Your Lie in April is a Japanese romance anime based on the manga by Naoshi Arakawa. Just from the manga cover and the animation, Your Lie in April looks like the usual romance story between two musicians, but the series attempts to pull even more on your heartstrings, especially with the quotes.
This heartfelt story follows the young pianist, Kousei Arima as he forms a meaningful connection with the violinist, Kaori Miyazono. However, Kousei is left traumatized after the death of his mother and is unable to play the piano.
Soon enough, Kousei finally returns to the stage with the help of Kaori Miyazono even though her time on earth may be limited. Your Lie in April is a masterpiece that flawlessly connects trauma, love, and music to the very end.
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Here's the scoop on beautiful quotes from Your Lie in April!
1. "Maybe there's only a dark road up ahead. But you still have to believe and keep going. Believe that the stars will light your path, even a little bit." -Kaori Miyazono
2. "Setbacks are inevitable to superstars. Adversity is what separates the good from the great. After all, stars can only shine during the night." -Watari Ryota
3. "Spring will be here soon. Spring, the season I met you, is coming. A Spring without you...is coming." -Kousei Arima
4. "Defiance towards parents is an establishment of oneself; it's a sign of independence." -Hiroko Seto
5. "You're like a cat. If I get close, you'll ignore me and go far away. If I get hurt, you'll play around to share the pain." -Kousei Arima
6. "Music is freedom." -Kaori Miyazono
7. "Sure, I know that I have no right to be feeling this way. But I still don't like it! I just don't like it. We were always together. I was always by his side. During times of joy, and grief as well. But... I realize he's far away from me now... I'm not by his side... there's somebody else there." -Tsubaki Sawabe
8. "Mozart's telling us from up in the sky... 'Go on a journey,' he's saying." -Kaori Miyazono
9. "Isn't it funny how the most unforgettable scenes can be so trivial?" -Kousei Arima
10. "Even in the depths of the darkest oceans, some light always pierces through." -Kousei Arima
11. "The moment I met her; my life changed. Everything I saw, everything I heard, everything I felt, all the scenery around me... started to take on color." -Kousei Arima
12. "Even though I'm bitter over losing, even though my ankle hurts, and my eyes are smeared with tears...even though I've never felt worse... I wonder why the stars are sparkling like this." -Tsubaki Sawabe
13. "We're all afraid, you know... to get up on stage. Maybe you'll mess up. Maybe they'll totally reject you. Even so, you grit your teeth and get up on stage anyway." -Kaori Miyazono
14. "It's only natural for the girl you're crushing on to be in love with someone else. Since you're in love with her, she sparkles in your eyes. That's why people fall so irrationally in love." -Watari Ryota
15. "As a musician, in the process of learning from a teacher, your differences breed a sense of discomfort which you should cherish. It's because of those differences that we have individuality." -Hiroko Seto
16. "The silence belongs to us... and every single person out there is waiting for us to fill it with something." -Kousei Arima
17. "The more I concentrate, the more I get consumed by my performance. The sounds I play fade away from my reach, tangling up like flowers seized by the spring wind and vanish." -Kousei Arima
18. "What did you have in your heart? What did you lean on?" -Kaori Miyazono
19. "This is the light of life." -Kaori Miyazono
20. "The boy I took for granted would always be by my side, the boy I want to be by my side forever. I'm such an idiot." -Tsubaki Sawabe
21. "One day in April, I met a really weird violinist. Totally outrageous. Self-righteous. But the smile she shows to people, she is like angelic." -Kaori Miyazono
22. "We're all connected. Just like the notes are intermittently connected. It's shared by us all. Through music, with the people you know, with the people, you don't know, with all the people in this world." -Hiroko Seto
23. "So ephemeral and weak. But it's shining with all its might. Thump, Thump, like a heartbeat. This is the light of life." -Kaori Miyazono
24. "For you, I am casting about for an excuse again." -Kousei Arima
25. "Was I able to live inside someone's heart? Was I able to live inside your heart? Do you think you'll remember me at least a little? You'd better not hit 'reset!' Don't forget me, okay? That's a promise, okay? I'm glad it's you, after all. Will I reach you? I hope I can reach you." -Kaori Miyazono
26. "Everything you say and do... it all sparkles so brightly. It's too blinding for me, and I end up closing my eyes. But I can't help aspiring to be like you." -Kousei Arima
27. "Music speaks louder than words." -Kousei Arima
28. "Such a cruel boy. Telling me to dream one more time. I thought I was satisfied because my dream had come true... And I'd told myself it was enough... Yet here you are, watering this withered heart again." -Kaori Miyazono
29. "It's not just allies who support each other. From your enemies, you learn so much and gain so much. Until the day you meet again... Just knowing they exist helps you withstand the loneliness. Those who compete, even if they're enemies, help each other out." -Hiroko Seto
30. "A lump of steel, like a shooting star. Just seeing the same sky as you make familiar scenery look different. I swing between hope and despair at your slightest gesture, and my heart starts to play a melody. What kind of feeling is this again? What do they call this kind of feeling? I think it's probably... called love. I'm sure this is what they call love." -Kousei Arima
31. "The piano is meant to be played like you're embracing it, right?" -Kousei Arima
32. "If you can't move with your hands then play with your feet! If you don't have enough fingers, then use your nose as well. Whether you're sad, you're a mess, or you've hit rock bottom, you still have to play. That's how people like us survive." -Kaori Miyazono
33. "Sure, I'm okay. Because that's how I was built, after all." -Kousei Arima
34. "When you say you 'can't hear the sound.' doesn't really mean you 'aren't restrained by the sound?' Rather than the sound you hear with your ears, an image inside you is boiling up from the depths of yourself and taking over without you even knowing." -Hiroko Seto
35. "By exchanging notes, you get to know one another, to understand one another. As if your souls were connected and your hearts overlapping. It's a conversation through instruments. A miracle that creates harmony. At that moment, music transcends words." -Kaori Miyazono
36. "I want to hear it again, yet I don't want to hear it. I want to see her, yet I don't want to see her. What do you call this kind of feeling again?" -Kousei Arima
37. "A single petal that drifted into my life. The worst first impression ever. The girl who likes my best friend. Will it reach her? I hope it reaches her." -Kousei Arima
38. "You're in love with food, you're in love with the violin, you're in love with music. I guess that's why you sparkle." -Kousei Arima
39. "To me it all looks like it's in monotone. Just like music scores... just like a keyboard." -Kousei Arima
40. "After struggling, losing my way, and suffering... the answer I arrived at was so laughably simple." -Kousei Arima
41. "I knew all along. The ghost of my mother was a shadow of my own creation. An excuse for me to run away. My own weakness. Mom isn't there anymore. Mom... is inside me." -Kousei
42. "But you'd better not be too nice. You know what they say... nice guys are doomed to finish last." -Watari Ryota
43. "Look at me. Look up and look at me. You're always looking down that's why you're imprisoned inside that cage of music scores. Don't worry, I know you can do it." -Kaori Miyazono
44. "So what are you saying? It's not that you can't play. You just won't play. I can't hear the sound of the piano... You're just using that as your excuse to run away." -Kaori Miyazono
45. "But you have me. I know that you can't hear the sound of your playing and that you haven't been playing, I know everything. But I want you." -Kaori Miyazono
46. "That moment, when my music reached them... There's no way I could ever forget that." -Kousei Arima
47. "I have no idea what lies ahead. But I've taken the first steps. We're still in the middle of our journey." -Kousei Arima
48. "She's merciless. That unbending gaze. Even from the back, she won't let me give up. The one who was being supported... was me. Thank you. Thank you." -Kousei Arima
49. "First I was an extra... Now I'm a substitute, huh?" -Kousei
50. "There's no one who'd ever fall in love with me." -Kousei
51. "You know, I discovered something. Everyone has something... Something deep inside their hearts. For some, it might have been enmity. For others, admiration." -Kousei
52. "I practiced till I passed out. I gave my all. And if I still turned in a sloppy performance after all that, then... That's who I am now. It's the current me, playing with everything I've got." -Kousei
53. "Because of music, I was given the chance to meet others." -Kousei
54. "The music felt like April." -Emi Igawa
55. "I wish time would just stand still." -Tsubaki Sawabe
Hope you found these quotes from Your Lie in April nostalgic, inspiring, and emotional. Did you know that Kento Yamazaki from Alice in Borderland stars in the live-action movie?
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