Your Lie In April - Last Performance (Full Version) - Ballade No 1 in G Minor

Last performace by Kousei and Kaori, duet and full version.
Ballade No 1 in G Minor Chopin.
I dont own this music nor the images. Just republishing this masterpiece. :3

[@wyet_]

the anime didn't even tell us who won the competition, which I love because kousei didn't care about winning and only cared about playing for kaori

[@simi7214]

lmao i forgot it was even a competition

[@unowen3428]

The reality of that final performance just broke me. Didn't remotely care about the compression. My heart shattered. My soul cried out. I love anime and classical music. I want more anime like this.

[@unowen3428]

Meant competition not compression.

[@anuskamukherjee7887]

@@simi7214 lol same

[@whoohoo7387]

i'm crying T^T

[@petrusheikkila734]

"You can't touch music, but music can touch you." Most accurate saying ever

[@arandomindian5206]

*breaking news music sexually assaulted 10 people at a recital*

[@lilitaur]

@@arandomindian5206 OH FU-

[@goji5887]

Sheet music tho

[@purps5243]

Regular Show?

[@TheLifeGuy.]

@@purps5243 come back in the “summer time”

[@kairostheone9505]

“Hi, one ticket for soul shattering depression please.”

[@lennartschulz4032]

Stfu im trying to cry over here

[@jrb2043]

in about a month, another april without her will come forth ;-;

[@ashuramikoto4019]

@@jrb2043 another april of rewatching the anime

[@ahshtherewegoagain3430]

Your lie in April broke me

[@pedrommm8537]

dont be depressed, you can still repentance of the bad things you did. Your lie in april shows this. We can't keep without try to employ each day. Dont worry, if days are bad today, that doesnt mean the day of tomorrow wont be a happy day. Be faith guys, let Jesus transform your life. He's the only way, and will comeback soon, and the profecies are being fulfilled. God have a purpose to you, didnt give up of you, doesnt matter what you did, you sins arent major than the sacrifice of Jesus for you. Dont late in your decision, the future is uncertain

[@richanigam3789]

I love how it starts with piano, then in the middle it's the beautiful violin and then it's just piano again... Just like Kousei and Kaori...

[@juanpablogutierrezblanco3811]

oh thanks, you make me cry again... THANK Y0U

[@damagarcia5863]

T^T the layers making me cry

[@kartofelll]

"Just like"? It literally is 😂😂

[@ChespinCraft]

@@kartofelll I think they meant in their lives as a whole, not just the final performance.

[@kartofelll]

@@ChespinCraft oh, true

[@ellejea8262]

i want to forget this anime so i can watch it again

[@emogothemo8045]

I want to forget it too but it hurts the same every single time so..

[@gursahibchauhan9388]

Not only this but a lot of anime.. i wish i could rewatch AOT bunny girl senpai usagi drop and a lot more

[@netroalex5209]

@@gursahibchauhan9388 Samsung created a hypnosis video called "unspoil me" which is supposed to make you forget a series in a day to rewatch it like the first time. Didn't work for me (yet), but eh, maybe it works for y'all

[@jumuno_1137]

Didn’t kaori tell us not to forget her

[@netroalex5209]

@@jumuno_1137 but she doesn't fuckin know us

[@sadcheems2239]

*Everyone chilling till the violin starts playin'*

[@isaluvscarti]

PLS THIS IS SO TRUE

[@markmccarthy1379]

Then everyone is crying

[@angelcarrillo2384]

Dude I literally started crying once it happened

[@raulleyva2187]

Im crying

[@noahlither9877]

oh my gosh... I literally got chills so hard.. and the pain.. this show never made me cry.. but right now, I can feel the tears dripping onto my lap );

[@Determi9r]

That final “Goodbye” he says at the very end of his performance hit me harder than a speeding truck

[@mag-vu5tj]

LITERALLY SAME AAAA

[@PhiVidU]

Truck-Kun???

[@meowpluff6035]

Truck kun

[@jacksan1]

He said "Goodbye" to his mother three times in Ep. 13, but the tone then was entirely different from this one. This "Goodbye" - so full of sorrow and heartbreaking.

[@user-ey4uh9ju8t]

Its the aligato in the end end of the episode which got me rip

[@hapufromatnt5166]

This anime completely broke me

[@mouseyguy]

You’re not the only one. The ending is precisely why it’s one of my top. The feels. They hit, so. DAMN. Strong.

[@mishkasa]

@@mouseyguy same like no anime or show has ever made me cry this much

[@synthlord16]

This was my first anime, and it broke me too. I was depressed for an entire day after I finished this show.

[@firemansytkaboom5199]

Mines only a little but steins gat broke me more

[@SeanVito]

Same. Same.

[@iammadeofmemories6495]

I feel like if Kaori has lived we would be happy but then forget the anime.. but the way they pictured her death will keep this anime engraved in us for a long time

[@moctrof2451]

I was crying way before the last episode. I probably cried for half the episodes I don't know why... I started playing piano. Even if she was alive I would never forget this anime

[@mayanksharma5006]

Imo, the message they wanted to deliver , was already delivered way before the ending. The ending was what I really don't like. Not because it made me cry and wanted a happy ending. No. From a narrative pov. Kousie deserved Kaori. If her surgery was a success. And they didn't even performed together even a second time which really hammers a nail in the heart. Music took away everything kousei loved. His mother , his love. Hence ,to make the story a Little bit positive, they shouldn't have tortured our boy like that. He might have Seemed recovered and content after reading her farewell,but believe me, its not easy . Not at all. You would wish yourself to death.

[@mayanksharma5006]

Also the reason I think they went for this sad ending, was because of tsubaki. They wanted her to have a happy ending . Cuz she was hurt throughout the anime. And she might have deserved kousei but man, Kaori should have lived.

[@emogothemo8045]

@@mayanksharma5006 I think you got the message wrong. Music didn’t take his mother and love. Kaori helped him understand that

[@emogothemo8045]

@@mayanksharma5006 music was the thing that made him alive and special

[@yukiforyou8500]

the fact the your lie in april has manga, anime and live action and you get to see kaori die 3 times

[@d1t745]

The feeling I had after watching the live action was no where close as the anime and manga, I think its because it looks sadder in the anime and manga

[@wowgaming3200]

Honestly tho this sounded better in the manga

[@netroalex5209]

@@wowgaming3200 Absolutely, each note had an emotion on its own in the manga, it was beautiful

[@mr_valor3903]

@@wowgaming3200 💀

[@deyanaleksich8293]

Live action seems meh like they Always are and how is manga gonna work? You can't listent to the music unless you put it on yourself?

[@isaluvscarti]

WHEN SHE STARTS PLAYING THAT VIOLIN I JUST ✨DIE✨

[@denofgames5336]

nO

[@isaluvscarti]

@@denofgames5336 yeS

[@ericjamieson2014]

You and her have something in common :0

[@isaluvscarti]

@@ericjamieson2014 STOP LMAO 😭

[@samueltreminivalle3494]

So does she

[@woxld6295]

I love it when the video is 2 years old but comment is two weeks ago

[@isaluvscarti]

Lol 😭 ikr

[@NoobGamer-yc6so]

ikr

[@yuuyoya417]

Its the kind of anime you will keep coming back.It reached us.

[@yashwardhankachhwaha1395]

Commenting in april 2024

[@johnkearney2961]

“A life without music is death” - Kaori.

[@cinemonster02]

Meanwhile deaf people: 💀

[@FireMewMew]

Don’t let Shouko Nishimiya from A Silent Voice see a quote like that, she’ll get offended

[@cameronchristen2680]

"We all need someone to kiss us goodbye-peanuts" kawori

[@femkevdw8369]

I feel like this lowkey represents arimas life- starting by the book then intense, then kinda robotic, then he meets kouri and his style changes- and then she’s gone

[@bugs5398]

Shiiii- thats so true- I never thought about that-

[@hero1478]

love this interpretation

[@aligonzalez4862]

that's the beauty of this piece- everyone seems to interpret it in their own way

[@justinmolina2472]

i lose it every time the violin comes on

[@irmakkursel3253]

me too

[@kishokid6143]

When that Violin hits 😩

[@illuno--bf8dx1bw5j]

Mmmmmm......feels like I'm bleeding on the inside😢

[@wedemeyerr]

There is NO violin in that piece. Its a piano oiece

[@illuno--bf8dx1bw5j]

@@wedemeyerr Uh....were talking about the anime 😐

[@kishokid6143]

@@wedemeyerr 4:36 Is this actually not?

[@wedemeyerr]

@@kishokid6143 yes sure, but it shouldn't be one there

[@fresh2508]

Everybody gangsta till the violin comes in

[@ac1derin6]

I've noticed that the sadness of this particular anime works differently than other sad anime. It's not like Angel Beats or Anohana, which are more about the closure of those who have already gone. When I watched the whole thing about four months ago, I barely cried. The emotional fallout happened afterwards, in a staggering, cascading way. It first started when I started sightreading some music from this anime on the piano and learning how to do them. The soundtrack is gorgeous. Then, after watching the openings and endings a couple times again, about a month later, I felt the melancholy slowly hit me. I started reliving the last episodes in my mind, thinking about the pain of meeting someone beautiful in the world, and then watching them leave the world behind. Something that will happen to most of us, eventually. Finally, when I printed out and started sightreading Nanairo Symphony, I had to lay on the floor next to my piano bench for a while, because the title of this show suddenly hit me like a truck. I realized Kaori lied because she wanted to spare Kousei the grief of love, if not the grief of losing her. Sure, the last episode told that to the audience, but I had not processed exactly how utterly tragic it was until that moment, four months after the last episode. This anime is about coming to grips with how fragile our hold on life is. It's about embracing the passions of life, not running away from them. And it's about the special people who come into your life and impact it forever, even if they themselves no longer walk the earth. ...I still hear Kousei whisper "Goodbye" sometimes, in my head. I have been irreparably damaged by this show. 5/5 stars.

[@DexioCh]

I cried pretty heavily. It still has me kind of fucked up to this day.

[@crispyedge7643]

@@DexioCh I think I'll be depressed forever after remembering this anime again and again. It's so painful, yet I am glad that I'd watched it.

[@najimiro6487]

I would like to add something to what you said. You remember the whole show had cherry blossoms all over? Be it when Kousei practiced or when Kaori waited for him. And even when she left him and he looked at the signal. I heard that japanese thinks of cherry blossoms as a significance of how truly beautiful being alive is. It is said that cherry trees blossoms only for a few days and then vanishes. Just like you said, Life is fragile and will vanish one day. That's what cherry blossoms represent.

[@jackmayor3574]

The music destroyed me, seeing this final performance as a final goodbye, it wrecked me in my first watch. I'm a sucker for emotion used correctly in music.

[@nen4745]

I love you ❤

[@zealordkiezler9780]

"Don't leave me alone!"

[@sophaz19]

Rip kaori

[@isaluvscarti]

Ouch

[@doridynasty]

DON’T

[@d1t745]

Then she left him alone :)

[@biyod202]

No,i wouldn't MoonMan

[@yugen2811]

The chills when the violin joins in, damn this anime will always have a place in my heart

[@rocksalot2030]

Fr dude its truly divine

[@jxff2000]

Timestamp?

[@awantikakaware6987]

@@jxff2000 4:33

[@brandoncarbaugh7994]

Just finished watching this for the first time. That part at 7:32 where her chest explodes into flower petals literally stole my breath away. I love how it's beautiful, but also violent and cruel and terrifying. Apocalyptic. Devastating. Like watching a star implode. Just an incredible piece of animation.

[@lunamoonfang2]

You can hear the distress and the confusion in his performance. As a classical violinist, the distress, and the resolve at the end really sealed it for me.

[@diegobrando9468]

@KARTIK BHATT lmao

[@spiderzvow1]

one of the few animes i recommend in English dub. Erica Lindbeck as Kaori Miyazono. is fantastic

[@facturacionclientes2031]

"Like watching a star implode" that, my friend is just how life ends in everyone of us.

[@manolo5205]

His music reached her since she was 5 years old

[@AumariUniversity]

When I watched the anime the first time I didn't know she died so when the realization came a month later I almost broke down out of shock

[@Stuugie.]

I knew she was gonna die pretty early on when she stopped the bus at the hospital. I just knew. It still hit harder than any other media. Hell I haven't cried that much in any memory. I've rewatched it maybe 8 or nine times since finishing it today and each time tears are coming to my eyes. The first 6 times or so I was sobbing uncontrollably. This is so tragic it would have this effect on anyone, I swear.

[@rodok3836]

@@Stuugie. Have you watched Silent Voice? You might like it.

[@Stuugie.]

@@rodok3836 yeah I did, it was great. I really empathized with both the main character guy and the deaf girl. I don't remember their names atm but yeah I loved it. Watching it was the reason I started Your Lie in April actually.

[@thecrusader7117]

I had no idea she was gonna die but then the pills kinda poked me a little like something's wrong. I was leaning towards addict but the remembered his mother also had those pills in a scene and it kinda clicked she was having issues medically

[@katie-kb6qd]

i honestly didn’t realize what happened when i first watched it, even though i could tell she would die lmao

[@tizidegiovannini]

I usually come here to cry

[@lillycoleman141]

Same

[@myketlg4337]

folks... this is The Ballade. The king of Chopin's scores. A piece that is interpreted by everyone differently because everyone sees this as a way to tell their story. Ballade no. 1 is a form of life.

[@BRNRDNCK]

Ehh, this is a masterpiece but it’s not Chopin’s greatest piece. The fourth ballade is the pinnacle of all romantic music and the culmination of Chopin’s style. Ballade 1 is about equal to the Barcarolle and Grande Polonaise Brillante.

[@xenrenai772]

I honestly have watched this video 10 times in the past two days.

[@swift_lordyt6865]

Same

[@unikat8316]

For me its been Weeks

[@wolftrigger410]

Same omg

[@zestelval5808]

and i breakdown with an indescribable hole in my chest, it’s so empty and sad. I feel heartbroken everytime i hear a piece of classical. I think i’m in denial of the ending even tho i already knew.

[@sailorcrepee]

Mood tho

[@abigailkim9274]

The song just reflects his emotions so much. At first it feels emotional but plain, and then it becomes like a realization. Kaori comes when it feels happy, and he plays a part that seems relaxed with her as it turns desperately fast like he’s trying to save her, and then he just slows down again. It’s so sad

[@aaronboosty]

😊

[@w1nther930]

When kaori dies as the piano goes in the highest octave... that fricking hurts...

[@upeknanda3695]

Let me sum up the episode in just two lines: Starts with the protagonist's depression Ends with your depression

[@pietropasqualato3034]

start we our half-depression, end whit our suicide

[@bellaraul]

Starts with the protagonist's feeling's surpression Ends in everyone watching's depression 😢😢😢😢😢

[@emogothemo8045]

It starts with protagonist’s and my depression Ends with ny depression

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

And then we live for the girl who wanted us to live happily with a fruitful life.

[@chikumo5176]

"Sayonara"

[@lighty50games45]

This scene made even men cry

[@noahlither9877]

That moment the violin comes on.. nothing anyone can do ;p I'm able to smile about it now months later, but soon I'm going to rewatch it.. it's so terribly sad yet beautiful at the same time.

[@hanksilman4016]

Even deserts cried to this anime.

[@godgamer8163]

I Am Heartbroken But Couldn't Cry Oh God I Wish I Cried And I Am Still Thinking Why Didn't She Confess Her Love and Why didnt She Live. DAMMIT

[@rayprice44]

Yeah, I didn't really understand at first what was happening, but when I finally figured it out my internet cut out. So as I figured out she was dying, I didnt get a chance to mourn..

[@lilugoart]

bro i legit cried for 30 full minutes

[@kagamitsurugi391]

I cryed at the part when Kousei said "please don't go" ...

[@jaxonlindsay1723]

“But did it reach her!” And I certainly hope so…

[@himikotoga1440]

Bruh anyone else cry at the ending, cause I was crying and got to sad to sleep

[@zestelval5808]

i cannot sleep either. i am in pieces.

[@leviismyoppa967]

Literally every one was bawling man.

[@Saku_607]

Shit gave me a damn migraine from holding in the tears

[@TheWinners84]

Finished this Anime last night and was sobbing. Did eventually fall asleep but was woken up in the middle of the night by daughter and then I couldn’t stop thinking about the ending and fall back asleep. I’m a broken man.

[@axolrowe7512]

I came downstairs literally sobbing

[@teodor3237]

“I met the girl under full bloomed cherry blossoms, and my fate has begun to change.”

[@mariodubonsantos2007]

The second the violin plays it feels like a arrow right through my heart sending a shiver down my body

[@theogandyrew]

Same, I get chills everytime

[@NathanG5190]

Not only did I cry when the violin played a single note, but sobbed at how free and lighthearted her playing was. Dancing and smiling while plucking the strings, there’s something so tragic in how much joy was in those notes

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

It's makes me very misty-eyed. This young woman who had such a joyful passion for life, able to share one last jovial performance with the person whom she deeply admired and loved. My headcannon is that one day, they'll see eachother again.

[@rrb7319]

watching your lie in april and watching Arima play the piano really makes me want to learn the piano (edit: currently im taking piano classes at school!! i love it. i look forward to days where piano is included, it makes me so happy that i get to learn and play a few easy pieces here and there! when u get an opportunity to do something u take an interest in, take it! its very fulfilling 🐧)

[@FrodoRioCockatiel]

Go ahead and do it! :)

[@2ky95]

Try it! You won’t regret, it’s very fulfilling

[@astartea7]

same, but seems very difficult

[@astartea7]

n expensive lol

[@2ky95]

@@astartea7 expensive yes, difficult: depends, piano is not close to being the hardest instrument, try it!

[@kishokid6143]

I know it’s kinda cringe but this show made me like Classic Music

[@hamez1156]

Same

[@lazier1o150]

How is that cringe??? Lol

[@sixyty]

No problem in being inspired by anime

[@waidi3242]

Well classical music is what made me to watch this anime and i loved it, not only because i knew all the pieces here (lol), but because of the story

[@kevinwong3652]

Are you saying classical music is cringe? Bro your missing out on an entire genre of music

[@moreblack]

Can you imagine the heartbreak. He played his heart out to try to save his mom. Then quit playing until Kaori dragged him back to it. Then on that day he played his heart out for Kaori and she didn't make it.....

[@THEBIGGAME683]

Yeah, sounds like a reason for quitting piano lessons

[@EJerel]

My favorite moment in the whole series is during this performance when Kousei seems to forget the situation he's in and his frown turns into a smile while he enjoys performing with Kaori one last time

[@user-mh4sd3sq9l]

Yeaaa

[@max-hl9sf]

I've watched this scene so many times but i still cry like a bitch every single time

[@freebi2304]

Same x)

[@abyssthekidd9786]

You’re not the only one :( I’ve watched it more than I can count.

[@DavidBarbat]

Same ;)

[@anotaku69]

🥹🥹

[@SirDinoIV]

This is the best comment

[@TheDaexiled1]

It's April once again and time to make sure it reaches her

[@THEBIGGAME683]

Yeah april fools surely can reach them and plummet the in abysmal state

[@yashwardhankachhwaha1395]

April again in 2024

[@lolxd1625]

Honestly shocked that Chopin was so inspired by watching Your Lie In April that he played this song

[@icingthecat982]

Fr 😭😭

[@Itibitydetsku]

Lmao fr

[@gabril7297]

4:42 this part get me every time, too beautiful and melancholic

[@jennifermonroy9127]

I also loved it! The duet is just so perfect and balanced that left me astonished 😍

[@anothertease8756]

The worst thing about this is that this version isn’t anywhere on spotify

[@muhammadrayhansatria773]

My heart is crying :''(

[@himikotoga1440]

same

[@ozen8748]

It contacted with my heart and story tell us that we have a short period of time to live in this beautiful world and I learned that my health problems are nothing as compared to her. Soo live your everyday at fullest

[@maelouuu]

i started to cry during all that scene, and then until the end of the anime. yuh, i cried during 20 minutes lol

[@ohnonion8528]

i feel you, did the exact same

[@Sadie-rai]

Yeah I cried the entire last episode. If I go back to only rewatch the last episode then I cry as soon as the violin starts if not when he asks for his music to reach her.

[@chloeshelton9963]

everyone vibin til the violin starts playing, then everyone’s heartbroken when the violin stops💔

[@gelora1260]

Sitting in a coffeeshop RN, was gonna listen but the first note hit and I instantly paused. I know for a fact I can't do this RN without sobbing

[@sanskriti8729]

07:28. Kaori goes. Kousei breaks. And the music reaches me . The first time I understood what music reached you means .....

[@S0FIAV]

As a violinist, im glad music could reach you

[@LONNESYRUPBITCH]

as a former pianist, i’m also glad music has reached you.

[@bgm8253]

I was doing SO GREAT until you just HAD to put the picture of them on the bike together and now iM fALLING APPAAAARRTTT

[@khush8684]

"Spring is when i met you." "A spring without you is coming" - Arima kousei

[@makimawho]

This line gives me chills

[@arc9575]

Thanks for making me cry 🙂👍

[@alluka534]

7:37 is where I lose it completely

[@suonona5352]

IKR?!? I love that part😭

[@ericsiu615]

@@suonona5352 but its literally impossible to play

[@suonona5352]

@@ericsiu615 I agree; I imagine that my wrists would get hurt if I tried to attempt this part

[@ericsiu615]

@@suonona5352 yeah I’ve tried it but I can only do the first like 3 pages

[@nikejichu3262]

@@ericsiu615 really,i hope if i have piano soon ill try this one,coz i love it

[@chio0465]

Just when I finished the anime I told my mom I wanted to learn piano. Now it's been 3 years since I started and this song is the goal I set, even though I'm on an early intermediate level I still have many years to go, but I hope one day I'll get there.

[@Willimann]

keep pushing, you can get there.

[@jaxonlimle3960]

How’s it going now

[@chio0465]

@@jaxonlimle3960 What a coincidence you asked because I have just started learning the Ballade today. Even though it's only been 4 years (and I know my level it's not good enough yet) I couldn't wait anymore. I have managed to learn Clair de Lune by Debussy and I think if I put effort and practice every day (I ussually practice less than an hour a week) I can accomplish it. It has helped me a lot watching yt channels like Jakob Arnar (he also started playing piano because of Your lie in April and started almost at the same time as I did but because he practiced a lot he can play pieces that I had never even consider a begginer could play, like Chopin's Wrong Note Etude -another piece I would love to learn-). Along with that I'm reading a book called "Play it Again: An Amateur Against the Impossible" that is basically the story of an amateur pianist who tried learning Chopin's ballade no 1 in the space of a year and he actually learnt it. So in summary, those things encouraged me to start learning the Ballade. Sorry for the super long text and excuse me if there is any grammatical error (I'm not a native english speaker).

[@dsninjaproductions9819]

@@chio0465 As a random person on the internet, I’d just like to say that I wish you the very best of luck learning it.

[@Ann--Rose]

1 year since you posted this, how's it going? *I want to learn piano to now*

[@kitashi0]

Y'all better be ready for April again

[@Orygiri]

Imagine songs today get their own anime in the future like Shwaty's like a melody

[@notaweeb7936]

Let’s not go there lol

[@dratuang2962]

I got murder on my mind

[@aartrainioryolo31]

When that day comes i am giving up on the world. As a musician it makes em proud that this is the music that will never be forgotten

[@oasprey1108]

An anime for Shawty's like a melody would be someone with major issues and can't get the melody out of their head.

[@suonona5352]

4:32 (I know there's a comment like this down below, but it's buried by other comments). Just putting this here so I can quickly and easily click on the violin part!

[@rookybugle1814]

I always liked classical music but I started listening to it more after watching this, I loved it. And the music in it is now one of my favorites

[@rat6554]

It's always better when you have find memories attached

[@leamia81]

you can just hear the difference in the tone after the violin vanishes. Arima is all alone and it's almost like this hysteric grief comes over this piece expressing his grief at the loss of Kaori. I feel like this was the perfect piece to place at the end

[@g1yde]

sometimes when i play this piece, from start to finish. i can't help but think about this performance, especially the duet part. it makes me wonder whether i'll ever have someone close enough who can enjoy music like that in my life.

[@Jupiterssilhouette]

If Chopin met Arima Kousei , I’m sure he would be proud and would understand him deeply

[@Itibitydetsku]

Indeed

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

Absolutely, bro!

[@johnnny6427]

When the violin started playing I immediately got goosebumps. That was the first time I had tears while listening to a song. I love this anime so much

[@modderkevin5124]

Yikes so I am playing this and Bach Sinfonia No.15 for an upcoming competition. I honestly don't know if I am even mentally prepared to play this in a concert hall like Kousei... Edit: Made it from locals to regionals to state but didn’t place top 3

[@unikat8316]

Did you do good Bro? Or are you ready

[@modderkevin5124]

Lour Recalde Nah I still got time. I’ll say how I did after the competition ;)

[@unikat8316]

Ok cool

[@user-dz4ob8nz9v]

ModderKevin good luck matie

[@who3730]

Good luck!

[@respectablecitizen2797]

This anime has the power to make us feel that the characters were like real people who were way too close to us. It's been a long time since I watched but I can't remember it as an anime. It feels like a part of my life and I was the witness of these people

[@andv993]

the violin entrance may be the most emotional thing I have ever heard. This anime is something else

[@Brian.lol445]

This anime inspired me to go back to playing violin even though it holds all my trauma :) EDIT: thanks to every nice comment that has been left I love you guys 😊

[@Neiaze322]

thats awesome keep going!

[@sophiamura9484]

only if it still brings you joy!! i’m rooting for you

[@almendez2599]

This anime inspired me to go back to piano even if I cant hear it bc of my hearing loss

[@sailorcrepee]

Omg good luck! I wish only the best for you, and that the violin brings good things!

[@julien_vnt]

Same

[@amishra4916]

whenever I hear this I feel empty and ....... I can't express that feeling

[@Rogun987]

This hits so much harder without the voice-overs from the anime. The power of music to reach your soul is remarkable. That last bit at 8:40 always gets me. The impact of the keys, as if he were about to damn near break his fingers striking them. The deep, resonating, sorrowful tone. So powerful

[@watford777]

the story mixed with this kinda music really makes this show a heart breaker.

[@shinntarok6805]

One of the cleanest recordings of Ballade no.1 I've ever heard. Incredible

[@reisomber]

this anime made me wanna learn piano

[@l.1870]

I’m learning the piano from the start of quarantine thanks to this anime

[@MunchyMochi621]

I must agree

[@fryderyk_chopin_sir_newton]

One of my favourite pieces - Ballade No. 1. The anime is sad. The composer was sad.

[@hoosas5998]

Chopin, was the composer.

[@fryderyk_chopin_sir_newton]

@@hoosas5998 Ys

[@Itibitydetsku]

The anime it's just like Chopin's music you think it would be happy but is sad.

[@frehaha3986]

Usually i never comment under a KZbin post because i dont know what to say, but i want to share my heart. 2,5 years ago i watched this anime for the first time. I watched in one night, because i was obsessed. This anime will always be my favorite anime and changed my life. I started to play the piano, began to listen to classic music; made me love poetry and start to life my fullest. I really learned the lesson i had to hear at that time. I never cried in this anime. I dont know why. I was so amazed by the beauty of it, and i was so... There are no words for the beauty and excellent work of this anime. This will always be the most beautiful things ive ever watched in my life and learned me to be the best version of my self, love the fullest and love those around me. Hell...

[@kozume6372]

I got chills when the violin started playing

[@fall1307]

1.6 mil souls have been shattered

[@ricardoramirez2587]

It's april again....

[@KamiSama-fy7dh]

​@@ricardoramirez2587 Another Spring Without Her......

[@43mohamedrazik31]

At first the cherry blossoms in the background represent spring which in turn represents kaori since kousei described kaori as spring. Then snowfall begins which suggests that spring is fading away which means kaori is dying. Then kousei sees kaori as a imagery but in fact it is kaori herself in her last few minutes. Kousei and kaori are connected as said in the anime and kaori didn't want to die without fulfilling her promise of playing a duet. Then when they both start playing the snow fall becomes colorful depicting that being with kousei in the last few moments of her life made kaori so happy and everything seemed so colorful to them. Then kaori starts to fade. Cherry blossoms rush out of her chest revealing that blood is rushing out of her chest in the hospital and then she disappears which shows that she is dead. So yeah, kousei knew kaori was dead before he even finished his performance and that is why his eyes welled with tears at the end of the performance. Kaori apologized for not eating all the canales and for beating him up so much but she did not mention anything about the promise which is another testimony that the duet they played was not kousei's mere imagination.

[@SunnyIntervalsORG]

Still can't hold it together when listening to this! Especially when the violin comes in.

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

You and me both, pal.

[@riassslave558]

simple brilliance just tears the emotions aloft it shatters you as it heals you

[@little_swan07]

The fact that i rewatched this scene just for the feels- it hurt bad to have to see it all over again

[@icebearlovesicecream]

This made meh cry i can't move on😭🖐

[@TheBlazersfan22]

Chopin : i am died making beautiful music. Japan: we made every grown man cry through chopins music.

[@corbinroberts949]

I'm so mad, I just realized the removed this version from Spotify. I had this exact version with her violin and now it's gone...just like her

[@EXXTREMEGAMER5600]

Damn 😭

[@SpudEater]

I forgot it was a competition, I forgot that this was an anime and I was drowning in tears. Music certainly transcends words..

[@nicolerector3276]

"Whether your sad, your a mess, or you've hit rock bottom, you still have to PLAY! That's how people like us survive!!" Kaori Miyazono And the music gods accepted their new muse, breathing passion back into Kousei.. because she lives on in their hearts. Her music finally reached him..

[@noamb3497]

I've heard this piece many times before the anime, but it was the first time I heard it with the violin and it's like my heart immediately exploded. I can't help but tear up every time I listen to this version

[@NaThingSerious]

Just finished the anime, I’m gonna cry myself to sleep listening to this on repeat now.

[@notkirk4834]

The real challenge is always after its done isn't it.

[@SomeFrenchie07]

It really kicks when the violin comes in, but even more when it leaves and the piano responds with the most angry moment ever

[@christosavdis857]

Another April without you is here..... R.I.P Kaori...

[@buencaminoocmer5780]

All it takes is 1 song to bring back 1,000 Memories.

[@catalintoma8337]

Belive me or not, after watching this anime i decided its enough sadness and deppresion for me. I decided to go talk to a therapist. I belive that this anime is not sad, its actually full of happiness. They managed to realise their dreams, Kaori made him sing again and Kohei will always and forever remember Kaori as his lover and friend, even if he didnt tell her the words, she knew he loves her and he, in the end, knows about her true feelings. Don't be upset guys, life is like this. Im crying now, im crying in therapy, im crying in my car alone and you know what? ITS OK. Thats what makes life so colourful. The feelings of sadness happiness, sorrow, this is what makes us feel alive. I hope i can cure myself and follow my own dreams, exactly as Kaori did. And if you need to hear it, I LOVE YOU GUYS. Because i know how much can this words mean.

[@jennifermonroy9127]

It's amazing to read this words and know there's someone, somewhere in this universe who can interpret feelings, sadness and the nuances of them with much clarity and warmness. I went to therapy only when I reached My 34 years old and can definetely feel so touched and Identified by this. I hope You continue to do better. You're doing an amazing job ❤️

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

I believe it, and I love you too and wish nothing but the best on your own journey. Go forth!

[@darkrising8280]

When hiriko said in the end of episode 13 loves sorrow that Arima needs to to lose someone else to progress his career or something like that and then the Camara panned twords Kaori I fucking cried and seeing the last episode cried when she first got the surgery knowing DAMN well she is going to die 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😭

[@cooper_9223]

The desperation in his playing when Kaori starts to disappear gets me every time

[@thekaidishow]

Her violin comes in suddenly, just as her entering his life. A breathtakingly beautiful moment that unfortunately doesn’t last until the end; in both scenarios…

[@asinatrafanatic2697]

Symbolism at its finest!

[@crarbils4844]

The one thing that gets me about this performance, is that the watchers know that it is a duet, but the audience wouldn’t. What they are hearing would be only 1 half of a beautifully written duet, but that’s not to say they didn’t know it was a duet, they could tell there was more to it than normal. That’s what gets me to tear up. The way the writers were able to convey so much emotion without even having to explain it. I know I sound like a middle school English teacher, but everything was so beautifully made I couldn’t help but dig deeper and deeper. In terms of story, this is likely going to be my favorite show I’ve ever watched for a long time

[@julianaguintosanjuan7951]

This really helps me release all my kept emotions

[@reckless19971]

When she appeared, I just started crying 😢 this anime is great, I wasn't ready for her to go, I wish Kaori and Kousei play together one more time 😢

[@lag-literature3306]

I was heartbroken when Kaori died. I was sad about it for 4 days. I don’t blame you. I wish Kaori and Kousei had more time together too, in fact, I wish Kaori didn’t die at all. I cried when I realized during episode 22 that Kaori was dead. It broke my heart.

[@BenjaminNaman]

I've played piano ever since I was a kid. I posted a few piano covers on my channel, but then I had my first ever professional proformance. It didn't end well. After that I slowly stopped playing. I started looking into other areas of music like programing, and making orchestra covers, but I was slowly walking away from the piano. The best way I can describe it is that my passion was slowly dying. But then I found this show, and after watching Arima's story, I started playing again, and this summer I get another change to perform at the same place I did before. This Anime was the fule that re-started my passion.

[@lamismohammed9872]

I love you I love you I love you ..

[@Taozuko]

4:32 violin starts

[@dangosandlemons]

THANK you.

[@suonona5352]

You're a life saver thank you

[@spriterefreshed935]

why yall like the violin so much