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Hello Patreon family! I hope you enjoy my detailed psychological analysis of episode 8 of Your Lie in April! I am making this video free for everyone to celebrate April, and Spring is here :’)

This is one of my favorite episodes to date, with such an enriching dynamic between Kousei and his competitors, and the unexpected reveal that Kousei is the psychological ideal and "why" behind Emi and Takashi.

My main takeaways from the episode

1) We are all simultaneously influencing others and being influenced at the same time, whether we like it, are aware of it, or not

2) We are the average of the five that we are the closest to (i.e., the Chimp hypothesis), so choose those five people wisely

3) We need to recognize our self-worth, which in turn improves our self-esteem, and that all of us may be the center of so many people's universes, unknown to us. I find that incredibly empowering and encouraging

I hope Kousei recognizes his profound influence on so many people's lives and appreciates himself as much as those who appreciate him. I also hope my video makes your day a little bit brighter.

If you want access to the remaining series, and early access, please go to collection, “Your Lie in April.”

Happy new week, and April, everyone~

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Jeremy Herttna

This episode always blows me away with how the backstories of Takeshi and Emi are told through their playing! It makes them such great and interesting characters despite their rather late introduction to the series.

Waiting4Erik

Let it ring! As Kousei’s shadow cat has been asking him who are you? We see Kousei’s current legacy: Takeshi who chases after the technical perfection of The Human Metronome. His music declares see how far I’ve come! Then there’s Emi who chases the prodigy who could speak his emotions into music. And she unleashes years of emotional frustration at Kousei. She hasn’t waited years for the return of the Human Metronome. Show your true self, Arima! Let it ring! Emi wants to relate to Kousei as an emotional musical peer and rival. That’s not quite what Kaori wants. After all it requires a delicate balance for two solo pianists to simultaneously share the spotlight. But that distinction will allow each to influence Kousei in different and important ways. Kaori can ask Kousei how he will choose to play Chopin. Takeshi and Emi can show him.

Waiting4Erik

I love how this episode demonstrates the phenomenon of chromestesia (sound-to-color synesthesia). Where people, often musical prodigies, experience sound as colors. Jimi Hendrix was one such prodigy who lacked formal music training. He would use colors to instruct band mates how he wanted the music to sound. Whereas a trained professional would use technical terms to achieve the same end. Kousei, Kaori, and Emi are shown to do this.

Jeremy Herttna

I just want to add that I also can feel how hyped you are by the performances. I can really tell how much you are enjoying this series!