Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Manga
四月は君の嘘
2011/04/06
Character count113,571
Word count48,357
Unique words7,304
Words (1-occurrence)3,916
Unique kanji1,536
Kanji (1-occurrence)333
Difficulty Easy
Volumes11
External Rating
82 %

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life? (Source: Kodansha Comics) Note: Nominated for the 2012 Manga Taisho Awards.

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Genres
Drama
Music
Romance
Slice of Life
Tags
School
Coming of Age
Teen Cast
Male Protagonist
Music
Shounen
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count12,259
Word count5,124
Unique words1,619
Words (1-occurrence)1,044
Unique kanji689
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 2
Character count8,915
Word count3,761
Unique words1,412
Words (1-occurrence)938
Unique kanji636
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty Easy
Volume 3
Character count12,075
Word count5,163
Unique words1,754
Words (1-occurrence)1,173
Unique kanji747
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty Easy
Volume 4
Character count8,916
Word count3,877
Unique words1,408
Words (1-occurrence)944
Unique kanji643
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count8,304
Word count3,646
Unique words1,335
Words (1-occurrence)896
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty Easy
Volume 6
Character count11,701
Word count4,967
Unique words1,657
Words (1-occurrence)1,079
Unique kanji692
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count11,379
Word count4,835
Unique words1,617
Words (1-occurrence)1,056
Unique kanji687
Kanji (1-occurrence)258
Difficulty Easy
Volume 8
Character count11,585
Word count4,855
Unique words1,668
Words (1-occurrence)1,097
Unique kanji716
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Difficulty Easy
Volume 9
Character count10,034
Word count4,245
Unique words1,481
Words (1-occurrence)990
Unique kanji691
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Difficulty Easy
Volume 10
Character count10,316
Word count4,389
Unique words1,568
Words (1-occurrence)1,040
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 11
Character count8,087
Word count3,495
Unique words1,322
Words (1-occurrence)940
Unique kanji630
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty Easy