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Your Lie in April
I met the girl under full-bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Natsuki Hanae
Kousei Arima (voice)
22 eps
Risa Taneda
Kaori Miyazono (voice)
22 eps
Ayane Sakura
Tsubaki Sawabe (voice)
22 eps
Ryota Osaka
Ryouta Watari (voice)
22 eps
Nobuo Tobita
Mr. Kazama (voice)
4 eps
Mamiko Noto
Saki Arima (voice)
11 eps
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Saitou (voice)
4 eps
Fuyuka Ono
Tsubaki's Mother (voice)
1 eps
Yuki Kaji
Takeshi Aiza (voice)
14 eps
Saori Hayami
Emi Igawa (voice)
12 eps
Inori Minase
Koharu Seto (voice)
10 eps
Atsuko Tanaka
Yuriko Ochiai (voice)
9 eps
Yumi Kakazu
Emi's Mother (voice)
1 eps
Shunzo Miyasaka
Emi's Father (voice)
1 eps
Mie Sonozaki
Hiroko Seto (voice)
13 eps
Toru Okawa
Yoshiyuki Miyazono (voice)
4 eps
Naomi Shindo
Ryouko Miyazono (voice)
4 eps
Yuka Terasaki
Toshiya Miike (voice)
4 eps
Ai Kayano
Nagi Aiza (voice)
8 eps
Ben Hiura
Junzou Ibata (voice)
6 eps
Takanori Ooyama
Akira Takayanagi (voice)
8 eps
Atsuko Yuya
Takeshi's Mother (voice)
1 eps
Minako Kotobuki
Izumi (voice)
3 eps
Haruka Yamazaki
Boy (voice)
1 eps
Shizuka Ishigami
Nao Kashiwagi (voice)
16 eps
Ari Ozawa
Komugi (voice)
5 eps
Ai Kakuma
Girl (voice)
2 eps
Shinobu Matsumoto
Judge (voice)
4 eps
Ruriko Aoki
Audience Member (voice)
3 eps
Rina Dendou
Satsuki (voice)
11 eps
Tomoko Tsuzuki
Audience Member (voice)
3 eps
Marie Miyake
Nurse (voice)
5 eps
Yusuke Kobayashi
Contestant (voice)
3 eps
Nao Fujita
Parent (voice)
2 eps
Manami Tanaka
Child (voice)
2 eps
Kanehira Yamamoto
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
5 eps
Genki Muro
Music Competition Committee Member (voice)
5 eps
Ryoko Maekawa
Female Student (voice)
4 eps
Ikuji Nose
Judge (voice)
6 eps
Yuki Ishikari
Music Competition Committee Member (voice)
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Your Lie in April actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Your Lie in April reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E22 · Signature episode
Spring Wind
Knowing her time is limited, Kaori undergoes a risky operation, hoping to have the chance to play with Kousei on stage one more time.
- Directed by Miyuki Kuroki, Kyohei Ishiguro
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E04 · Signature episode
Departure
Kousei and Kaori arrive just in time for the competition, however without a chance to practice the piece how will Kousei be able to perform? And how can he survive on stage with the memories of his mother still haunting him?
- Directed by Ayako Kono, Kyohei Ishiguro
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E13 · Signature episode
Love's Sorrow
Kousei has taken the stage at the Gala Concert. Endeavoring to put on a performance without Kaori. This is his chance to prove his abilities as a pianist and try to come to terms with the memory of his mother.
- Directed by Ayako Kurata
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E10 · Signature episode
The Scenery I Shared with You
During the Maihou Music Competition, Kousei has trouble hearing the notes. He tries drawing on dear memories to help him through his performance.
- Directed by Takahiro Harada
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E18 · Signature episode
Hearts Come Together
Nagi and Kousei finally take the stage. Despite acting as Nagi's support during their performance, Kousei challenges Nagi to reach her full potential.
- Directed by Toshimasa Ishii
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E09
Resonance
It's Kousei's turn to take the stage, and everyone is waiting to see whether or not he will be able to play. How will he be able to perform with the memories of his mother still floating in his mind?
- Directed by Miyuki Kuroki
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Moments
- Directed by Ryosuke Nakamura, Kyohei Ishiguro
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E22 · Signature episode
Spring Wind
- Directed by Miyuki Kuroki, Kyohei Ishiguro
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E21
Snow
- Directed by Ayako Kurata, Tomotaka Shibayama
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E20
Hand in Hand
- Directed by Takeshi Yajima
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
S01E18 · Signature episode
Hearts Come Together
- Directed by Toshimasa Ishii
- Written by Takawo Yoshioka
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Masuo Ueda
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ken Sakamoto
Executive producer
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Yuichi Nakao
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Yoko Matsuzaki
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Yoshio Yokozawa
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nobuyasu Suzuki
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Takuya Matsushita
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Kenji Shimizu
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Yutaka Ishikawa
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Takawo Yoshioka
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Masuo UedaExecutive Producer
- Ken SakamotoExecutive Producer
- Kensuke TateishiProducer
- Atsuhiro IwakamiExecutive Producer
- Yuichi NakaoExecutive Producer
- Shunsuke SaitouProducer
Writing
- Takawo YoshiokaWriter
Direction
- Takashi KojimaDirector
- Takahiro KawakoshiDirector
- Ayako KonoDirector
- Masashi IshihamaDirector
- Yoshihide IbataDirector
- Toshimasa IshiiDirector
Cinematography
- Keisuke NozawaDirector of Photography
- Yoshihiro SekiyaDirector of Photography
Music
- Masaru YokoyamaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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