5 Different and Must Watch Slice of Life Anime. Your lie in April Story Synopsis Kousei Arima was known as the Human Metronome because of his exceptional musical abilities. He was the brilliant pianist who had won every competition in which he had participated, though one day everything changed and the trauma of his mother's death left him unable to hear his own music. From then on, Arima started living an ordinary high school life with his friend, Tsubaki Sawabe. Kousei Arima has forgotten all about his past and music, but then one day he encounters a strange violinist, Kaori Miyazono, who was full of energy and had a passion for music. She knows the true potential of Kousei Arima, and it pains her to see him in a state like this. She wanted him to play the piano and come back to music. Unique Aspect The thing that sets Your Lies in April apart from other Slice of Life anime is not its beautifully written and in-depth realistic storyline nor its visually stunning animation, but ...