Your Lie in April

Your Lie in April
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kōsei Arima (left) and Kaori Miyazono (right)
四月は君の嘘 (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso)
Genre	Romantic drama[1]
Manga
Written by	Naoshi Arakawa
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Monthly Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 6, 2011 – February 6, 2015
Volumes	11
Anime television series
Directed by	Kyōhei Ishiguro
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment BI: Anime Limited NA: Aniplex of America
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run	October 9, 2014 – March 19, 2015
Episodes	22 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Your Lie in April – A Six Person Etude
Written by	Yui Tokiumi
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Vertical
Demographic	Male
Published	November 17, 2014
Volumes	1
Manga
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda
Written by	Naoshi Arakawa
Published	August 17, 2016
Volumes	1
Original video animation
Moments
Directed by	Kazuya Iwata
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Masaru Yokoyama
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Released	May 15, 2015
Runtime	23 minutes
Live-action film
Your Lie in April (2016)
Stage musical
Your Lie in April: The Musical (2020)
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Your Lie in April (Japanese: 四月は君の嘘, Hepburn: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, lit. 'April Is Your Lie') 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 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 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 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 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.