Shiga may often be described as a silent and brooding type who does not show any need for friendship nor makes any effort to seek it out. Yet one fateful day while at the hospital he came across a journal titled “Living with Dying” and friendship found him in the form of the journal’s owner, Sakura Yamauchi. Surprised by her bubbly presence in the face of a terminal prognosis, he is swept into a friendship that will push both of them out of their comfort zone.

When he was younger, Kousei Arima played piano competitively. While he was regarded as a prodigy by many, others compared his style to that of a robot who perfectly reproduces a work. When his mother died suddenly, he found himself unable to play the piano as he could no longer hear the notes he was performing. Even years later, nothing seemed to have changed. His playing has not improved and his hopes for change has withered until he meets Kaori Miyazono; a bright violinist who may shine a light on Kousei’s music and bring colour to his perspective on living.