Saturday, 28 November 2015

Your Lie in April - Episode 2 (Friend A)


They rush to the auditorium and after parting ways, Kousei is faced with a the tense atmosphere in Towa Hall, hearing the hushed whispers and observation all around him. Memories of his mother forcing him to play returns and before he gets into a panic attack, Watari's "What's wrong?" brings him back. However, Tsubaki didn't forget to notice how peculiar Kousei was acting and the slight twitch in his fingers.

As they make their way to their seats, people start to recognize Kousei as 'Arima' and dubbed him the youngest to ever win the Saiko competition.


As the participants continue with their piece (Beethoven; Violin Sonata No.9, The Kreutzer), Kousei states how this competition was jsut starting to get noticed and the winner would be able to play on a Guarneri (A type of violin, courtesy of Google) owned by the sponsors in a recital. Tsubaki also notices how Kousei's fingers follow the accompaniment as he silently cheers a participant on.


When it's Kaori's turn, Watari and Tsubaki cheer loudly, with Kousei failing to keep them quiet. As Kaori appears, she wonders if her music will reach the audience. Before she plays, she chants, "Elohim, Essaim, Elohim, Essaim, I implore you."

Her playing attracts a few people at first, one of the bored judges, the Tsubaki, Watari and Kousei (the trio), and soon, everyone gets entranced by her playing. As one of the judges say, her playing is all over the place as her tempo and dynamics are and how she isn't following with the pianist.

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

Your Lie in April - Episode 1 (Monotone/Colourful)


Watari, Tsubaki and Kousei are close friends.

From the first episode, Watari is shown to be athletic, a womanizer and is popular. (Captain of the soccer team)
Tsubaki's outgoing, friendly and caring.
Kousei's kind, caring, soft-spoken, polite.
So, Kaori Miyazono is a violinist, and has a crush on Watari.

Kousei's also got a job which transcribes new songs for karaoke and stuff.



The gears start to move when Tsubaki receives a phone call from someone and she tells her that she will definitely do what she was supposed to do. It's revealed the next day when she asks Kousei to follow her to Watari and this girl's meet-up so that she doesn't become the third-wheel.


There was a flashback where Kousei was playing magnificently in a competition when he was eleven, however, one could see his eyes were dull. After that, he stopped and started crying. Later, Kousei said that during that autumn, he couldn't play the piano anymore.



Friday, 20 November 2015

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)


Summary:

Piano prodigy Arima Kousei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital that resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano even though his hearing was perfectly fine. Even two years later, Kousei hasn't touched the piano and views the world in monotone, and without any flair or color. He was content at living out his life with his good friends Tsubaki and Watari until, one day, a girl changed everything. Miyazono Kaori is a pretty, free spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality. Kaori helps Kousei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kousei was used to.


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Well, I'm sure you've heard of this beautiful anime which has successfully moved many hearts. So, after long delay, I've decided to watch it!