Seriously! They failed to make any kind of impression on me.
Less of your petty, one-sided rivalries with the anxious, sweaty guy who barely knows you exist and more Kaori, please. She doesn't have long as it is.
I'm not a musician, but I used to listen to guitar covers of my favorite songs, and I like it when someone plays as intended, rather than adding something of their own.
Today's the birthday of our beloved Camellia Girl! The one who's stuck with Kousei through thick and thin. I pray you and your friends are doing well!
SHIGATSU RANDOM: “Too Late”
Alternate Universe:
In this timeline, Tsubaki Sawabe realizes her feelings for Kousei Arima long before the normal events of the story.
Which DOES NOT mean she'll act quickly.
Because she's still Tsubaki.
--
Sunset.
Quiet park.
Tsubaki sitting next to Nao Kasawagi.
Long silence.
Too long.
Kasawagi is already tired.
"So…"
"Do you like Arima or not?"
Tsubaki: "I DON'T KNOW!"
"You've been crying over him for 40 minutes."
"THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING!"
Kasawagi: "It means quite a lot."
Tsubaki begins a full-blown emotional breakdown.
"But he was always there!"
"He's annoying!"
"It's weird!"
"He talks to pianos!"
"Sometimes I feel like he lives in another dimension!"
Kasawagi: "That was the most romantic thing you've ever said."
Tsubaki remains silent.
Silence.
Dramatic wind.
And slowly…
Her neurons connect.
Flashbacks:
Kousei smiling.
Kousei helping her.
Kousei cooking terribly.
Kousei playing the piano.
Kousei existing.
Tsubaki's eyes widen in horror.
"…oh no."
Kasawagi: "Finally."
"I LIKE KOUSEI!"
"Yes."
"WHAT DO I DO?!"
Kasawagi: "Please grow up emotionally."
"Days later."
...
Tsubaki pacing nervously.
She's carrying:
a bouquet of flowers,
chocolates,
a letter,
and an extra bag because she panicked while shopping.
Kasawagi is walking beside her, completely calm.
Tsubaki: "What should I give him first?"
"The flowers?"
"The chocolates?"
"The letter?"
"What if he thinks I'm weird?"
Kasawagi: "Tsubaki."
"What?"
"Just breathe."
Tsubaki's mind continues to race.
"What if he rejects me?"
"What if I ruin our friendship?"
"What if—"
Kasawagi: "Do whatever you want."
"Huh?"
"But hurry."
Silence.
Tsubaki: "Why?"
Kasawagi points ahead.
"Because it's already late."
Tsubaki slowly turns her head.
And she sees the worst possible scene.
Kaori Miyazono is already chatting animatedly with Kousei.
Too close.
Too happy.
Too comfortable.
Kaori excitedly grabs his hands.
"Then we'll go together!"
Kousei is confused but barely manages a smile.
"Ah… yes."
Absolute silence.
Tsubaki's soul leaves her body.
Kasawagi surveys the disaster.
"Wow."
"That violinist's speed is impressive."
Tsubaki, completely devastated:
"…it can't be."
Kaori continues to approach Kousei naturally.
As if she'd stepped out of some other, more aggressive romantic anime.
Tsubaki: "THAT WOMAN MOVES SO FAST!"
Kasawagi: "It took you years to accept basic feelings."
"THAT DOESN'T HELP!"
Kaori laughing with Kousei.
Tsubaki watching the scene like a war veteran.
She clutches the flowers.
Kasawagi: "Well."
"Are you going to give up?"
Silence.
Tsubaki looks at Kousei.
Then at Kaori.
Then she takes a deep breath.
Primate survival instincts activated.
Tsubaki: "...no."
Kasawagi: "Oh."
Tsubaki: "No one's going to take that idiot pianist away from me that easily."
Kasawagi: "That sounded extremely territorial."
And just as Tsubaki starts walking purposefully...
She misstes.
She falls.
The chocolates go flying.
The flowers too.
The letter lands in front of Kousei.
Absolute silence.
Kousei picks it up.
Read the front.
"Love Letter."
Deadly silence.
Tsubaki: —…
Kasawagi: —Incredible execution.
guys why hasn't the author written an spin-off where Kaori survives i haven't watched the anime but still want to see an happy ending as an pacifist
Non-canon scenes where emotional suffering takes a vacation and everyone reveals that they are actually weirdos.
October.
Classroom.
Teacher writing on the board.
"And to close out the month… the school will be holding a Halloween costume contest."
Absolute frenzy in the classroom.
Everyone is excited.
Students talking about:
vampires,
zombies,
superheroes,
monsters.
Meanwhile…
Kousei Arima continues writing calmly as if nothing had happened.
And Ryota Watari slowly turns his head.
He looks at him.
Too intently.
Kousei senses danger.
"No."
Watari: "I didn't even say anything."
"I know you."
...
Recess.
Watari chasing Kousei down the hallway.
"Come on, Arima!"
"It'll be fun!"
"No."
"For once in your life, do something normal!"
—Playing piano is normal.
—IT ISN'T!
...
Watari starts selling him absurd ideas.
—We can be:
samurai,
detectives,
zombies,
vampires.
Kousei: —I don't want to dress up.
Watari: —Kaori will be in costume.
Silence.
Kousei keeps walking.
But slower.
Watari senses psychological weakness.
He smiles.
—And Kaori loves costumes.
Kousei stops.
Fatal mistake.
...
Cut immediately.
Kousei sitting in a chair.
Very nervous.
Watari behind him.
Holding a hair clipper.
Absolute silence.
Kousei: —…Watari.
—Yes.
"Why do you have that?"
Watari smiles slowly.
"Trust in science."
"WHAT SCIENCE?"
...
Kousei tries to get up.
Watari pushes him again.
"DON'T MOVE!"
"YOU'RE CRAZY!"
"ART REQUIRES SACRIFICES!"
"THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!"
...
The machine turns on.
BZZZZZZZ
Kousei is horrified.
"WATARI NO—"
CUT.
...
"2 days later."
Halloween night.
The school is completely decorated.
Orange lights.
Music.
People in costumes.
Kaori Miyazono elegantly dressed as a witch.
Tsubaki Sawabe dressed as a demon with red horns.
Kaori happily looking around.
—This is incredible!
Tsubaki: —Watari's been acting weird all day.
Kaori: —That doesn't really reduce the chances.
Then…
Eerie silence in the doorway.
Everyone slowly turns their heads.
Footsteps.
Kousei enters.
Completely BALD.
Black pants.
A horrible fake beard.
A face of utter suffering.
Total silence.
Kaori's eyes widen.
Then she bursts out laughing.
She DOUBLE OVER laughing.
—HAHAHAHAHAHAHA NOOOOO!
Tsubaki is horrified.
—WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU?!
Kousei, dead inside:
—…this was a mistake.
Kaori can barely breathe.
—YOUR HEAD IS GLOWING!
Kousei: —I know.
Tsubaki grabs him by the shoulders.
"WHY DID YOU LET WATARI DO THIS?!"
Kousei: "He said Kaori liked costumes."
Silence.
Kaori keeps laughing.
Tsubaki slowly turns her head.
Murderous aura.
"I'M GOING TO KILL HIM."
The gym lights go out.
Dramatic music.
Slow footsteps.
Everyone looks toward the entrance.
Then Ryota Watari appears.
Oversized hoodie.
Black sunglasses.
Gangster clothes.
Walking with absurd confidence.
Watari: "Yo, Mr. White!"
Absolute silence.
Kaori: "No…"
Watari points dramatically at Kousei.
"Yeah, science!"
The room erupts in laughter.
Kousei wants to die.
Watari approaches excitedly.
"SAY YOUR LINE!"
Kousei: "I don't want to."
"SAY YOUR LINE!"
"No."
"KAORI'M WATCHING!"
Silence.
Kousei sighs in defeat.
He adjusts his fake beard.
And in the most depressed voice on the planet:
"Say my name."
Kaori falls to the floor laughing.
Tsubaki literally punches a wall.
"WATARI, I'M GOING TO BREAK YOUR LEGS!"
But Watari remains completely in character.
"You're goddamn right."
Kousei: "This isn't science anymore."
They start taking pictures.
The whole school surrounds them.
Because Kousei's costume is NOT impressive…
It's pathetic.
He looks like:
a divorced teacher,
an unemployed chemist,
or a small-time crook.
Even the teachers are cracking up.
Teacher: —Arima… why are you bald?
Kousei: —I don't want to talk about it.
Kaori wiping away tears.
—YOU LOOK LIKE A 43-YEAR-OLD MAN!
Kousei: —Thanks.
—THAT WASN'T A QUITE!
Then they announce the results.
—And the winner of the contest is…
Dramatic pause.
—Arima Kousei!
The whole class applauds.
Kousei is confused.
—Huh?
Teacher: —Not for best costume.
Silence.
—But because we've never seen anything so pathetic.
The whole gym bursts into laughter.
Kousei freezes.
Spiritually defeated.
Watari crying with emotion.
"WE WON, MR. WHITE!"
Kousei: "I lost hair... because of this."
...
Days later.
Kousei playing the piano.
Completely bald.
An elegant classical concert.
The entire audience serious.
Then a little girl whispers:
"Mom... why is Walter White playing the piano?"
Kousei slowly closes his eyes.
The trauma never ended.
THE END
I want to watch this anime but I think it might be too emotional for me since I cried just by watching the ending on YouTube not even watching 22 episodes and connecting with the characters and I cried very badly I also cry sometimes when I hear jjk op3 because I remember gojo and geto suffering a lot and they cannot ever meet again I dont think it matters but i am an boy
When I watched Your Lie in April, whenever we saw Kousei from a side view, it sorta looked like they were floating. Dumb question. but was this just an art choice?
I know there are people here who never watched this movie, didn't care about, already judged it, or just don't want to "ruin their memories".
I still wanted to write about it, so those who never watched it might learn a bit about it, and those who plan to watch it might decide if it worths their time or not at all.
Also, I can proudly say that I'm the first one in my country who translated this movie from english (properly), and it will be uploaded into a site.
Maybe it's not the best adaptation, but I think that the story is very good and I just wanted people to watch it.
Characters, casting, and relationship with the source material:
I think the casting was absolutely super! Not everything checks out when it comes to details, but the creators were trying for sure. In many scenes they tried to copy the outfits as faithfully as possible.
Tsubaki even had a red backpack, which was a detail absolutely no one would care about, but I still appreciate it. She was still funny, agressive, but the violence was toned down by a lot. (tho she still chases Watari and kicks Kousei's leg)
Her romantic feelings toward Kousei aren't forgotten and the movie handled it well, but not as much as the anime.
Kousei's casting was probably the best: the actor is good, and nailed the looks perfectly in my opinion. (you might know him from Alice in Borderland)
Kaori was great too. Some people had a problem with the actress beacuse she is not blonde, but come on, that would look weird in a live adaptation. I think she was very cute, charming, and nailed Kaori's personality well.
Watari was also perfect even as a supporting character.
Many scenes are literally copied from the anime:
Kousei meeting Kaori in park, Kaori meets Kousei in front of the school, all the concert scenes, Kaori headbutts Kousei before their performance, the hospital scenes, the Final concert etc.
The school looked similiar to the anime. The theatre as well. The hospital's rooftop.
Missing things:
Despite of the good things, the movie obviously didn't have enough time to portray all the characters. So some of them and their stories were completely cut out. Kousei's rivals never even get mentioned.
Kaori didn't collapse after her performance with Kousei. This happens much later, at night, in the school, when they went back because the girl "forgot" her bag.
Saki (Kousei's mom) barely appears, and her abusive nature was barely shown as well, so Kousei's character development is a bit rushed, even tho we learn everything we need.
Kousei's depression, his ignorance toward life isn't really shown in the movie. In the anime he was pretty much "just there" in his friends' life, but he wasn't really active, didn't talk much with them, and acted emotionless.
In the anime, other than not being able to hear the piano notes, he already seems pretty chill and "normal". It wasn't annoying, just a noticeable change.
Overall feelings and rating
The movie was not great compared to the anime, and I understand why people had a problem with it.
HOWEVER. Don't hurt me, but I loved it. After all, I watched the anime only in this April, I wasn't really read to let the characters go...
... and when I heard about the live adaptation, I just had to watch it. After that, I decided to translate it as well, so everyone in my country can enjoy it.
Because I spent like 3 days working on the translation, I might be biased, but I'd give it a pretty nice 7,5/10.
I think people tend to handle the numbers a bit too harsh anyways. They don't really like to give a 10 to most things, but they quickly deem many things as bad.
This movie is not perfect, but I think that it did its job.
It reached me.
Thank you if you read this :D
I honestly thought people were exaggerating when they said this anime would emotionally ruin them, but after finishing it alone at 3AM with headphones on, I just sat there staring at my screen feeling empty 😭
I expected something sad and beautiful, but I didn’t expect it to hit this deeply. The music, the loneliness behind the smiles, the fear of being forgotten, and Kaori trying to live so brightly despite everything genuinely hurt
And honestly, Kaori’s character frustrated me at first because she felt so chaotic and overwhelming, but later I realized that was exactly the point. She was desperately trying to live loudly before time ran out. Meanwhile Kousei’s struggle with fear, trauma, and feeling emotionally numb felt way too real sometimes.
The letter scene completely broke me.
What moment hit you the hardest emotionally?
“I completed the last episode on April 30th at night thinking I’d just finish another anime and go to sleep normally.
But after the credits ended, I just sat there staring at my screen in silence.
It’s been days now and I still randomly think about it.
Not many anime leave that kind of feeling behind.
The music, the emotions, the small moments between the characters… everything felt painfully real.
What hurts the most is how beautifully it shows that some people can completely change your life, even if they aren’t meant to stay forever.
Honestly, I didn’t expect an anime to hit me this hard.” 🎹💔
just wanted to say this is one of the best animes ive watched. ending was so sad i kept crying
I can’t describe enough with words how much the relationship between Kaori and Kousei resonated with me on a personal level (especially the values they have)
It’s been three years since I’ve watched the anime and finally made the choice to tatto them on my leg.
Done by ShalevStorm (search her on instagram, she’s amazing!)
Hi guys!
I’m currently making some space in my room and I've decided to part ways with this handmade glass painting. I really love the piece, but it’s currently just sitting in a box, and I’d much rather see it go to someone who will actually display and enjoy it.
I’m looking for the best offer, so I’ll be selling to the highest asker.
Feel free to DM me if you’re interested or if you’d like to see more photos!
PS: I live in Belgium but I think that shipping it anywhere in Europe will be okay