Episode 19 of Your Lie In April, titled “Goodbye, Hero,” is currently streaming on Crunchyroll for paid subscribers. Free subscribers can watch this same episode six days from now on March 5th.
Kosei and Kaoru can still bicker with each other even though they are not face-to-face with each other as the opening scene proves. I love how Kaoru is able to lecture and criticize Kosei over the phone when he is practicing the piano.
The next scene was just as funny when Tsubaki gloated in victory when she passed the exams to get into the school that she wanted to get into. I enjoyed watching the envious students complain about the fact that Tsubaki is more brawn than brain most of the time.
Kaoru has a lead role in the episode because it focuses on her rehabilitation.
She wants to continue playing the violin on stage and is doing everything she can to make it happen. It reminded me of when I sprained my ankle at a night club, which rendered me unable to do Tae Kwon Do or Muay Thai for a couple of months.
Even though I couldn’t kick for the time being, I worked on my Boxing, Fencing, Tai Chi Chuan, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Kaoru is doing something similar to what I did when I couldn’t walk or stand properly because of the ankle sprain.
Tsubaki has a big enough role because she is ultimately conflicted by wanting Kosei to live his dream and wanting to be close with him. She ultimately knows that both cannot happen. If Kosei flunks the competition and does not get into the school he wants to, then Tsubaki can be closer to him.
However, they will be separated if Kosei gets admitted into his school of choice.
This is a classic moral dilemma of following your heart because it wants two different things and cannot have both.
Emi proves that she can be terrifying when she is hungry, which scares Kosei enough to give up his lunch. At least Kosei has shown proficiency in a skill other than playing the piano.
I was surprised when Kosei gave up his other sandwich to Takeshi.
Kosei surprised me with his culinary skills and I wonder if he can make any other good dishes beside egg sandwiches. He looks so adorable when he brags about how good his egg sandwiches are.
Takeshi is the other main character in the episode as he plays in front of the stage. He reminds me of Rock Lee from Naruto, who had to work incredibly hard and persevere to get where he is today. Takeshi is the same way because he kept losing to Kosei and Emi in the past, but swears to keep working hard in order to defeat them in the competition.
Even though Takeshi does not have medical problems, his predicament mirrors Kaoru’s predicament.
The two of them are working hard to achieve their goals.
Takeshi managed to win second place after all the hard work that he had put forth. I love how he changes the subject by accusing Kosei of making a move on Nagi, his younger sister. That bit of randomness was funny to watch, too.
I laughed more when Takeshi made a 180-degree turn and demanded Kosei make a move on Nagi.
This episode teaches two very crucial lessons that can be applied to life in general.
Takeshi proves that you do not need to be a prodigy in order to make in impact because hard work and perseverance are the things that ultimately count. It does not matter if you are a prodigy if you are not willing to put in the work.
The second lesson explains that having “enemies” is not necessarily bad because they can challenge you, which causes you to grow and evolve.
