Podcasts by Our Lie in April
Our Lie in April is a podcast about the anime Your Lie in April. Featuring Tzvi, who’s never seen a full anime before and Ryan, the resident expert on all things Japanese culture and an avid fan of the medium. In this limited-series, we hope to close-read Your Lie in April while using the show as a lens through which to discuss broader aspects of the genre and universal ideas stemming from anime.
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Episode 10: The Scenery I Shared With You from 2022-02-27T23:08:03
Turns out the sky can tell you a lot about characters and their relationships. As Kousei pushes through his performance, Tzvi and Ryan wonder if he even ne...
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Episode 9: Resonance from 2020-11-03T18:21:54
Ryan’s dark jokes are on point and Tzvi finally pronounces Arima correctly but, more important, we finally get Kousei’s piano recital performance . Haunted by his mother’s unrealistic e...
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Episode 8: Let it Ring from 2020-07-15T13:00
We learn the stories of Kousei’s rivals, which helps shed light on their motivations and how those might affect Kousei. We take a moment to appreciate the episode’s pacing and storytell...
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Episode 7: The Shadows Whisper from 2020-07-01T13:00
The cat makes a reappearance and this time we get a better idea of how its embodiment of his mother is working. Playful yet dangerous, this cat has left Kousei with scars, and one of th...
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Episode 6: On the Way Home from 2020-06-24T13:00
Tsubaki is struggling to figure out where she fits in now in her relationship with Kousei. Tzvi and Ryan discuss how this show’s complexity is evolving into more than simple teenage rom...
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Episode 5: Gray Skies from 2020-06-17T13:00
What’s up with Tsubaki? What’s going on with Kousei, for that matter - and why are each struggling with an existential crisis? That and more in this week’s episode! Join the discussion:...
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Episode 4: Departure from 2020-06-10T13:00
There’s a lot to unpack in this episode: Did Kousei earn his character progression? Does his deceased mother represent his persistent fear of failure? Tzvi makes a bold prediction while...
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Episode 3: Inside Spring from 2020-06-03T13:00
In this bombshell of an episode, we learn one of Kousei’s biggest hangups with the piano. Tzvi and Ryan discuss how Kaori is the perfect foil for Kousei’s character traits, while also t...
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Episode 2: Friend A from 2020-05-27T13:00
We get our first glimpse at each of the main characters; Tzvi and Ryan try to parse each of them in anticipation of what the series will reveal moving forward. Kousei’s trauma, Tsubaki’...
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Episode 1: Monotone/Color from 2020-05-19T16:35:34
The inaugural episode of Our Lie in April; We cover why we’re making this limited series, and why you might just want to keep on listening. Join the discussion: Listen