A Silent Voice

聲の形

Koe no Katachi

Shouya Ishida is a troublesome elementary school boy who becomes irritated by the arrival of Shouko Nishimiya, a deaf transfer student. Despite Shouko's sincere efforts to befriend her classmates, she only ends up being a nuisance to Shouya and his friends, leading them to mock her at every opportunity. Over time, their teasing escalates into relentless harassment—while the teachers remain indifferent to the situation. Shouya's actions are finally put to a stop when Shouko transfers to another school. Refusing to take any responsibility, the entire class pins the blame on Shouya. As the new target of bullying, he gradually becomes withdrawn and timid, facing contempt and neglect for years afterward. Now a high schooler, Shouya encounters Shouko again for the first time in five years. Still haunted by his past mistakes, he is determined to atone for what he did and confront his trauma—even if the path ahead is filled with difficult challenges.

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A Silent Voice

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Background

Before Koe no Katachi was serialized, the Japanese Federation of the Deaf reviewed the publication due to its subject matter and endorsed the series. The manga ranked first in the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division; in the same year, it was nominated for the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and later won the New Creator Prize. It was also nominated for the eighth Manga Taishou Award and the 38th Kodansha Manga Award in the best shounen category. The manga placed in the Top Ten of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2016 and 2017 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The series was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA as A Silent Voice from May 26, 2015, to May 24, 2016, and later as a complete box set. Crunchyroll simultaneously published the series. The manga was published in French by Éditions Ki-oon; in Indonesian by m&c!; in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics; in Portuguese by NewPOP; in Russian by Istari Comics; and in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones.

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