A Silent Voice (manga)
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Cover of the first manga volume
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聲の形 (Koe no Katachi) |
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| Genre | Drama, Romance, Slice of life |
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| Written by | Yoshitoki Ōima |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | August 7, 2013 – November 19, 2014 |
| Volumes | 7 |
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A Silent Voice (Japanese: 聲の形 Hepburn: Koe no Katachi?, literally "The Shape of the Voice") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The series was originally published as a one-shot in the February 2011 issue of Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine and later began a full serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in August 2013. The manga ended its run on November 19, 2014. It was published in seven tankōbon volumes by Kodansha in Japan. The manga received a digital release by Crunchyroll Manga and was licensed by Kodansha Comics USA for a printed English release. An anime theatrical film adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation was released on September 17, 2016.
The story revolves around Shoya Ishida, a former delinquent who bullied Shoko Nishimiya, his deaf classmate, alongside his friends back when he was in elementary school. When Nishimiya transferred, all of his friends and teachers turned against him, making him isolated well into high school to the point that he decides that there is no point in having friends. Having no plans for the future, Ishida even contemplates on committing suicide until he suddenly reunites with Nishimiya, who is still lonely due to her shyness. Realizing that both are suffering due to his past sins, Ishida sets out on a path of redemption by trying to reconnect Nishimiya with their old classmates that Nishimiya never had the chance to befriend back then, including Ishida's former comrade, Naoka Ueno, who holds a grudge against Nishimiya for "causing" Ishida's isolation; Miki Kawai, their narcissistic former class president; and Miyoko Sahara, a kind girl who was the only one attempting to befriend Nishimiya years before. They also make new friends in Tomohiro Nagatsuka, a similarly friendless fat boy who owes Ishida when his bike was stolen; and Satoshi Mashiba, Kawai's crush.
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