Koe no Katachi

Description

Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late? (Source: Kodansha)

Official English: INKR | Azuki | Kodansha

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

Associated Names

A Silent Voice

A Voz do Silêncio

Dáng Hình Thanh Âm

Koe no Kitachi

Kształt twojego głosu (Polish)

Raut Suara

Sessizliğin Sesi

The Shape of Voice

Форма голоса

Форма голосу (Ukrainian)

الصوت الصامت

รักไร้เสียง

聲の形

목소리의 형태

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/a/nonymous

abandoned kitten scans

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Futari wa Pretty Anon

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Latest Release(s)

c.62.5 by abandoned kitten scans 9 years ago

c.62 by Crunchyroll 10 years ago

c.61 by Crunchyroll 10 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

7 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (Movie)

Ends at Vol 7, Chap 62 (Movie)

User Reviews

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Koe no Katachi by Salieri_Hiyajo

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5 topics, 15 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (2194 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.67 / 10.0

34%

29%

21%

Last Updated

April 15th, 2025 12:57am PDT - 3 weeks ago

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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

Azuki (7 Volumes - Complete; Digital)

INKR Comics (Complete)

Kodansha Comics (7 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #600

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Monthly Pos #1282

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3 Month Pos #1615

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6 Month Pos #1854

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Year Pos #1898

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A Silent Voice Anime Project Is a Theatrical Film

10 years ago

A Silent Voice - Koe no Katachi Manga to End on November 12

11 years ago

Chapter 42

11 years ago

A Silent Voice - Koe no Katachi Manga to End in 3 More Volumes

11 years ago

Lawsuit

11 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Recommended if you want to develop your humanity

by Kading
10 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

This work is fantastic, but I won't exactly give it a full 10/10 because I'm judging this based in two different ways. After reading a few of the ratings, I want to voice my opinion on this work as to why its an important read and how it should be thought of as you read it.

As a manga its wonderful, the character growth and developments are fantastic. The plot development and ending is a little lackluster for a manga which is why I don't exactly give this a full score, but that doesn't mean it isn't an amazing work! Ooima chose to use manga as her medium for this work and I think its an appropriate choice based on the way the message being conveyed. Its tough to get the same emotions coming out if you publish this as a novel with just text, however if it was published as a movie I feel that the time constrictions it cannot do the character growth any justice. The length and pacing for this was perfect, nothing too drawn out or unnecessary and all of the changes happen naturally for the story's progression.

As a form of literature, this work deserves a full points. The message and theme the work has is powerful and it really reaches out to you. One of my English teachers in high school told me that literature is something that has a message or comment on society, and tells that through the work. Koe no Katachi is a comment on society much in the way novels like "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "The Grapes of Wrath" are, which is why I truly believe this should be considered a work of literature, and should be read as such. What this series does that I love the most is the way Ooima portrays her characters.The characters all have their flaws which allows us to be more empathetic with them. Everyone's personalities and circumstances aren't believable, no doubt, but I think the author made the characters that way intentionally as a way to strengthen the effect of each character's actions. Take Nishino and Ueno as an example. Nishino is the perfect sweethart, very innocent and super caring, all of the bullying done to her by Ueno, unsympathetic at all towards Nishino's plight, is magnified in our eyes forcing us to feel for Nishino. Its this type of characterization that makes the work as powerful as it is, but further amplified by the developments each relevant character has.

I love this work, easily one of my top series.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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What I am unsatisfied with

by Nikiharamai
10 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

... I am unsatisfied with the ending (´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀) That's all.
I love the rest of it, despite some irritating parts (which manga is perfect that it has no flaws?)
I love the ending, totally not what I expected but it was nice 🙂 just left me wanting more!!! Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ

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so much is lost

by bookawkee!
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

So this story couldnt be published because of a lawsuit due to its subject matter? Bullying is only hidden by those who cant admit to yet another ugly face that society has.read till the end,the face doesnt always stay the same.

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Koe no Katachi

by rika_257
10 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

No, you can not go back in time, you wake on a dream of the beautiful what might have been, the what if and never fulfilled wish. The smiles that you might have made and might have had, the happiness that could never be yours, because there is no turning back in time.
Only the undying scars, the tears by the unforgettable, and the wish for death.

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Frustrating

by Kamugin
4 years ago

Rating: 5.5 / 10.0

I read or watch stories about bulling with angst and rage in my heart because I was a victim of bulling myself, however the bulling part of this manga doesn't go beyond the first volume, after that it drags on around some dumb film the annoying protagonist's friend is set on making to celebrate their friendship. The protagonist evolves from a complete asshole to a dumb pushover unable to put his shit together. A little more romance could have saved the story albeit a victim falling in love to her bully is very unlikely, however this is fiction, no resemblance to actual facts or living people, but as I said before, the protagonist is very dull. His only accomplishment was to learn sign language. We are compelled to root for him, but he is ok being mediocre. Again the ending is shitty, the Japanese doesn't know how to end a romantic story in a satisfactory and fulfilling way. I was so pissed off that I felt the impulse to threw the book off my window, but doing that to my PC would be troublesome.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Votes are Overrated

by FormX
10 years ago

Rating: 2.0 / 10.0

Ignore the low vote to balance the too many high votes based off the feels after reading the manga.

After awhile the manga stops being about being about Ishida's redemption for Nishimiya and is just focused on Ishida fixing his social life after ruining it with all the bullying. Random events were triggered just for the drama and to move plot forward.

Like others have said don't be too excited for the ending. General spoiler of what didn't occur: you don't even see Ishida reconciling with his two old friends and by the end of the manga forget going out, his and Nishimiya's feelings are not even declared to each other. Definitely could have covered their relationship a bit longer.

Still recommend this as a great manga, but it was hard to relate since where I'm from and likely in other Western places the system is not messed up like the one presented in the manga. The high school I attended was also the provincial school for the deaf and they had their own section of the school and there were many adjustments already in place. And no, you wouldn't find pretty girls like Nishimiya.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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the oneshot is great, but...

by MbG
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

yes, i think this manga shouldn't be serialized.
the story is soooo dragged 🙁
and I did feel boring at some point.

as for the oneshot, i think it's one of the best out there.

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by renseih
12 years ago

Rating: N/A

I have no idea why this is such a big deal. I mean, it's JUST bullying. It happens, it's real, and so what? My point of view is... bullying is insignificant. That is, on a moral point of view.

Other than that, this manga is well... real. But that's about it. I should say, it's good because that's all it is. I don't really see what the big deal is. Bullying will not make it better or worse in my eyes. In conclusion, it's simple, real, good. But other than the apparently rare bullying, it has nothing to it. I was not touched, mad, and I cannot sympathize enough with the girl or boy.

On the other hand... the art isn't the greatest. Feels like debut work or something like that. So in the end, it's not something worth recommending, nor is it something that I would refrain from recommending. The focus of the story didn't shine.

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