Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso chapter 44 disscusion

Feb 2, 2015 11:51 AM

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Confucius

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I think she died, game over gg. Chapter also implies they met during a competition when they were young.

ConfuciusFeb 26, 2015 12:34 AM

Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone

Feb 2, 2015 12:55 PM

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So like most people thought, the end of ch43 actually confirmed she died. The use of the keigo and honorifics at the beginning of the letter were a really big hint I guess. Now to actually wait for the Japanese raws before reading the final chapter to understand what was actually going on.

Feb 2, 2015 3:08 PM

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"Thank you, Arima-kun. Kaori's life was colorful."

That is what Kaori's parents say to Kousei in the funeral.

So apparently, she was inspired by Kousei's music, too.

Feb 2, 2015 3:42 PM

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Hoping for a Japanese version to come out soon so I can have a better understanding of the conclusion. Unfortunately, Kaori did not make it through the surgery as predicted. From what I can insinuate, the lie in April was that she met and knew of Kousei for a long time now, and calling him "Friend A" was just a facade in order to hide her true feelings about him. Kaori looks pretty different with the twintails and glasses, perhaps she changed her awkward style in order for Kousei to notice her. This is what I can assume from looking at the pictures since unfortunately I have no knowledge in Korean.

Nonetheless, a pretty depressing conclusion to the series, we'll never get a chance to see Kousei's duet with Kaori ever again. Tsubaki though may have her love requited some time later.

EDIT:

vincedaled said:
So like most people thought, the end of ch43 actually confirmed she died. The use of the keigo and honorifics at the beginning of the letter were a really big hint I guess. Now to actually wait for the Japanese raws before reading the final chapter to understand what was actually going on.

From what I understand about Japanese culture, the use of keigo is quite common when writing letters. It's comparable to how Westerners write "Dear Mr./Mrs." in order to be formal and not disrespectful. So Kaori using keigo in her writing shouldn't be that much of a clue.

-Karoshi-Feb 2, 2015 3:52 PM

Feb 2, 2015 4:07 PM

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Smudy

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RIP my sanity

Feb 2, 2015 4:15 PM

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Shit... she really did die >.<

Feb 2, 2015 4:43 PM

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And with this, my hopes are gone :<

Feb 2, 2015 4:55 PM

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Ugh, I all spoiled myself, so I can't say that I'm not regretting it, but I just had to know if she would die or not. Now, I can finally accept that she won't survive and move on :'(
Of course, I'll still watch it until the end, it just makes it harder... You know, those anime that you are scared of its ending?

«Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.»
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Feb 2, 2015 4:56 PM

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busan

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You gotta be fucking kidding me... I feel like crying now!

Feb 2, 2015 5:02 PM

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Rough idea of what the lie in April is now. Also, now I know what Kaori thought about Kousei the whole time. Apparently Kaori was sitting next to Emi when Emi saw Kousei play for the first time. This is going to be hard when I can finally understand this. ;_;

Feb 2, 2015 8:16 PM

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Well, my last comment regarding this series overall: I just skimmed through the Korean translation and read the common interpretations of others. Even if the Japanese or english one comes out, I won't bother reading it, since this story's ending is really emotionally hard to accept. Like many others, the emotional part of me wanted to deny that this was going to happen. But deep down I knew it would. And it did. And from the looks of it, it was pulled off really well. I enjoyed the development, even though the ending is something that I don't like.

Off topic remarks: Personally, I think that February tends to be an unlucky month for me...what I mean is that I tend to receive news about saddening events, such as family/community members passing, breaking up, etc. And now, it is the passing of Monty Oum, and then this?! Hearing about such things in one day? I'm certain it's just coincidence, but they're pretty unfortunate ones. x:

Feb 2, 2015 8:37 PM

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Dunno why I was expecting this shit to have a good ending. Complete total waste of my time. Oh well....

1/10

Feb 2, 2015 9:10 PM

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Kao-chan's.... dead... huh...?

Huh... it's in my prediction, but boy... it's still hurt a little...

Naxrrhid said:
Dunno why I was expecting this shit to have a good ending. Complete total waste of my time. Oh well....

1/10

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Feb 2, 2015 10:54 PM

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A really beautiful "slice of life"... fuck u naoshi arakawa with ur fukin ending!! so much "slice of life" fuck this shit man u kill my feelings, but I really love it after all it wasnt completely sad it was bitter and sweet.
9/10 <3

Feb 3, 2015 4:16 AM

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Helllooooo??? Anybody here??

http://raw.senmanga.com/Shigatsu-Wa-Kimi-No-Uso/FINAL/1

The japanese raw has been out >.< and I don't understand japanese ;_;

HOW TO SAVE ANIME IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS

To have Mars of Destruction, Skelter Heaven, and Pupa properly adapted in TV series form by Madhouse
To have Inferno Cop properly adapted in TV series form by Bones, director: Urobuchi Gen
An anime crossover of Mushishi x ARIA x Haibane Renmei.

Should even one of the above conditions cannot be done, anime is still at risk.

Feb 3, 2015 5:05 AM

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The tears won't stop.

Feb 3, 2015 5:09 AM

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Nah, this is a sad ending, i don't even think this is close to bittersweet.

Feb 3, 2015 7:06 AM

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I just officialy dropped the anime, cant get over this twice

Feb 3, 2015 7:15 AM

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Since I am sick of the "miraculously saved" clichés, I liked the way the author ended his work. Imo it's more realistic this way.

Feb 3, 2015 7:26 AM

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angelica89 said:
Since I am sick of the "miraculously saved" clichés, I liked the way the author ended his work. Imo it's more realistic this way.

+1 for you my friend because i was tired of that kind of ending too and this manga changed it and showed how real life is like .

Feb 3, 2015 8:02 AM

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angelica89 said:
Since I am sick of the "miraculously saved" clichés, I liked the way the author ended his work. Imo it's more realistic this way.

That's why I liked the ending, this is real life, there's no miracles that can save people.

And now Kousei understands that he is not alone anymore, he has Tsubaki and his other friends to support him, even if Kaori is not around anymore.

Last koma is beautiful.

Feb 3, 2015 9:31 AM

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Major points of the last chapter:

-Kaori was inspired to play violin so that she is able to perform with Kousei
-Even though she has a sickly body, she lives life to the fullest so that her parents won't feel sad
-Her lie was pretending to like Watari, in truth she has always loved Kousei (stating she loves him multiple times)
-She tells him to never forget him and sorry for being selfish among many other things
-She concludes the letter by thanking him
-Kousei comments how she always does things at her own pace and that he should be the one to do the thanking
-She also wrote she included something extra which she considers her most treasured object, and if he doesn't want it, he can throw it away
-Tsubakai cheers him up a bit saying that he's not alone
-The series concludes revealing Kaori's most treasured object was a picture of her and Kousei when they were little.

Kaori's confession in the letter: "Yup, as I thought, you were alright. Did it reach you? I hope it did, Arima my prince. I really love you. I love you. I love you..."

And finally, the last few lines concluding the series: "Already spring is coming soon. The spring that I met you has arrived. What has come is a spring without you."

Feb 3, 2015 9:53 AM

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;-; just crying

Feb 3, 2015 10:52 AM

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Crying like a little baby

:(

Thats why I hate sad endings

Good job by the mangaka, its really really sad for me

Feb 3, 2015 12:11 PM

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LastChapter said:
Major points of the last chapter:

-Kaori was inspired to play violin so that she is able to perform with Kousei
-Even though she has a sickly body, she lives life to the fullest so that her parents won't feel sad
-Her lie was pretending to like Watari, in truth she has always loved Kousei (stating she loves him multiple times)
-She tells him to never forget him and sorry for being selfish among many other things
-She concludes the letter by thanking him
-Kousei comments how she always does things at her own pace and that he should be the one to do the thanking
-She also wrote she included something extra which she considers her most treasured object, and if he doesn't want it, he can throw it away
-Tsubakai cheers him up a bit saying that he's not alone
-The series concludes revealing Kaori's most treasured object was a picture of her and Kousei when they were little.

Kaori's confession in the letter: "Yup, as I thought, you were alright. Did it reach you? I hope it did, Arima my prince. I really love you. I love you. I love you..."

And finally, the last few lines concluding the series: "Already spring is coming soon. The spring that I met you has arrived. What has come is a spring without you."

Thank you for summarizing it. I went into the anime thinking it would be nice to watch something about classical music, then I saw Kaori collapse and got into the series more. Since then, I predicted a sad ending, which is a good change of pace. Still, knowing the conclusion and not having anyone to talk about it with is sad. ;_;

Feb 3, 2015 12:37 PM

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LastChapter said:
Major points of the last chapter:

-Kaori was inspired to play violin so that she is able to perform with Kousei
-Even though she has a sickly body, she lives life to the fullest so that her parents won't feel sad
-Her lie was pretending to like Watari, in truth she has always loved Kousei (stating she loves him multiple times)
-She tells him to never forget him and sorry for being selfish among many other things
-She concludes the letter by thanking him
-Kousei comments how she always does things at her own pace and that he should be the one to do the thanking
-She also wrote she included something extra which she considers her most treasured object, and if he doesn't want it, he can throw it away
-Tsubakai cheers him up a bit saying that he's not alone
-The series concludes revealing Kaori's most treasured object was a picture of her and Kousei when they were little.

Kaori's confession in the letter: "Yup, as I thought, you were alright. Did it reach you? I hope it did, Arima my prince. I really love you. I love you. I love you..."

And finally, the last few lines concluding the series: "Already spring is coming soon. The spring that I met you has arrived. What has come is a spring without you."

Thank you for the summary,
Man, .... Gotta go buy 100 tissues boxes to prepare for Epi 22 next month.

Feb 3, 2015 6:25 PM

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T_T i don't know japaneese, korean or chineese but is not hard understand what happend with the pictures after saw chapter 44 i want read (saw) again chapter 43 when kousei saying good bye in teh concert. I can't wait for english translation is hard i can see anime too and im sure i will cry again one of the more emotives series (manga and anime) of these years.

Feb 3, 2015 7:09 PM

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Usually truck-san takes out all shoujo girls I am quite surprised that kaori died a natural death

Feb 3, 2015 8:57 PM

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Oh wow, that hurts.

Feb 3, 2015 10:16 PM

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ZZZ this fucking ending.

p36
Tsubaki: Don’t you dare think you’ll be alone, Kousei!
Tsubaki: I’ll stick by your side like a spirit forever and ever!
Tsubaki: So prepare yourself!!

p38
Box: It’ll soon be spring.

p39
Tsubaki: Oh! A cat!
Box: The spring I met you,

p40
BG: The spring without you.

---

Sigh. Okay.

PknoctisFeb 3, 2015 10:35 PM

Feb 3, 2015 11:31 PM

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Someone actually took the time to translate Kaori's letter in its entirety. I thank hikaru-nara for sharing it, though the actual translator is anonymous. I took no part in the translations. (I edited a minor part though that didn't make sense.)

Dear Arima Kousei,

It feels weird writing a letter to someone you were just with…

You’re the worst.

Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

The first time I ever saw you perform, I was 5 years old. It was at a recital for the piano school I was going to. This awkward, clumsy kid came onto the stage and accidentally hit the piano stool with his butt. It was too funny. He turned to the piano that was way too big for him and the moment he played that first note, I was drawn in.

The sound was beautiful, like a 24-colour palette. The melodies danced.

The girl next to me started crying. I wasn’t expecting that at all.

And even so, you gave up the piano. Even though it totally changed other people’s lives. You’re the worst. Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

(Cut to Kaori as a kid, telling her parents she’s giving up piano for violin because she wants Kousei to play again.)

When I found out we were in the same middle school, I was ecstatic. But how would I ever come to talk to you? Maybe I’d hang out at the lunch concession. Instead, I just watched you from afar.
I mean. After all. You all seemed to get along so well. There wasn’t really any space in there for someone like me.
When I was a kid, I had to have an operation and I started having to be at the hospital for regular check-ups. In the first year of middle school, I collapsed and I was admitted over and over. With every visit, I was there for longer and longer. Really, I didn’t get to class much in middle school, I spent more time at the hospital. And I knew something was wrong with my body.

One night, I saw my parents crying in the waiting room and I knew that my time was running out.

That’s when I ran away.
I didn’t want to bring my regrets with me to heaven, so I stopped holding back from what the things I always wanted to do.
I wasn’t scared anymore to get contact lenses.
I ate what I wanted instead of always worrying about my weight.
And I took the music with all its high and mighty directives and played it the way I wanted.

And then I told a lie. Just one.
I lied and said that I, Miyazono Kaori, liked Watari Ryouta.

And that lie brought you to me.

Please apologize to Watari for me… though I’m sure he’s forgotten me by now
I think I need someone more wholehearted and earnest than him.
I think we’d be fine as friends though.

And please apologize to Tsubaki for me too.
I want for there to be no hard feelings. And there was one thing I could never ask of her, to ask her directly to introduce the two of us.
I don’t think she would’ve had an answer for me.
After all, she was in love with you.
We all knew that.
I think the only people who didn’t know were you and her.
That underhanded lie brought me to you didn’t work out the way I had imagined.

It was darker.
And meaner.
And denser.
And more stubborn.
And more perverted.

And softer.
And more masculine.
And sweet.
Remember that bridge we jumped off? The water was so cool and refreshing.
Racing each other alongside the train. I really thought I could win.
The moon was saw from the music room that night, like a delicious-looking bun.
Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with you as we rode on that bike together. Then falling out time. We’re awful singers.
At the school at night. I’m still sure there was something there.
The falling snow, just like cherry blossoms.

It’s strange to be a musician, but then to have your heart so filled by something that comes from off-stage
They’re unforgettable scenes to me. But they’re such little things. It’s weird, isn’t it?

What do you think?
Do you think I made it into anyone’s heart like that?
I wonder if I made it into yours.
I wonder if you’ll still remember me.

If you forget me, I’ll just come back and..
No, I don’t want to start over.
Please don’t forget me.
Promise me you won’t forget me.

I’m glad it was you.

I hope this reaches you, Arima Kousei.

I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I’m sorry we couldn’t eat all those canelés.
I’m sorry I hit you so much.
I’m sorry I was so selfish.

I’m so, so, so, so sorry.

Thank you for everything.

Miyazono Kaori

Feb 3, 2015 11:53 PM

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LastChapter said:
Someone actually took the time to translate Kaori's letter in its entirety. I thank hikaru-nara for sharing it, though the actual translator is anonymous. I took no part in the translations. (I edited a minor part though that didn't make sense.)

Dear Arima Kousei,

It feels weird writing a letter to someone you were just with…

You’re the worst.

Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

The first time I ever saw you perform, I was 5 years old. It was at a recital for the piano school I was going to. This awkward, clumsy kid came onto the stage and accidentally hit the piano stool with his butt. It was too funny. He turned to the piano that was way too big for him and the moment he played that first note, I was drawn in.

The sound was beautiful, like a 24-colour palette. The melodies danced.

The girl next to me started crying. I wasn’t expecting that at all.

And even so, you gave up the piano. Even though it totally changed other people’s lives. You’re the worst. Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

(Cut to Kaori as a kid, telling her parents she’s giving up piano for violin because she wants Kousei to play again.)

When I found out we were in the same middle school, I was ecstatic. But how would I ever come to talk to you? Maybe I’d hang out at the lunch concession. Instead, I just watched you from afar.
I mean. After all. You all seemed to get along so well. There wasn’t really any space in there for someone like me.
When I was a kid, I had to have an operation and I started having to be at the hospital for regular check-ups. In the first year of middle school, I collapsed and I was admitted over and over. With every visit, I was there for longer and longer. Really, I didn’t get to class much in middle school, I spent more time at the hospital. And I knew something was wrong with my body.

One night, I saw my parents crying in the waiting room and I knew that my time was running out.

That’s when I ran away.
I didn’t want to bring my regrets with me to heaven, so I stopped holding back from what the things I always wanted to do.
I wasn’t scared anymore to get contact lenses.
I ate what I wanted instead of always worrying about my weight.
And I took the music with all its high and mighty directives and played it the way I wanted.

And then I told a lie. Just one.
I lied and said that I, Miyazono Kaori, liked Watari Ryouta.

And that lie brought you to me.

Please apologize to Watari for me… though I’m sure he’s forgotten me by now
I think I need someone more wholehearted and earnest than him.
I think we’d be fine as friends though.

And please apologize to Tsubaki for me too.
I want for there to be no hard feelings. And there was one thing I could never ask of her, to ask her directly to introduce the two of us.
I don’t think she would’ve had an answer for me.
After all, she was in love with you.
We all knew that.
I think the only people who didn’t know were you and her.
That underhanded lie brought me to you didn’t work out the way I had imagined.

It was darker.
And meaner.
And denser.
And more stubborn.
And more perverted.

And softer.
And more masculine.
And sweet.
Remember that bridge we jumped off? The water was so cool and refreshing.
Racing each other alongside the train. I really thought I could win.
The moon was saw from the music room that night, like a delicious-looking bun.
Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with you as we rode on that bike together. Then falling out time. We’re awful singers.
At the school at night. I’m still sure there was something there.
The falling snow, just like cherry blossoms.

It’s strange to be a musician, but then to have your heart so filled by something that comes from off-stage
They’re unforgettable scenes to me. But they’re such little things. It’s weird, isn’t it?

What do you think?
Do you think I made it into anyone’s heart like that?
I wonder if I made it into yours.
I wonder if you’ll still remember me.

If you forget me, I’ll just come back and..
No, I don’t want to start over.
Please don’t forget me.
Promise me you won’t forget me.

I’m glad it was you.

I hope this reaches you, Arima Kousei.

I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I’m sorry we couldn’t eat all those canelés.
I’m sorry I hit you so much.
I’m sorry I was so selfish.

I’m so, so, so, so sorry.

Thank you for everything.

Miyazono Kaori

Thanks, LastChapter.

HOW TO SAVE ANIME IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS

To have Mars of Destruction, Skelter Heaven, and Pupa properly adapted in TV series form by Madhouse
To have Inferno Cop properly adapted in TV series form by Bones, director: Urobuchi Gen
An anime crossover of Mushishi x ARIA x Haibane Renmei.

Should even one of the above conditions cannot be done, anime is still at risk.

Feb 4, 2015 2:03 AM

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What is really depressing though and still gives me the feels is that Kaori lives her life to the fullest due to being inspired by Kousei and progressed her life only for the hope of getting closer to him. She knew she didn't have enough time, so she got closer to him by treating him as just a normal friend and pretended to like his best friend instead. And finally when Kaori has fulfilled her wish to be by Kousei's side, death comes knocking, so she takes a life-threatening surgery for the slight chance she can be with him longer.

It reminds me back of what happened in chapter 41 before the surgery when she starts crying about how this is the extent of getting to know the boy she loves, that there is still so much she doesn't know about him, and how she doesn't want Kousei to leave her side. Unfortunately, that chance will never come and Kaori dies prematurely, leaving behind a letter confessing everything because she wasn't alive long enough to confess everything herself. Life has given her the short end of the stick as when she is about to finally reach her goal, she wasn't able to cross the finish line. Never again will we hear the violin and piano duet brimming with the players' love for each other. Never will Kaori spend time with Kousei again, and never again will Kousei see her brimming smile in spring.

The series had a sad but beautiful ending, every character involved had their development fleshed out splendidly, if only we can give Kaori a second chance and let her stay with Kousei just a little bit longer.

Feb 4, 2015 2:09 AM

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ayaanos

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i don't read the manga, but damn this is depressing. time to cry my eyes out now when i watch the anime

Feb 4, 2015 4:38 AM

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Japman

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Man i thought i was ready for this but the last couple of pages were fucking soul-wrenching. The look on poor Kousei's face :'(

Feb 4, 2015 5:57 AM

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Magito

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Oh what a sad ending....oh well. Time to move on.

Feb 4, 2015 6:34 AM

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LastChapter said:
Someone actually took the time to translate Kaori's letter in its entirety. I thank hikaru-nara for sharing it, though the actual translator is anonymous. I took no part in the translations. (I edited a minor part though that didn't make sense.)

Dear Arima Kousei,

It feels weird writing a letter to someone you were just with…

You’re the worst.

Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

The first time I ever saw you perform, I was 5 years old. It was at a recital for the piano school I was going to. This awkward, clumsy kid came onto the stage and accidentally hit the piano stool with his butt. It was too funny. He turned to the piano that was way too big for him and the moment he played that first note, I was drawn in.

The sound was beautiful, like a 24-colour palette. The melodies danced.

The girl next to me started crying. I wasn’t expecting that at all.

And even so, you gave up the piano. Even though it totally changed other people’s lives. You’re the worst. Indecisive. Gullible. Twit.

(Cut to Kaori as a kid, telling her parents she’s giving up piano for violin because she wants Kousei to play again.)

When I found out we were in the same middle school, I was ecstatic. But how would I ever come to talk to you? Maybe I’d hang out at the lunch concession. Instead, I just watched you from afar.
I mean. After all. You all seemed to get along so well. There wasn’t really any space in there for someone like me.
When I was a kid, I had to have an operation and I started having to be at the hospital for regular check-ups. In the first year of middle school, I collapsed and I was admitted over and over. With every visit, I was there for longer and longer. Really, I didn’t get to class much in middle school, I spent more time at the hospital. And I knew something was wrong with my body.

One night, I saw my parents crying in the waiting room and I knew that my time was running out.

That’s when I ran away.
I didn’t want to bring my regrets with me to heaven, so I stopped holding back from what the things I always wanted to do.
I wasn’t scared anymore to get contact lenses.
I ate what I wanted instead of always worrying about my weight.
And I took the music with all its high and mighty directives and played it the way I wanted.

And then I told a lie. Just one.
I lied and said that I, Miyazono Kaori, liked Watari Ryouta.

And that lie brought you to me.

Please apologize to Watari for me… though I’m sure he’s forgotten me by now
I think I need someone more wholehearted and earnest than him.
I think we’d be fine as friends though.

And please apologize to Tsubaki for me too.
I want for there to be no hard feelings. And there was one thing I could never ask of her, to ask her directly to introduce the two of us.
I don’t think she would’ve had an answer for me.
After all, she was in love with you.
We all knew that.
I think the only people who didn’t know were you and her.
That underhanded lie brought me to you didn’t work out the way I had imagined.

It was darker.
And meaner.
And denser.
And more stubborn.
And more perverted.

And softer.
And more masculine.
And sweet.
Remember that bridge we jumped off? The water was so cool and refreshing.
Racing each other alongside the train. I really thought I could win.
The moon was saw from the music room that night, like a delicious-looking bun.
Singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with you as we rode on that bike together. Then falling out time. We’re awful singers.
At the school at night. I’m still sure there was something there.
The falling snow, just like cherry blossoms.

It’s strange to be a musician, but then to have your heart so filled by something that comes from off-stage
They’re unforgettable scenes to me. But they’re such little things. It’s weird, isn’t it?

What do you think?
Do you think I made it into anyone’s heart like that?
I wonder if I made it into yours.
I wonder if you’ll still remember me.

If you forget me, I’ll just come back and..
No, I don’t want to start over.
Please don’t forget me.
Promise me you won’t forget me.

I’m glad it was you.

I hope this reaches you, Arima Kousei.

I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I’m sorry we couldn’t eat all those canelés.
I’m sorry I hit you so much.
I’m sorry I was so selfish.

I’m so, so, so, so sorry.

Thank you for everything.

Miyazono Kaori

Now I feel worse for Watari. :(

That letter is sad...

Feb 4, 2015 11:02 AM

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I know that Kaori's death is something inevitable.

Even then

Feb 4, 2015 11:57 AM

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Whao, en parte siento que Kaori debió ser un poco más egoísta, confesarse y estar junto a Kousei el tiempo que le quedaba, claro, está el hecho de que si se aman, se vuelven inseparables, el cariño y la relación aumenta, al separarse sería terrible para Kousei y tal vez estaría peor a como está en la historia real, pero bueno, me alegro de haberme animado a leer el manga.
Fatma, acerca de la llamada, creo que no hablaban acerca de Watari, sino de Kousei, también en la escena donde Kaori llora en el parque, creo que fue porque Kousei apareció ante ella, después de todo, era la persona que esperaba, el encuentro que añoraba y por el que hizo lo posible para que ocurriese.

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Feb 5, 2015 8:48 AM

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Sigh... This is what I call a fuck my life scenario :(

The spring I met you,

The spring without you.

Feb 5, 2015 9:26 AM

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angelica89 said:
Since I am sick of the "miraculously saved" clichés, I liked the way the author ended his work. Imo it's moi re realistic this way.

+1 i agree with you

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Feb 5, 2015 11:01 AM

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Yeah, it wasn`t cliche, but still sucks. He could kill her off (as the fact that she`ll die was as sure as that after April there`s May) after she survived the operation and had a last performance with Kousei. Ech... But still I really enjoyed manga even if it`s sad.

Feb 5, 2015 11:49 AM

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BBLKing said:

angelica89 said:
Since I am sick of the "miraculously saved" clichés, I liked the way the author ended his work. Imo it's more realistic this way.

That's why I liked the ending, this is real life, there's no miracles that can save people.

And now Kousei understands that he is not alone anymore, he has Tsubaki and his other friends to support him, even if Kaori is not around anymore.

Last koma is beautiful.

fuck real life man this is fiction I would rather have miracles
terrible and depressing ending

Feb 5, 2015 11:56 AM

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minouneetzoe said:
Ugh, I all spoiled myself, so I can't say that I'm not regretting it, but I just had to know if she would die or not. Now, I can finally accept that she won't survive and move on :'(
Of course, I'll still watch it until the end, it just makes it harder... You know, those anime that you are scared of its ending?

same here

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Feb 5, 2015 2:04 PM

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As I predicted, Watari had no feelings for Tsubaki, and if he had any feelings for Kaori they weren't depicted as being genuine anyway, so I don't really feel bad for him.

I'm glad the author went through with Kaori's death, instead of making her survive just for the sake of a happy ending. This is more realistic, and sad ending doesn't mean bad. Now maybe Kousei can ascend through his music career without having tunnel vision for one person like he did with his mom/Kaori.

That being said, Kashiwagi is, and always has been my favourite character.

Feb 5, 2015 2:59 PM

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Damn (T_T)

I'd Like some McFeels with double cries please.

I don't think I'll ever be ready for the adapation. just thinking bout the last few lines on her letter getting animated and voiced open up the gates.

This just leaves me depressed, lucky for me I was Team Osananajimi (Tsubaki) from the start.
so Kaori's demise wont leave to many scars. . . I hope. (T^T)

haven't felt like this since Clannad

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Feb 5, 2015 3:44 PM

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How can you call it that it would be more realistic for her to die in this convenient clichéd mashed up bollocks that even t-shirts had death skulls and ''NO LIFE'' prints on. Ain't there already enough series from anime to TV shows, even songs that has this thematic I mean i can name dozens be it Anime or TV series, be it western or some JDrama and Kdrama that have some bedridden patients that always die at the end, but can't think of even single one that goes through some illness hardship and lives on. Unless you are comparing this to Dragonball, then i can sort of understand.[btw. if you do know one feel free to post it.]

And one thing i can't understand/forgive is what gives Kaori's death to this series when it's about Arima getting back to his playing. Was her side story death meant to be just a flavor to the series or is it something more.

private_eyeFeb 5, 2015 3:53 PM

Feb 5, 2015 4:18 PM

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^Actually i also agree with them. I checked out your list, there's nothing- it's empty. Go and read Kyou no kira-kun, Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, BokuKimi etc. Also there are lots of soap operas with the same cliche: They always over-dramatize everything but MC always survives by the end. After all those things if Kaori didn't die, how should i say.. it would be ackward and unconvincing.

Feb 5, 2015 5:33 PM

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was kind of expecting it to end like this from the way the author wrote the manga but..... THE FEELS T_T

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