The first eleven episodes of the japanese anime after the death of his mother piano prodigy kousei arima voice of natsuki hanae had a nervous breakdown and lost his love of playing music his antipathy is finally broken two years later when he meets 14 year old violin player kaori miyazono risa taneda who shows him how fun playing music can be again the episodes are monotonecolourful friend a inside spring the journey gray skies on the way home the shadows whisper