Shoya in turn blames himself for everything and apologizes for everything – including the way he treated her in the past. After confirming that he is not a ghost, Shoko confesses she wished to kill herself as she thought she was to blame for Shoya becoming a loner once more. She runs to the bridge – the bridge where they always meet – to find Shoya there, despite his injuries. One night, Shoko finds herself in a dream where Shoya declares that he is dying. Despite Shoya’s past, the guilt gets the better of everyone – especially Shoko and her mother, who gravel at Miyako’s feet when they visit him at the hospital. He saves her as she jumps, but ends up falling himself and ending up at hospital in a coma. Yuzuru – forgetting her camera – asks Shoya to go get it for her, only to discover Shoko attempting suicide by jumping off a balcony. Yuzuru and Shoko invite Shoya to the local fireworks display (much to the dismay of their mother – Yaeko), however Shoko goes home early to study. The group part ways, but Shoya, Yuzuru and Shoko still hang out together. During one of their regular meet ups to feed fish under a bridge (the same one they both fell into), Shoko confesses her feelings to Shoya, however he misunderstands her and thinks she is talking about the moon, much to Shoko’s frustration.Īt school, Kawai reveals Shoya’s true past to Nagatsuka and Mashiba (who had no idea) which leads to a confrontation and Shoya calling out everyone for who they really are. During this time, Shoya befriends Tomohiro Nagatsuka and Satoshi Mashiba and runs to Ueno once again – the group one day go to amusement park together, only for Ueno to tell Shoko her true feelings towards her (that she hated Shoko during elementary school because she ‘always kept her feelings in her head’). Shoya and Shoko spend more time together and helps her reconnect with Miyoko Sahara – a girl in their elementary school who befriended Shoko. When Shoya returns Yuzuru home, Yuzuru reveals that he is actually Shoko’s younger (and very protective) sister. Despite ill feelings, Shoya takes Yuzuru back to his place, gives him some food, a place to sleep and new shoes. During his suspension, Shoya takes his niece Maria to a park, only to find Yuzuru ‘homeless’ – he ran away after Shoko got mad at him (she figured out it was he who posted the picture). After a picture is posted online of him jumping into the river (by Shoko’s boyfriend Yuzuru), he is suspended. However, when he does, it falls into the river. With Shoko’s sixth-grade notebook, he hopes in returning to her and making amends. He saved up enough money to repay his mother for the hearing aids (only for it to go up in flames after Miyako discovers her son wanting to commit suicide) and has also learnt sign language. Shoko is transferred to another school, however Shoya’s friends all turn on him, making him an outcast.įast forward to Shoya now in high school – he is still a loner, but accepts it due to his past. Shoya’s mother – Miyako – takes him to apologize to the family, covering the costs of the hearing aids (around 1,700,000 yen), only to have one of her earrings torn from her ears. Shoya – after being ‘encouraged’ by his homeroom teacher – puts himself forward, along with his friend Naoko Ueno and Miki Kawai.

Eventually, Shoko’s mother notices her daughters treatment during school hours and steps in – asking the principle of the school to punish those who have bullying her.

Despite his actions towards her, Shoko always treats him well and never get angry at him. Unable to understand Shoko, Shoya harasses her, makes fun of her disability and even takes her hearing aids away from her and throwing them out of the window (one time, he actually causes her ears to bleed). A new student is introduced to his class – Shoko Nishimiya, who is deaf and can only communicate via a notebook. This story centers on school boy Shoya Ishida – a elementary pupil who treats his boredom in life in one of the worst ways possible. In this review, I’ll give you a plot and then review the following elements: Story, Art, Sound, Characters, then my Overall Conclusion.Ī Silent Voice based off of the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Oima. Despite this movie being released last year, the official subbed version was finally available in the UK, which is why I’m a bit behind. I was not expecting to fall in love with a 2 hour movie so quickly (or feel so many emotions in that period of time either), but I did.

I had done my chores for the day, so in a rare moment – I decided to jump straight in and watch the movie. I had heard of it, so I watched the trailer and really liked what I saw. I followed Manga Fox on Facebook (which I highly suggest you do – not sponsored), so during my morning rountine of checking my newsfeed, Manga Fox had posted the subbed version of the trailer for A Silent Voice.

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