Release #1 - A Silent Voice 1

Years ago, Shoya Ishida led his peers in tormenting a hearing-impaired classmate, Shoko Nishimiya. When she transfers schools, Shoya finds he has gone from bully to bullied, and is left completely alone. Now Shoya struggles to redeem himself in Shoko’s eyes and to face the classmates who turned on him. This emotional drama is one of the most critically-acclaimed manga of the decade, earning an Eisner nomination and accolades from teachers and the American Library Association. An animated film adaptation from Kyoto Animation has swept the globe, arriving in US theaters in October 2017. “A very powerful story about being different and the consequences of childhood bullying... Read it.” -Anime News Network “The word heartwarming was made for manga like this.” -Manga Bookshelf

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Volume 1

A Silent Voice 1

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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? Read the manga industry insiders voted their favorite of 2014! "A very powerful story about being different and the consequences of childhood bullying... Read it." Anime News Network "The word heartwarming was made for manga like this." Manga Bookshelf

TwirlingNickelPaladin 2 weeks ago

Lord this was actually infuriating. What's with the trope of Japanese Manga having school children act like sociopaths? All while the teacher doesn't actually address the situation and keeps playing the blame game until it escalates out of control 🤦🏿‍♂️ and then still plays the blame game after as if these aren't all children. I hate all those people too Mr. Main Character. Not that he's much better but I'm honestly surprised he decided to grow up on his own when everyone sold him out at the drop of a hat. Actually God is that supposed to be the lesson? I really hope not.