**Height:** 157 cm

Kaori is Tsubaki's classmate, a free-spirited violinist who had drawn many criticisms from the judge panel due to her unwillingness to follow the score, but is highly favored by her audience. Kaori met Kousei when she requested Tsubaki to set her up with Watari. 

Piano prodigy Arima Kousei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital. This resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano playing. Two years later, Kousei hasn’t touched the piano and views the world without any flair or color. He was content at living out his life with his good friends Tsubaki and Watari until, one day, a girl changed everything. Miyazono Kaori is a pretty, free spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality. Kaori helps Kousei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kousei was used to.

__Agency:__ Office Osawa
 
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On September 1, 2016, Office Osawa announced that Taneda would put her career on hiatus to focus on treatment for her throat, various roles she done were recast during this time such as Erina Nakiri from Food Wars who was replaced by Hisako Kanemoto from Season 3 and onwards.

On August 4, 2017, Office Osawa announced that her treatment was successful and she would gradually return to voice acting.

__Non-anime roles:__
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• D.Va in "Overwatch" (VG)
• Kuon in Utawarerumono (VG series)!~


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Rieke Werner, also known under the pseudonym StrawbellyCake, is a German voice actress and singer.

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Erica Lindbeck is an American voice actress known for her work with Bang Zoom!, Studiopolis, and NYAV Post in voicing characters in English-dubbed anime and video games. In 2015, she became the voice of the latest generation of Barbie dolls and merchandise, succeeding [Kelly Sheridan](https://anilist.co/staff/95643/).

Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life? 
 
(Source: Kodansha Comics) 
 
Note: Nominated for the 2012 Manga Taisho Awards.

OVA bundled with the 11th Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso manga volume. 
 
The OVA focuses on Kousei, Emi and Takeshi when they were younger, showing their troubles during their competitions and the beginning of their rivalry. 
 
(Source: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Wikia)