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Koe no Katachi  
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Description
The story revolves around Nishimiya Shōko, a grade school student who has impaired hearing. She transfers into a new school, where she is bullied by her classmates, especially Ishida Shouya. It gets to the point where she transfers to another school and as a result, Shōya is ostracized and bullied himself, with no friends to speak of and no plans for the future. Years later, he sets himself on a path to redemption.

Note: Won the 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award New Artist Prize in 2015 and the Ogaki City Cultural Alliance Award (Lifestyle Culture Division). Nominated for the category "Best U.S. Edition of International Material" in the 2016 Eisner Awards.

Type
Manga

Related Series
Eiga Koe no Katachi Special Book (Side Story)

Associated Names
A Silent Voice
Dáng Hình Thanh Âm
Koe no Kitachi
Kształt twojego głosu
Raut Suara
The Shape of Voice
Форма Голоса
صوت صامت
รักไร้เสียง
声之形
聲の形
목소리의 형태

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Futari wa Pretty Anon
Norway Scan
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Latest Release(s)
c.62.5 by abandoned kitten scans over 2 years ago
c.62 by Crunchyroll over 4 years ago
c.61 by Crunchyroll over 4 years ago
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Status in Country of Origin
7 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
Koe no Katachi by Zoro
Koe no Katachi by Salieri_Hiyajo

Forum
5 topics, 15 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.8 / 10.0 (1753 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.76 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 21st 2018, 7:03am PST

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Genre
Comedy  Drama  Psychological  Romance  School Life  Shounen  Slice of Life 
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Author(s)
OOIMA Yoshitoki

Artist(s)
OOIMA Yoshitoki

Year
2013

Original Publisher
Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)
Bessatsu Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)
Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Kodansha Comics (7 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #327 increased(+81)
Monthly Pos #536 decreased(-4)
3 Month Pos #538 decreased(-46)
6 Month Pos #463 decreased(-155)
Year Pos #374 decreased(-89)

List Stats
On 2636 reading lists
On 1155 wish lists
On 3651 completed lists
On 65 unfinished lists
On 583 custom lists

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Forum Posts
A Silent Voice Anime Project Is a Theatrical Film over 4 years ago
A Silent Voice - Koe no Katachi Manga to End on November 12 over 4 years ago
Chapter 42 over 4 years ago
A Silent Voice - Koe no Katachi Manga to End in 3 More Volumes over 4 years ago
Lawsuit over 5 years ago

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 I liked the movie better   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by BSzili
December 27th, 2018, 6:18am
The manga deals with difficult subjects: bullying, disability, alienation, suicide, but ultimately the story is about redemption.
I read the manga after seeing the anime movie, so I can't help but to compare them. Obviously there was more room for character development in the manga, but some of the characters came off as weirdos and narcissists (e.g. Mashiba and Kawai). Ueno started out more sympathetic, but became off putting because of her abusiveness and fits of rage. I just found it hard to care fore them, which is not a good thing in a character-driven manga. Seeing Ishida's childhood was interesting, but sub-plots like the movie-making didn't add much to the story. The manga lost its way towards the end and should have focused more on Ishida and Nishimiya. The ending was disappointing too, but I guess it's the journey that's more important? *shrug*

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The movie has a cathartic ending, but the manga goes on for a couple more chapters where the main characters plan their future. There was a build up for an amazing conclusion, but it felt like the author changed her mind midway. The manga ends with a coming of age ceremony, where the main characters are already 20 years old, but everything is just the same when they were 17 which makes it kind of ironic. I didn't expect a big "Hollywood" ending, but the author kept hinting that there will be some romantic development that just never happened. I'd have been fine with no romantic element to the manga, but then don't tease me with it throughout the story.


I usually prefer the original manga to anime adaptations, but in this case the movie wins for me. It took the best bits of the manga, and condensed them down into 2 hours. Still, the manga was good, but I'm not sure if I'd recommend it.

... Last updated on December 27th, 2018, 6:21am
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 A heartfelt and touching masterpiece   
Rating: N/A
by treskatay
October 12th, 2018, 7:02pm
If you're into character-driven stories with imperfect characters who try to attone, and moments that will make you ugly cry, read this. The characters are so well done that it's simply not to be missed.
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 OMFG!   
Rating: N/A
by willnira
June 6th, 2018, 6:52pm
tbh at first i wasnt really sure i would like it. I am not a big fan of the bullying its just plain stupid for me to read about people bullying another human being specially if the girl had a hearing problem, but I read the first chapter and then I couldn-t stop and after that I noticed I have read the whole thing and I was like wtf! in what moment I became interested in this stuff? and it has been the best decision ever in my whole day!
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 'Roller coaster'   
Rating: N/A
by PhieX
May 30th, 2018, 3:17am
I found myself cried, then I laugh and then cried again. It's really a good read. I've read this in the past, but I was not really into it considering I have weak hearing. It's like trying to gouge my complex/weakness. Now, I tried to read it again, wholeheartedly. Well, the result was I cried too much and laugh.
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Sometimes, I think the girl is too nice. The bullying was too extreme for her to stay kind and still had a faith on people. And there's this boy after bullied and backstabbed by his friend, he lost all faith on people he just met. It's more believeable to watch Shouya development than Shoko.

It's touching story and I'm not really mad with the ending. They're still teenager, to stay strong with social pressure and somehow having a good relationship are good enough for them. They have a lot of room (age) to grow.
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 READ IT DAMMIT   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by ReyKaNeel
April 3rd, 2018, 11:39am
Reading this was a great experience (other people think the same - just look up the other comments)

It´s not just about bullying, its so much about everyday struggles in relationships - trying to feel/understand what other people might feel like and also how important it is to start realising

Leaving this comment feels incomplete, but still, i need to get at least this out ;D
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 Love it!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Laraski4
November 27th, 2016, 4:46pm
Amazing! Just purely amazing!
The story is consistent to its theme and rises alot of different kind of emotions, while reading it. The story is so well constructed, that i'm baffled how there is this kind of talented people in the world.

Purely love this story!
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 Just read it   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Kurarara
November 13th, 2016, 11:55am
Just....just read it. I tried writing a comment over and over again but I can't really seem to find the right words to dexcribe how great this was.
I felt heartbroken, and I related a lot and felt for the characters. It was so painful to see how unfair the situation was for some characters, but then again, bullying is never fair. I felt so heartbroken hen I saw how the character saw the other people. This is the first time I was ever able to fully relate to a character this way....
Just.....read it. Don't waste your time reading my comment.
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 This is just great.   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by DronEll
July 25th, 2016, 6:46pm
I don't even know how to describe it better. I still can't forgive myself for a lot of things, bullying a disabled girl from my class is one of them. And i'm already 26 years old, time flies, yeah? I still carry my prison. I talked to the girl i bullied over in school she was cold to me, now i seriously consider asking her to meet me so i could properly apologize. I mean i get it that she doesn't need my apology anymore because it seems like she is doing fine based on her socials, but maybe.. just maybe she will be kind enough to ease my pain?
Anyway i feel a bit better about myself after reading this for some reason. Thank you very much, OOIMA Yoshitoki.
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 Meh   
Rating: N/A
by firewolf19
April 27th, 2016, 6:06am
When I first began reading this series, I was excited to find that it was much different from many other stories of a similar nature. First off, we have an (ex)bully as our narrator. Second, there is the involvement of a deaf person and sign language which was a really refreshing aspect. At the beginning, the bullying genuinely pulled at my heartstrings as I felt bad for both Shouko, as the recipient, AND Ishida as he reeled with guilt and horror over what he had done to her.

For me, the story quickly looses steam when the author begins introducing all the side characters. I liked Yuzuru and Sahara, who seemed like good people. But the other characters were so irritating! These characters (minus Ishida's short friend) formerly bullied Shouko and threw Ishida under the bus when they got caught. They were jerks at a young age and they are jerks in high school. I feel that this is relatively realistic and appreciate the author trying to show their growth after reuniting with Ishida/Nishimiya. But the key word here is "trying." In my opinion, these characters hardly grew at all (if any), yet somehow at the end everyone becomes friends. Poorly used time skips and weak background stories behind the side characters, which I believe were meant to make them a bit more sympathetic, just made me more confused as to HOW these kiddos were actually turning into friends.

The two girl bullies, for example, have almost zero redeemable qualities up until the very end. Especially
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the class rep girl. Ishida echoed my thoughts when he told her "You disgust me from the bottom of my heart," and I cheered a little bit because someone had finally called her out on her being extremely fake and shallow. Everything the author wrote about her made her seem like a superficial, self-absorbed brat with zero character development...so I was flabbergasted when 1)she was still easily part of the group 2)the author, with no build-up, tried to portray her as a (somewhat) decent person with the paper cranes for Ishida.


Anyways, I was just disappointed that the author spent so much time rehashing the same problems with little to no character growth in our side characters. As realistic as the author tried to make this series, it turned out unrealistic and unbelievable thanks to the weird "friendship" dynamic that suddenly happens at the end (which, by the way, felt super abrupt and rushed).
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 Man... that ending...   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by plotrobert
April 21st, 2016, 6:47am
So I was ready to give this series a 10/10, or at least a good 9.5. I was reading along, then I hit the end suddenly. At first I thought that I had somehow missed the last chapter, and I went on a few different sites looking for this "actual ending". Needless to say that when I found out the truth I was none too happy. Just to be clear the ending isn't awful or anything. But it IS straight up disappointing, since they've teased you with this relationship for over 60 chapters just to shrug in the end and say "well MAYBE they get together, who knows?!"

The thing is that the manga doesn't give enough of a resolution to round out the story, just in general. I mean there's almost no follow-up to the main character's childhood friends, no romantic subplot gets resolved and just in general it feels like there's hardly any resolution. It really does feel like some guy came along and stole the last chapter or two, you know the part with the resolution to the main relationship that they tease over and over again. Not a deal breaker, but the story really felt like it needed that nice and happy ending to round out the amount of heartbreak early on.

Anyhow, for what it's worth I think the rest of the manga is really good. The bullying early on is just painful to read at times, it really makes you kind of hate the main character at first. This is okay with me because the story is supposed to be about how this guy changes from the jerk he used to be into a mature adult. There are times when he acts perhaps a bit too pathetic but I guess I might to the same thing if I had no friends for years.

In the end this is a good read. Just don't expect any lovey-dovey resolutions here, that's all.

... Last updated on January 13th, 2017, 9:15pm
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