Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Manga
四月は君の嘘
2011/04/06
Character count113,869
Word count49,315
Unique words7,407
Words (1-occurrence)3,961
Unique kanji1,535
Kanji (1-occurrence)331
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
Male Protagonist
Music
Teen Cast
Shounen
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count12,298
Word count5,239
Unique words1,643
Words (1-occurrence)1,045
Unique kanji689
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty Easy
Volume 2
Character count8,948
Word count3,838
Unique words1,425
Words (1-occurrence)942
Unique kanji636
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty Easy
Volume 3
Character count12,103
Word count5,285
Unique words1,797
Words (1-occurrence)1,205
Unique kanji747
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty Easy
Volume 4
Character count8,949
Word count3,954
Unique words1,438
Words (1-occurrence)969
Unique kanji643
Kanji (1-occurrence)266
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count8,323
Word count3,715
Unique words1,350
Words (1-occurrence)900
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty Easy
Volume 6
Character count11,722
Word count5,045
Unique words1,670
Words (1-occurrence)1,085
Unique kanji692
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count11,403
Word count4,936
Unique words1,648
Words (1-occurrence)1,077
Unique kanji687
Kanji (1-occurrence)258
Difficulty Easy
Volume 8
Character count11,630
Word count4,932
Unique words1,691
Words (1-occurrence)1,108
Unique kanji716
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Difficulty Easy
Volume 9
Character count10,059
Word count4,332
Unique words1,512
Words (1-occurrence)1,011
Unique kanji691
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Difficulty Easy
Volume 10
Character count10,346
Word count4,491
Unique words1,588
Words (1-occurrence)1,039
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty Easy
Volume 11
Character count8,088
Word count3,548
Unique words1,330
Words (1-occurrence)936
Unique kanji630
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty Easy