The power of music is ever present over the course of the show and is used as a window into the personality of each character.
#YOUR LIE IN APRIL ANIME OF THE YEAR SERIES#
I found it impressive when scenes would call back to earlier moments in subtle yet meaningful ways which really helped to accentuate the emotional payoff the series provides. Your Lie in April achieves an amazing sense of thematic symmetry, accentuated with the use of music and cinematography. Love, both of the romantic and parental sort, is ever present as a motivator for the characters and the story satisfyingly portrays how people can affect and inspire each other in the simplest of ways to become the best versions of themselves. Your Lie in April tells a story that is not particularly inventive or unique, but makes for it with excellent execution that nails its core themes. This continues throughout the series and is helpful in vividly underscoring the changing perspectives of our two main characters. For example in the very first episode, when the world is seen from Kousei’s perspective the colours are muted but after meeting Kaori everything instantly becomes more vibrant. I particularly enjoyed A-1's use of colour to accent the action. The cinematography on display is fantastic and adds a lot of flair to the show, shining through particularly well during the performance scenes which are wonderfully animated and make excellent use of symbolism to portray the emotions of the performer. I found the character designs to be clean and memorable, and the backgrounds used are beautiful. The quality level A-1 Pictures has achieved in Your Lie in April is nothing short of stunning, maintaining a consistently high quality level of key animation throughout the entire series.
#YOUR LIE IN APRIL ANIME OF THE YEAR FULL#
“I met the girl under the full-bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change” How Was It? A World Full of Colour Inspired by Kaori’s free-spirited playing, Kousei finds his life beginning to take on colour again as he is spurred on to confront his lingering grief towards his mother and begins to fall in love with the violinist. One day in April this all changes when Kousei sees violinist Kaori Miyazono performing under the cherry blossoms. Piano prodigy Kousei Arima lost the ability to hear the sounds of the piano after the death of his mother, giving up the piano for good and living a life in monotone.
A stunning combination of emotional resonance, beautiful animation and fantastic sound design, Your Lie in April demonstrates the transformative power of music within the lives of a boy and a girl as they learn to come to terms with themselves and and the loss of the ones they love. This is the thesis at the core of Your Lie in April, a series which examines the ways in which music inspires and expresses those who perform as well as those in the audience.
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