And after that, let's end with levity.
Cause Kōsei getting so excited and hyped to talk about his favorite egg salad sandwich reminds me of myself and other nerds as we get hyped about our own fandom.
I love this scene so much.
And after that, let's end with levity.
Cause Kōsei getting so excited and hyped to talk about his favorite egg salad sandwich reminds me of myself and other nerds as we get hyped about our own fandom.
I love this scene so much.
This is the next panel. It's a lot. It's emotional. And it hits like a gut punch with such a simple set of two panels as Kōsei sees Kaori being rushed into the emergency room.
These two panels say so much.
Re-Read - Your Lie in April, Volume 10
As I get closer to the end of my re-read of Your Lie in April, I'm still posting up the scenes that stuck with me. Two are serious, one is not.
Let's begin with the more serious ones.
Here's one with Tsubaki and Kōsei, a flashback to them as children. The emotions of the two of them, remembering their past, and Tsubaki recognizing her feelings for Kōsei hit in these moments as she realizes he may not be there forever, so she has to act and make her feelings known.
I think every single time I read this particular page it gets me.
Kōsei asks for help and without skipping a beat, without questioning it, without even asking what he needs - Watari says yes.
This is true friendship.
This is such a great page.
We should all hope for a friend like Watari.
Re-Read - Your Lie in April, Volume 9
As I re-read this volume and I'm going to share standouts.
This page shows Nagi. She's a teenager trying to improve on the piano. She's pushing herself largely because her brother ignores her (it's odd to me, but it's never presented as creepy). But the chattering about her, it hurts.
This panel showing the largely faceless rabble that see her as a cute girl, not as a serious pianist. Their words hurt as they kind of disregard her talent.
This page shows that very well.
Re-Read - Your Lie in April, Volume 8
Once again, as I re-read this volume one image stood out to me.
For context, Kōsei is describing the girl he's fallen for. How incredible she is and how she inspired him. That's juxtaposed over how Kaori is in that very moment.
She is scared.
She is ill.
She is dying and she has no control over it.
He refers to her as strong at the moment we see her weeping.
It's such a well done section of the volume and really smacks you in the face emotionally.
Re-Read - Your Lie in April, Volume 7
I am going to share one page from this volume.
This one.
In this panel, Tsubaki finally understands her own feelings. It all hits her, head on.
She realizes that she's in love with Kōsei. And has been. And that's why she's not able to fully commit to her boyfriend. That's why she has such extreme emotions about him playing the piano. That's why she feels so protective over him.
She loves him.
And she can't control how she feels anymore.
Such a moment.
This is the final panel of Volume 6.
In it, Kosei is playing the piano and Hiroko is thinking. She is the reason Kosei started on the piano and she feels personally responsible for some of the pain and abuse he received from his mother. She feels responsible for the pain he feels now, and that he can't hear the music.
She knows Kosei still loves his late mother and the piano. Watching him play and throw all his emotions out there in his music hits a nerve both with Hiroko, and with me as a teared up reading these pages.
This panel hits me for some reason.
Kosei has been playing the piano more. He's been more active. He's been wallowing in his own sorrow less and Kaori thinks he looks taller.
Why? He's looking up.
It's metaphorical to a certain degree, but Kosei had been stuck in a rut of sorrow. This moment, while minor, hit something with me.
Re-Read - Your Lie in April, Volume 6
As I have been trying to do, I'm going to go through impactful panels from Your Lie in April instead of rehashing each volume.
This volume, I chose three panels.
The first is a vertically aligned panel that shows the characters all sitting there, looking at the night sky. This happens right after Kosei almost drowns and explains how at the piano, this was how he felt. Like he was drowning.
But there is light in the distance. Even if the sorrow, he is finally starting to feel hope.
1. Mai - Tag der #Statistik, genauer gesagt der #Monatsstatistik #Photovoltaik #April #2025.
Wie zuvor schon der März hat auch der April mit 1.355 kWh eine hervorragende Ernte eingefahren und einen grandiosen zweiten Platz errungen - natürlich nach dem Allzeittraumjahr #2020! Das Kackjahr 2024 gerät langsam in Vergessenheit - gut so.
Marktbericht: April endet versöhnlich
Neue Daten haben die Sorgen um die US-Konjunktur wieder aufleben lassen. Dennoch hielt der Dow Jones seine Gewinnserie. Auch der DAX beendete den turbulenten April mit dem siebten Gewinntag in Folge.
I love the way the light was hitting this oak in the woods.
Marktbericht: DAX verbucht siebten Gewinntag
Es war ein Börsenmonat für die Geschichtsbücher: Der DAX hat seinen schweren Einbruch von Anfang April wieder vollständig aufgeholt. Dazu trug heute auch der siebte Gewinntag in Folge bei.
Marktbericht: US-Daten drücken die Kurse
Der letzte Handelstag des Monats verläuft genauso wechselhaft wie der gesamte April. Zunächst sah es nach dem siebten Gewinntag in Folge aus, dann wurde die Erholung jäh unterbrochen.
Marktbericht: Historischer Börsenmonat neigt sich dem Ende zu
Der DAX steuert auf den siebten Gewinntag in Folge zu. Seit seinem Tief am "Panic Monday" Anfang April hat das deutsche Börsenbarometer über 4.000 Punkte zulegen können - eine rekordverdächtige Erholungsrally.
Marktbericht: Versöhnliches Ende eines turbulenten Börsenmonats?
Der DAX ist mit Gewinnen in den letzten Handelstag des Monats gestartet. Nachdem er auf Monatssicht zwischenzeitlich fast 17 Prozent im Minus lag, dürfte es nun sogar für ein kleines Plus im April reichen.
Marktbericht: Lassen sich die DAX-Käufer weiter nicht beirren?
Der DAX könnte seinen Erholungskurs der vergangenen Wochen auch am letzten Handelstag im April fortsetzen. Der große Aufwärtselan ist allerdings dahin.