‘Your Lie In April’ Creator Announces New Musical Drama Manga

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Japanese manga artist, Naoshi Arakawa, popular for Your Lie In April, recently confirmed his latest project, a musical drama manga. This new series is titled Atwight Game and is miles away from Your Lie In April’s premise. While this was a romance drama with hints of music, the upcoming manga focuses more on the musical angle.

Creator Naoshi Arakawa Announces His New Manga Series

Naoshi confirmed this new project on Tuesday on Twitter. However, he did mention that this might not be the official English title for the manga. Although the creator refrained from divulging a lot of information on his new series and its premise, he did share a sneak peek of one of the prime characters.

A preview of his latest work will be available in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on September 21, 2022. Naoshi’s career as a manga artist started with his debut manga series A School Frozen In Time. It was a manga adaptation of the novel written by Mizuki Tsujimura that ran from 2007 to 2009 in the Monthly Shonen Magazine.

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In 2009, he released a second series titled Sayonara, Football. The manga series received a nomination in the shonen category at the Mangawa Award held in France.

Your Lie In April Is The Most Popular Manga By Naoshi Arakawa

Later on, he wrote a sequel for the manga, Farewell, My Dear Cramer released in the year 2016. This manga series also received an anime adaptation that aired in 2021. However, Your Lie In April, also known as Shigatsy wa Kimi no Uso, is his most popular creation to date. As per CBR.com, it was originally a one-shot that he submitted to a competition.

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In 2011, the one-shot attained the status of a music drama series that also won the 37th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shonen Manga in 2013. Arakawa also contributed as an illustrator for Your Lie In April: A Six Person Etude with Yui Tokiumi as the writer. This light-novel spin-off retold the original series through six different perspectives. Also, in 2016, the series spinoff, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Coda received publication following the tankobon format.

What Is Your Lie In April’s Story About?

Your Lie In April is a story about a boy, Kosei Arima, who is a piano prodigy. However, he hasn’t touched the piano in a few years after his mother’s death. His world turns 360 degrees after he meets Kaori Miyazono, a free-spirited violinist. He doesn’t play music in sync with the scores.

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This is something in contrast to what Kosei does with music, given how he is a perfectionist. As they spend time together, Kosei slowly falls back in love with his passion for music. He also starts developing some feelings for Kaori.

Are you excited to get your hands on this upcoming manga and learn more about its premise? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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