The second half focuses more on Kousei’s relationship to Kaori and the impact she has on his life when she bursts into it. As for the second half of the show, it kind of stumbles toward the end. The biggest triumph is watching Kousei overcome the mental blocks in his path to finally be able to step into and become the piano prodigy he’s always meant to become. This doesn’t excuse any of Kousei’s mother’s actions at all, which culminates into Kousei’s mental breakdown as a kid, but you do understand the reason behind her actions, as misguided and poorly handled as it was. The relationship itself is very layered, like an onion, and each part has to be unraveled one coil at a time to fully understand how their relationship ended up the way it did and why Kousei can’t completely hate his mother either. The complex emotions raging inside of Kousei makes it extremely difficult to dismiss his mother as a terrible woman who got what she deserved by dying. I feel the first half of the show is strongest with the focus being on Kousei’s relationship to his mother and how he works through getting over the ghost of his past in order to move forward. However, her fear is what leads Kousei to resent and become fearful of the very thing that’s supposed to secure his future. For Kousei’s mom, the path to his success is the piano. Knowing her son is talented at the piano, she becomes determined to the point of obsession to ensure her son utilizes his talent as a piano player by training him to become the best at what he does. By falling gravely ill and slowly dying, Kousei’s mom becomes fearful of leaving her son behind without any real support. What causes Kousei’s mother to change from a kind and gentle woman to the unrelenting and abusive person she becomes is fear. It’s only in later episodes you discover Kousei’s mom actually really loves her son and is quite reluctant at first to teach her son how to play the piano when he shows interest in the instrument. The first impulse is to condemn Kousei’s mom as a woman who needs to be restrained and have Kousei taken into protective child services. Despite being sick and wheelchair bound, Kousei’s mom is a harsh, demanding, and physically abusive woman when she teaches and oversees her son’s piano playing. Through Kousei’s childhood flashbacks, we learn about his complicated relationship to his mother and the personal trauma associated with her, a trauma he has to learn to let go of in order to freely pursue the instrument and music he once loved.Īt first it’s easy to believe Kousei’s mother is a terrible woman based on the flashbacks you see in the first few episodes. The biggest focus of the story is Kousei’s relationship to his mother. Among the topics covered are death, domestic abuse, healing, forgiveness, and the importance of living and pursuing your passion. The anime tackles plenty of serious issues and themes within the 22-episode show. This eventually changes when Kousei meets Kaori Miyazono, an unconventional violinist who becomes the catalyst for pushing him to take up piano playing once again. Your Lie in April is the emotional journey of Kousei Arima, a gifted young pianist who suffers a mental breakdown during a piano performance and can no longer hear the music he’s playing. Two years later, Kousei has given up on playing the piano and lives his life in monotony and devoid of any real passion. For piano prodigy Kousei Arima, music is the key to facing his personal demons and healing himself with the help of a fellow musician who brings back color into his life and a renewed passion for the piano. And just like music has the power to affect us in a meaningful way, so does meeting the right kind of people who will prove to be significant to us in some way, big or small. Music gives us what we need in each moment. Its reach can be far and wide, has the power to bring people together, or it can inspire. Music is an emotional and universal experience.
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