Your Lie in April Manga: 11 Singles or 4 Omnibuses
Your Lie in April is complete in 11 Kodansha singles or four larger omnibus books with color art and translation notes. The omnibuses are cheaper at list; here is how the numbers line up.
For a new reader, Kodansha’s Your Lie in April omnibus is the better buy: four books, the whole story, color art and translation notes, and about $35 less at list than the 11 singles. The singles still make sense for finishing an older shelf.
The two editions
| Omnibus | Collects singles | Release | Pages | US list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnibus 1 | 1–3 | October 22, 2024 | 608 | $22.99 |
| Omnibus 2 | 4–6 | January 7, 2025 | 576 | $22.99 |
| Omnibus 3 | 7–9 | February 25, 2025 | 576 | $22.99 |
| Omnibus 4 | 10–11 | April 22, 2025 | 400 | $16.99 |
The four omnibuses come to $85.96 at list. The 11 singles, released from April 21, 2015 to January 3, 2017, list at $10.99 each, $120.89 together.
What the omnibus adds
Kodansha calls it a “collectible reissue” and says Omnibus 1 “includes three full volumes of the original release, newly-published color art, translation notes, and a new, larger size.” Omnibus 4’s page uses the same sentence, “three full volumes,” but the same page also says it “includes Vol. 10-11 of the manga—over 400 pages,” which is what the numbering requires. It collects two singles, not three.
Mixing editions
The omnibus groups singles in threes, so switching is clean at a multiple of three. Own singles 1 to 3? Continue with Omnibus 2. Own 1 to 4? Omnibus 2 will repeat Vol. 4; buy singles 5 and 6 and then Omnibus 3. Keep in mind the omnibus is larger, so the shelf will not line up. Our edition-switching guide has more on this.
The prose companion
Your Lie in April: A Six-Person Etude (164 pages, July 25, 2017) is a book of “prose chapters” that explore the incident when Kosei, at eleven, froze on stage, told “from his friends and rivals’ perspectives.” It is not a manga volume and does not replace any number. Read it after the manga if you want more.
Which to buy
- New reader: Omnibus 1.
- Finishing singles: the missing singles, or switch at a multiple of three.
- Finished and want more: A Six-Person Etude.
Our Kosei Arima character analysis covers the lead. The ending explainer spoils the story, so save it.