“A Silent Voice, Complete Collector’s Edition 1” by Yoshitoki Oima is the first half of manga (roughly 3.5 volumes) that was later animated into the beautiful film by Kyoto Animation. Included as extras are the original “pilot” short story, a cover art gallery, & several interviews with the creator. As a collector’s edition, it’s beautiful & hardback & filled with extras that truly deepen one’s understanding of the material. A story about a deaf girl that was horribly bullied by her later elementary school peers, only for her worst bully to end up bullied as well. As the story begins, he has spent years dealing with regret for what he’s done & seeks to undo as much of the hurt he caused as he can. While this plot may put some people off, I think others will find a story about how complicated communication between people is & how especially miscommunication hurts everyone. Also, people can & do change.
I’ll be honest, I watched the anime first. It was recommended to me by a good friend… & it still somehow took me over a year to watch it, but it is one of the best anime films I’ve ever seen (many times now). After buying the BluRay & having watched it several times… I had to read the manga to see how good the source material was.
The manga delivers. While one can view it as being about the layered problem of bullying &/or a perspective from the deaf / hard of hearing, the manga is truly about communication & how we often fail to communicate with one another. & honestly it’s a stellar meditation on how much we can get wrong by not listening to one another, not putting ourselves in one another’s perspective, & not listening even to ourselves. & conversely, we can learn so much about ourselves & others when we try to truly listen.
The art is also gorgeous & the story is wonderfully thought out. This is definitely not for someone with a narrow view though. This is for people who are open to seeing that we all hurt one another & fail, yet we have to keep trying to communicate.
This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever read & I can’t wait to read the 2nd edition (covering the remaining 3.5 volumes of the manga). It also deepens my love for the film, which truly condensed the series into a watchable movie that still had the right amount of plot & character interaction. It also had so many Easter Eggs & small things that I might never have noticed if I hadn’t read the manga.
Still a tad shocked it was serialized in a shonen manga magazine (shonen is manga targeted toward a younger “male” audience & usually is more plot / action driven), as it reminds me more of a shojo manga (young “female” targeted manga usually centered more on relationships). That probably just shows my bias & lack of understanding though.
Please, if you have an open heart, read this wonderful manga. 💜
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Beautifully drawn & plotted manga about communication (& so much more)!
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023
“A Silent Voice, Complete Collector’s Edition 1” by Yoshitoki Oima is the first half of manga (roughly 3.5 volumes) that was later animated into the beautiful film by Kyoto Animation. Included as extras are the original “pilot” short story, a cover art gallery, & several interviews with the creator. As a collector’s edition, it’s beautiful & hardback & filled with extras that truly deepen one’s understanding of the material. A story about a deaf girl that was horribly bullied by her later elementary school peers, only for her worst bully to end up bullied as well. As the story begins, he has spent years dealing with regret for what he’s done & seeks to undo as much of the hurt he caused as he can. While this plot may put some people off, I think others will find a story about how complicated communication between people is & how especially miscommunication hurts everyone. Also, people can & do change.I’ll be honest, I watched the anime first. It was recommended to me by a good friend… & it still somehow took me over a year to watch it, but it is one of the best anime films I’ve ever seen (many times now). After buying the BluRay & having watched it several times… I had to read the manga to see how good the source material was.The manga delivers. While one can view it as being about the layered problem of bullying &/or a perspective from the deaf / hard of hearing, the manga is truly about communication & how we often fail to communicate with one another. & honestly it’s a stellar meditation on how much we can get wrong by not listening to one another, not putting ourselves in one another’s perspective, & not listening even to ourselves. & conversely, we can learn so much about ourselves & others when we try to truly listen.The art is also gorgeous & the story is wonderfully thought out. This is definitely not for someone with a narrow view though. This is for people who are open to seeing that we all hurt one another & fail, yet we have to keep trying to communicate.This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever read & I can’t wait to read the 2nd edition (covering the remaining 3.5 volumes of the manga). It also deepens my love for the film, which truly condensed the series into a watchable movie that still had the right amount of plot & character interaction. It also had so many Easter Eggs & small things that I might never have noticed if I hadn’t read the manga.Still a tad shocked it was serialized in a shonen manga magazine (shonen is manga targeted toward a younger “male” audience & usually is more plot / action driven), as it reminds me more of a shojo manga (young “female” targeted manga usually centered more on relationships). That probably just shows my bias & lack of understanding though.Please, if you have an open heart, read this wonderful manga. 💜
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I’ll be honest, I watched the anime first. It was recommended to me by a good friend… & it still somehow took me over a year to watch it, but it is one of the best anime films I’ve ever seen (many times now). After buying the BluRay & having watched it several times… I had to read the manga to see how good the source material was.
The manga delivers. While one can view it as being about the layered problem of bullying &/or a perspective from the deaf / hard of hearing, the manga is truly about communication & how we often fail to communicate with one another. & honestly it’s a stellar meditation on how much we can get wrong by not listening to one another, not putting ourselves in one another’s perspective, & not listening even to ourselves. & conversely, we can learn so much about ourselves & others when we try to truly listen.
The art is also gorgeous & the story is wonderfully thought out. This is definitely not for someone with a narrow view though. This is for people who are open to seeing that we all hurt one another & fail, yet we have to keep trying to communicate.
This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever read & I can’t wait to read the 2nd edition (covering the remaining 3.5 volumes of the manga). It also deepens my love for the film, which truly condensed the series into a watchable movie that still had the right amount of plot & character interaction. It also had so many Easter Eggs & small things that I might never have noticed if I hadn’t read the manga.
Still a tad shocked it was serialized in a shonen manga magazine (shonen is manga targeted toward a younger “male” audience & usually is more plot / action driven), as it reminds me more of a shojo manga (young “female” targeted manga usually centered more on relationships). That probably just shows my bias & lack of understanding though.
Please, if you have an open heart, read this wonderful manga. 💜
Beautifully drawn & plotted manga about communication (& so much more)!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2023
“A Silent Voice, Complete Collector’s Edition 1” by Yoshitoki Oima is the first half of manga (roughly 3.5 volumes) that was later animated into the beautiful film by Kyoto Animation. Included as extras are the original “pilot” short story, a cover art gallery, & several interviews with the creator. As a collector’s edition, it’s beautiful & hardback & filled with extras that truly deepen one’s understanding of the material. A story about a deaf girl that was horribly bullied by her later elementary school peers, only for her worst bully to end up bullied as well. As the story begins, he has spent years dealing with regret for what he’s done & seeks to undo as much of the hurt he caused as he can. While this plot may put some people off, I think others will find a story about how complicated communication between people is & how especially miscommunication hurts everyone. Also, people can & do change.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2023
I’ll be honest, I watched the anime first. It was recommended to me by a good friend… & it still somehow took me over a year to watch it, but it is one of the best anime films I’ve ever seen (many times now). After buying the BluRay & having watched it several times… I had to read the manga to see how good the source material was.
The manga delivers. While one can view it as being about the layered problem of bullying &/or a perspective from the deaf / hard of hearing, the manga is truly about communication & how we often fail to communicate with one another. & honestly it’s a stellar meditation on how much we can get wrong by not listening to one another, not putting ourselves in one another’s perspective, & not listening even to ourselves. & conversely, we can learn so much about ourselves & others when we try to truly listen.
The art is also gorgeous & the story is wonderfully thought out. This is definitely not for someone with a narrow view though. This is for people who are open to seeing that we all hurt one another & fail, yet we have to keep trying to communicate.
This is one of my favorite things I’ve ever read & I can’t wait to read the 2nd edition (covering the remaining 3.5 volumes of the manga). It also deepens my love for the film, which truly condensed the series into a watchable movie that still had the right amount of plot & character interaction. It also had so many Easter Eggs & small things that I might never have noticed if I hadn’t read the manga.
Still a tad shocked it was serialized in a shonen manga magazine (shonen is manga targeted toward a younger “male” audience & usually is more plot / action driven), as it reminds me more of a shojo manga (young “female” targeted manga usually centered more on relationships). That probably just shows my bias & lack of understanding though.
Please, if you have an open heart, read this wonderful manga. 💜
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I LOVED IT! I just finished it and of course, I had to order the 2nd and 3rd! I loved this as much as I loved the anime!
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