![]() What about the more intricate thought patterns, you ask? Well, that’s all up to our own interpretation, and Shouya’s, too, which is where we begin making mistakes, and where the majority of the problems our hero faces stems from. It isn’t too difficult to guess what her emotions are based on the way her eyes blaze or which way her mouth curves – up or down. And, for the most part, she is very expressive. That is all we can use to infer how she feels and what she thinks. The only thing he can see is her expressions and what she says through her hands. I think it is more because we see Shouko through Shouya’s eyes, and Shouya himself doesn’t know very much about her. Now, some people may complain that it is because Shouko is poorly developed as a character. ![]() We don’t learn much about Shouko due to his influence. However, since Shouya is the narrator of our story, he is also an unreliable one. His desire to better himself and help his mother (as well as Shouko, when he encounters her again later on) is commendable, and his ability to face the facts and stand his ground despite the shame and hatred he feels toward himself is nothing short of amazing. We watch him as he ruins his life, and we watch him try to build it back up again. This primarily unlikable child, Shouya, is the main character of this story, and this story is about his redemption as he transforms from a bully into a good human being. His behaviour toward Shouko and his sudden realization that what he has been doing is wrong is portrayed so masterfully as to be simply exceptional. The first part of Koe no Katachi is written so realistically that we can only feel hatred for Shouya as he goes through the motions of his existence. Still interested in this manga? Hopefully, you are. No, she’s an alien from the planet Nishimiya, and she doesn’t understand human speech. He yells in her ear, pours dirt on her, and tosses out her hearing aids, not thinking for a moment that she is just another human being. When he meets Nishimiya Shouko, a deaf girl who transfers into his elementary school, he does not treat her like a person – he treats her like a tool to alleviate his boredom. Shouya is a problem child, and this is made very clear from the very beginning of Koe no Katachi. ![]() He eggs his two best friends on into getting into the same sort of trouble that he does. What does he do? He jumps off of bridges. boring, living is boring, so he has to do something to cut through that cloud of drivel. You see, dear reader, Shouya is afraid of boredom. We’re first introduced to Shouya as a child, performing a “test of courage” with his friends. ![]() This series explores the detrimental consequences of bullying on both the bullied and the bullier, the language barrier and misunderstanding between deaf and hearing, as well as the difficult, yet beautiful road to redemption.If you were a bully, would you try to change who you were? If you were a victim of bullying, would you forgive your assailant? Koe no Katachi (literally translated “The Shape of Voice” in English) by Ooima Yoshitoki details the story of Ishida Shouya, and his growth from a savage terror in elementary school, concerned only with satisfying his own need for stimulation, to a young man with concern and empathy for those around him. Years later, he sets out to make amends with Nishimiya in the midst of his own pain. Ishida becomes the class’ scapegoat and is isolated from everyone all through elementary school and into high school. However, Ishida, and eventually the rest of the class, begin to mercilessly bully Nishimiya, until Ishida goes too far and Nishimiya transfers schools. Nishimiya, who is the only deaf student in her school, just wants to make friends with her new classmates. Shoya is a typical kid who does stupid stuff to impress his friends, including bullying the new girl, Shoko Nishimiya. From a young age, Ōima spent her days drawing and creating her own stories, which eventually led to her desire to become a mangaka, or manga creator. Ōima began working on A Silent Voice when she was only eighteen years old in order to support her family.Ī Silent Voice is a seven volume series following the life of Shoya Ishida. About the Author: Yoshitoki Ōima was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1989.
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