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I believe that in most cases these trains representative of some kind transition for the characters, a time where they are moving forward in their lives. As the characters walk throughout town, trains always pass them by. There is a definite motif of trains in this anime. Nagi and Kousei going up the steps together. At this moment, Hideki thinks “ the one who expanded my world.” That gorgeous new view represents how playing piano and competing against Kousei has allowed Takeshi to experience all kinds of new and wonderful things. When Takeshi reaches the top, he turns around looks at a beautiful view of the city that he has never seen before.
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As he runs up them, he is struggling to move forward. The steps are symbolic of how Takeshi wishes to overcome Kousei and any other challenges he may face. In a flashback, we see a disgruntled Takeshi running up shrine steps, screaming about his latest defeat. Takeshi is not the type to take losing easily, and he declares that one day he will become better than Kousei. This episode explains that Kousei always won first place, while Takeshi usually came in second or third. In Episode 19, we learn about Takeshi’s backstory and how he became Kousei’s rival. This is by far my favorite metaphor in the show. In taking a risk and following Kaori, Kousei’s world definitely changed.Ī positive image of his mother- gentle and colorful. In trying to persuade Kousei to jump in, Tsubaki says that “It’s gonna change your whole world!” This is no coincidence this is foreshadowing. He is literally and figuratively “taking the plunge.” At the very beginning of Episode 5, there is a flashback of Tsubaki and Kousei at Courage Bridge. This scene represents how Kousei is giving up his inhibitions and has decided to follow Kaori through a musical journey, despite his fear of playing the piano. At first, Kousei is apprehensive because of his reserved personality, but decides to jump in with her. She nags Kousei and wants him to dive in too. In Episode 5, Kaori decides to jump off of Courage Bridge and into the river. Please enjoy Kousei’s and Kaori’s journey as told through images and symbolism! Courage Bridge Part 2 will look at symbols and metaphors in Your Lie in April that serve a purpose but aren’t as major as the symbols discussed in Part 1. However, that blog post was super long, so I decided to break it into two parts. Hey, everyone~ This piece was originally part of a longer piece called Analysis: The Use Of Symbolism And Metaphor In Your Lie In April.