With the property Your Lie in April going over pretty well between the manga and anime, it’s no surprise to see it being adapted into a live action form to expand its reach a bit more. The feature film is slated for a 2016 debut and the initial casting has now been revealed. Kento Yamazaki and Suzu Hirose will topline the feature as Kosei and Kaori respectively. Anna Ishii is set for Tsubaki Sawabe and Taishi Nakagawa will play Ryota Watari. The film is being directed by Takehiko Shinjo based off of the screenplay by Yukari Tatsui.
Aniplex USA revealed at Anime Expo 2015 that they will be dubbing their acquisition of the Your Lie in April anime for its home video release. The series will be directed by Patrick Seitz with Bang Zoom doing the dub.
Animated by A-1 Pictures and airing for 22 episodes, they adapted the original work began in 2011 in Monthly Shonen Magazine by Naoshi Arakawa and has over eleven volumes going so far. It was well thought of at the 37 Kodansha Manga Awards as well where it won the Best Shonen Manga award. The anime adaptation is being directed by Kyohei Ishiguro based on scripts by Takao Yoshioka while Yukiko Aikei is serving as both character designer and chief animation director.
The series stars Natsuki Hanae as Kōsei Arima, Risa Taneda as Kaori Miyazono, Ayane Sakura as Tsubaki Sawabe, Ryota Ohsaka as Ryōta Watari, Yuuki Kaji as Takeshi Aiza and Saori Hayami as Emi Igawa.
Kodansha Comics is releasing the manga in North America.
Plot concept: Based on the award winning original manga Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso by Naoshi Arakawa, Your lie in April focuses on a piano prodigy who is unable to hear his music after suffering from the trauma of losing his beloved mother and piano instructor. With both of those things stripped from him, Kousei Arima’s life becomes lackluster and monotonous.
One day, Kousei is introduced to a violinist named Kaori Miyazono. Though he has a terrible first impression of her, Kaori’s music completely enthralls him. Free, powerful and passionate – Kaori’s bold performance breathes life back into Kousei. Brought together by music, can the heartfelt sounds of this girl’s violin lead him to play the piano again?
[Source: ANN]
