

The title of the series is **Your Lie in April** (Japanese: _Shigatsu wa Kimi
no Uso_ ).

What was the lie? What was the reason for the lie?


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What exactly was the "lie" in April?


I believe the lie was that Kaori lied about being in love with Watari.

> On page 13 of Chapter 44. She says in her letter "This lie was that Miyazono
> Kaori had feelings for Watari Ryouta". She was secretly in love with Arima
> but didn't want to break the relationships between Arima and Tsubaki.  
>  ![image from mangahere chapter 44 page
> 13](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uHQU3l.jpg)


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There are two "lies" that I can see in the last parts:

> 1\. The lie is the promise between Kousei and Kaori "Let's play again
> together"  
>  2\. Kaori lied that she liked Watari at the beginning of the series


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The real lie is that she never got to play with him again. As a child, she
fell in love with him when she saw him play, and her dream was to one day
stand by his side and play along with him. She managed to achieve her dream
and play on the same stage along with him. After that she promised to do it
again with him, but she died before it could happen.


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