Episodes

Kousei's life has been dull and gray. His friends Tsubaki and Watari try their best to cheer him up but there's not more color in his life; His eyes don't sparkle. However, there's this new girl who might just be able to change all that. || Kousei`s life has been dull and gray. His friends Tsubaki and Watari try their best to cheer him up but there`s not more color in his life; His eyes don`t sparkle. However, there`s this new girl who might just be able to change all that. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei, Tsubaki & Watari sit down to watch Kaori's performance which ends up being completely unlike anything else they've seen. Kaori just seems to have a way with music completely different to how Kousei was taught. || Kousei, Tsubaki & Watari sit down to watch Kaori`s performance which ends up being completely unlike anything else they`ve seen. Kaori just seems to have a way with music completely different to how Kousei was taught. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei and Kaori spend some time together and get to talking about Kousei's past. Will he ever be able to play a piano again? What happens if he can never overcome his fear, will color ever return to his life? || Kousei and Kaori spend some time together and get to talking about Kousei`s past. Will he ever be able to play a piano again? What happens if he can never overcome his fear, will color ever return to his life? Source: crunchyroll

Kousei and Kaori arrive just in time for the competition, however without a chance to practice the piece how will Kousei be able to perform? And how can he survive on stage with the memories of his mother still haunting him? || Kousei and Kaori arrive just in time for the competition, however without a chance to practice the piece how will Kousei be able to perform? And how can he survive on stage with the memories of his mother still haunting him? Source: crunchyroll

Kaori is recovering from her accident after the performance, and Kousei, Watari, and Tsubaki are starting to realize the new feelings that are brewing in their group. || Kaori is recovering from her accident after the performance, and Kousei, Watari, and Tsubaki are starting to realise the new feelings that are brewing in their group. Source: crunchyroll

Kaori is pushing Kousei to the limits in an attempt to bring back his musical skills. Tsubaki has to figure out where her feelings are pointing her. || Kaori is pushing Kousei to the limits in an attempt to bring back his musical skills. Tsubaki has to figure out where her feelings are pointing her. Source: crunchyroll

Takeshi Aiza and Emi Igawa. These two have a strong rivalry with Kousei. But what drives them to play piano? || Takeshi Aiza and Emi Igawa. These two have a strong rivalry with Kousei. But what drives them to play piano? Source: crunchyroll

In order to convey her feelings to Kousei, the pianist she once looked up to, Emi gives a passionate performance. She heads straight for Kousei right after leaving the stage, only to find herself bereft of words. After all, she had just poured all of her feelings into her playing. And at last, Kousei heads for the stage. As he sits before the piano, the ghost of his dead mother speaks to him. And so begins Kousei’s musical journey as he confronts his past. || It`s Kousei`s turn to take the stage, and everyone is waiting to see whether or not he will be able to play. How will he be able to perform with the memories of his mother still floating in his mind? Source: crunchyroll

Kousei’s performance begins. He starts off on a roll, but then midway through, his playing begins to fall apart. Hearing this uneven performance, the audience starts to buzz. Are the rumors that Kousei can no longer hear the sound of his own playing true? In their hearts, Kaori, Tsubaki, and Watari cheer Kousei on from the audience, while Emi and Takeshi, who’ve just finished performing, look on with concern. Onstage and alone, Kousei confronts his own trauma regarding his mother. || During the Maihou Music Competition, Kousei has trouble hearing the notes. He tries drawing on dear memories to help him through his performance. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei’s performance ends. When he returns to the waiting room at the competition venue, his late mother’s friend, Hiroko Seto is there. Hiroko, Japan’s leading pianist, has picked up on the emotion in Kousei’s playing. “The piano will drag everything out of its performer.” Kousei is perplexed by her words. Finally, the results of the competition are posted, but Takeshi and Emi, seeing the strangely cheerful look on Kousei’s face, are struck by how he’s changed and matured. || The qualifiers are up, but Kousei is sure he already knows where he placed. Takeshi and Emi however are desperate to see how their greatest rival was marked. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei and Kaori get themselves ready for the Towa musical gala they were invited to. However, when it was their turn to go up and perform, Kaori still hasn't arrived at the musical gala, leaving Kousei to go up by himself. || School`s over and Summer break has begun, as long as you`re not in Summer School. For Kousei and Kaori though there`s not break yet, as they have to prepare for the Gala Concert. Tsubaki though just wants to spend whatever time she can with her friends, as the future is so uncertain. Can Saki help Kousei hear the music? Source: crunchyroll

Kousei has taken the stage at the Gala Concert. Endeavoring to put on a performance without Kaori. This is his chance to prove his abilities as a pianist and try to come to terms with the memory of his mother. || Kousei has taken the stage at the Gala Concert. Endeavoring to put on a performance without Kaori. This is his chance to prove his abilities as a pianist and try to come to terms with the memory of his mother. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei, Tsubaki and Watari visit Kaori in the hospital, but she insists everything is fine. Tsubaki reflects on her past with Kousei and considers if she has romantic feelings for him. Meanwhile, Kousei makes an important decision about his future. || Kousei, Tsubaki and Watari visit Kaori in the hospital, but she insists everything is fine. Tsubaki reflects on her past with Kousei and considers if she has romantic feelings for him. Meanwhile, Kousei makes an important decision about his future. Source: crunchyroll

Tsubaki is frustrated as she sees her friends moving forward, afraid that she might be left behind. Kousei finds it difficult to keep visiting Kaori in the hospital. Hiroko comes across a promising young talent. || Tsubaki is frustrated as she sees her friends moving forward, afraid that she might be left behind. Kousei finds it difficult to keep visiting Kaori in the hospital. Hiroko comes across a promising young talent. Source: crunchyroll

Kaori surprises Kousei with a shopping spree outside of the hospital. Meanwhile, Hiroko assigns Nagi, the promising young talent, to Kousei as his first piano student. Hiroko keeps a close eye on these lessons, as she is aware of Nagi's ulterior motives: to destroy Kousei. Kaori can no longer hide her condition from Kousei, as her health continues to deteriorate. || Kousei`s concerns for Kaori temporarily subside as he runs into her on the street and they go shopping. Nagi can`t take the harsh criticism she receives with Kousei as her piano teacher. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei faces ghosts from his past when visiting Kaori in the hospital. Nagi continues learning piano from Hiroko and Kousei. As the school festival draws ever closer, Nagi and Kousei prepare a joint performance. Nagi experiences performance anxiety in the days leading up to the performance, but Hiroko soothes her with words of wisdom. Kousei and Nagi experience a short, bonding moment in the minutes leading up to their performance. || Nagi is feeling the pressure of her upcoming performance, and is struggling to deal with it. But as she learns, every performer goes through the same emotions. Source: crunchyroll

Nagi and Kousei blow everyone away with their 4-hand piano duet at the school festival. Afterwards, Takeshi confronts Kousei demanding the chance to beat him in the upcoming Eastern Japan Piano Competition. Kousei visits Kaori at the hospital again to find her passion for music reawakened. He challenges her to perform with him one more time. || Nagi and Kousei finally take the stage. Despite acting as Nagi`s support during their performance, Kousei challenges Nagi to reach her full potential. Source: crunchyroll

After hearing Kousei and Nagi’s duet, Kaori opts for a risky surgery that will end her life if it fails, all so that she can perform with Kousei one more time. Even as she verbally exhorts Kousei, who’s begun practicing for his next competition, to work harder, she herself is undergoing rehabilitation so that she can once again take the stage. || After Nagi and Kousei`s performance Takeshi is pumped. It`s his turn to take the stage. What will his music say about himself? What will he convey to the audience? Source: crunchyroll

The date of the finals is coming close and Kaori is pushing Kousei to keep practicing, but whenever he visits with everyone else he says nothing. Tsubaki keeps doing well on her tests and pushes forward to be with Kousei. During a rainstorm the Tsubaki tells him that Watabi likes Kaori and his only choice is to fall in love with her, then kicks him in the shin and runs off. Later Kaori calls him about a late night flight and watching the stars in the sky. The next day Watabi and Kousei go to the hospital, where Kousei admits he likes Kaori. But when they get to her room, the two boys instead see nurses scrambling to move Kaori to the ICU as her condition got drastically worse. || Unable to come to grips with the idea that Kousei has feelings for Kaori, Tsubaki lashes out. Kousei, meanwhile, continues to avoid visiting Kaori in the hospital. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei stays home from school since the day he visited the hospital. Tsubaki, afraid that Kousei will regress to the psychologically unstable state from two years ago, asks Hiroko to help him. Hiroko goes to his house and yells at him that the contest is a few days away and he needs to practice, but when she tries to get him up he says he cannot play and claims that music has taken everyone he cares about away from him. As people close to him worry, Emi and Takeshi practice for the final showdown. Kousei returns to school, where there is a note left by Watari on familiar stationary with one sentence - I want canales. Going to the hospital, he sees Kaori in her room - who starts yelling at him to practice until she sees the canale bag and wants to go outside to eat them. He helps her up to the snowy rooftop, where he tells her that he is given up playing and tells her his fear. She stands up and pretends to hold her violin again, and tells him she is going to undergo a risky surgery to have that one last chance to play which also is the day of the contest. On the fateful day, Emi and Takeshi put out high level performances as the surgery begins. When it is his turn he begins to break down until he remembers what Kaori told him and begins to play his most emotional piece ever. || Kousei breaks down and stops playing piano after he witnesses Kaori`s health waning. The Eastern Japan Piano Competition continues. Source: crunchyroll

Kousei performs Chopin`s Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 at the competition while Kaori undergoes surgery. He reminisces about his past experiences and the lessons he learned from the numerous people who have been a part of his life. As he plays, he enters into a dream-like state, surrounded by color and light. He is surprised to see Kaori and her violin before him. Kousei understands instantly that this means that the surgery was unsuccessful, but returns a smile at her and continues his performance as the vision of Kaori plays along with him. He begs her to stay with him, but she disappears with one last tearful smile. In reality, Kousei completes his performance with tears running down his face, saying his final farewell to her. Later, at Kaori's funeral, her parents pass on her final letter to Kousei. As Spring approaches, Kousei reads the letter, which reveals that Kaori, like the other pianists, admired him as a child and was influenced to play the violin in order to someday have Kousei play the piano with her. She was overjoyed that they were in the same middle school, but was unable to speak to him because of his closeness to Tsubaki and Watari. She explains that in April, she told a lie - that she was in love with Watari - in a bid to get close to Kousei. Now knowing that Kaori loved him, Kousei reaffirms his vow to never forget her, continuing to play the piano. Watari continues his dating habits, but reminisces sadly about Kaori. Tsubaki, knowing that Kousei had lost another person he loved, declares a promise to never allow him to be alone. Kousei smiles, prepared for a spring without Kaori. || Knowing her time is limited, Kaori undergoes a risky operation, hoping to have the chance to play with Kousei on stage one more time. Source: crunchyroll