Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - seconds in minor
| Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - seconds in minor | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 四月 は 君 の 嘘 |
| transcription | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso |
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| genre | Drama , music |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Naoshi Arakawa |
| publishing company | Kōdansha |
| magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| First publication | April 6, 2011 - February 6, 2015 |
| expenditure | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2014-2015 |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 22 in 1 season ( list ) |
| Director | Kyōhei Ishiguro |
| idea | Takao Yoshioka |
| music | Masaru Yokoyama |
| First broadcast | October 9, 2014 on Fuji Television |
First publication in German |
July 29, 2016 on DVD / BD |
| Light novel | |
| title | Your Lie in April - A Six Person Etude |
| country |
Japan
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| author | Yui Tokiumi |
| publishing company | Vertical |
| First publication | 17th November 2014 |
| expenditure | 1 |
| Manga | |
| title | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda |
| country |
Japan
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| author | Naoshi Arakawa |
| publishing company | Kōdansha |
| First publication | February 25, 2015 - October 28, 2015 |
| expenditure | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| title | 四月 は 君 の 嘘 MOMENTS |
| transcription | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Moments |
| Country of production |
Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2015 |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Director | Kazuya Iwata |
| idea | Takao Yoshioka |
| music | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Real film | |
| Original title | 四月 は 君 の 嘘 |
| Country of production |
Japan
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| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 122 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Takehiko Shinjō |
| script | Yukari Tatsui |
| production | Takashi Ishihara, Kōhei Furukawa, Minami Ichikawa |
| music | Ryō Yoshimata |
| camera | Mitsuru Komiyama |
| cut | Junnosuke Hogaki |
| occupation | |
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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - Seconds in Minor ( Japanese 四月 は 君 の 嘘 , Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ), internationally also Your Lie in April , is a Japanese manga series that was conceived and drawn by Naoshi Arakawa. It was published in Kōdansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine between April 2011 and May 2015 . An adaptation as an anime series by A-1 Pictures was broadcast between October 2014 and March 2015 on Fuji TV in the noitaminA program. A live action film adaptation was released in Japan on September 10, 2016.
action
Kōsei Arima, a child prodigy at the piano, dominated various music competitions in Japan and became famous among children's musicians, but also controversial. After his mother Saki dies, he has a nervous breakdown at a piano competition, which leads to the fact that he can no longer hear the notes of his piano even though he can hear everything else normally.
Two years have passed since then, in which Kōsei has not touched the piano anymore and only perceives the world in black and white, without atmosphere or color. His best friends, the softball player Tsubaki Sawabe and the soccer player Ryōta Watari, try to cheer him up and arrange a kind of "double date" in which Kōsei meets a girl who brightens up his colorless world again: Kaori Miyazono. The free-spirited 14-year-old violinist, whose playing style reflects her manic personality, helps Kōsei return to the music world by pushing him back to play the piano. She also shows him through her violin playing that, in contrast to the structured and rigid style that Kōsei plays, she appears free and lively. Kōsei also begins to play more freely and the more he does with Kaori, the more he begins to fall in love with her, even if she is apparently in love with his best friend Ryōta.
During a joint performance with piano and violin, Kaori collapses after a moving performance on the stage and is hospitalized. At first, Kaori claims that she is anemic and only needs a routine check-up, but this turns out to be a lie when one sees flashbacks to her past where she has collapsed numerous times.
Eventually, Kaori is released from the hospital and returns to her happy, crazy self, who invites Kōsei to play with her at a gala concert. However, Kaori does not show up on the day of the gala concert, and as her health continues to deteriorate, she begins to give up life. This time around, Kōsei is the one who inspires her to move on after playing a duet with Nagi Aiza, the piano-playing sister of a competitive opponent named Takeshi Aiza. After listening to this tearfully, Kaori decides to undertake a risky operation that could kill her if she fails so that she can play with Kōsei one more time.
Kaori asks Kōsei to take part in the East Japanese Piano Competition and do his best, even if her life-defining operation takes place on the same day. While playing in the finals of the East Japanese Piano Competition, Kōsei sees Kaori's ghost accompany him on the violin and eventually realizes that she died during the operation.
At Kaori's funeral, her parents give Kōsei a suicide note that she wrote to him before she died. The letter reveals that she knew she had not much longer to live and that as a result she became freer both as a person and in her music. She also writes that she had been in love with Kōsei since she was five and was inspired by him to play the violin so that one day she could play with him. Her supposed feelings towards Ryōta were the "Lie in April" (Your Lie in April) , after which the series was named internationally, and it was faked to get closer to Kōsei without emotionally hurting Tsubaki, who also had hidden feelings towards Kōsei cherished. After Tsubaki realizes her feelings towards Kōsei, she approaches Kōsei and promises him that she will be by his side for the rest of her life. Kaori also left a photo of her as a child; recorded at the concert that inspired her; on which you can see Kōsei going home in the background. Kōsei later frames this picture as a souvenir.
characters
main characters
- Kōsei Arima ( 有 馬 公 生 , Arima Kōsei ) was for a long time a child prodigy at the piano, known as the "human metronome", due to his almost inhuman precision in playing given notes. This precision was a product of his mother Saki's very strict teaching methods. His ability to play the piano with unprecedented rigor and precision resulted in his winning numerous competitions across Japan and even being invited to play abroad. When Saki died, due to the psychological trauma, he was no longer able to hear the notes of his own piano playing and he gave up. Two years later he started playing the piano again after being persuaded by Kaori Miyazono to become her companion. Surprised by her emotional and unrestrained style of play, Kōsei finally falls in love with her. However, he does not admit his feelings to Kaori because he believes she is in love with his best friend Ryōta Watari, which later turns out to be a lie, only meant to get closer to him.
- In the spin-off manga Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda , which gives a glimpse into Kōsei's and Tsubaki's childhood, it is revealed that his inspiration to play so beautifully in his first competition came because he was Tsubaki after their death Grandmother wanted to cheer up.
- Kaori Miyazono ( 宮 園 か を り , Miyazono Kawori ) is a classmate of Tsubaki. She is a free-spirited violinist who is often criticized by jurors for her unwillingness to strictly adhere to the score at competitions, but receives enthusiastic applause from the audience who hear her play. Kaori first meets Kōsei after asking Tsubaki to introduce her to Ryōta Watari. As their friendship grew, she finally convinced Kōsei to play the piano again, first as her accompanist and later at a piano competition. Kaori has suffered from breakdowns from an unspecified serious illness all her life. At the end of the anime, after her death, a letter to Kōsei reveals that she had asked to meet Ryōta to meet Kōsei, knowing that Ryōta and Tsubaki were good friends of his and that they were five Year of life was in love with him and Ryōta was only a friend.
- Tsubaki Sawabe ( 澤 部 椿 , Sawabe Tsubaki ) is Kōsei's childhood friend and lives next door in his neighborhood; she treats him like a little brother. She is athletic and a member of the school's softball club. Often dismayed that Kōsei is unable to break away from his dead mother, Tsubaki tries to get him to play the piano again to make a clear decision about his future. She initially denies her feelings for Kōsei, but after going through several stages of emotional denial, she falls in love with him, which she later confesses to him.
- Ryōta Watari ( 渡 亮 太 , Watari Ryōta ) is Kōsei's and Tsubaki's childhood friend, and he is the captain of the school's football team. He is very popular with girls and usually takes a reckless attitude. However, every now and then he shows himself to be understanding and empathetic. He is interested in Kaori, and when they are together they are shown to act in love, which makes Kōsei jealous. Kōsei later tells him about his feelings for Kaori and he quickly accepts this and gives him advice. Despite his constant remarks about how cute other girls are, he really did care about Kaori and is shown to keep a photo of her on his phone after she dies.
Minor characters
- Takeshi Aiza ( 相 座 武士 , Aiza Takeshi ) is a pianist of the same age as Kōsei. In various piano competitions, he was almost always among the top three participants alongside Kōsei and Emi. His goal has always been to be able to play the piano as well as Kōsei and to surpass him since he heard him play at a young age. So strong is his determination that Takeshi even gives up an invitation to a piano competition in Europe to compete with Kōsei in Japan. For Takeshi, Kōsei was like his "hero".
- Emi Igawa ( 井 川 絵 見 , Igawa Emi ) is a pianist the same age as Kōsei who decided to become a pianist after hearing Kōsei play the piano at the age of five. In various piano competitions, she was almost always among the top three participants next to Kōsei and Takeshi. She wants to reach Kōsei through her emotional style of play. It is implied that she has feelings for Kōsei.
- Nagi Aiza ( 相 座 凪 , Aiza Nagi ) is Takeshi's little sister who pretends to ask Hiroko for help in spying on her brother's rival, Kōsei. She eventually became Kosei's piano student. She often says "cliché" about things Kōsei tells her. After months of teaching, and realizing that Kōsei is much friendlier than her brother described him, she falls in love with her teacher. Together with Kōsei she plays a piano duet that ultimately encourages Kaori not to give up her life yet.
- Saki Arima ( 有 馬 早 希 , Arima Saki ) is Kosei's strict mother, who demands that he practice the score to absolute perfection, and often beats him for small mistakes. Even if she did not plan to make a pianist out of Kōsei at first, because of his talent and after discovering her fatal illness, she decided to teach him to play the piano. He should find his own style so that he can later live as a pianist after her death. She dies before Kōsei can qualify for the first competition in Europe. She appears frequently in front of Kōsei throughout the series, as a kind of imagination or ghost.
- Hiroko Seto ( 瀬 戸 紘 子 , Seto Hiroko ) is a nationally renowned pianist and a close friend of Saki from college. She is the one who discovers Kosei's talent in piano playing and suggests that Saki make him a pianist despite her initial disagreement. She blames herself for Kosei's brutal treatment by Saki and his psychological trauma after Saki's death. After Saki's death, she distanced herself from Kōsei for a long time. When Kōsei starts playing the piano again, she returns to him and becomes his guardian and mentor.
- Koharu Seto ( 瀬 戸 小春 , Seto Koharu ) is a toddler who laughs a lot and the daughter of Hiroko. She enjoys Kosei's piano playing and always wants him to play more and is very attached to him. She usually clings to her mother's side and is loved by both Kōsei and her mother.
- Saitō ( 斎 藤 , Saitō ) is a baseball player whom Tsubaki used to admire. After moving to high school, he confesses his love to Tsubaki and goes out with her. When they meet, Tsubaki only tells him about her experiences with Kōsei. He later suggests that they split up after realizing Tsubaki's real feelings for Kōsei.
- Nao Kashiwagi ( 柏木 奈 緒 , Kashiwagi Nao ) is a good friend of Tsubaki who often gives her advice. She managed to break Tsubaki's stubbornness so that she recognizes and admits her feelings for Kōsei. It later becomes clear that most of the advice she gives Tsubaki comes from being a fan of Boys' Love manga, not from personal dating experience.
- Takahiko Arima ( 有 馬 隆 彦 , Arima Takahiko ) is Kousei's father, who is never seen for most of the series because he is often on business trips. At least in the OVA episode Moments he makes a small appearance.
Manga
The manga series Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso comprises eleven volumes and was written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was first published on April 6, 2011 in Kōdansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine . The first tankōbon was released by Kōdansha on September 16, 2011. The last edition was published on May 15, 2015 in two editions: a regular edition and a limited edition; the latter was released together with the OVA episode Moments .
The manga series was licensed for an English translation with the title Your Lie in April in North America from Kodansha Comics , the first edition of which was published on April 21, 2015. A German-language edition of the Manga series has not yet been published.
A spin-off manga called Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda appeared along with the anime series' Blu-ray release. It was released in Tankōbon format on August 17, 2016 .
Anime
production
The Japanese animation studio A-1 Pictures was responsible for the production of the anime adaptation. Directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, the screenplay was written by Takao Yoshioka. Yukiko Aikei was in charge of character design and Hisayo Usui was in charge of artistic direction. The music of the anime was composed by Masaru Yokoyama.
publication
The first episode of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso was shown in Japan on October 9, 2014 on Fuji TV , the broadcasting ended on March 19, 2015. Together with the limited edition of the last manga edition, the OVA - Episode Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Moments ( 四月 は 君 の 嘘 MOMENTS ) released.
The first opening song is Hikaru Nara ( 光 る な ら , If You Will Shine ) by goose house and the first ending song is Kirameki ( キ ラ メ キ , Sparkle ) by wacci. The second opening song is Nanairo Symphony ( 七色 シ ン フ ォ ニ ー , Seven Colored Symphony ) by Coalamode and the second ending song is Orenji ( オ レ ン ジ , Orange ) by 7 !! (Seven Oops).
Aniplex of America licensed the anime series in North America , which was simulcast there under the name Your Lie in April at the same time as it was broadcast in Japan. a. has been shown on Crunchyroll , Hulu and Viewster .
Between July 29, 2016 and January 27, 2017, Peppermint Anime released the anime series on DVD and Blu-ray in four volumes in OmU and with German synchronization. In the German-speaking countries, the series was finally released between September 28th and November 23rd, 2017. a. with German dubbing, published by the VoD provider Animax . On March 1, 2019, the anime, u. a. with German synchronization, published on Netflix .
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in Japan | German language first publication (D / A / CH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monochrome - colorful |
モ ノ ト ー ン / カ ラ フ ル (Monotōn / Karafuru) |
Oct 9, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 2 | Friend a |
友人 A (Yūjin Ē) |
Oct 16, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 3 | In the middle of spring |
春 の 中 (Haru no Naka) |
Oct 23, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 4th | The journey starts |
旅 立 ち (Tabidachi) |
Oct 30, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 5 | Cloudy sky |
ど ん て ん も よ う (Donten Moyō) |
Nov 6, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 6th | way home |
帰 り 道 (Kaerimichi) |
Nov 13, 2014 | 29th July 2016 |
| 7th | The whispering shadows |
カ ゲ さ さ や く (Kage Sasayaku) |
Nov 20, 2014 | Sep 30 2016 |
| 8th | Sound! |
響 け (Hibike) |
Nov 27, 2014 | Sep 30 2016 |
| 9 | resonance |
共鳴 (Kyōmei) |
4th Dec 2014 | Sep 30 2016 |
| 10 | The scenery with you |
君 と い た 景色 (Kimi to Ita Keshiki) |
Dec 11, 2014 | Sep 30 2016 |
| 11 | The light of life |
命 の 灯 (Inochi no Akari) |
Dec 18, 2014 | Sep 30 2016 |
| 12 | Twinkle, little star |
ト ゥ イ ン ク ル リ ト ル ス タ ー (Tuinkuru Ritoru Sutā) |
Jan. 8, 2015 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| 13 | Love affliction |
愛 の 悲 し み (Ai no Kanashimi) |
Jan 15, 2015 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| 14th | Footprints |
足跡 (Ashiato) |
Jan. 22, 2015 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| 15th | liar |
う そ つ き (Usotsuki) |
Jan. 29, 2015 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| 16 | People who look alike |
似 た も の 同 士 (Nitamo no Dōshi) |
Feb 5, 2015 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| 17th | Twilight |
ト ワ イ ラ イ ト (Towairaito) |
Feb 12, 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
| 18th | Two hearts become one |
心 重 ね る (Kokoro Kazaneru) |
19th Feb. 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
| 19th | Farewell my hero |
さ よ な ら ヒ ー ロ ー (Sayonara Hīrō) |
Feb 26, 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
| 20th | Hand on hand |
手 と 手 (Te to Te) |
5th Mar 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
| 21st | snow |
雪 (Yuki) |
March 12 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
| 22nd | Spring wind |
春風 (Shunpū) |
19 Mar 2015 | Jan. 27, 2017 |
synchronization
The names of all characters and their voice actors are given in western order (first name, family name).
| character | Japanese voice actors ( seiyū ) | German voice actors |
|---|---|---|
| Kōsei Arima | Natsuki Hanae | Konrad Bösherz |
| Kaori Miyazono | Risa Taneda | Rieke Werner |
| Tsubaki Sawabe | Ayane Sakura | Laura Elßel |
| Ryota Watari | Ryota Ohsaka | Sebastian Fitzner |
| Takeshi Aiza | Yūki Kaji | Maximilian Artajo |
| Emi Igawa | Saori Hayami | Nicole Hannak |
| Nagi Aiza | Ai Kayano | Jodie Blank |
| Saki Arima | Mamiko Noto | Antje von der Ahe |
| Hiroko Seto | Mie Sonozaki | Sandrine Mittelstädt |
| Koharu Seto | Inori Minase | Charlotte Uhlig |
| Saitō | Kazuyuki Okitsu | René Dawn-Claude |
| Nao Kashiwagi | Shizuka Ishigami | Melanie Isakowitz |
Real film
On August 24, 2015, the domain "kimiuso-movie.jp" was registered by the Japanese film studio Tōhō , which was seen by fans as the first sign of a film adaptation. Speculations were confirmed in September 2015 when the main characters of the real-life version were announced: Kento Yamazaki as Kōsei Arima, Suzu Hirose as Kaori Miyazono, Anna Ishii as Tsubaki Sawabe, and Taishi Nakagawa as Ryōta Watari. While the original story sets the characters in middle school, it has been announced that the characters in the film will be in their sophomore year of high school. The live action adaptation was released in Japan on September 10, 2016, with the script by Yukari Tatsui and directed by Takehiko Shinjō.
Play
In the May 2017 issue of Monthly Shōnen Magazine , it was announced that there would be the green light for a theatrical adaptation of the manga, which should start in August of the same year. The play was announced for the AiiA 2.5 Theater in Tokyo from August 24, 2017 to September 3, 2017, and for the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka from September 7, 2017 to September 10, 2017. The play is directed by Naohiro Ise and written by Kaori Miura. Live music has also been announced for the piece, with Yuta Matsumura on piano and Shuko Kobayashi on violin. The main actors were announced: Shintarō Anzai as Kōsei Arima, Arisa Matsunaga as Kaori Miyazono, Misato Kawauchi as Tsubaki Sawabe, Masanari Wada as Ryōta Watari, Haruka Yamashita as Emi Igawa and Shōjirō Yokoi as Takeshi Aiza. The supporting actors were later announced: Takako Nakamura as Yuriko Ochiai, Shun Mikami as Akira Takayanagi, Haruka Igarashi as Nao Kashiwagi, Kuniko Kodama as Hiroko Seto and Ryōko Tanaka as Saki Arima.
reception
The manga won the 2013 award for the best shōnen manga at the 37th Kōdansha Manga Awards . He was also nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō .
The anime adaptation was received very positively overall. In the IMDb film database , the series achieved a rating of 8.2 out of 10, based on almost nine thousand user reviews. On MyAnimeList , the series has an average rating of 8.86 based on over 500,000 user reviews.
The anime adaptation won the 2016 Sugoi Japan Awards hosted by the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun .
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Your Lie in April at Kodansha Comics
- Your Lie in April at Anime News Network (English)
- Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - seconds in minor on Netflix
- Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - seconds in minor in Peppermint Anime
- Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (live action) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Manga Gets Noitamina Anime. In: Anime News Network . March 21, 2014, accessed April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Live-Action Your Lie in April Film Opens in September. In: Anime News Network . January 29, 2016, accessed April 29, 2019 .
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- ↑ 四月 は 君 の 嘘 Ｃｏｄａ. In: Kōdansha . Retrieved April 30, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Goose House to Perform Opening, Cover Songs for Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Anime. In: Anime News Network . August 15, 2014, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Coala Mode, 7 !! Perform Theme Songs For Your Lie in April Anime's 2nd Half. In: Anime News Network . November 28, 2014, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ^ Aniplex of America Acquires Your Lie in April for this Fall Season. In: Anime News Network . September 15, 2014, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ "Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - Seconds in Minor" from Animax on Demand. In: Anime2You. September 28, 2017, accessed May 6, 2019 .
- ↑ "Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - Seconds in Minor" is now available on Netflix. In: Anime2You. March 1, 2019, accessed April 29, 2019 .
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- ↑ Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - seconds in minor. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Domain 'kimiuso-movie.jp' Registered Under Toho's Name. In: Anime News Network . August 25, 2015, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Kento Yamazaki, Suzu Hirose to Star in Live-Action Your Lie in April Film. In: Anime News Network . September 3, 2015, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April Manga Gets Stage Play in August. In: Anime News Network . April 5, 2017, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ^ Kara Dennison: Meet the Cast of the "Your Lie in April" Stage Play. In: Crunchyroll . May 2, 2017, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Kara Dennison: "Your Lie in April" Stage Play Reveals New Cast and Promo Images. In: Crunchyroll . May 13, 2017, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Animal Land, Ore Monogatari !! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards. In: Anime News Network . May 9, 2013, accessed April 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon Wins 5th Manga Taisho Award. In: Anime News Network . March 23, 2012, accessed April 30, 2019 .
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