Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Japanese

四月は君の嘘

English

Your Lie in April

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Apr 6, 2011 to Feb 6, 2015

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Demographics

Shounen

Statistics

Rank

103

Score

8.59

Scored by

35037

Popularity

194

Members

82134

Favorites

2696

External Links

Synopsis

At a very young age, Kousei Arima was strictly taught how to play the piano and meticulously follow the score by his mother, to the point where he dominated every competition he entered with ease. He earned the title of "Human Metronome" for performing almost perfectly. Every musician of his age looked up to him. However, after his mother suddenly dies, he became tone-deaf due to the shock and then disappeared, never to be seen onstage since. Two years later, Kousei lives a monotonous life with his childhood friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryouta Watari supporting him. He continues to cling to music, although performing is still an impossibility for him. This is until his unexpected encounter with Kaori Miyazono, a violinist who performs freely without the dictations of a score. A story of friendship, love, music, and a single lie, Kousei's life begins to change and gain color as Kaori helps him to take up music again. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso was nominated for the fifth Manga Taisho Award in 2012 and placed 13th in the final ranking. In the following year, it won the 37th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category. The series was published in English as Your Lie in April by Kodansha Comics USA from April 21, 2015, to January 3, 2017, and as omnibus volume since October 22, 2024. It was also released in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones from March 27, 2015, to January 29, 2016; in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from April 26, 2017, to December 2018; and in Polish by Studio JG from March 11, 2019, to May 4, 2021.

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