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: 'Monotone/Colourful', 'Friend A', 'Inside Spring', 'The Journey', 'Gray Skies', 'On the Way Home', 'The Shadows Whisper', 'Let It Ring', 'Resonance', 'The Scenery I Shared With You' and 'Light of Life'.