the first volume being released on March 29, 2016. In Australia and New Zealand,

released the series in two volumes, with the first being released on July 6, 2016. In the United Kingdom,

released the series in two volumes, with the first volume being released on November 14, 2016. In 2020, Aniplex compiled the nine volumes and the OVA episode into a complete box set, scheduling the release for April 1, 2020.

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