After the death of his mother, a serious young piano prodigy lives in a grim, atonal world, until a free-spirited violinist tugs at his heartstrings.

1. Monotone/Colorful 23m Piano prodigy Kousei has been traumatized and unable to play ever since his mother's death. He has a momentous meeting with violinist Kaori.

2. Friend A 23m Kousei accompanies Kaori to a violin competition and is overwhelmed by her talent and spirit, but jealous when she shows a fondness for his friend.

3. Inside Spring 23m On an outing to a cafe, Kaori convinces Kousei to play the eatery's piano. She then gets him to agree to accompany her for her next competition.

4. The Journey 23m During the violin competition preliminaries, Kousei experiences serious doubts and difficulties, but Kaori lends her patient encouragement.

5. Cloudy Skies 23m Kousei and his friends are alarmed when Kaori ends up in the hospital. Kaori and Kousei have been disqualified from the music competition.

6. On The Way Home 23m Hearing a recording of his own playing has a strong effect on Kousei. Kaori continues to insist on making Kousei her accompanist.

7. The Shadow Whispers 23m Kousei has learned the piece for the competition, but he is overwhelmed by anxiety and winds up collapsing. A meeting with Kousei's old rivals looms.

8. Let It Ring 23m At the piano competition, Kousei's rival makes a big showing, inspiring Emi, whose own performance has a great effect on Kaori.

9. Resonance 23m Emi is unable to communicate her emotions to Kousei after her performance. As the moment of his performance arrives, Kousei confronts his demons.

10. The Scenery I Shared With You 23m With the pressure of his trauma weighing upon him, Kousei battles against his insecurities during his performance, with his friends cheering him on.

11. Light Of Life 23m After Kousei's performance, he is greeted by an old friend of his mother's. The winner of the piano competition is announced.

12. Twinkle Little Star 23m Kaori invites Kousei to accompany her as she plays at a gala concert. The piece she chooses holds a lot of emotional importance for Kousei.

13. Love's Sorrow 23m When Kaori fails to show up for her performance at the concert, Kousei takes the stage by himself to play a piano version of a favorite piece.

14. Footsteps 23m Kousei learns the true reason why Kaori failed to show up for the concert. Tsubaki begins to realize the nature of her feelings about Kousei.

15. Liar 23m When Tsubaki finds out about Kousei's plans to leave home, her feelings for him come even more into focus, especially for her boyfriend.

16. Two Of a Kind 23m Kousei takes on the role of teacher for the first time ever. Kaori comes to see Kousei and delivers surprising news.

17. Twilight 23m Tsubaki asks Kousei to join her in visiting Kaori at the hospital, but he's not sure if he can handle it. Nagi tries to boost Kousei's morale.

18. Hearts Come Together 23m Kousei accompanies Nagi in a performance at Kurumigaoka Junior High, but when he gets inspired, things take an unexpected turn.

19. Goodbye, Hero 23m Inspired by Kousei and Nagi's performance, Kaori decides to have a dangerous surgery so she can play with Kousei once again.

20. Hand In Hand 23m When Kousei finds out that Watari is at the hospital with Kaori, he changes his plans about visiting her, frustrating Tsubaki in the process.

21. Snow 23m When Kaori's health takes a downturn, it sends Kousei into a depressive spiral that pushes him away from playing the piano again.