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A Silent Voice

Koe no Katachi聲の形The Shape of VoiceA Voz do Silêncio

2016 · Movie Finished

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88%
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What is A Silent Voice about?

A Silent Voice is an anime film animated by Kyoto Animation, adapted from a manga. It was released in September 17, 2016. AniList classifies it as drama, romance and slice of life.

After transferring into a new school, a deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya, is bullied by the popular Shouya Ishida. As Shouya continues to bully Shouko, the class turns its back on him. Shouko transfers and Shouya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shouya finds Shouko to make amends.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Eleven Arts. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Disability, Bullying, Rehabilitation, Language Barrier, Coming of Age, Male Protagonist, Primarily Teen Cast, School, Heterosexual, Female Protagonist.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Shouko Nishimiya 西宮硝子

    Main character

    A young, deaf transfer student with an amazingly positive outlook on life. Despite being a victim of continuous bullying, she always keeps a smile on her face.

    Japanese voice: Saori Hayami

  • Shouya Ishida 石田将也

    Main character

    The main character and narrator. Ishida bullied Nishimiya Shouko in elementary school and when she transferred away, he was ostracized and bullied by his former friends. He started to ignore those around him (imagining them with a large X across their face) and was driven to the point of suicide.

    Japanese voice: Miyu Irino

Supporting characters

  • Yuzuru Nishimiya 西宮結絃

    Supporting character

    Shouko's younger sister who is currently a middle school student. She cut her hair short so their mother would not cut Shouko's and has kept it that way ever since; due to this, she is often mistaken for a boy, with Ishida even thinking that she is Shouko's boyfriend at first.

    Japanese voice: Aoi Yuuki

  • Naoka Ueno 植野直花

    Supporting character

    A girl from Ishida and Nishimiya's elementary school and the girl that Ishida was closest to at school. Ishida remembers her bossing him about and also being his main helper in bullying Nishimiya.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Kaneko

  • Miyako Ishida 石田美也子

    Supporting character

    A kind and loving single mother of Shouya and his older sister who owns a hair salon. She cares for her granddaughter Maria as well as Ishida and often lets Yuzuru stay around the house.

    Japanese voice: Satsuki Yukino

  • Maria Ishida 石田マリア

    Supporting character

    Ishida's young niece who lives with Ishida and his family. Maria is half-Japanese from her mother's side and half-Brazilian from her father's side.

    Japanese voice: Erena Kamata

  • Miki Kawai 川井みき

    Supporting character

    Nicknamed "Kawaiichi," Kawai was the school representative at Ishida's elementary school. She is popular and normally takes charge of situations and is shown to be kind to everyone; however, all her actions seem to have her academic reputation in mind.

    Japanese voice: Megumi Han

  • Satoshi Mashiba 真柴智

    Supporting character

    A boy who becomes interested in and joins Ishida's group of friends upon learning they are making a movie. He is eager to be the leading actor and is considered handsome and talented enough to do so.

    Japanese voice: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

  • Tomohiro Nagatsuka 永束友宏

    Supporting character

    A short, fat, and lonely boy who is a habitual liar. When someone tries to steal Nagatsuka's bike, Ishida offers his to be taken instead. Nagatsuka sees this act of kindness as an unbreakable act of friendship and swiftly becomes Ishida's self-proclaimed best friend and starts to idolize Ishida.

    Japanese voice: Kenshou Ono

  • Ito Nishimiya 西宮いと

    Supporting character

    Shouko and Yuzuru's maternal grandmother. A caring, wise woman, she cared for Nishimiya and Yuzuru when their father left and their mother was at work. She bought Yuzuru her first camera and tries to convince Yuzuru that her mother means well for both her and her sister.

    Japanese voice: Ikuko Tani

  • Yaeko Nishimiya 西宮八重子

    Supporting character

    A cold woman, who after catching a virus from her husband during pregnancy, left Shouko deaf. Yaeko's husband's family quickly filed for a divorce. When her husband left, she was pregnant with Yuzuru and her mother helped her raise both her daughters.

    Japanese voice: Akiko Hiramatsu

  • Miyoko Sahara 佐原みよこ

    Supporting character

    A kind girl from Ishida and Nishimiya's elementary school. She was the only person willing to make an effort to learn sign language and befriend Nishimiya.

    Japanese voice: Yui Ishikawa

  • Kazuki Shimada 島田一旗

    Supporting character

    Ishida's best friend in elementary school. He helped him bully Nishimiya.

    Japanese voice: Sachiko Kojima

  • Takeuchi 竹内

    Supporting character

    Takeuchi-sensei was the homeroom teacher of Shouya, Shouko, Naoka, Shimada, Hirose, Miki, and Miyoko during their 6th-grade year.

    Japanese voice: Fuminori Komatsu

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