Not every anime is meant to have a deeper or sentimental message and of those that attempt to include one, the majority spectacularly fail in a haze of melodrama and tears. That is why Your Lie in April is so special. The show you are about to read about takes real and serious issues and creates 22 well paced episodes and a cast of interesting, often funny, though not always perfect characters.
Background and plot
Kousei Arima was once the child prodigy of all child prodigies in the world of piano, dominating competitions on a national level and generally annoying all of his competitors with his brilliance. During one competition however, following the death of his slave driving mother he breaks down, losing the ability to hear the notes he plays, thus fading into the obscurity of middle school Japan, and the introvert character type that would be typically expected to follow.
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