Vertical to Release Your Lie in April Light Novel in July 

Vertical to Release Your Lie in April Light Novel in July

announced during its panel at Anime Central on Sunday that it has licensed Yui Tokiumi\'s

) light novel. The novel is a prequel to the story of the manga and anime, centering on the story of manga protagonist Kōsei Arima, as well as five other central characters. The book also contains side-stories not told in the manga.

will release the novel in the last week of July.

\'s original manga follows Kōsei Arima, a former child prodigy who lost his ability to play the piano when his mother died. His daily life is monochrome, but it begins to gain color when he meets a female violinist by chance. Kaori Miyazono is an audacious go-getter who is overflowing with personality. Enchanted by the girl, Kōsei begins to rediscover his love for piano when Kaori invites him to be her accompanist for a competition.

published the 11th and final compiled volume in Japan in May 2015, which shipped with an

is releasing the manga in North America, and released the 11th and final volume in December.

A television anime series adaptation of Arakawa\'s manga premiered in 2014.

as it aired in Japan. The company released the series with an English

The manga also received a live-action film adaptation, which opened in Japan last September.

manga in omnibus format with new cover art. The new release will have four volumes, with each volume being a three-in-one release except for the final volume, which will only cover two volumes. The first omnibus volume is slated for October.

announced release dates and new details for some of its upcoming manga and novels. Mizuki Tsujimura\'s

) novel is getting a hardcover release in September, featuring art by

omnibus releases will be seven two-in-one volumes starting in November. The re-release of

of novels, in November 2017 and January 2018, respectively.

further stated that it plans to release most of the novels in the

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