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{{Short description|Manga series by Naoshi Arakawa and its franchise}}
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| image           = Your Lie in April Manga cover.png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Kōsei Arima (left) and Kaori Miyazono (right)
| alt             = Manga volume cover
| ja_kanji        = 四月は君の嘘
| ja_romaji       = Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
| genre           = [[Romantic drama]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Your Lie in April Live-Action Film's New Poster, Stills Unveiled|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/your-lie-in-april-live-action-film-new-poster-stills-unveiled/.104332|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 5, 2019|date=July 15, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505155954/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-15/your-lie-in-april-live-action-film-new-poster-stills-unveiled/.104332|url-status=live }}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Naoshi Arakawa]]
| publisher       = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
| NA  = [[Kodansha USA]]
}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| imprint         = Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
| magazine        = [[Monthly Shōnen Magazine]]
| first           = April 6, 2011
| last            = February 6, 2015
| volumes         = 11
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = TV series
| director        = [[Kyōhei Ishiguro]]
| producer        =
| writer          = [[Takao Yoshioka]]
| music           = [[Masaru Yokoyama]]
| studio          = [[A-1 Pictures]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = [[Madman Entertainment]]
| NA  = [[Aniplex of America]]
| BI  = [[Anime Limited]]
}}
| network         = [[Fuji TV]], [[Kansai Television|KTV]] ([[Noitamina]])
| network_en      =
| first           = October 10, 2014
| last            = March 20, 2015
| episodes        = 22
| episode_list    = List of Your Lie in April episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| title           = Your Lie in April – A Six Person Etude
| author          = Yui Tokiumi
| publisher       = Kodansha
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]]}}
| demographic     = Male
| imprint         =
| magazine        =
| magazine_en     =
| published       = November 17, 2014
| volumes         = 1
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda
| author          = Naoshi Arakawa
| publisher       =
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| demographic     =
| imprint         =
| magazine        =
| magazine_en     =
| published       = August 17, 2016
| volumes         = 1
| volume_list     =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Moments
| director        = Kazuya Iwata
| writer          = Takao Yoshioka
| music           = Masaru Yokoyama
| studio          = A-1 Pictures
| licensee        =
| network         =
| released        = May 15, 2015
| runtime         = 23 minutes
| episodes        =
| episode_list    =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Live-action film
| content =
* ''[[Your Lie in April (film)|Your Lie in April]]'' (2016)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
|title = Stage musical
|content =
* ''[[Your Lie in April (musical)|Your Lie in April: The Musical]]'' (2020)
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{{Nihongo|'''''Your Lie in April'''''|四月は君の嘘|Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso|lead=yes|{{lit|April Is Your Lie|lk=yes}}}} is a Japanese [[romantic drama]] [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Naoshi Arakawa]]. It was serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s magazine ''[[Monthly Shōnen Magazine]]'' from April 2011 to February 2015. The story follows a young pianist named Kо̄sei Arima, who loses the ability to perform the piano after his mother's death, and his experiences after he meets violinist Kaori Miyazono.

The manga series originated from a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot comic]] that Arakawa entered in a competition; he based the series on it and drew inspiration from the existence of musical manga, such as ''[[Beck (manga)|Beck]]'' and ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]''. [[A-1 Pictures]] adapted ''Your Lie in April'' into an [[anime]] television series that was aired on [[Fuji TV]]'s [[Noitamina]] block from October 2014 to March 2015, and an [[original video animation]] (OVA) episode was released in May 2015. A [[live-action]] [[Your Lie in April (film)|film adaptation]] of the same name was released in September 2016. Various stage play adaptations have also been produced.

In 2013, the manga won the 37th [[Kodansha Manga Award]] in the {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|shōnen]]}} category. By June 2017, ''Your Lie in April'' had over 5 million copies in circulation. The manga received mixed reviews; several critics praised its plot and characters but criticized the artwork and emotional aspect. However, the anime adaptation was largely praised for its plot, animation, and soundtrack.

== Plot ==
Fourteen-year-old [[piano]] prodigy Kōsei Arima becomes famous after winning several music competitions. When his mother Saki dies, Kōsei has a mental breakdown while performing at a piano recital; this results in him becoming unable to hear the sound of his piano, even though his hearing is otherwise unaffected.

Two years later, Kōsei has not touched the piano and views the world in [[monochrome]]. He does not focus on excelling in any activities and often spends time with his friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryōta Watari. Kōsei meets Kaori Miyazono, an audacious, free-spirited, fourteen-year-old violinist whose playing style reflects her manic personality. Kaori helps Kōsei return to playing the piano and shows him his playing style can be free and groundbreaking. As Kaori continues to lift Kōsei's spirits, he quickly realizes he loves her, although she seems to only be interested in Ryōta.

During a performance, Kaori, who later explains that she is [[Anemia|anemic]] and needs routine testing, collapses and is hospitalized. She invites Kōsei to play with her at a gala but she does not arrive. Her health deteriorates and she becomes dejected. Kōsei plays a duet with a friend, which motivates Kaori to attempt a risky and potentially deadly surgery so she may possibly play with Kosei once more. While playing in the finals of the Eastern Japan Piano Competition, Kōsei sees Kaori's spirit accompanying him and realizes she has died during the surgery.

At her funeral, Kaori's parents give Kōsei a letter from Kaori that reveals she was aware of her impending death and became more free-spirited, both as a person and in her music, so she would not take her regrets to [[Heaven]]. She confesses she had been in love with Kōsei's piano playing since watching him perform at a concert when she was five. This inspired her to play the violin so she could play with him one day. Kaori fabricated her feelings towards Ryōta so she could get closer to Kōsei without hurting Tsubaki, who harbored affection for Kōsei. She then confesses her love for him. Tsubaki comforts Kōsei and tells him she will be by his side. Kaori also leaves behind a picture of herself as a child, coming back from the concert that inspired her, with Kōsei in the background. Kōsei later frames this picture.

== Characters ==
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Kōsei Arima}}|有馬 公生|Arima Kōsei}}
: {{voiced by|[[Natsuki Hanae]]<ref name=jpcast>{{cite web|title=Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso TV Anime's 2nd Trailer, TV Ad Preview Voice Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-17/shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-tv-anime-2nd-trailer-tv-ad-preview-voice-cast/.76772|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=December 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201075708/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-17/shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-tv-anime-2nd-trailer-tv-ad-preview-voice-cast/.76772|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Max Mittelman]]<ref name=dubcast>{{cite web|title=Erica Lindbeck, Max Mittelman Star in Your Lie in April English Dub Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-15/erica-lindbeck-max-mittelman-star-in-your-lie-in-april-english-dub-cast/.97629|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423165137/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-15/erica-lindbeck-max-mittelman-star-in-your-lie-in-april-english-dub-cast/.97629|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
: Played by: [[Kento Yamazaki]]<ref name=lac/> (live-action film); Shintarō Anzai<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Kōsei is a former child prodigy in playing piano, dubbed the "Human Metronome" for his mechanical accuracy, a product of his mother Saki's strict method of teaching. When Saki dies, Kōsei becomes unable to hear the sound of his piano playing and he gives up on it. Two years later, he takes up the piano again after Kaori Miyazono persuades him to become her accompanist. Influenced by her emotional and unrestrained playing style, Kōsei falls in love with her.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Kaori Miyazono}}|宮園 かをり|Miyazono Kawori}}
: {{voiced by|[[Risa Taneda]]<ref name=jpcast/>|[[Erica Lindbeck]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: [[Suzu Hirose]]<ref name=lac/> (live-action film); Arisa Matsunaga<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Kaori is Tsubaki's classmate, a free-spirited violinist who has been criticized by judging panels for her unwillingness to adhere strictly to the score but is popular with audiences. Kaori meets Kōsei when she asks Tsubaki to set her up with Ryōta. As their friendship grows, she eventually convinces Kōsei to play the piano again, first as her accompanist and later in a piano competition. Halfway into the series, it is discovered that she has a medical condition and has undergone multiple surgeries because of it. Kaori later undergoes an extremely risky surgery and dies during the operation.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Tsubaki Sawabe}}|澤部 椿|Sawabe Tsubaki}}
: {{voiced by|[[Ayane Sakura]]<ref name=jpcast/>|[[Erica Mendez]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: [[Anna Ishii]]<ref name=lac/> (live-action film); Misato Kawauchi<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Tsubaki is Kōsei's childhood friend and next-door neighbor, who treats him like a little brother. Often dismayed at Kōsei's inability to move on from his mother's death, Tsubaki attempts to get him to play the piano again. She first denies her feelings for Kōsei but falls in love with him.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Ryōta Watari}}|渡 亮太|Watari Ryōta}}
: {{voiced by|[[Ryōta Ōsaka]]<ref name=jpcast/>|[[Kyle McCarley]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: [[Taishi Nakagawa]]<ref name=lac/> (live-action film); Masanari Wada<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Ryōta is Kōsei's and Tsubaki's childhood friend. Kaori was his girlfriend, which makes Kōsei jealous. Kōsei later tells him about his feelings for Kaori; Ryōta accepts this and gives him advice.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Takeshi Aiza}}|相座 武士|Aiza Takeshi}}
: {{voiced by|[[Yūki Kaji]]<ref name=jpcast/>|[[Erik Scott Kimerer]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: Shōjirō Yokoi<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Takeshi is a pianist of the same age as Kōsei; he has wanted to surpass Kōsei on the piano since watching him play at a young age.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Emi Igawa}}|井川 絵見|Igawa Emi}}
: {{voiced by|[[Saori Hayami]]<ref name=jpcast/>|[[Erika Harlacher]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: Haruka Yamashita<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Emi is a pianist of the same age as Kōsei; she decided to become a pianist after listening to Kōsei play at the age of five. She aims to reach Kōsei through her emotional playing style.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Nagi Aiza}}|相座 凪|Aiza Nagi}}
: {{voiced by|[[Ai Kayano]]<ref name=jpcast2>{{cite video|date=December 2020|title=Your Lie in April|medium=[[blu-ray]]|publisher=[[Aniplex of America]]}}</ref>|[[Stephanie Sheh]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Nagi is Takeshi's younger sister who pretends to ask for tutelage from Hiroko to scout her brother's rival Kōsei. She eventually becomes Kōsei's student.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Saki Arima}}|有馬 早希|Arima Saki}}
: {{voiced by|[[Mamiko Noto]]<ref name=jpcast2/>|[[Wendee Lee]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: [[Rei Dan]]<ref name=lac2>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Live-Action Film Unveils Visual, Additional Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-29/your-lie-in-april-live-action-film-unveils-visual-additional-cast/.101607|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129103424/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-29/your-lie-in-april-live-action-film-unveils-visual-additional-cast/.101607|url-status=live}}</ref> (live-action film); Ryōko Tanaka<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Saki is Kōsei's mother who was once a former pianist herself. While she was still alive, she demanded that Kōsei practice the score to absolute perfection, and often beat him up severely for making mistakes or if he didn't perform well during his concerts: her teaching methods escalated to the point where she wouldn't allow her son to play with his friends. Saki did not at first plan to make her son a pianist but after she became aware of his talent and discovers she has a terminal illness, she decided to give Kōsei a strict foundation in piano playing so he can make a living after she dies. 
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Hiroko Seto}}|瀬戸 紘子|Seto Hiroko}}
: {{voiced by|[[Mie Sonozaki]]<ref name=jpcast2/>|[[Carrie Keranen]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: [[Yuka Itaya]]<ref name=lac2/> (live-action film); Kuniko Kodama<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Hiroko is a nationally renowned pianist and Saki's close friend from college. Hiroko discovers Kōsei's talents and suggests Saki trains him as a pianist despite Saki's initial disagreement. Blaming herself for Saki's brutal treatment of Kōsei and his psychological trauma from Saki's death, Hiroko distances herself from Kōsei. When Kōsei returns to play the piano, Hiroko becomes his guardian and mentor.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Koharu Seto}}|瀬戸 小春|Seto Koharu}}
: {{voiced by|[[Inori Minase]]<ref name=jpcast2/>|[[Cristina Vee]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Hiroko's young daughter who usually clings to her mother's side and is adored by both Kōsei and her mother.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Saitō}}|斎藤|Saitō}}
: {{voiced by|[[Kazuyuki Okitsu]]<ref name=jpcast2/>|[[Robbie Daymond]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Saitō is Tsubaki's baseball-playing senior and her target of admiration. Saitō confesses his love for Tsubaki and dates her but suggests they break up after realizing Tsubaki's feelings for Kōsei.
; {{Nihongo|{{visible anchor|Nao Kashiwagi}}|柏木 奈緒|Kashiwagi Nao}}
: {{voiced by|[[Shizuka Ishigami]]<ref name=jpcast2/>|[[Julie Ann Taylor]]<ref name=dubcast/>}}
: Played by: Haruka Igarashi<ref name=play/> (stage play)
: Kashiwagi is one of Tsubaki's good friends, who often gives her advice. Kashiwagi succeeds in breaking Tsubaki's stubbornness and persuades her to realize and declare her feelings for Kōsei.

== Development ==
=== Manga ===
When [[Naoshi Arakawa]] first wanted to be a [[manga artist]], he entered a [[one-shot (comics)|one-shot comic]], which featured a male and female violinist performing together, into the Monthly Shōnen Magazine Grand Challenge.<ref name=excite>{{cite web|title=足りないのはLOVEとヤンキー〈『四月は君の嘘』新川直司インタビュー前編〉|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1327416504902/?p=all|last=Marumoto|first=Daisuke|website=[[Excite (web portal)|Excite News]]|date=January 25, 2012|access-date=February 17, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518152327/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/E1327416504902/?p=all|url-status=live}}</ref> Arakawa later serialized ''[[Sayonara, Football]]'', a manga focusing on [[association football]]. After completing the series, he got tired of [[sports manga]] and wanted to try something new.<ref name=Animeexpo>{{cite web|title=Report from Anime Expo: An exclusive interview with Naoshi Arakawa|url=https://kodanshacomics.com/2016/08/08/report-anime-expo-exclusive-interview-naoshi-arakawa/|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|last=Kido|first=Misaki|date=August 8, 2016|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302163039/https://kodanshacomics.com/2016/08/08/report-anime-expo-exclusive-interview-naoshi-arakawa/|url-status=live}}</ref> For ideas, Arakawa returned to the one-shot.<ref name=excite/> Despite the rejection of his previous music-manga pitch,<ref name=ANNinterview>{{cite web|title=Interview: Your Lie in April Mangaka Naoshi Arakawa|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-08-12/interview-your-lie-in-april-mangaka-naoshi-arakawa/.105309|last=Aoki|first=Deb|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 12, 2016|access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203235759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-08-12/interview-your-lie-in-april-mangaka-naoshi-arakawa/.105309|url-status=live}}</ref> he settled on creating a music manga. Concerned about competing with the popular manga series ''[[Beck (manga)|Beck]]'', which focuses on rock music, Arakawa decided his new manga would focus on classical music.<ref name=Animeexpo/> To differentiate it from ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'', another classical-music-themed manga, Arakawa focused on a single instrument.<ref name=Animeexpo/> Arakawa interviewed composer Akinori Osawa and pianist Masanori Sugano, and photographed pianist Kaori Yamazaki and violinist Rieko Ikeda to aid him in his descriptions of classical music. He also used his experience with [[Kendo]] to inspire his depiction of the tension at competitions.<ref name=excite/><ref name=Animeexpo/> Arakawa also read books about music and asked his editor, who had violin experience, for help.<ref name=Animeexpo/>

Arakawa decided to focus on the violin after seeing a female violinist perform on television.<ref name=excite/> Arakawa originally wanted to include a male and female violinist but found scenes with two violinists difficult to draw without the panels growing visually stale, citing a lack of knowledge about classical music, so he opted for a violinist and pianist instead.<ref name=excite/> After the manga's third volume was published in Japan, he received an offer to develop it into an [[anime]]. Arakawa, as well as many members of the show's production team, were originally unsure about the ending of the story, but the anime's director [[Kyōhei Ishiguro]] liked the ending, so Arakawa did not change it.<ref name=ANNinterview/>

=== Anime ===
[[File:Platform at Oizumi-gakuen Station.jpg|thumb|alt=Train station|The [[Ōizumi-gakuen Station]], one of the locations used as inspiration for the series]]

Around the time of the release of the manga's third volume, [[Aniplex]] producer Shunsuke Saitō offered Kensuke Tateishi at [[Kodansha]] an opportunity to produce an anime adaptation of the series for television.<ref name=kodanshaint>{{cite web|title=『四月は君の嘘』連載インタビュー|url=https://www.kimiuso.jp/special/05_14.html|publisher=Your Lie in April official website|date=February 26, 2015|access-date=August 31, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831032456/https://www.kimiuso.jp/special/05_14.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The original offer was for an eleven-episode series but Tateishi rejected the offer because it would not have been a complete adaptation. Saitō changed his offer to 22 episodes, which Tateishi accepted.<ref name=kodanshaint/> Saitō offered the role of director to Kyōhei Ishiguro because he had worked with Ishiguro on the seventh episode of ''[[Wandering Son]]'' and left a strong impression on him.<ref>{{cite web|title=『四月は君の嘘』連載インタビュー|url=https://www.kimiuso.jp/sp/special/05_06.html|publisher=Your Lie in April official website|date=October 16, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831034610/https://www.kimiuso.jp/sp/special/05_06.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Because Ishiguro wanted the anime series to appeal to people who did not normally watch anime, he chose the bands Goose House and Wacci to perform the opening and ending themes respectively.<ref name=anint>{{cite web|title=The boundless potential of anime|url=http://sugoi-japan.jp/2016/en/sugoi/06.html|website=Sugoi Japan|publisher=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419034130/http://sugoi-japan.jp/2016/en/sugoi/06.html|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref> Ishiguro wanted to use a song that had a "colorful melody" to match the animation's theme and chose the band Coalamode to perform the theme.<ref>{{cite web|title=歌詞も、音の作り方もカラフル|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/kimiuso|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204528/https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/kimiuso|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ishiguro used real locations to represent some of the series' settings. Arakawa had visited several locations along the [[Seibu Railway|Seibu Line]], such as [[Ōizumi-gakuen Station]], so he showed scenes of the manga to operators of the Seibu Railway Company and officials at the [[Nerima]] Ward Office, who helped Isiguro choose appropriate locations.<ref name=anint/><ref>{{cite web|title=「四月は君の嘘」TVアニメ放映開始直前 特別インタビュー！|url=https://animation-nerima.jp/topics/feature/vol06/|publisher=[[Nerima]]|date=September 5, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=May 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502180955/https://animation-nerima.jp/topics/feature/vol06/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
Naoshi Arakawa wrote and illustrated the manga series ''Your Lie in April'', which was first serialized in the May issue of [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Monthly Shōnen Magazine]]'' on April 6, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「さよならフットボール」新川、月マガで恋物語スタート|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/47420|website=[[Natalie (website)|Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 5, 2021|language=ja|date=April 6, 2011|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308005431/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/47420|url-status=live}}</ref> It ended serialization in the March 2015 issue, which released on February 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=Your Lie in April Manga to End in February|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-26/your-lie-in-april-manga-to-end-in-february/.82641|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=December 26, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129052138/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-26/your-lie-in-april-manga-to-end-in-february/.82641|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kodansha published the first {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} (bound volume) of ''Your Lie in April'' on September 16, 2011;<ref name="mangavol1">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713015|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（１）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (1)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202194652/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713015|url-status=live}}</ref> the final volume was released in a regular edition and a limited edition on May 15, 2015.<ref name="mangavol11">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714678|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（１１）＜完＞|trans-title=Your Lie in April (11) <Final>|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=October 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006071409/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714678|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="mangavol11le">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063587524|script-title=ja:ＤＶＤ付き 四月は君の嘘（１１）限定版＜完＞|trans-title=DVD Bundle Your Lie in April (11) Limited Edition <Final>|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921135900/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063587524|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kodansha USA]] translated the series was translated into English for a North American release<ref>{{cite web|title=Kodansha Comics Licenses Your Lie in April Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-10/kodansha-comics-licenses-your-lie-in-april-manga/.82013|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606150252/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-10/kodansha-comics-licenses-your-lie-in-april-manga/.82013|url-status=live}}</ref> and published the first volume on April 21, 2015.<ref name="vol1en"/> A spin-off manga titled ''Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda'', was bundled with the [[Blu-ray]] release of the anime series and was published in ''tankōbon'' format on August 17, 2016.<ref name="coda">{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063925401|title=四月は君の嘘Ｃｏｄａ|trans-title=Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Coda|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814235929/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063925401|url-status=live}}</ref> It retold the events of Kōsei's past from the perspective of his friends.<ref name=ANNinterview/>

Yui Tokiumi wrote a [[light novel|light-novel]] spinoff titled ''Your Lie in April: A Six Person Etude'', which was released in Japan on November 17, 2014.<ref name=LNJP>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063770926|script-title=ja:小説 四月は君の嘘 ６人のエチュード|title=Shōsetsu Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - 6-nin no Etude|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316150548/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063770926|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=March 16, 2016|language=ja}}</ref> [[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]] published it in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-22/vertical-to-release-your-lie-in-april-light-novel-in-july/.116385|date=May 22, 2017|title=Vertical to Release Your Lie in April Light Novel in July|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=May 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522083823/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-22/vertical-to-release-your-lie-in-april-light-novel-in-july/.116385|url-status=live}}</ref> The light novel retold the events of the main series from Kōsei's friends' and rivals' perspectives.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tokiumi|first=Yui|title=Your Lie in April: A Six Person Etude|year=2017|publisher=[[Vertical (publisher)|Vertical]]|page=V|isbn=978-1-94-505426-6}}</ref>

==== Volumes ====
{{Graphic novel list/header
| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = September 16, 2011<ref name="mangavol1"/>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371301-5
| LicensedRelDate = May 5, 2015<ref name="vol1en">{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-1/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 1|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414165805/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236171-4
| ChapterListCol1 =
{{Numbered list|start=1
| {{Nihongo|"Monotone"|モノトーン|Monotōn}}
| {{Nihongo|"The Love of a Violinist"|ヴァイオリニストの愛|Vaiorinisuto no Ai}}
| {{Nihongo|"Black Cat"|黒猫|Kuroneko}}
| {{Nihongo|"Colorful"|カラフル|Karafuru}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = January 17, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713176|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（２）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (2)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202192110/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713176|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371317-6
| LicensedRelDate = September 1, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-2/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 2|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215149/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236172-1
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"A Dark Ocean"|暗い海|Kurai Umi}}
| {{Nihongo|"From Behind"|後ろ姿|Ushirosugata}}
| {{Nihongo|"Cloudy Skies"|曇天模様|Donten Moyō}}
| {{Nihongo|"The Water's Surface"|水面|Minamo}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = May 17, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713275|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（３）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (3)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202203420/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713275|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371327-5
| LicensedRelDate = September 1, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-3/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 3|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215145/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236173-8
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"The Cassette Recording and the Moon"|ラジカセと月|Rajikase to Tsuki}}
| {{Nihongo|"The Way Home"|帰り道|Kaerimichi}}
| {{Nihongo|"The Shadow Whispers"|カゲささやく|Kage Sasayaku}}
| {{Nihongo|"Mirage"|蜃気楼|Shinkirō}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = September 14, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713459|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（４）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (4)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202213227/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713459|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371345-9
| LicensedRelDate = October 27, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-4/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 4|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215147/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-4/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236174-5
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"Surge"|うねる|Uneru}}
| {{Nihongo|"Red and Yellow"|赤と黄色|Aka to Kiiro}}
| {{Nihongo|"Resonance"|共鳴|Kyōmei}}
| {{Nihongo|"Listen, Mama!"|ねえ、ママきいてよ|Nē, Mama Kī Te Yo}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = January 17, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713596|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（５）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (5)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202211113/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713596|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371359-6
| LicensedRelDate = December 29, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-5/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 5|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215144/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-5/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236175-2
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"Falling"|墜ちる|Ochiru}}
| {{Nihongo|"The Scenery When I'm with You"|君といた景色|Kimi Toita Keshiki}}
| {{Nihongo|"Along the Railroad Track"|線路沿いの道|Senro-zoi no Michi}}
| {{Nihongo|"Under the Bridge"|橋の下|Hashi no Shita}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = May 17, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713756|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（６）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (6)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202214835/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713756|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371375-6
| LicensedRelDate = March 29, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-6/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 6|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215145/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-6/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236176-9
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"Candied Apple"|りんご飴|Ringo Ame}}
| {{Nihongo|"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"|トゥインクルリトルスタ|Tuinkuru Ritoru Sta}}
| {{Nihongo|"Spurred to Action"|つき動かす|Tsuki Ugokasu}}
| {{Nihongo|"Rays of Light"|射す光|Sasu Hikari}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 7
| RelDate = September 17, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713879|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（７）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (7)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202192106/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063713879|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371387-9
| LicensedRelDate = April 26, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-7/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 7|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215145/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-7/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236177-6
| ChapterListCol1 =
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| {{Nihongo|"Connection"|つながる|Tsunagaru}}
| {{Nihongo|"A Chain"|連鎖|Rensa}}
| {{Nihongo|"Superimposed Outlines"|重なる輪郭|Kasanaru Rinkaku}}
| {{Nihongo|"Footprints"|足跡|Ashiato}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 8
| RelDate = January 17, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714050|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（８）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (8)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202190011/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714050|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371405-0
| LicensedRelDate = July 5, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-8/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 8|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215147/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-8/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236178-3
| ChapterListCol1 =
{{Numbered list|start=29
| {{Nihongo|"Liar"|うそつき|Usotsuki}}
| {{Nihongo|"Intruder"|闖入者|Chinyūsha}}
| {{Nihongo|"You'll Do"|君でいいや|Kimi de ī ya}}
| {{Nihongo|"Two of a Kind"|似た者同士|Nitamono Dōshi}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 9
| RelDate = May 16, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714180|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（９）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (9)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929202435/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714180|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371418-0
| LicensedRelDate = August 30, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-9/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 9|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215147/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-9/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236179-0
| ChapterListCol1 =
{{Numbered list|start=33
| {{Nihongo|"Twilight"|トワイライト|Towairaito}}
| {{Nihongo|"Those Who Gaze into the Abyss"|深淵をのぞく者|Shin'en o Nozoku Mono}}
| {{Nihongo|"Hearts Intertwining"|心重ねる|Kokoro Kasaneru}}
| {{Nihongo|"Punch"|パンチ|Panchi}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 10
| RelDate = October 17, 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714357|script-title=ja:四月は君の嘘（１０）|trans-title=Your Lie in April (10)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202184504/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063714357|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371435-7
| LicensedRelDate = November 1, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-10/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 10|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215146/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-10/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236180-6
| ChapterListCol1 =
{{Numbered list|start=37
| {{Nihongo|"A Promise"|約束|Yakusoku}}
| {{Nihongo|"Goodbye, Hero"|さよならヒーロー|Sayonara Hīrō}}
| {{Nihongo|"Caught in the Rain"|雨やどり|Amayadori}}
| {{Nihongo|"Hand in Hand"|手と手|Te to Te}}
}}
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 11
| RelDate = May 15, 2015<ref name="mangavol11"/>
| ISBN = 978-4-06-371467-8
| ISBN_note=<br /> {{ISBNT|978-4-06-358752-4}}<ref name="mangavol11le" /> (limited edition)
| LicensedRelDate = December 27, 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-11/|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 11|publisher=[[Kodansha USA]]|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215146/https://kodansha.us/volume/your-lie-in-april-11/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-63-236312-1
| ChapterListCol1 =
{{Numbered list|start=41
| {{Nihongo|"Snow"|雪|Yuki}}
| {{Nihongo|"Again"|アゲイン|Agein}}
| {{Nihongo|"Ballade"|バラード|Barādo}}
| {{Nihongo|"Spring Breeze"|春風|Harukaze}}
}}
}}
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=== Anime ===
{{Main|List of Your Lie in April episodes{{!}}List of ''Your Lie in April'' episodes}}
[[File:Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso logo.png|thumb|right|alt=The anime's logo|Logo used for the anime TV series]]
The anime television series of ''Your Lie in April'' that [[A-1 Pictures]] produced was aired from October 10, 2014, to March 20, 2015, on [[Fuji TV]]'s [[Noitamina]] block.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-21/shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-manga-gets-noitamina-anime|title=Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Manga Gets Noitamina Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 21, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2014|archive-date=March 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323101713/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-21/shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-manga-gets-noitamina-anime|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Your lie in April Manga's Spring Finale, Anime's 3rd Trailer Unveiled|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-28/your-lie-in-april-manga-spring-finale-anime-3rd-trailer-unveiled/.79296|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111183741/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-28/your-lie-in-april-manga-spring-finale-anime-3rd-trailer-unveiled/.79296|url-status=live}}</ref> The first opening theme song is {{nihongo|"Hikaru Nara"|光るなら||{{abbr|lit.|literally}} If You Will Shine}} by Goose House and the first ending theme is {{nihongo|"Kirameki"|キラメキ||{{abbr|lit.|literally}} Sparkle}} by Wacci, both played on episodes 1 through 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-15/goose-house-to-perform-opening-cover-songs-for-shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-anime/.77630|title=Goose House to Perform Opening, Cover Songs for Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Anime|last=Ressler|first=Karen|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 15, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701012225/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-15/goose-house-to-perform-opening-cover-songs-for-shigatsu-wa-kimi-no-uso-anime/.77630|url-status=live}}</ref> The second opening song is {{Nihongo|"Nanairo Symphony"|七色シンフォニー|Nanairo Shinfonī|{{abbr|lit.|literally}} "Seven Colored Symphony"}} by Coalamode and the second ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Orange"|オレンジ|Orenji}} by 7!!, both played on episodes 12 through 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-27/coala-mode-7-perform-theme-songs-for-your-lie-in-april-anime-2nd-half/.81509|title=Coala Mode, 7!! Perform Theme Songs For Your Lie in April Anime's 2nd Half|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|date=November 28, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803171959/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-27/coala-mode-7-perform-theme-songs-for-your-lie-in-april-anime-2nd-half/.81509|url-status=live}}</ref> Kyōhei Ishiguro directed the series, [[Takao Yoshioka]] wrote the scripts, Yukiko Aikei designed the characters, and [[Masaru Yokoyama]] composed the soundtrack.<ref name=jpcast/> An [[original video animation]] (OVA), titled ''Moments'', was bundled with the limited-edition release of the manga's eleventh volume. Most of the staff and cast from the television series reprised their roles in the OVA,<ref>{{cite web|title=April is Your Lie Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-21/april-is-your-lie-manga-to-bundle-original-anime-dvd/.80154|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214104407/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-21/april-is-your-lie-manga-to-bundle-original-anime-dvd/.80154|url-status=live}}</ref> which retells Takeshi's and Emi's childhoods and their rivalry with Kōsei.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Moments|series=Your Lie in April|date=May 15, 2015|language=ja}}</ref>

In North America, [[Aniplex of America]] licensed the series and streamed it on various platforms.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-09-15/aniplex-of-america-acquires-your-lie-in-april-for-this-fall-season/.78786|publisher=[[Aniplex of America]]|title=Aniplex of America Acquires Your lie in April for this Fall Season|location=[[Santa Monica, California]]|date=September 15, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2017|via=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614234805/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-09-15/aniplex-of-america-acquires-your-lie-in-april-for-this-fall-season/.78786|url-status=live}}</ref> The series in licensed in the United Kingdom and Ireland by [[Anime Limited]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-01/anime-limited-acquires-your-lie-in-april/.100548|title=Anime Limited Acquires Your Lie in April|date=April 1, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420131009/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-01/anime-limited-acquires-your-lie-in-april/.100548|url-status=live}}</ref> and in Australia and New Zealand by [[Madman Entertainment]],  who streamed it on [[AnimeLab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-16/madman-entertainment-acquires-trinity-seven-and-your-lie-in-april/.79976|title=Madman Entertainment Acquires Trinity Seven and Your Lie in April|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Hayward|first=Jon|date=October 16, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615001237/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-16/madman-entertainment-acquires-trinity-seven-and-your-lie-in-april/.79976|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Live-action film ===
{{Main|Your Lie in April (film){{!}}''Your Lie in April'' (film)}}
On August 24, 2015, the website 'kimiuso-movie.jp' was registered by [[Toho]], a Japanese film production and distribution company, leading to speculation a film adaptation of ''Your Lie in April'' was in development.<ref>{{cite web|title=Domain 'kimiuso-movie.jp' Registered Under Toho's Name|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-08-25/domain-kimiuso-movie.jp-registered-under-toho-name/.92131|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827193801/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-08-25/domain-kimiuso-movie.jp-registered-under-toho-name/.92131|url-status=live}}</ref> Speculations were confirmed in September 2015 when the live-action film's main cast was announced, with [[Kento Yamazaki]] as Kōsei Arima, [[Suzu Hirose]] as Kaori Miyazono, [[E-girls]] member [[Anna Ishii]] as Tsubaki Sawabe, and [[Taishi Nakagawa]] as Ryōta Watari.<ref name=lac>{{cite web|title=Kento Yamazaki, Suzu Hirose to Star in Live-Action Your Lie in April Film|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-03/kento-yamazaki-suzu-hirose-to-star-in-live-action-your-lie-in-april-film/.92493|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904152623/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-03/kento-yamazaki-suzu-hirose-to-star-in-live-action-your-lie-in-april-film/.92493|url-status=live}}</ref> Takehiko Shinjō directed the film, which was written by Yukari Tatsui and was released in Japan in September 2016.<ref name=lac/><ref name=highsc>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-29/live-action-your-lie-in-april-film-opens-in-september/.98111|title=Live-Action Your Lie in April Film Opens in September|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=January 29, 2016|archive-date=May 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511083249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-29/live-action-your-lie-in-april-film-opens-in-september/.98111|url-status=live}}</ref> While the original manga depicts the characters in junior high school, the film was set in their second year of high school.<ref name=highsc/>

=== Stage adaptations ===
{{Main|Your Lie in April (musical){{!}}''Your Lie in April'' (musical)}}
In May 2017, a stage adaptation of ''Your Lie in April'' was announced to be in production; the play was staged at AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo from August 24 to September 3 of the same year; and at the [[Umeda Arts Theater]] in Osaka from September 7–10. Naohiro Ise directed the play and Kaori Miura wrote it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-05/naoshi-arakawa-your-lie-in-april-manga-gets-stage-play-in-august/.114375|title=Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April Manga Gets Stage Play in August|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=June 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611061447/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-05/naoshi-arakawa-your-lie-in-april-manga-gets-stage-play-in-august/.114375|url-status=live}}</ref> The play included live musical performances from Yuta Matsumura on piano and Shuko Kobayashi on violin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/02-1/meet-the-cast-of-the-your-lie-in-april-stage-play|title=Meet the Cast of the "Your Lie in April" Stage Play|first=Kara|last=Dennison|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813145712/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/02-1/meet-the-cast-of-the-your-lie-in-april-stage-play|url-status=live}}</ref> The main cast was Shintarō Anzai as Kōsei Arima, Arisa Matsunaga as Kaori Miyazono, Misato Kawauchi as Tsubaki Sawabe, and Masanari Wada as Ryōta Watari.<ref name=play>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/13-1/your-lie-in-april-stage-play-reveals-new-cast-and-promo-images|title="Your Lie in April" Stage Play Reveals New Cast and Promo Images|first=Kara|last=Dennison|date=May 13, 2017|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813145907/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/13-1/your-lie-in-april-stage-play-reveals-new-cast-and-promo-images|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 10, 2019, [[Toho]] and [[Fuji TV]] announced a musical adaptation of ''Your Lie in April'' would be staged at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall from July 5–29, 2020. [[Frank Wildhorn]] composed the music, Tracy Miller and [[Carly Robyn Green]] co-wrote the lyrics, [[Jason Howland]] arranged the musical, and Ikko Ueda directed it.<ref name=musical>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Manga Gets Stage Musical With Broadway Team in July 2020|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-10/your-lie-in-april-manga-gets-stage-musical-with-broadway-team-in-july-2020/.152072|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125023754/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-10/your-lie-in-april-manga-gets-stage-musical-with-broadway-team-in-july-2020/.152072|url-status=live}}</ref> The adaptation starred [[Yuta Koseki]] and {{ill|Tatsunari Kimura|ja|木村達成}} as Kosei Arima, [[Erika Ikuta]] as Kaori Miyazono, Fuka Yuduki as Tsubaki Suwabe, and Koki Mizuta and Takuto Teranishi as Ryōta Watari.<ref name=musical/> It was planned to tour the musical nationally following the Tokyo premiere but all performances were indefinitely delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:7月東京公演及び全国ツアー公演中止のお知らせ|url=https://www.tohostage.com/cancel2020_10.html|publisher=Toho Stage|access-date=January 25, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518134459/https://www.tohostage.com/cancel2020_10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A concept album was released on December 25, 2020, in place of the performances.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コンセプトアルバム＆ビジュアルセット 12月25日(金)発売!!|url=https://www.tohostage.com/kimiuso/cd.html|access-date=April 29, 2021|publisher=Toho Stage|language=ja|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628200129/https://www.tohostage.com/kimiuso/cd.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2021, it was announced the musical would be staged in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Stage Musical Runs Next May After COVID-19 Delay|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-20/your-lie-in-april-stage-musical-runs-next-may-after-covid-19-delay/.175382|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=July 20, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721032658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-20/your-lie-in-april-stage-musical-runs-next-may-after-covid-19-delay/.175382|url-status=live}}</ref> The world premiere of the musical took place at the [[Nissay Theatre]] in Tokyo on May 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Look at the World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Your Lie in April in Tokyo|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-First-Look-at-the-World-Premiere-of-Frank-Wildhorns-YOUR-LIE-IN-APRIL-in-Tokyo-20220516|website=[[BroadwayWorld]]|last=Rabinowitz|first=Chloe|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=July 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703172854/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-First-Look-at-the-World-Premiere-of-Frank-Wildhorns-YOUR-LIE-IN-APRIL-in-Tokyo-20220516}}</ref> The premiere was followed by an opening tour throughout Japan in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Your Lie in April Sets Tokyo Run|url=https://playbill.com/article/world-premiere-of-frank-wildhorns-new-musical-your-lie-in-april-sets-tokyo-run|website=[[Playbill]]|last=Brunner|first=Raven|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204214250/https://www.playbill.com/article/world-premiere-of-frank-wildhorns-new-musical-your-lie-in-april-sets-tokyo-run}}</ref> The English language version of the musical held a West End concert staging at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] in April 2024. The creative team includes music by Frank Wildhorn, English language book by [[Rinne Groff]], lyrics by Tracy Miller and Carly Robyn Green, arrangements and orchestrations by Jason Howland, and direction by [[Nick Winston]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Margaret|title=Frank Wildhorn Your Lie in April Musical Will Receive West End Concert Staging|url=https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorn-your-lie-in-april-musical-will-receive-west-end-concert-staging|website=[[Playbill]]|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=November 30, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231201061335/https://playbill.com/article/frank-wildhorn-your-lie-in-april-musical-will-receive-west-end-concert-staging|archive-date=December 1, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Following this staging, a full production was announced for a twelve week run at the [[Harold Pinter Theatre]] beginning June 28, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rook|first=Olivia|title='Your Lie in April' musical announces summer West End run|url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-lie-in-april-musical-announces-summer-west-end-run|website=London Theatre|date=May 3, 2024|access-date=June 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514031029/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-lie-in-april-musical-announces-summer-west-end-run|archive-date=May 14, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2024, it was announced the musical will be staged in August and September 2025. The play will take place at the Showa Women's University's [[Hitomi Memorial Hall]] in Tokyo, before moving to Aichi and Osaka in September, and Toyama in October. The double cast includes Kurumu Okamiya and Misato Higashijima as Kōsei Arima, Ririka Kato and former [[Juice=Juice]] member [[Karin Miyamoto]] as Kaori Miyazono, [[Shio Kisui]] and Saki Yamamoto as Tsubaki Sawabe, and Masato Yoshihara and Taisei Shima as Ryōta Watari. The music was composed by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Tracy Miller and Carly Robyn Green, arrangements and orchestrations by Jason Howland, and translated and directed by Ikko Ueda.<ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Stage Musical Gets New Run in Japan Next August|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-07/your-lie-in-april-stage-musical-gets-new-run-in-japan-next-august/.215221|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Tai|first=Anita|date=September 7, 2024|access-date=September 10, 2024|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909113625/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-07/your-lie-in-april-stage-musical-gets-new-run-in-japan-next-august/.215221|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Manga ===
[[File:Cosplayers of Kaori Miyazono and Kōsei Arima 20150418c.jpg|thumb|[[Cosplay]] of Kaori Miyazono and Kōsei Arima|320x320px]]
By June 2017, the manga had over 5 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2017|script-title=ja:舞台「四月は君の嘘」有馬公生役・安西慎太郎×渡良太役・和田雅成 対談インタビュー {{!}} その他|url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/2536250|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207214939/https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/2536250|archive-date=December 7, 2021|access-date=October 11, 2022|language=ja|website=Abema Times}}</ref>

The ''Your Lie in April'' manga received mixed reviews. Some critics praised the plot for its realistic portrayal of relationships between the characters.<ref name=dacey>{{cite web|title=The Manga Revue: A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April|url=http://mangablog.mangabookshelf.com/2015/07/03/the-manga-revue-a-silent-voice-and-your-lie-in-april/|website=Manga Blog|last=Dacey|first=Katherine|date=July 3, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523232405/http://mangablog.mangabookshelf.com/2015/07/03/the-manga-revue-a-silent-voice-and-your-lie-in-april/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=aries>{{cite web|title=Your Lie In April Vol. #01 Manga Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2015/05/15/your-lie-in-april-vol-01-manga-review/|last=Aries|first=Sakura|website=The Fandom Post|date=May 15, 2015|access-date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711064552/http://www.fandompost.com/2015/05/15/your-lie-in-april-vol-01-manga-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rebecca Silverman from [[Anime News Network]] (ANN) was more critical and said the plot is not as emotional as Arakawa intended it to be.<ref name=silverman>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April GN 1 Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/gn-1/.93157|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|date=September 26, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126215536/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/gn-1/.93157|url-status=live}}</ref> The characters were also given mixed responses. Some critics praised Kōsei's relationships and the adult characters for being more developed than adult characters in similar works.<ref name=aries/><ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie In April Vol. #06 Manga Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/11/14/your-lie-in-april-vol-06-manga-review/|website=The Fandom Post|last=Peralta|first=Gabe|date=November 14, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711231804/http://www.fandompost.com/2016/11/14/your-lie-in-april-vol-06-manga-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Others called Kaori mean and said her actions toward Kōsei are difficult to interpret.<ref name=dacey/><ref name=silverman/> A few critics gave the artwork praise for representing the music well,<ref name=aries/><ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April, Volume 1|url=http://experimentsinmanga.mangabookshelf.com/2015/04/your-lie-in-april-volume-1/|website=Experiments in Manga|last=Brown|first=Ash|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523232402/http://experimentsinmanga.mangabookshelf.com/2015/04/your-lie-in-april-volume-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> while others said Arakawa had difficulty drawing characters' faces.<ref name=aries/><ref name=silverman/>

''Your Lie in April'' won the award for the best {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga at the 37th [[Kodansha Manga Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-09/37th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced|title=Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards|last=Ressler|first=Karen|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402152238/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-09/37th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for the fifth [[Manga Taishō]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-23/hiromu-arakawa-silver-spoon-wins-5th-manga-taisho-award|title=Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon Wins 5th Manga Taisho Award|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-date=May 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516001256/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-23/hiromu-arakawa-silver-spoon-wins-5th-manga-taisho-award|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was chosen as one of the best manga at the [[Comic-Con International]] Best & Worst Manga of 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ellard|first=Amanda|date=July 25, 2016|title='Best and Worst Manga of 2016' Results - Comic-Con International|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-25/best-and-worst-manga-of-2016-results-comic-con-international/.104673|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303030558/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-07-25/best-and-worst-manga-of-2016-results-comic-con-international/.104673|archive-date=March 3, 2022|access-date=April 1, 2022|website=[[Anime News Network]]|language=en}}</ref>  The first volume was ranked in the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]]'s 2016 list of the top 112 graphic novels for teenagers.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Silent Voice Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-22/a-silent-voice-ranks-in-yalsa-top-10-graphic-novels-for-teens/.97789|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=January 22, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=September 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925042816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-22/a-silent-voice-ranks-in-yalsa-top-10-graphic-novels-for-teens/.97789|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Anime ===
Unlike the manga, critics largely praised the anime adaptation. Many critics praised the plot; Chris Beveridge from The Fandom Post stated; "plainly said, [the series]&nbsp;moved&nbsp;me"<ref name=beveridge>{{cite web|title=Your Lie In April Collection 1 Blu-Ray Anime Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/03/21/your-lie-in-april-collection-1-limited-edition-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|date=March 21, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127100252/https://www.fandompost.com/2016/03/21/your-lie-in-april-collection-1-limited-edition-blu-ray-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> and others called the series a masterpiece of storytelling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie In April Part 2 UK Anime DVD Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2017/06/06/your-lie-in-april-part-2-uk-anime-dvd-review/|website=The Fandom Post|last=Homer|first=Chris|date=June 6, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125053533/https://www.fandompost.com/2017/06/06/your-lie-in-april-part-2-uk-anime-dvd-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Theron Martin from ANN noted the plot may not be emotional to every viewer.<ref name=martin>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Blu-ray Set 2 Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/blu-ray-set-2/.102827|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Martin|first=Theron|date=June 6, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126032604/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/blu-ray-set-2/.102827|url-status=live}}</ref> The anime's characters also received praise, with several critics calling them enjoyable and realistic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie In April Part 1 Collector's Edition UK Blu-Ray Anime Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/11/25/your-lie-in-april-part-1-collectors-edition-uk-blu-ray-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|last=Homer|first=Chris|date=November 25, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128181315/https://www.fandompost.com/2016/11/25/your-lie-in-april-part-1-collectors-edition-uk-blu-ray-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Many critics called the animation beautiful and full of emotion,<ref name=beveridge/><ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/.86364|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Creamer|first=Nick|date=March 27, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126033207/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/your-lie-in-april/.86364|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Your_Lie_in_April.html|website=UK Anime Network|last=Hanley|first=Andy|date=March 26, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523232406/http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Your_Lie_in_April.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Richard Eisenbeis from ''[[Kotaku]]'' called it "utterly superb".<ref>{{cite web|title=Love, Loss, and Music Collide in this Heartbreaking Tale|url=https://kotaku.com/love-loss-and-music-collide-in-this-heartbreaking-tal-1702171139|website=[[Kotaku]]|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|date=May 5, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826025745/https://kotaku.com/love-loss-and-music-collide-in-this-heartbreaking-tal-1702171139|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics also praised the soundtrack; Allen Moody from ''[[THEM Anime Reviews]]'' gave the series a higher score for the soundtrack.<ref name=martin/><ref>{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April Review|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1780|last=Moody|first=Allen|website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|date=July 27, 2015<!--Source for date: https://themanime.org/viewnews.php?m=7&y=2015-->|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301223219/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1780|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics also praised the voice acting of both the original Japanese version and the English [[dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]].<ref name=beveridge/><ref name=martin/> The series received the ''[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]'' newspaper's 2016 [[Sugoi Japan Award]] in the anime category.<ref name="2016 Sugoi Japan Awards">{{cite web|title=Your Lie in April, One-Punch Man Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2016 Results|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-03-22/your-lie-in-april-one-punch-man-top-sugoi-japan-awards-2016-results/.100122|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|access-date=March 24, 2016|date=March 22, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414004233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-03-22/your-lie-in-april-one-punch-man-top-sugoi-japan-awards-2016-results/.100122|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.kimiuso.jp/|Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|http://www.yourlieinapril.com/|Official website}} {{in lang|en}}
* {{Official website|https://kodansha.us/series/your-lie-in-april/|''Your Lie in April''}} at [[Kodansha USA]]
* {{Anime News Network|manga|16107}}

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