Your Lie in April, by Naoshi Narakawa

Your Lie in April, by Naoshi Narakawa, is a book about a young boy named Arima Kousei, a piano prodigy who can't play the piano anymore. In this volume of the series, Arima meets Kaori Miyazono, a happy-go-lucky girl who turned his world upside down. Kaori tries to persuade Kousei into playing the piano again and this time, as her accompaniment in competitions. It was not only Kaori that tried to persuade Kousei, but his two other friends, Watari and Tsubaki, forced Kousei into playing the piano again, not to make him famous again, but to give him a closure with his painful past.

This book has a plot that I have not seen before. The author did a really good job capturing the feeling of being alone and seeing the world in a monochrome tone. I think that people who like music and romance would like this book. This book made me connect to my life of how I see the world in a monochrome manner. This is a story that most introverts can relate to because the main character, Kousei Arima, acts like an introvert himself. Not only is this book about romance and music, it also teaches you a lot about life and how to live it without regrets. It teaches you things like, if you are trying to run away from something, you will always find a reason not to see it, or do it and another thing that this book teaches you is to face your problems head on, because if you do not, you might end up regretting it. Overall, if you are a fan of anime and manga, this is definitely a series that you must read.

Reviewed by R.P., Grade 9

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