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A Silent Voice 1 Paperback – Illustrated, May 26, 2015
| Yoshitoki Oima (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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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
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKodansha Comics
- Publication dateMay 26, 2015
- Grade level8 - 12
- Reading age13 - 17 years
- Dimensions5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
- ISBN-10163236056X
- ISBN-13978-1632360564
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- Publisher : Kodansha Comics; Translation edition (May 26, 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 163236056X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1632360564
- Reading age : 13 - 17 years
- Grade level : 8 - 12
- Item Weight : 6.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #129,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #298 in Shojo Manga (Books)
- #690 in Romance Manga (Books)
- #1,372 in Media Tie-In Manga (Books)
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It's not difficult to relate to the story of someone being bullied but this story actually takes place from the perspective of someone who is the bully, a non-traditional setup. If you're anything like me, you may have a hard time getting through the story knowing that the main character you're following is the bully in this particular story. While that dichotomy changes a bit as the volume goes on this first volume isn't an easy story to swallow. But the fact that it is so important is what makes it truly shine. The characters are all real and it's not hard to see how many of these people exist in everyday life, even outside of the Japanese culture. The voices of shame of and guilt that resonant after the ignorance and bullying are given light are all too common and when enough becomes too much it really hits home to see how the dynamic of the story changes up.
The art for this particular series is beautiful. In fact, in a day and age where stories like this tend to focus on pretty yet great drawing, this particular series has a bit of grit to it which makes it that much more appealing given the tone of the series.
Since this is only the first volume it's hard to say where the story will go from here in terms of quality. As far as beginning volumes though, this one definitely has lasting impact even without the continued plot. I'll be very interested in reading what comes to follow.
By Ariel Cruz Aleman on June 5, 2022
The was my first real manga so the structure of how to read (left to right/right to left) was a little confusing at first but it was easy to figure out. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
This volume, however, is entirely about everything leading up to the transfer.
That works wonderfully, as we get to see the full extent of his abuse and understand why he does it. The story doesn't skip any details for the sake of an "oooooooo" and I love that. The story also does a great job of showing the effects of bullying and what it looks like without it dragging on a lecture. It is instead displayed rather than described so that the reader understands why the girl transfers and can feel the emotion in the story. I can't say much without spoiling, but know that every character in this series plays a part in the development of the two protagonists. (Technically they're both protagonist, they're antagonist to each other though.)
Art: The art style is different from a lot of other manga I've read, and can sometimes not be that pleasing, but it's good overall.
Characters: I won't lie, so far the only characters worth giving a damn about are Shoya and Shota. This volume is essentially about building them up, so I understand it. Hopefully we get more insight on some of the other side characters, Shoyas mom for example.
Overall: This is a great start and I have already put the next 2 volumes in my cart! Completely recommend it!
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If you verse well in manga and anime it'll be hard not to have heard of this title, the movie aired earlier this year and was excellent and adapted this volumes well few scenes etc missing for obvious reasons so the definitive way to experience this Title is with none other than with the source material.
A story about bullying, this will fill you with emotions that are easily to relate toomight wanna add a box of tissues to go with this one by the time your done.
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