Your Lie in April Opens Perfectly 

7:07 I appreciate the honesty, and as someone who HAS the knowledge about classical music, plus 15 years of experience playing the Moonlight Sonata, I can confirm that you indeed got the broad strokes right but the details wrong XD

The Return of the King

While Saki's eyes are n't had me busting out laughing. Excellent delivery.

I love the little gags, love the super deep dives, and most of all love the tiny playing-with-the-english-language jokes ("While Saki's eyes are-..n't") in all your videos! You were right, this one DID come out pretty good! Hope things go smooth for ya wherever they can!

I love how you are able to write about things you dislike, but talking almost exclusively about the positives of that thing. Good stuff... keep writing, keep editting.

As a classical pianist, I hated the show, because music was never presented as the point. It was only ever a metaphor or a means to an end. Music is an object in and of itself. It’s not a show about music, it’s a show about teenagers and their particular aesthetic just happens to be “classical music” whatever that means. Great video though! Glad ur still posting!

Never seen another creator say and imply so much in such fast but concise and easy to digest way.

Your Lie in April was the first anime I ever watched-definitely not the best possible start, but the John Green analogy is apt; I was in seventh grade and immediately hooked by the artistry and melodrama of it all. I really admire your work on this video, and I think it has reignited some passion for improving my craft that I lost a while ago. I’ve learned a lot from your videos about media analysis, and I like to think I’ve successfully applied what I learned to my own literary analyses offline. But your ability to weave disparate threads and craft a satisfying narrative *at the same time* is unmatched. This shit takes so much time and effort, so I hope you’re taking care of yourself. All the best, and congrats on making another banger

I recently did a rewatch of this show, and that viewing along with this video has recontextualized many of the scenes and themes of the show. When I watched it as it was airing, I also couldn’t get behind the “gag” scenes of characters hitting Kousei as it normalized/made light of serious abuse that depicted in scenes with Kousei and his mom. The theming seemed messy to me at the time. And it still is, but I think the show still has some valuable lessons about life/death, grief, and purpose. The music has always been baller tho👌

My friends always were confused on why I said I didn’t like Your Lie in April and this video helped me to communicate that. Really didn’t like the girl and felt that she was pushing around the MC. I do agree that the presentation is wonderful, so it makes me sad that I can’t enjoy it as much as others.

6:11 That's the thing: what Beethoven played was never nonsense, but actually excellent music that he just came up with on the spot! He was a true genius, and probably the pinnacle of classical music.

As a classical musician myself, watching this show as a young musician years ago helped me to navigate a lot of the trauma I had related to music and my instrument due to the high pressure and stress of the world of classical music. My love for the show has very little to do with the Kaori or Kosei’s mother as I felt that while one person ended up helping Kosei and the other hurt him, both were using Kosei to find themselves without much concern for his feelings. Ultimately, I deeply connected with Kosei’s character arc and inner journey as he re-explored what music meant to him on his own terms rather than finding music through his mother or Kaori. I felt your analysis of Moonlight Sonata was really excellent and explained very well for a non-classical musician audience. I had never really made the connection of sonata form to Kosei’s relationships. I would love it if you ever got the chance to make videos about the other musical selections in the show. I think there’s a lot of deep meaning and themes in those as well that I’d be interested to hear your perspective on.

I'm always happy to see another Ex-point video! I love how knowledgeable you are on what you present while the script writing and editing make it really enjoyable and entertaining to watch.

I really appreciate that you found things you liked about this anime. While I agree it wasn't a great choice to make an anime glorifying the Manic Pixie Dream Girl thing, I think Your Lie In April was exactly what I needed after losing a close loved one. It helped me process things in a way I didn't anticipate.

It's like being a dungeon for months on end with nothing but maggot-filled hard tack to keep you alive but when they finally feed you they give you a feast made with the finest ingredients from around the world and prepared by the most illustrious and award-winning chefs mankind has ever produced.

It's hard to commente on video I know you worked so hard about , because there is so much to say , I will summarize: amazing analysis, very enlightening, makes me look on the series with new appreciation , great editing, great jokes , the only downside is that now I'm hungry for more! You did an amazing work 👏

The former patron and song was sadder than anything in Your lie in April

Yeah. Classical music leans closer to Metal. That's why I like both Classical and Metal music. Also: Mozart actually had a very dirty sense of humor. I mean, the dude has a song that literally translates to "Lick me in the arsehole".

Holy Cow he lives! glad to see you're still doing videos man, hope one of the next ones you do ends up being on SAO Abridged season 2. this last episode fixed one of the worst aspects of the original and made it incredibly emotional.

I remember when I first watched Your Lie in April and like most of it for me was “omg it’s so pretty :0” and then I thought about it a bit longer and had a “wait a minute” moment But I’m so glad that it has those themes within its music like that’s awesome I knew a little bit about some classical history but I didn’t know it played such an important role in the anime I’m glad to see any videos from you no matter how much time you need to produce it Please take care!!

Showing Serenity when speaking about fireflies, gives me warm feelings

The presentation of the animation of this anime is so gorgeous. So much watercolor.

Gods I just love the way you phrase things. Your writing and presentation skills are unparalleled, and the aesthetics unmatched 😂

Man, I didn't know when I woke up that I needed this so much... But I did. Thank you so much.

You live and now i have a reason to buy this thing for my memorial.

I was so excited to see this pop up in my feed, your analysis videos are always a delight and this did not disappoint.

It's always a good day when this channel gets a new video. Love the depth of analysis, love the humor.

5:54 The Duel Links quote! XD

The Mountain Goats reference fuck I love your channel so much I have watched every one of your videos multiple times you are so underrated

I love media analysis and I gotta say you're one of my favorite channels to do it

Great to see you back in action! Missed your editing jokes and snappy reviews/breakdowns. I totally understand struggling to complete a project that just doesn't want to happen, so I really appreciate your perseverance. I can completely understand dislike of the anime, but I do feel the need to play devil's advocate and defend one of the main points you and many others are bringing up that there is no discernable difference between Kaori and Saki's behavior. I essentially interpret the show as portraying Kaori and Saki as a light and dark side, two different ways the same person could turn out depending on their life choices. The key difference between them is that Saki only ultimately has her own interests in mind. While yes, they both derive their happiness from Kosei, Kaori is genuinely interested in helping draw Kosei out of his depression. She does real good in his life, as you point out, by pushing him out of his comfort zone, which forces him to confront (rather than hide from) his trauma, stand up for himself, and reconnect with music (a former passion he'd lost and nearly forsook altogether). Contrast this, of course, with Saki, who has no concern for how miserable she makes her son. Not to mention, Kaori never derives her identity and meaning from Kosei; he's her inspiration, but not her whole world. She has interests, beliefs, and a personality built outside of him. Contrast this with Saki, where the only thing she's really living for and the only value in her life she sees is how Kosei lives out her dream. I think this is the real reason why the show can hold up Kaori as a "glorified" character to be praised.

Idk why but the the arrrr…nt joke when you where talking about the eyes at around 10min had me rolling…great video!

6:02 "You think you're hot stuff?? I bet you can't play NONSENSE" 😂😂💀

the amount of editing you put into this is crazy and makes it super fun to watch

I love the way you use googly eyes, they always makes me laugh

Awesome video! You really condensed how I feel about the series and explained a lot about music and how it was so intertwined into the writing of the series

Thanks for the video My brain is too used up to formulate a comment that can articulate all that I feel about this topic. So I shall say: I like it. I like that you talked about this show I didn't finish but had an impact on me and that you talked about music theory.

I love your editing style!

Thank goodness, I subbed last week and thought it be pointless since I didn’t think you’d upload again.

Always glad to see an Expoint video.

YES FINALLY AN UPLOAD

i missed these videos

Welcome home, my man. So glad to have you back.

Hey ExP! Thanks for the video!

Really enjoyed this video, and happy to see more from you. I dropped this show before finishing it because I think I also didn't like the 'manic pixie dreamgirl' vibes that girl was giving off, so this video also served as a decent-enough synopsis for the plot as well, as far as I'm concerned!

Wonderful video. Thank you for your work. You inspire me

As a performer, this show should have been gold to me. But I left the series feeling let down. The mother was definitely one reason, but maybe I was feeling more issues with Kaori, like you explained, than I first thought. I was thinking about going back and giving it a second shot, but maybe not.

Bro, this is the first notification I've gotten for your channel in SIX YEARS. I thought you quit RU-vid lol

'Morally questionable' and shows magus bride How you hurt me so

Honey wake up, Explanation Point upload.

If you ever do another musical based anime I think it'd be really cool to collab with the creator 12tone. He'd be able to give some insight on the music while you cover the literary and visuals.

Thank you for ANOTHER banger vid 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

It’s been a while man, glad to have you back 😊

OH MY GOSH HE LIVES

LETS GOOOOO THE KING RETURNS

"Diametrically opposed... Foes" - and then I lost it

yay expoing is back

HE’S BACK JUST IN TIME FOR MY ANNUAL YOUR LIE IN APRIL REWATCH 😍

HE HATH RETURNED

Good stuff

Glad to see you back! And reviewing one of my top 5 animes as well 😁

Today is a better day bc u are back. Welcome back~♡

One that I feel works similar to the themes you are talking about is kids in the slope

Now I have to watch Your lie in april

Small correction, even though your translation of the name of the song is on point, it's only correct if you consider just the technical side of things, "Quasi una Fantasia" is Italian for "Almost a Fantasy". I I can't know if that was the intention of the writers, much less of Bethoven, but I feel it is worth mentioning.

wonderful video very good!

When I first saw the title, I immediately remembered the stupid shot of the MC accidentally taking a pic of the girl's underwear and getting beat up for it, and I thought "oh god, explanation point is gonna have a bad take." Thank god I was wrong; I even discovered why the show made me uncomfortable at various times. Thanks for the great analysis!

Thanks!

New Explanation Point video in 2023?! LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"joined together" you just had to be like this, you monster. and to kumiko no less!

A Spanish musician once made a video analysing Your Lie in April's OP.

My primary association for Moonlight Sonata will forever be "D'you know something Schroder? I think the way you play the piAAAAAAAAAAAAAANo is. Nice. :)" so that was just playing on the background radio of my mind this entire video. I have. Thoughts. About the basic premise and major writing decisions of Your Lie In April. Unfortunately none of them relate to this tightly constructed video about the role of music history and classical music structure in the presentation of this anime. If I wanted to properly enumerate my grievances, I'd just have to make My Own Video. Which is a very annoying position to be in. Plz brain, I wish to contribute, not derail........

I will see you all next year

oh wow.

So I saw a blue dot on your channel and I clicked it, having completely forgot this video was an Expoint video lmao.

"Shows that glorify this kind of attitude" Ah yes, Chainsaw Man, the show where the larger than life female figure literally grooms a child and makes him risk his life on a daily basis under the threat of death, truly glorifying this kind of attitude.

9:25 i caught that little hamilton bit, i see you

6:55 yeah I've noticed how a lot of anime tries redeeming or even promotes abusive, evil parent figures. Happens in shows like Assassination classroom. 😬

Hearing you talk about the music really hammered in how ridiculous the titles are

I like your lie because I'm a classical musician. I always separated music in 2 camps when I'm performing music I play for a grade and music I play cuz it's fun. It's that duality I saw in the anime and why I enjoyed it. Bur now I got my bachelor's so no more playing shit for a grade thank God cuz that shit always had me losing my shit

Based, missed ya!!

Comment for engagement!!! Your videos rock, dude

I literally will watch a show for the sole reason to see what this channel will say about it and if i agree or feel UNYIELDING RAGE ten of ten channel

This was fantastic, and also dear lord I want to know what you think/thought of "Nodame Cantabille"

6:14 I don’t know why that improv joke triggered me

Does the moon hit the eyes of the characters of Your Lie In April like a big pizza pie?

Its shinichirō watanabe anime, you know music is gonna be superb.

6:21 his mom wanted him to become an mp3 file

Man, the "humanizing the child abuser" part really gets in my nerves. Great show. Even better video, keep up the good work.

I almost did a spit take on "Life is No"

I dropped the anime after like episode 5 or 6, dont wanna be sad

Are there enough Anime with a month in the title to make a calendar?

JOHN MULANEY?!??

Gotta love how pretentious it is to value Beethoven's status in music history when one of his most famous works' name in itself is an example of him not even understanding his own art.

I deeply love YLIA but Saki's redemption is the worst part of it every single fucking time I watch it, it's truly an awful way to handle her and what she did to Kousei

All this time I thought it was you lie in April as in you just lie down. FUCK

I couldnt watch this anime. When the protagonists meet each other. Protagonsit kun saw under the skirt of the girl by mistake. She said "baka" and something died inside of me.

haven’t watched the video yet (and I know this doesn’t sound like the comment is going to be high quality but trust me I’m going somewhere here) but no the fuck it doesn’t. i tried to watching this with my parents when I was 12 trying to show them that no anime wasn’t the devil and for babies it could be for cool adults. I had to explain to them why there was such a focus on girls panties. this show opens terribly.

I still don't know how you keep making such clickable thumbnails.

Is that a hamilton reference🤣