About “Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso” in a few words:

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, also known as Your Lie in April, is a coming-of-age anime series that follows the story of Kosei Arima, a young musical prodigy who loses the ability to hear his own playing after the death of his abusive mother. When he meets a talented violinist named Kaori Miyazono, his passion for music is reignited, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and healing. The series explores themes of grief, love, and the power of music to connect people.

Meet the characters from Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Kousei Arima

Oh man, Kousei is this painfully brilliant, soft-spoken piano prodigy who looks like he lives in a rain-soaked movie scene — very broody but also… somehow sweet? He’s meticulous with music, has this terrifyingly precise technique, yet he’ll forget to eat sometimes or hum the wrong tune out loud (which he gets mad about, then apologizes to his own shadow). There’s this frozen, haunted side from his past that can snap into sudden, heartbreaking vulnerability — and then he’ll crack a tiny sarcastic joke and you forget to breathe. He’s the kind of person who keeps a perfect metronome but loses track of where he left his favorite pen; honestly confusing but deeply human. In the story he’s the emotional core, the one everyone leans on even when he feels like he’s crumbling.

Kaori Miyazono

Kaori is pure chaos wrapped in sunshine — reckless, brilliant with a violin, and absolutely allergic to rules (but in the best way). She flutters in with messy hair, weird necklaces, and this habit of making grand, theatrical proclamations and then being serious five seconds later, like she’s both a showgirl and a philosopher. You get the sense she’s simultaneously fearless and secretly fragile, impulsive but secretly planning the cutest, tiniest surprises (she swears she’s terrible at cooking but will somehow make a perfect strawberry shortcake once). She’s the spark that shakes up everyone’s carefully stacked lives, and honestly I have no idea how she fits so many contradictions into one jacket pocket — but she does, and thank goodness.

Tsubaki Sawabe

Tsubaki is the loud, practical, stubborn heart of the friend group — sporty, nosy in the best possible way, and always the first to bring a thermos of something warm when things go sideways. She’s blunt to the point of adorable rudeness, but there’s this fierce, quietly maternal streak underneath (will throw you off a cliff for giving her friend heartbreak, then bake cookies at midnight). She insists she’s not jealous ever (big lie), but she also organizes everyone’s schedules like a tiny general, carries bandaids, and once made a bento that looked like a dinosaur — yes, she’s both hardcore and kind of a dork. Her loyalty is ridiculous and exhausting and brilliant; she keeps people grounded even when she’s the one sprinting.

Ryota Watari

Ryota is the golden-boy archetype who somehow pulls off being laid-back and annoyingly reliable at the same time — popular, sporty, loud laugh, but he’s not just a poster-boy, honest. He has that breezy charm where he’ll complain about homework like it’s the end of civilization, then quietly notice when someone’s off and do something small that saves them (like lending you his hoodie or scarf, which he wears like it’s an accessory even if it’s decades old). He’s a little bit surface-y in the club scenes but also has surprising pockets of sincerity where he gets weirdly thoughtful about what people mean to him — confusing, but cute. Basically the friend you want at a party and also in a crisis, with a love of ramen and a terrible record collection he’s oddly proud of.