That one girl you were trying to figure out who she is, is Tsubaki's best friend. Tsubaki "whines" to her a lot and she ends up giving Tsubaki really good advice throughout the series. That older woman (Kousei's mother's friend) is one of the top 5 pianists in Japan. She has known Kousei since he was born (there's a scene of her holding him when he was a baby). Kaori doesn't care about the "rules" of competition. Remember that one judge that was really upset with her in an earlier episode because she didn't play the piece exactly as it is written (and they judge on accuracy to the "original" writing). That kid at the end also feels that way about Kaori. He doesn't like her because he thinks she's flaunting the "rules" and that she doesn't deserve the praise that she has been receiving. The scene where the little girl gets upset when Kousei doesn't accept the candy apple is supposed to show/remind us that children can exaggerate situations and that Kousei's memories of his mother may also be exaggerations. The trauma is still real to him, but his mother may not actually have been as terrible as his memories have been playing out.
Oh wow…you are right…the mechanism the human brain stores memories and handles information are quite fascinating. However to Kousei, it was real, even if it was exaggerated in other’s eyes… to Kousei, that’s his story… I watched Ep 13 I didn’t upload yet… It was so 😭
I loved Your Lie in April! Looking forward to seeing you react to episodes 20-21. If you’re looking for another good anime to react to please check out “The Dangers in My Heart” - I can’t get enough of that anime and it’s a beautiful story as well
That one girl you were trying to figure out who she is, is Tsubaki's best friend. Tsubaki "whines" to her a lot and she ends up giving Tsubaki really good advice throughout the series.
That older woman (Kousei's mother's friend) is one of the top 5 pianists in Japan. She has known Kousei since he was born (there's a scene of her holding him when he was a baby).
Kaori doesn't care about the "rules" of competition. Remember that one judge that was really upset with her in an earlier episode because she didn't play the piece exactly as it is written (and they judge on accuracy to the "original" writing). That kid at the end also feels that way about Kaori. He doesn't like her because he thinks she's flaunting the "rules" and that she doesn't deserve the praise that she has been receiving.
The scene where the little girl gets upset when Kousei doesn't accept the candy apple is supposed to show/remind us that children can exaggerate situations and that Kousei's memories of his mother may also be exaggerations. The trauma is still real to him, but his mother may not actually have been as terrible as his memories have been playing out.
Oh wow…you are right…the mechanism the human brain stores memories and handles information are quite fascinating. However to Kousei, it was real, even if it was exaggerated in other’s eyes… to Kousei, that’s his story… I watched Ep 13 I didn’t upload yet… It was so 😭
I loved Your Lie in April! Looking forward to seeing you react to episodes 20-21. If you’re looking for another good anime to react to please check out “The Dangers in My Heart” - I can’t get enough of that anime and it’s a beautiful story as well
Ep 13 was a tearjerker!