I remember this anime, I HATED, absolutely detested Shoya and his friends for what they did, but when Shouya grew up and started to redeem himself I came to care about him and this movie took me for a ride I won't forget. Truly a masterpiece of a movie.
Same, I was so effing pissed off at what he was doing, but grew to like him, I can safely say that this really did take me by surprise on how much I grew to care for him.
I think the reason for all that was because of ignorance, and just the Amateuristic and irresponsible display of their feelings, MCkun was probably like had a crush but the type that ends up bullying because he was entranced and confused, since no matter what, Shoko was forgiving….. I mean,… many people often get mad over someone who can act like everything’s alright and good despite them trying to piss them off desperately and show the Bloody tRUe colors of the victim…. Then black hair girl or antagonist just has an innocent yet irregular and irresponsible crush on MC…. And since he kept bullying her, she picked up on it……
To be honest, I hated how Shoya was the only one who was punished even though other kids bullied that girl. He grew-up with only regrets and was even planning on killing himself, believing that it was the only way to make things right. I was bullied a lot as a kid myself, but I wouldn’t want any of my childhood bullies to become suicidal, especially if they’ve matured and are now against bullying.
I hate shoko's mother . she hurted the innocent mother of a boy who hurted her daughter but that doesn't mean you do the same. poor mother just gave a smile to the boy .
Himanshu Soni What did Shoko’s mom do? If you think the reason Miyako was bleeding out of her ear was because Shoko’s mom did it you are wrong. She ripped it out of her own accord to apologize and to pay for the hearing aid.
It's because the other kids blamed him. It was all of the kids ways of coping to try and not feel the guilt by just saying it was his fault. That was they could dodge admission in their part.
Personally I blame the adults in this story, more specifically the school and teacher. They were well aware of what Shoya and the others were doing to Shouko. At no point did they stop and go "hey this is not okay." Rather they ignored it completely until Shoya finally took things too far and actually hurt her and they were forced to intervene because her mother got involved. But it gets worse. Instead of taking Shoya and the others aside, explaining to them why the things they did was wrong and hurtful, and making them apologize to Shouko and her mother (let's face it kids can be mean because sometimes they don't know any better until an adult shows them)... The teacher places the blame solely on Shoya, causing him to be ostracized by his classmates and even making him the new target for bullying. Which of course leads to his severe social isolation and eventual suicidal thoughts. The school failed two children that day and that is unforgivable.
@@Ikajo Some people seem to mistaken or have forgotten that a lot of this takes place in Japan. Well, all of it is. You’d have to keep in mind the cultural difference between the West and East. I live in Vietnam, and we barely give a fuck about mental health. Parents would shame their kids if they’re feeling depressed. While yes, the adults are at fault as well, I believe that a lot of this is a larger cultural issue that exists.
@@randomboiyo6254 I'm fully aware that this take place in Japan. Doesn't mean that parents doing the wrong thing is okay. Japan do have resources for troubled kids.
School staff won't do anything about bullying because it's too much effort and they don't care. They think they can just suspend the attacker and victim and that's enough.
In the manga it’s made more apparent how responsible the homeroom teacher’s negligence was of shouko’s bullying. He’d sometimes laugh along and would allow it all to happen before his eyes until administrative action was called for. The fact that he was the one who called on and singled shouya out says a lot.
@@menace240Dude, an anonymous girl who's currently 23 years old. But when I was on elementary+middle school teachers would allow happen all the crap and also they used to join them. Teachers told me like: "It's funny how your parents don't believe in you, we enjoy how they yell at you even when your fault is only exist". Actually I can't even see me on the mirror.
@@TheCosmotheplant1 karma got a teacher who made fun of me and bullied me in my primary school, he was charged with sexual harrasment of a muslim teacher and was fired.
@@dkin7685 I'm still depressed about those memories, but I can't change what happened. But hugs to everyone who knows how this kind of things can mess us, I wish everyone can recover from that pain. ❤️
I’ve seen a lot of people give slack to Ueno and Kawai for what they did, when really, the biggest problem is the elementary instructor. He knew what was going on with Shouko and was completely aware of the harassment and bullying, yet didn’t do anything until the worst has happened and the singled out a singles kid rather than holding multiple of them accountable.
true im glad you noticed this too. He should have arranged shouko seating arrangemnt or maybe warn them of 1 month suspension if anything bad happens again or maybe just flat out ask the principal to move them from a different classrooom environment
@@randomboiyo6254 Uh no, it’s a teacher thing. I’ve been singled out in the last many times by teachers for all manner of things. Teachers that are lazy, vindictive, or a number of different reasons will just single out one kid to make it easier. I’ve seen teachers give kids an F for a project that they worked hard in simply because they didn’t like it, or one time give Me and F in a group project that I worked alone on, got a D while the other two who didn’t work on it at all got A’s. When I asked why, she said that it was obvious that I was the lazy one of the group.. I found out that the tiger two told the teacher this and she believed them over me. I was an outcast who was bullied, and since I had no friends even the teachers treated me less. I was told I was a problem child who wouldn’t work with other even though it was the other way around..this list goes on. Teachers are bad at figuring out children. VERY few come to a close enough understanding that allows them to do a proper job.
If anyone thinks that you watched this video and now you know or indirectly watched the complete movie then you are wrong! The emotions you will get from actually watching the movie is completely different from what you will get from this video. Watch the actual movie...You won't regret it... You will definately love it... Its a masterpiece!!
Honestly Ueno was my LEAST favorite character in this movie. First of all she was one of the main bullies. Second she joined in on isolating Shoya then just tried acting like nothing happened. Third she never actually apologized to Shouko saying "you never tried to understand me either" like tf? Why would she try to understand someone who treated her like shit.
My least favorite was the damn teacher. Like he was the adult in that situation, in the position of power, knew 100% what was going on, chose to ignore it, and then when push came to shove put all the blame on a single student despite knowing pretty much everyone was in it, and didn't take any responsibility for ignoring what had been happening.
@@ImTitan16 true ueno is bad but she didn't act like she is angel but miki is just disgusting for me . . . she is narcissistic and manipulative, act like she is an angel, she gaslighting shoya infront of the class . . .
As a person who's been both bullied and a bully, has grown to be introverted and barely cares or needs to communicate with others, I've found a connection with Shouya's character, that've rarely felt before. This masterpiece of a story should be shown to very child and their parents at least once in their lives, it's an amazing example of how depression, isolation and handicaps affect not only their victims but also the people around them. Truly beautiful story, with a very charming and heartwarming ending.
So I can come out about this with you two thats helpful cuz i feels like after all the years i couldn't talk about it with anyone that im actually tearing up To skip intro i had a friend in middle school who was getting abused by her mother. One night she asked to stay(sneak) over to get away. Out of fear of getting in trouble i said no. Found out a week later she killed herself that led to her other friends to bully me after a while i started to fight back. But i ended up becoming a bully and bully other kids in the process. After getting in my freshman year of highschool and one of the kids i used to bully went there i tried apologizing for my past mistakes and her boyfirend beat and told me to stay away from her. Rumors then started to spread and they cut me like freshly sharpen knives i was hurt i knew i deserved the hate i was getting. After my fresman year of highschool i moved to another school. I made new friends under a persona i thought would help. Deep down those words rung in my head time and time again to the point that tried to kill myself on 4 seperate occasions it was on my last one that my best friends saved me from walking in front a bus. She told me "If you want to kill yourself you'll have to get through me then your family" and i never tried to do it again to end this story on a more happier note i found the people i bullied on social media recently and apologized for my past stupidity and most of them forgave me and the rest forgot all about it but i still apologized.
@@kingxeno4794 omg…You know, it’s admirable that you apologized, that’s the best thing a person can do, a lot of people don’t do it cause they choose their pride over it but I am seriously proud of you for doing it! I am very very sorry from behalf those bullies, you never deserved it, no one can know the future, things happend and we don’t have the power to change them, we have to live with our past, even if we’ve changed, i think that’s the hardest thing ever cuz I experience it everyday, living with ur past self and the mistakes you made in the past, you have my sympathy and respect to you✨ I hope you have the happy days that you deserve and earned :) you can always talk to me when you feel like you need to get something off ur chest
This movie changed me, the way i look at life, and the way i watch anime. No disrespect will be tolerated. Truly the GOAT Anime romance movie in my opinion
I'm pretty sure this is more than just romance. I'm pretty sure that this masterpiece is about mental health, redemption, suicide, depression and anxiety and a sprinkle of romance.
Shouya really showed his guilt. He couldn't even look anybody in the eyes. I read the manga after I watched the movie and I highly encourage anyone to do the same. Character development at it's finest
I swear, When Shoko's mom absolutely slapped Ueno across the face, that made me feel a bit satisfied. I felt like drop kicking that character in some point of the film. Not just her actually. Everyone who helped bully needed to get bopped, especially those two-faced "freinds" who turned on Shoya after elementary. It was actually messed up that Shoya was the only one who had to endure all of this. I understand that the main theme is redemption, but Ueno and some of the others did jack$&it to redeem themselves like Shoya did.
@@pulangrosas7255 You don't think that the bitch who went around physically assaulting others getting a taste of her poison is even remotely satisfying? I'm not saying that it's the permanent "solution" to the problem but the sound of her getting continuously slapped made me momentarily feel a little better about the unfairness of the situation. And sometimes, a small moment of happiness can go a long way for people with low mental health.
This is actually a good story that talk about something it isn't really talked so much: the fact bullies, when they are young children at least, are often fundamentally always searching for validation and would not be in able to do nothing if they would not feel encouraged by others AND by adults. I noticed it when I was at primary school, how often the other children just began to pick on somebody only after they felt in some way "authorized" by the teacher, using their same words and such... sometimes adults did it inadvertently, sometimes on purpose...
Egg or chicken ? Anyway how about you know, being a NORMAL child ? The only validation a normal child seeks is their parents love and their videogame telling them they won. They wake wondering what the day will bring, what game they will play, if mommy will bake their fave cake. They go to bed hoping to find a new game tomorrow. Or to play with dad. These little monsters trying to pass as humans literally cannot and REFUSE to live that way. The sane normal way. They wake up thinking which child they will hurt today and how. They spend breakfast planning insults and assaults and robberies. They spend the way to school gathering allies and new ideas for that murderous intent. If they don't have a target yet, they spend school LOOKING FOR IT instead of studying or passing notes to their friends like normal human children. Then some more time planning. And as they grow older they start planning ways to KILL their targets. Either themselves cause "ugh I can't stand their face" or through suicide cause they know it's still not a thing to jail minors over a suicide. THAT IS A HUMAN TO YOU ? They DON'T deserve to be called such, seen as such and thus, treated with similar rights. They're an anomaly. A very dangerous one. I suppose you must hate murderers and rapists, pedos like anyone sane ? Then why wpuld you be so lenient with another predator ? The most dangerous one for children to boot because its childish disguise helps it reach the kids much more easily than any lying unhinged adult ? They should get the STRONGEST penalty out of all !
A scene I find particularly impactful is when Shouya tells everyone what he thinks of them out of desperation and everyone turns his back to him, not because their mad but because they know he's right and won't admit it. He's so desperate to make Shouko happy that he'll take every blame and lose everyone he considered friends just for her. This scene is also what made me think that Miki was one of the worst character in this manga. She wants to be the innocent and kind one so much that she's ready to reveal someone's past they wished never existed.
This was such a masterpiece of a anime. Some people may turn this anime down because it’s a “romance anime” but in truth it’s such amazing anime,and if you think that by you watching this video will make you understand the anime than your wrong you gotta watch the whole anime for you to understand the feeling of this masterpiece
When u watch this movie u will release that this isn't a love story between a girl and boy but instead a story about someone trying to love himself...this is a self love story
When the little Shoya bullied the little Shoko, it was really hard to watch As a victim of bullying in grade school, that time of my life was half-bitter for me to remember to this day And I was a healthy boy with both of my parents Shoko was a lonely deaf girl with single parent
for me it's similar. as a victim of bullying as well, this movie made me realize that not only victims can face mental issues from that period of time but also the bullies. I can now garner sympathy for them as well. I recently had a meeting with one of my bullies of high school, andalthough it was hard I managed to tell him (with the help of a teacher) how much damage he had caused. he explained that he never meant it that seriously and only meant it as a joke, but the teacher intervened and responded "sometimes joke are misunderstood and it can be taken as bullying."
I can relate to this movie. I don't know if it's bullying or not but my school mates when I'm in third grade, They are making fun of my name and telling some offensive words but I don't care about that cause I don't mind those bullying thing.
Feel sorry for you folks, be strong! Find someone that cares about you, dont worry about those who bully you. Be strong folks, never give up Most people regret bullying others, down the line. They just don't understand what they are doing or being confused with their interest when they are younger. Not to say that absolves them of their fault, just continue looking at those who matter in your life.
At the beginning Shoya was a very hateable character. I absolutely hated what he did and it made me feel so upset and angry. Normally I'd carry that hatred with me and always remember someone for what they did, but the anime really portrayed how someone can change for the better good. He's just lucky she gave him a second chance and became friends! I mean I have done some bad stuff in the past but lightyears away from this kind of stupidity. I have learnt from all my lessons and strive to become the best person I can be. That is why I love Shoya more than anyone else in the anime because he completely changed his character for the better. He definitely redeemed himself
You also have to count that he was a kid and that It was not only his fault, but the other kids bullied her too and the stupid teacher never said anything about it, while knowing exactly what was going on. He was supposed to say that wasnt right to do, but he put all the blame on Shoya. He was just a kid.
I hate shoko's mother . bitch literally hurt an innocent mother because that mother's child hurt her daughter. poor mother just gave a smile to the boy and takes her back home.
It was the first and only time that my sister, a generally emotionless person when it comes to media, cried for a movie. Although, I'm still waiting for the show that will do me in.
This movie actually hit quite close to home for me. It shows that people can change given enough time and when they become mature enough. When I was younger, I used to act terribly towards a mentally challenged boy in our community who was about 4 years younger than me. It wasn't outright bullying but at the time he just pissed me off. He grew to hate me but after around 5 years I began to realise what I had done and apologised to him, and he accepted. We are still not close friends but we are able to talk properly at least. Until today I still regret how I acted towards him, but am happy that I managed to make amends. But as this movie also shows, even though the scars of the past remain unchanging, as long as we recognise our flaws and keep bettering ourselves, we can keep moving forward. Edit: better wording
@Spell Check He got bullied as a result of his actions. So regardless of what caused the change, it did. That's not also to say he wouldn't have had guilt if he wasn't bullied. As there was no scenes to dictate that. Change takes time anyway.
One of my favorite things about this movie is how there is a romance element, but rather than being the focus of the story it's just a plot point that let's you see deeper into the characters. This movie gets grouped in with the romance genre a lot, but it's really a story about communication and forgiveness. I seriously recommend this movie to anyone struggling with mental health issues to any extent, because it seriously is something special. It can be a hard watch at times, but the payoff is incredible.
This is the first anime I've watched. I knew it was anime but I didn't know how it felt. I cried after watching this and smiling cause I didn't know Anime is like this. After that in thankful for all the animes I've watched. I wish I could forget this anime so I can watch this again and feel the same feeling every time I watch it. It's truly a blessing in disguise.
This is why I hate cancel culture. Because people act like someone cant change or be redeemed. It's true that people who do bad things deserve karma but shutting them out of society making them feel like pariah is also a form of bullying
It depends on what they did and the actual repercussions of that. Or if they actually are regretful as opposed to looking to save face in society. We also shouldent overlook when people do or say terrible things. Critisism and condemnation of bad actions isn't cancel culture
@@pulangrosas7255 Telling someone that their actions or opinions are crap or harmful is not bullying. It's actually giving them a chance to change. If they don't though, no one should be forced to simply put up with harmful and destructive views and actions. Unrepentant racism, bigotry, bullying or other harmful views should ALWAYS be called out. If everyone is telling you that you suck... maybe you suck.
@@PlaySA yeah no, also never been told I suck unless it was in a jokey way. Either way no, that's just bullying. Criticism is actually telling them what they did was wrong and why it wa wrong as well as telling then ways to improve. Saying "you suck" is just rude and doesn't give them any reason why they should change. Not thinking about why they did what they did and what made them like that.
I'm literally in love with this movie. It was a rollercoaster of emotions! I definitely recommend watching it! It's not just your typical romance anime, it tackles tons of sensitive topics, like bullying, suicidal thoughts, self isolation, social interactions and more!! I would rewatch it again if I had the time.
I watched this movie a few months after it came out and to this day it still bothers me that they allowed Ueno back into the group. She was poison all the way through, her only "positive" quality being that she had a crush on the mc (didnt stop her from banishing when things got hard on him) and then she had the gal to show and start shit with Shouko. I feel she would have been a perfect example for Shouko of "Love yourself, remove from your life the people that are harmful to you". Instead they embrace her with open arms as if telling people to basically kill themselves out of pure jealosy is on the same level as the flaws the other characters had.
Kawai is actually the worst by far, and is like universally agreed upon as the absolute worst one by people who have read the manga (or noticed the fine details in the movie)
This is the first and only movie that I've actually gone back to and watch over 5 times... ...and over 20... This movie hit me HARD back in middle school and made me feel things I didn't know I could feel. Though I can't relate to it, this movie holds an incredibly special place in my heart and I go back to rewatch it around every other month and on my birthday
Personally, I thought this anime was really good. But I think it could have been much better if they would have both confessed their feelings to eachother, which could have easily been done multiple times. I don't even like those types of animes where its "high school love stories" or any of that "romance" genre, but this story was very heartwarming I would have loved to see Shoya and Shouko develop a strong, loving, relationship towards the end of the story. (i wish there was a second movie this was so good lol)
This was such a troubling anime film. Basically a "quest for repentance"-type story. I see why even Your Name director Makoto Shinkai praised the film for its realism in drama and thematic material. Director Naoko Yamada did a splendid job with it. I know this film is also one of several titles that unfortunately was made at Kyoto Animation that was burned by a crazed arsonist. Respect to the ones who did not survive in that fire.
I liked how this story wasn't just a love story. This movie will always have a special place in my heart. This is the only anime film that made cry no matter how many times I've watched it.
I love Violet Evergarden because it did what A Silent Voice could not. The anime shows Violet as a really subtle, complex and meaningful symbol. A Silent Voice tried making Shoko into a character just as developed as Shouya, but it doesn't work. They foist too many roles on an underdeveloped symbol, not even mentioning Shoko's role as a character. Violet Evergarden on the other hand, uses love as a metaphor really carefully and it works. Violet is a symbol for everyone she meets. She is a metaphor for war trauma, and the mental consequences in can have for a person. Violet Evergarden's prosthetic hand is an integral part of her character. We see her using the hand daily for writing letters, and because the letters that Violet writes are so beautiful, we feel for Violet and understand that the loss of Violet's hand was traumatizing for her. And the music in the show by Evan Call conveys each emotion perfectly, compared to the unsuitable music of A Silent Voice, composed by Kensuke Ushio. Let me explain. So when Shoya is bullying Shoko in 6th grade, the whole montage is accompanied by childish music that really undermines how harrowing Shoko's bullying was. Whereas in Violet Evergarden, each piece of music highlights the melancholy of its titular main character. Violet as a protagonist is so fully realised because we get to know just the right amount of information about her, as well as all the supporting characters. In A Silent Voice, however, a lot of the story focuses on Shoya, but the movie doesn't balance out all of its characters and we get to know very little about Shoko and the other characters (likes, dislikes, interests, flaws etc.) The way A Silent Voice portrays deaf people is also dangerous. Shoko wants to commit suicide because of her disability? Am I the only one who thinks this could potentially be a harmful mindset for deaf people and would lead them to do horrible things to themselves? In Violet Evergarden, our main character has a reason to become an automemories doll, because of the love for her Major. All of the side characters also have a crucial role in helping Violet understand the meaning of I love you. Whereas in A Silent Voice everyone becomes friends for no reason. Violet Evergarden also looks much more beautiful than A Silent Voice. That's why Violet Evergarden is better than A Silent Voice in every way. Both animes are made by Kyoto Animation.
@@officialflikz She does not. The sign she makes, with the two little fingers interlinked, means "Promise", as in "I promise to help you live", as Shoya had just asked of her.
I needed this video as I could never get myself to watch the movie due to all the mistreatment the MC goes through and how it seemed all her tormentors were magically forgiven (i know that isn't how it happens but that's all ive seen of it on the internet)
they didnt get into a fight because shoya wanted to let his anger out on her, it was because she was cleaning his desk and he didn't want her to touch his desk.
I can relate so much back in my elementary for no reason at all I was singled out and bullied for no reason and since I not around to fight because I’m in a private school I had to endure the trauma and could nothing about it
You know I watched this a year ago every second I'm not joking, every second of my life goes through thinking about this (really) this anime was great! There's no reason that you have to recap this movie it's absolutely beautiful and it's such a great movie, is kill for a part 2
Honestly listening to this brought me to nearly cry since I have friends who are deaf and also depressed but it also made me happy the fact he was doing his best to try and make things better between them
Watched the subbed first and it was amazing as to be expected but man, the dub for this movie is incredible Hit me so much harder because the voice actress for Shouka is deaf herself. Rest of the case did a great job of course, but Shoukas made the emotional aspect that much more impactful. Soundedb really authentic for obvious reasons.
honestly this is the only movie to make me start and want to cry i wish there was a part two it also helped me through suicidal thoughts and helped my depression
Until 10th grade i always picked the outsiders to hang out with because we have common interest. And of course there are bullies who looked down on us and tried to do something but most of the time they failed because i was always the one who snaps so easily and i ran after them like a mad dog. It was great to be able to explode like that and never get punished because first i was the only chinese kid in middle school and second I used threats if they dare to say anything.
I grew up being bullied at school and this movie hit me hard. Not because I hated the bully for mistreating a deaf girl but for the miscommunication or lack of communication that keeps happening in this movie. It's confusing for a young child to come across something unusual such as someone with disabilities, the uncertainty of the situation and on how to react to something no one taught you this existed. I'm real glad this movie didn't portray the bully as the typical antagonist, this is one of the few movies that truly shows that it's not just the victim of bullying that suffers, bullies have it hard too. Even now and when I was a kid I'd wish I got to know my bullies better or at least got along on different terms because I don't go to school and plan on making enemies I always much rather preferred we'd be friends. What really pisses me off is the ignorance and negligence the adults of this movie show, even the parents. The deaf girls mother was a spiteful bitch, I get it you want to protect your daughter but do you feel good about yourself hold a grudge against a literary child and making him watch as his own mother pays you and begs for forgiveness and yet years later the bitch still didn't feel satisfied and slapped the bully on the face. I also didn't like the bully's own mother and how she handles situations like threatening to burn the money the bully felt so guilty to pay his mother back as a way to say "I'm so sorry I caused you this much trouble" only for her to burn it and then say that she didn't want the money anyways. That's just bullshit because that makes me feel for the bully how none of progress to change or redeem himself is taken seriously, he works so hard just to get by and not even the people most closest to him gave two shits to help. No wonder the bully wanted to commit suicide and why didn't the mother talk to him sooner? Didn't him quitting his job and closing a bank account raise any red flags, if it wasn't for the bully trying to hard to grasp at what little hope he has left the mom would've been too late to save her own son because she didn't think to consult with him about his feelings while he was in the process of cleaning out his room. Dumb B*tch! I'm sorry for my sudden outburst I just had to get that off my chest cause I'm really passionate about animated films but also I getting seriously pissed at just the thought of bad parenting. So yeah, let this movie raise awareness about us learning to communicate better with each other.
I hated it when Shoya bullied Shoko and no one defend her in elementary school. I would have defend her in elementary school and also high school. I literally cried when shoko tried to take her life by jumping off a balcony but I was more sad when Shoya pulled her off the balcony and he saved her but he ended up in a coma. I even cried more when the Ueno who took Shoko hearing aid and she beats her up, I was in shocked and was just pissed off.
The beginning of this really hit home. In middle school I knew this kid with deformed ears. Even though I was a little skip, I could still acknowledge that this kid was a better person than me. He had an underdeveloped eardrum inside of the flashy masses that were his ears and the doctors surgically drilled holes to access the eardrums. The dude wore shiny, royal blue CUSTOM hearing aids for many years, allowing him to pursue his passion for the drums. He was that super energic guy that occasionally gets drum solos at football games. But just like my colorblind friend, SOMEONE decided it was a good idea to smash his $15K CUSTOM hearing aids on the ground of the brand new music hall and the kid had to move away. I may think I was a little skip but at least I didn't cross any human rights lines. I knew the kid. I got him suspended our Senior Year. He's in prison now because he never learned how to stop being a dumdum. Get flipped Chase. The world finally threw you off the stage and onto the dirt with the other donkeys.
@@lysevensolaris7025 I wish I could've done something about the genuinely malicious people in my school. Chase was just an idiot that never learned boundaries. I'm literally hurting my brain trying to figure out how he murdered a person at a racetrack. He was a class clown that... He either didn't understand or respect boundaries.
Shoko is so kind yo... I am still, up to this day, hold a huge grudge for a long time against my middle school bullies. i did stood up for myself, but then they made me seem like the bad guy. They manipulated me into thinking i am in the wrong there. I couldnt stand up for myself, with how little power i had. I was afraid to tell the teacher cuz my reputation was at stake and every body in school hated me. A "friend" of mine would always gaslight me. She made me believe that everyone in class was doing something behind my back all of the time, calling me fat and ugly. I was driven to plan to kill everyone of my bullies and their friends. I wrote em out on a piece of paper, and they found it. i realised i had fallen into my manipulative friend's trap. I felt so betrayed. As news spread, the school hates me even more. i still remember clearly that one of the bullies threw a rock at me. I didnt fight back. i had no power left to fight back. my bullies pointed out all my flaws and rumors and spread them all across the school. I became the most unpopular kid. But hey. At least I had a very small number of friends who actually like hanging out with me and they actually know how kind i really am. but despite all that, i still live in fear and would have constant intrusive thoughts, reminding me that everyone hates me wherever i go. i carried on my teenage years with that fear. Until one point in life i had become completely lonely. No friends at all. I became depressed, i still remember attempting s0oiside multiple times to escape such an empty and lonely life. i survived... every single time. i hadnt redeemed myself at all. but as i grew older, now in my early 20s, i am trying to redeem myself and stop isolating myself.
Silent Voice is One of the only anime movies that has shown the life of a real bully in his later part of life :) This anime still shines and inspires me .
u mean bully falls in love with girl he bullied and she fell in love back after forcing himself into her life, i'll still watch this one over and over and over and over. Lil maria is my favorite when sho comes back from the hospital.
Man, the title of this video doesn't give justice in the movie. It's not about the love story, It's all about a man who recognized all of his past mistakes, trying to be the better person, and learn to accept and forgive himself.
STOP! DONT WATCH THIS VIDEO!!! Go watch the FULL movie and NOT the recap! Nothing against recap videos because I watch them too but THIS movie DESERVES a full watch because it's the most amazing and emotional movie that made me come to tears. No recap out there will ever be able to summarize that for you.
I am so happy I found this channel. I don't have the spoons to watch every anime that's on my list but this channel helps me at least get a glimpse of them.
It's amazing how in dire situations, animators will still have their characters take off their shoes before entering a domicile. YuYuHakusho? Keiko stops to take off her shoes before getting into Yusuke's house to kiss him back to life with few seconds remaining. Here, SHoya sees SHouko about to throw her life away, and he still stops to take them off. WHat the hell? Is it that ingrained into their heads?
Wow imagine living the kind of life where you get to be a part of your community and love and support them and having that returned just to give it back even harder just imagine what kinda crazy and unknowingly awesome concept of feeling human that would be.
This is my favourite anime/movie ever I can relate to shoya because of social anxiety and I usually feel the same as him not being able to look at people/maintain eye contact. I can also relate to shoko because she just wants to please people... Love this film
Am I the only one who always believed shota did torment her in because she saw her as a threat to the class’s harmony? I mean, it always happens that when someone is considered “different” to be casted out. It’s part of human nature after all being as mean as possible to what doesn’t conform to the group. I always believed that they wanted to make us believe the kids were far smarter than we thought but they didn’t like this special kid destroying their happy place
true. its also likely that he sought validation in his classmates. in the little "bullying compilation" near the beginning, it seems like he started bullying her when he hears another girl makeing rude comments about her.
I actually will say this movie is worth watching. I'm not saying the recap wasn't good because it was very good. But this movie is one that I enjoyed watching over and over because it really gets ur feelings involved.
What if there's actually a sad ending for Silent voice? This is how the sad ending would go After shoko dreamed how Shoya said "Goodbye" Shoko goes to the river and of course we all know what happened she started to cry yeah, But the next day Shoko then wakes up and is still not fully healed but rested well she looks through to the window and starts to think about shoya for a moment but she still thinks he's alive. After that, The nurse told Shoko that Shoya's mom comes to visit her for a while, Shoya's mom came in but her expression seems to be off and shoko notices it and was concerned and worried so shoko starts to talk but her voice was stuttering. Shoya's mom then sits next to shoko and grabs her hand gently but then starts to cry and confirmed that something happened to shoya, Shoko then got really worried and started to ask the mom and mom cries even more and looks directly to shoko with a sad face. Shoya's mom confirmed that shoya has passed AWAY, and it made shoko speechless but then The nurse called for shoya's mom to return to shoya's hospital room, Shoya's mom then goes and told shoko she'll be back for a few minutes. Shoko then Starts to tear up until she bursts out crying with regret and guilt for what she had done and shouldnt have done it. Later on, Shoko hasnt been eating for days and is laying down emotionless After what happened to shoya but then shoko's mom shows up and visits shoko for a while and shoko's mom started to feel really guilty for her actions and started to apologize on what she did to shoya but then shoko gets up and hugs her mom while crying and shoyo's mom comforted her and hugs her back. After a few days shoko finally gets out of the hospital and Gets home safely but then shoko's little sister came in and hugs her without knowing that shoya wa dead but then shoko's mom confirmed about shoya's death to shoko's little sister and was shocked but then regrets on what she did and shoko was crying and her mom and sister comforted her. The next day, Shoko came to school but then one of shoya's friends came in and they know what happened to shoya and how he died So shoko thinks she'll get hit but then shoya's friends hugged her and started to feel sad too and one of them cries and shoko felt sad too and was tearing up. Shoko then gets done on class but the black haired girl comes in and saw shoko she then gets closer to shoko and hits her but then shoya's friends saw and tries to stop her. After a few days, Shoko then visits Shoya's grave and was crying in tears she felt guilty and depressed and wanted to kill herself aswell to join shoya to be with him again shoya's mom shows up and and sees shoko crying infront of shoya's grave and comes to closer to her and pats her shoulders, When shoko turns around and sees shoya's mom shoya's mom Hugs her while tearing up and told shoko "Its going to be ok, we'll get through this together...." in a hurtful voice shoko hugs shoya's mom back. After a few years shoko finally graduates and then visits shoya's grave For one last time she gave him a rose and then starts to talk without using sign laungauge. Shoko: I-im sorry...for what i did....p-p-please forgive me i-i hope you're o-o-okay.....Thank you for e-everything....I Love you shoya.... Shoko then starts to cry but then sees a hallucination of shoya infront of her and was surprised shoya then tells her. Shoya: its going to be okay, Im sorry for what i did aswell i hope you can forgive me and i will always be with you i love you shoyo Shoko then starts to get closer to shoya and kissed him but then realise it was just an hallucination but then shoko starts to cry with a smile on her face and looks up to the sky. Shoko: T-thank you....for everything....shoya.... The end I felt like i just write a whole new story holy shetz lol
I absolutely always hated Shoya, also what really got me was how he was bullying poor Shouko no one cared to do anything, at the same time though, I’m so glad he warmed up to Shouko, that was really sweet honestly, I don’t really pay much attention to the emotional scenes like most people do because they are hard to watch, but I’m just glad Shoya made up to what he did, I honestly wish people who bullied people in real life with disabilities could change this way too, unfortunately this isn’t always the case. Also: Shouko: I love you!” Shoya: “The moon?” Me: Are you kidding me Shoya? DX
Well the last part of this reminds me at work. I was mad/annoyedly crying. I went hiding just closing myself from anything and keeping myself quiet. Later I went to look on my phone and I saw people worried at me from work. When I went back at work and feeling fine I was constantly reminded that my mother was looking for me (she works in same company different sector). A lot of people in the company was worried. And they told me to never do it again. Suicide wouldn't be an answer for me, but would cause a lot of concern and heartbreak. It's because seeing a nice guy who is actively being harsh on himself trying to be better than best obviously makes people hearts break if he committed suicide. I am not forgettable. I have a lover and am loved at job that people in different sectors misses me. I just sometimes just wishes to get a stop for a moment and then continue it on. It will feel quite nice crying out of anger. Not even sadness just pure rage. People would probably feel like they failed me if I commit it.
heyyy I watched this in my asl class... ngl this kinda hit hard, helped me become a bit of a better person myself, sure I didn't really bully anyone but I got my grades up by quite a bit. I still haven't thanked her for showing the class this movie tho.
This one made me cry. I am hated and miss understood and have felt like shoya and I feel it on a personal level and the not having a voice reminds me of when my ex ruined everything I had and took my ability to see my cousins. I'm a monster in most peoples eyes yes I have hurt 1 person but I hate that I did and tried to make up for it. But the rest I've been blamed for is wrong and false accusations. I still get told to off myself for others lies 😢
This movie took me for an emotional ride that spurred me to learn ASL even though I don't know ANYONE who is deaf.... I've literally never used ASL outside of practicing with one friend who also knows but I am prepared.
This is one of the best animes you can ever watch. if You have not watched it yet, please stop right now and go watch it. Its an absolutely great anime 100% you'll enjoy it.
I watched this anime movie and it was really hard to watch. My mom is deaf and has to wear hearing aides; I had severe asthma as a kid, all the way up to when I was 16 years old. Growing up with my mom being deaf had some real challenges for my sister and I. People don't understand that it is also hard for the family as well. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom very much. My youngest son had a problem speaking for 5 years until we got him the surgery that was needed. Because of this he had to catch up and it caused other problems. My advice is simple, treat others as you want to be treated; because you never know. Be safe and be 😎
I have never cried during a movie other then Sergeant Stubby. This movie really hit hard. This punks picking on a deaf girl and for what cause at one point ripping her eardrums. Man this movie was really sad I am glad it ended the way it did.
Wow I'm seeing alot of these comments it's makes sad had alot of you went through your own kind of bullying. I remember mine pretty much stop once my growth spurt happened. If could i would have befriend all of you guys if we went to school together. Just you guys are doing better now
I remember this anime, I HATED, absolutely detested Shoya and his friends for what they did, but when Shouya grew up and started to redeem himself I came to care about him and this movie took me for a ride I won't forget. Truly a masterpiece of a movie.
Same, I was so effing pissed off at what he was doing, but grew to like him, I can safely say that this really did take me by surprise on how much I grew to care for him.
I barely got through this movie. Only movie that actually had me close to tears. Don’t think I could put myself through it again 😂
@@vikeshpatel9088 I can't watch it a second time. 😭
I think the reason for all that was because of ignorance, and just the Amateuristic and irresponsible display of their feelings, MCkun was probably like had a crush but the type that ends up bullying because he was entranced and confused, since no matter what, Shoko was forgiving…..
I mean,… many people often get mad over someone who can act like everything’s alright and good despite them trying to piss them off desperately and show the Bloody tRUe colors of the victim….
Then black hair girl or antagonist just has an innocent yet irregular and irresponsible crush on MC….
And since he kept bullying her, she picked up on it……
same man same
To be honest, I hated how Shoya was the only one who was punished even though other kids bullied that girl. He grew-up with only regrets and was even planning on killing himself, believing that it was the only way to make things right. I was bullied a lot as a kid myself, but I wouldn’t want any of my childhood bullies to become suicidal, especially if they’ve matured and are now against bullying.
You have a very good heart and i just want make sure you know that . Prop to you friend
I hate shoko's mother . she hurted the innocent mother of a boy who hurted her daughter but that doesn't mean you do the same.
poor mother just gave a smile to the boy .
Himanshu Soni What did Shoko’s mom do? If you think the reason Miyako was bleeding out of her ear was because Shoko’s mom did it you are wrong. She ripped it out of her own accord to apologize and to pay for the hearing aid.
Funny, my childhood buyll, try bully me in my hight school and i almost kill him. so i think we re even.
It's because the other kids blamed him. It was all of the kids ways of coping to try and not feel the guilt by just saying it was his fault. That was they could dodge admission in their part.
Personally I blame the adults in this story, more specifically the school and teacher. They were well aware of what Shoya and the others were doing to Shouko. At no point did they stop and go "hey this is not okay." Rather they ignored it completely until Shoya finally took things too far and actually hurt her and they were forced to intervene because her mother got involved.
But it gets worse. Instead of taking Shoya and the others aside, explaining to them why the things they did was wrong and hurtful, and making them apologize to Shouko and her mother (let's face it kids can be mean because sometimes they don't know any better until an adult shows them)... The teacher places the blame solely on Shoya, causing him to be ostracized by his classmates and even making him the new target for bullying. Which of course leads to his severe social isolation and eventual suicidal thoughts.
The school failed two children that day and that is unforgivable.
The parents didn't handle things greatly either. You don't threaten your kid out of suicide, you get them professional help.
@@Ikajo Some people seem to mistaken or have forgotten that a lot of this takes place in Japan. Well, all of it is. You’d have to keep in mind the cultural difference between the West and East. I live in Vietnam, and we barely give a fuck about mental health. Parents would shame their kids if they’re feeling depressed.
While yes, the adults are at fault as well, I believe that a lot of this is a larger cultural issue that exists.
@@randomboiyo6254 I'm fully aware that this take place in Japan. Doesn't mean that parents doing the wrong thing is okay. Japan do have resources for troubled kids.
she shouldve been in a special school
while the teachers are prolly awful, the school is not equiped to deal with any of it
School staff won't do anything about bullying because it's too much effort and they don't care. They think they can just suspend the attacker and victim and that's enough.
In the manga it’s made more apparent how responsible the homeroom teacher’s negligence was of shouko’s bullying. He’d sometimes laugh along and would allow it all to happen before his eyes until administrative action was called for. The fact that he was the one who called on and singled shouya out says a lot.
ohhh sounds like my teacher!! back in elementary school, heck some of em even joined in on the bullying weirdo adults
@@menace240Dude, an anonymous girl who's currently 23 years old. But when I was on elementary+middle school teachers would allow happen all the crap and also they used to join them. Teachers told me like: "It's funny how your parents don't believe in you, we enjoy how they yell at you even when your fault is only exist".
Actually I can't even see me on the mirror.
@@TheCosmotheplant1 karma got a teacher who made fun of me and bullied me in my primary school, he was charged with sexual harrasment of a muslim teacher and was fired.
@@dkin7685 I'm still depressed about those memories, but I can't change what happened. But hugs to everyone who knows how this kind of things can mess us, I wish everyone can recover from that pain. ❤️
@@TheCosmotheplant1Man, I never heard such a sentence that can make me want to punch that person in the face. Hope you are doing great these days
I’ve seen a lot of people give slack to Ueno and Kawai for what they did, when really, the biggest problem is the elementary instructor.
He knew what was going on with Shouko and was completely aware of the harassment and bullying, yet didn’t do anything until the worst has happened and the singled out a singles kid rather than holding multiple of them accountable.
true im glad you noticed this too. He should have arranged shouko seating arrangemnt or maybe warn them of 1 month suspension if anything bad happens again or maybe just flat out ask the principal to move them from a different classrooom environment
Thing with ueno and kawaii is that they never got better. They were still pieces of shit even after growing up
@@odigaming12345 it’s a cultural difference thing
Fr. In the manga he even snickers at jokes made against shouko, or agreed when they said they were tired of her. He's a piece of shite
@@randomboiyo6254
Uh no, it’s a teacher thing.
I’ve been singled out in the last many times by teachers for all manner of things.
Teachers that are lazy, vindictive, or a number of different reasons will just single out one kid to make it easier.
I’ve seen teachers give kids an F for a project that they worked hard in simply because they didn’t like it, or one time give Me and F in a group project that I worked alone on, got a D while the other two who didn’t work on it at all got A’s. When I asked why, she said that it was obvious that I was the lazy one of the group.. I found out that the tiger two told the teacher this and she believed them over me. I was an outcast who was bullied, and since I had no friends even the teachers treated me less. I was told I was a problem child who wouldn’t work with other even though it was the other way around..this list goes on.
Teachers are bad at figuring out children. VERY few come to a close enough understanding that allows them to do a proper job.
If anyone thinks that you watched this video and now you know or indirectly watched the complete movie then you are wrong!
The emotions you will get from actually watching the movie is completely different from what you will get from this video.
Watch the actual movie...You won't regret it... You will definately love it... Its a masterpiece!!
Your so right, I watch this anime a long time ago & it's still one of my favorite anime of all time, that anime really touches my Heart
Huge W
What is the animes name?
@@trinitech6868 "A Silent Voice"
facts it gave me mixed emotions i still can't get rid of it after watching it, it's been 6 months
Honestly Ueno was my LEAST favorite character in this movie. First of all she was one of the main bullies. Second she joined in on isolating Shoya then just tried acting like nothing happened. Third she never actually apologized to Shouko saying "you never tried to understand me either" like tf? Why would she try to understand someone who treated her like shit.
My least favorite was the damn teacher. Like he was the adult in that situation, in the position of power, knew 100% what was going on, chose to ignore it, and then when push came to shove put all the blame on a single student despite knowing pretty much everyone was in it, and didn't take any responsibility for ignoring what had been happening.
@@henkkahenrik4183 Agreed, teacher was trash to. Ueno only ranks higher for me cause we gotta deal w her more.
She did terrible things to Shouko just to get Shoya's attention but still she's still a terrible person
The blonde one is worse
@@ImTitan16 true
ueno is bad but she didn't act like she is angel
but miki is just disgusting for me . . . she is narcissistic and manipulative, act like she is an angel, she gaslighting shoya infront of the class . . .
As a person who's been both bullied and a bully, has grown to be introverted and barely cares or needs to communicate with others, I've found a connection with Shouya's character, that've rarely felt before. This masterpiece of a story should be shown to very child and their parents at least once in their lives, it's an amazing example of how depression, isolation and handicaps affect not only their victims but also the people around them. Truly beautiful story, with a very charming and heartwarming ending.
Lmao you are in the same boat as me bruh, I just watched this film at 3 am today lmaoooo
So I can come out about this with you two thats helpful cuz i feels like after all the years i couldn't talk about it with anyone that im actually tearing up
To skip intro i had a friend in middle school who was getting abused by her mother. One night she asked to stay(sneak) over to get away. Out of fear of getting in trouble i said no. Found out a week later she killed herself that led to her other friends to bully me after a while i started to fight back. But i ended up becoming a bully and bully other kids in the process. After getting in my freshman year of highschool and one of the kids i used to bully went there i tried apologizing for my past mistakes and her boyfirend beat and told me to stay away from her. Rumors then started to spread and they cut me like freshly sharpen knives i was hurt i knew i deserved the hate i was getting. After my fresman year of highschool i moved to another school. I made new friends under a persona i thought would help. Deep down those words rung in my head time and time again to the point that tried to kill myself on 4 seperate occasions it was on my last one that my best friends saved me from walking in front a bus. She told me "If you want to kill yourself you'll have to get through me then your family" and i never tried to do it again to end this story on a more happier note i found the people i bullied on social media recently and apologized for my past stupidity and most of them forgave me and the rest forgot all about it but i still apologized.
@@kingxeno4794 omg…You know, it’s admirable that you apologized, that’s the best thing a person can do, a lot of people don’t do it cause they choose their pride over it but I am seriously proud of you for doing it! I am very very sorry from behalf those bullies, you never deserved it, no one can know the future, things happend and we don’t have the power to change them, we have to live with our past, even if we’ve changed, i think that’s the hardest thing ever cuz I experience it everyday, living with ur past self and the mistakes you made in the past, you have my sympathy and respect to you✨ I hope you have the happy days that you deserve and earned :) you can always talk to me when you feel like you need to get something off ur chest
This movie changed me, the way i look at life, and the way i watch anime. No disrespect will be tolerated. Truly the GOAT Anime romance movie in my opinion
Goat : ma ma ma ma ma ma
This anime: Ami I a joke to you .
Me : ma ma ma ma ma
Your name for me is the best
I'm pretty sure this is more than just romance. I'm pretty sure that this masterpiece is about mental health, redemption, suicide, depression and anxiety and a sprinkle of romance.
@@MofuHereexactly
Shouya really showed his guilt. He couldn't even look anybody in the eyes. I read the manga after I watched the movie and I highly encourage anyone to do the same. Character development at it's finest
Amen
Is there a complete in manga?
@@haruka2802 The manga is complete
I swear, When Shoko's mom absolutely slapped Ueno across the face, that made me feel a bit satisfied. I felt like drop kicking that character in some point of the film. Not just her actually. Everyone who helped bully needed to get bopped, especially those two-faced "freinds" who turned on Shoya after elementary. It was actually messed up that Shoya was the only one who had to endure all of this. I understand that the main theme is redemption, but Ueno and some of the others did jack$&it to redeem themselves like Shoya did.
I wasn’t satisfied at all. Like that would help at all.
After that carnival ride scheme i completely agree. She had like 0 redeeming qualities and deserved to have her shite rocked
But she cared about Ishida.
@@frankmillin111 That isn't a very redeeming qaulity. She beat Shoko senseless because of it.
@@pulangrosas7255 You don't think that the bitch who went around physically assaulting others getting a taste of her poison is even remotely satisfying? I'm not saying that it's the permanent "solution" to the problem but the sound of her getting continuously slapped made me momentarily feel a little better about the unfairness of the situation. And sometimes, a small moment of happiness can go a long way for people with low mental health.
This is actually a good story that talk about something it isn't really talked so much: the fact bullies, when they are young children at least, are often fundamentally always searching for validation and would not be in able to do nothing if they would not feel encouraged by others AND by adults. I noticed it when I was at primary school, how often the other children just began to pick on somebody only after they felt in some way "authorized" by the teacher, using their same words and such... sometimes adults did it inadvertently, sometimes on purpose...
Egg or chicken ? Anyway how about you know, being a NORMAL child ? The only validation a normal child seeks is their parents love and their videogame telling them they won. They wake wondering what the day will bring, what game they will play, if mommy will bake their fave cake. They go to bed hoping to find a new game tomorrow. Or to play with dad.
These little monsters trying to pass as humans literally cannot and REFUSE to live that way. The sane normal way. They wake up thinking which child they will hurt today and how. They spend breakfast planning insults and assaults and robberies. They spend the way to school gathering allies and new ideas for that murderous intent. If they don't have a target yet, they spend school LOOKING FOR IT instead of studying or passing notes to their friends like normal human children. Then some more time planning. And as they grow older they start planning ways to KILL their targets. Either themselves cause "ugh I can't stand their face" or through suicide cause they know it's still not a thing to jail minors over a suicide. THAT IS A HUMAN TO YOU ? They DON'T deserve to be called such, seen as such and thus, treated with similar rights. They're an anomaly. A very dangerous one. I suppose you must hate murderers and rapists, pedos like anyone sane ? Then why wpuld you be so lenient with another predator ? The most dangerous one for children to boot because its childish disguise helps it reach the kids much more easily than any lying unhinged adult ? They should get the STRONGEST penalty out of all !
A scene I find particularly impactful is when Shouya tells everyone what he thinks of them out of desperation and everyone turns his back to him, not because their mad but because they know he's right and won't admit it. He's so desperate to make Shouko happy that he'll take every blame and lose everyone he considered friends just for her.
This scene is also what made me think that Miki was one of the worst character in this manga. She wants to be the innocent and kind one so much that she's ready to reveal someone's past they wished never existed.
To be fair, ma man nagatsuka doesn't deserve it tho.
This was such a masterpiece of a anime. Some people may turn this anime down because it’s a “romance anime” but in truth it’s such amazing anime,and if you think that by you watching this video will make you understand the anime than your wrong you gotta watch the whole anime for you to understand the feeling of this masterpiece
When u watch this movie u will release that this isn't a love story between a girl and boy but instead a story about someone trying to love himself...this is a self love story
When the little Shoya bullied the little Shoko, it was really hard to watch
As a victim of bullying in grade school, that time of my life was half-bitter for me to remember to this day
And I was a healthy boy with both of my parents
Shoko was a lonely deaf girl with single parent
for me it's similar. as a victim of bullying as well, this movie made me realize that not only victims can face mental issues from that period of time but also the bullies. I can now garner sympathy for them as well.
I recently had a meeting with one of my bullies of high school, andalthough it was hard I managed to tell him (with the help of a teacher) how much damage he had caused. he explained that he never meant it that seriously and only meant it as a joke, but the teacher intervened and responded "sometimes joke are misunderstood and it can be taken as bullying."
God this reminds me of the misato drunk copy pasta
I can relate to this movie.
I don't know if it's bullying or not but my school mates when I'm in third grade, They are making fun of my name and telling some offensive words but I don't care about that cause I don't mind those bullying thing.
Feel sorry for you folks, be strong!
Find someone that cares about you, dont worry about those who bully you.
Be strong folks, never give up
Most people regret bullying others, down the line.
They just don't understand what they are doing or being confused with their interest when they are younger.
Not to say that absolves them of their fault, just continue looking at those who matter in your life.
At the beginning Shoya was a very hateable character. I absolutely hated what he did and it made me feel so upset and angry. Normally I'd carry that hatred with me and always remember someone for what they did, but the anime really portrayed how someone can change for the better good. He's just lucky she gave him a second chance and became friends! I mean I have done some bad stuff in the past but lightyears away from this kind of stupidity. I have learnt from all my lessons and strive to become the best person I can be. That is why I love Shoya more than anyone else in the anime because he completely changed his character for the better. He definitely redeemed himself
You also have to count that he was a kid and that It was not only his fault, but the other kids bullied her too and the stupid teacher never said anything about it, while knowing exactly what was going on.
He was supposed to say that wasnt right to do, but he put all the blame on Shoya.
He was just a kid.
I highly suggest reading the manga for more story and character building in this beautiful work of art
yeah the manga is longer, I prefered it for this reason, more attachment to the characters and an ending that really closes the story.
@@mightyflamingo9336 exactly. One example in the manga it explains why Toshi hates bullies but in the movie they kinda brush past it
@@dumb.luck36 thats the problem with movies. They have limited time to put an entire series
I don't mind spoilers, would they get together romantically at the end?
@@haruka2802 it’s greatly hinted at but never out right said. Both figure out they like each other but no one was asked out in the manga
I absolutely Love this Anime, it made me cry so much, it really shows that any one can change if they want to❤️💕
I'm very emotionless but damn I cry every time. 4 times now.
I love a good romance and the anime kept me on the edge of my seat. Its heart-felt and really tugs on the heart strings. 10/10
If you like this anime then you absolutely like my channel 😁
I hate shoko's mother . bitch literally hurt an innocent mother because that mother's child hurt her daughter.
poor mother just gave a smile to the boy and takes her back home.
Basically... Anime
Edit: Some of my favorite mentions:-
1. White album 2
2. Hotarubi no mori
3. Sword Art Online (S1)
4. Your Lie in April
This movie/Anime was a absolute masterpiece i bet it made us all cry
Yep
U right
I teared up watching the trailer ...the movie destroyed me
@@shinrin- yes
It reminds of my past brooo, it is similar... yet if Fckin destroyed me, I hated pretending at that time when I was a bully.
im quite a emotionless person, but damn i almost drop a tear from this show...
Love the name
@@kingsly3690 that’s dumb bruh what did you say 💀
Me too..
It was the first and only time that my sister, a generally emotionless person when it comes to media, cried for a movie. Although, I'm still waiting for the show that will do me in.
what is the name of this anime and where can i watch it
This movie actually hit quite close to home for me. It shows that people can change given enough time and when they become mature enough. When I was younger, I used to act terribly towards a mentally challenged boy in our community who was about 4 years younger than me. It wasn't outright bullying but at the time he just pissed me off. He grew to hate me but after around 5 years I began to realise what I had done and apologised to him, and he accepted. We are still not close friends but we are able to talk properly at least. Until today I still regret how I acted towards him, but am happy that I managed to make amends. But as this movie also shows, even though the scars of the past remain unchanging, as long as we recognise our flaws and keep bettering ourselves, we can keep moving forward.
Edit: better wording
The fact that people change is I think one of the least appreciated facts of all time
@Spell Check He got bullied as a result of his actions. So regardless of what caused the change, it did. That's not also to say he wouldn't have had guilt if he wasn't bullied. As there was no scenes to dictate that. Change takes time anyway.
I'm proud of you
@@かたわれ時-e7x One thing I hate about the world most is how people do not consider that at large, not everyone is incapable of change.
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One of my favorite things about this movie is how there is a romance element, but rather than being the focus of the story it's just a plot point that let's you see deeper into the characters. This movie gets grouped in with the romance genre a lot, but it's really a story about communication and forgiveness. I seriously recommend this movie to anyone struggling with mental health issues to any extent, because it seriously is something special. It can be a hard watch at times, but the payoff is incredible.
I love this anime shoya has some of the best character development I have seen in a show in years. He redeems himself 100%
This is the first anime I've watched. I knew it was anime but I didn't know how it felt. I cried after watching this and smiling cause I didn't know Anime is like this. After that in thankful for all the animes I've watched. I wish I could forget this anime so I can watch this again and feel the same feeling every time I watch it. It's truly a blessing in disguise.
This is why I hate cancel culture. Because people act like someone cant change or be redeemed. It's true that people who do bad things deserve karma but shutting them out of society making them feel like pariah is also a form of bullying
It depends on what they did and the actual repercussions of that. Or if they actually are regretful as opposed to looking to save face in society. We also shouldent overlook when people do or say terrible things. Critisism and condemnation of bad actions isn't cancel culture
It depends.
@@MrInuhanyou123 thats bullying its not criticism or anything like that. Gosh just leave them alone its that easy.
@@pulangrosas7255 Telling someone that their actions or opinions are crap or harmful is not bullying. It's actually giving them a chance to change. If they don't though, no one should be forced to simply put up with harmful and destructive views and actions. Unrepentant racism, bigotry, bullying or other harmful views should ALWAYS be called out. If everyone is telling you that you suck... maybe you suck.
@@PlaySA yeah no, also never been told I suck unless it was in a jokey way. Either way no, that's just bullying. Criticism is actually telling them what they did was wrong and why it wa wrong as well as telling then ways to improve. Saying "you suck" is just rude and doesn't give them any reason why they should change. Not thinking about why they did what they did and what made them like that.
I'm literally in love with this movie. It was a rollercoaster of emotions! I definitely recommend watching it! It's not just your typical romance anime, it tackles tons of sensitive topics, like bullying, suicidal thoughts, self isolation, social interactions and more!! I would rewatch it again if I had the time.
When you realised this anime isn't about a boy falling in love with a girl.. Its about a boy who again started to love and respect himself again
Best movie I’ve ever seen, a better title would have been the inverse “Highschool bully falls for the girl he bullied”
I watched this movie a few months after it came out and to this day it still bothers me that they allowed Ueno back into the group. She was poison all the way through, her only "positive" quality being that she had a crush on the mc (didnt stop her from banishing when things got hard on him) and then she had the gal to show and start shit with Shouko.
I feel she would have been a perfect example for Shouko of "Love yourself, remove from your life the people that are harmful to you". Instead they embrace her with open arms as if telling people to basically kill themselves out of pure jealosy is on the same level as the flaws the other characters had.
That aspect of the movie irked me so much, thank you.
Kawai is actually the worst by far, and is like universally agreed upon as the absolute worst one by people who have read the manga (or noticed the fine details in the movie)
This is the first and only movie that I've actually gone back to and watch over 5 times...
...and over 20...
This movie hit me HARD back in middle school and made me feel things I didn't know I could feel. Though I can't relate to it, this movie holds an incredibly special place in my heart and I go back to rewatch it around every other month and on my birthday
I’ll need to find this one so I can watch!
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw absolutely give it a watch if you can, this movie is incredible.
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw Netflix has it..
Personally, I thought this anime was really good. But I think it could have been much better if they would have both confessed their feelings to eachother, which could have easily been done multiple times. I don't even like those types of animes where its "high school love stories" or any of that "romance" genre, but this story was very heartwarming I would have loved to see Shoya and Shouko develop a strong, loving, relationship towards the end of the story. (i wish there was a second movie this was so good lol)
This was such a troubling anime film. Basically a "quest for repentance"-type story. I see why even Your Name director Makoto Shinkai praised the film for its realism in drama and thematic material. Director Naoko Yamada did a splendid job with it.
I know this film is also one of several titles that unfortunately was made at Kyoto Animation that was burned by a crazed arsonist. Respect to the ones who did not survive in that fire.
This movie is truly a masterpiece of animation and storytelling.One of the greatest movies ive ever seen.
I liked how this story wasn't just a love story. This movie will always have a special place in my heart. This is the only anime film that made cry no matter how many times I've watched it.
Another man of culture
I love Violet Evergarden because it did what A Silent Voice could not. The anime shows Violet as a really subtle, complex and meaningful symbol. A Silent Voice tried making Shoko into a character just as developed as Shouya, but it doesn't work. They foist too many roles on an underdeveloped symbol, not even mentioning Shoko's role as a character. Violet Evergarden on the other hand, uses love as a metaphor really carefully and it works. Violet is a symbol for everyone she meets. She is a metaphor for war trauma, and the mental consequences in can have for a person. Violet Evergarden's prosthetic hand is an integral part of her character. We see her using the hand daily for writing letters, and because the letters that Violet writes are so beautiful, we feel for Violet and understand that the loss of Violet's hand was traumatizing for her. And the music in the show by Evan Call conveys each emotion perfectly, compared to the unsuitable music of A Silent Voice, composed by Kensuke Ushio.
Let me explain. So when Shoya is bullying Shoko in 6th grade, the whole montage is accompanied by childish music that really undermines how harrowing Shoko's bullying was. Whereas in Violet Evergarden, each piece of music highlights the melancholy of its titular main character. Violet as a protagonist is so fully realised because we get to know just the right amount of information about her, as well as all the supporting characters. In A Silent Voice, however, a lot of the story focuses on Shoya, but the movie doesn't balance out all of its characters and we get to know very little about Shoko and the other characters (likes, dislikes, interests, flaws etc.)
The way A Silent Voice portrays deaf people is also dangerous. Shoko wants to commit suicide because of her disability? Am I the only one who thinks this could potentially be a harmful mindset for deaf people and would lead them to do horrible things to themselves?
In Violet Evergarden, our main character has a reason to become an automemories doll, because of the love for her Major. All of the side characters also have a crucial role in helping Violet understand the meaning of I love you. Whereas in A Silent Voice everyone becomes friends for no reason.
Violet Evergarden also looks much more beautiful than A Silent Voice.
That's why Violet Evergarden is better than A Silent Voice in every way. Both animes are made by Kyoto Animation.
it's no ones but adults fault to even let this happen.....
The movie was an absolute masterpiece.
I still remember the pain i felt for Shoya after he matured when i watched this movie. Oh how i love character development
9:25at that moment she told him "I love you", most of us didn't notice because she used sign language
Where
@@seifali1630 in that scene, after he made the friends sign with her hands, she makes another sign, that one means ❤️
@@officialflikz She does not. The sign she makes, with the two little fingers interlinked, means "Promise", as in "I promise to help you live", as Shoya had just asked of her.
I loved this movie!! Everyone should watch it at least once :3
no matter how much i watch this, still making me tears every time
I needed this video as I could never get myself to watch the movie due to all the mistreatment the MC goes through and how it seemed all her tormentors were magically forgiven (i know that isn't how it happens but that's all ive seen of it on the internet)
Exactly. I am the kind of person who has a common sense and has very little tolerance towards injustice.
they didnt get into a fight because shoya wanted to let his anger out on her, it was because she was cleaning his desk and he didn't want her to touch his desk.
Another important detail is that the people who saved Shoya were his childhood friends who had rejected him
I can relate so much back in my elementary for no reason at all I was singled out and bullied for no reason and since I not around to fight because I’m in a private school I had to endure the trauma and could nothing about it
You know I watched this a year ago every second I'm not joking, every second of my life goes through thinking about this (really) this anime was great! There's no reason that you have to recap this movie it's absolutely beautiful and it's such a great movie, is kill for a part 2
I'm glad this anime is getting attention, finally.
Honestly listening to this brought me to nearly cry since I have friends who are deaf and also depressed but it also made me happy the fact he was doing his best to try and make things better between them
This is a masterpiece and the end really hit me hard when Shoya was crying 😭
Watched the subbed first and it was amazing as to be expected but man, the dub for this movie is incredible
Hit me so much harder because the voice actress for Shouka is deaf herself.
Rest of the case did a great job of course, but Shoukas made the emotional aspect that much more impactful. Soundedb really authentic for obvious reasons.
honestly this is the only movie to make me start and want to cry i wish there was a part two it also helped me through suicidal thoughts and helped my depression
Until 10th grade i always picked the outsiders to hang out with because we have common interest. And of course there are bullies who looked down on us and tried to do something but most of the time they failed because i was always the one who snaps so easily and i ran after them like a mad dog. It was great to be able to explode like that and never get punished because first i was the only chinese kid in middle school and second I used threats if they dare to say anything.
One of my gripes is that everyone else besides him gets away with bullying her and never addresses it as if he was the only one
He bullied her because he liked her but you know children are cruel even to those they like
Awesome recap! I loved everything about it!
I grew up being bullied at school and this movie hit me hard. Not because I hated the bully for mistreating a deaf girl but for the miscommunication or lack of communication that keeps happening in this movie. It's confusing for a young child to come across something unusual such as someone with disabilities, the uncertainty of the situation and on how to react to something no one taught you this existed. I'm real glad this movie didn't portray the bully as the typical antagonist, this is one of the few movies that truly shows that it's not just the victim of bullying that suffers, bullies have it hard too. Even now and when I was a kid I'd wish I got to know my bullies better or at least got along on different terms because I don't go to school and plan on making enemies I always much rather preferred we'd be friends. What really pisses me off is the ignorance and negligence the adults of this movie show, even the parents. The deaf girls mother was a spiteful bitch, I get it you want to protect your daughter but do you feel good about yourself hold a grudge against a literary child and making him watch as his own mother pays you and begs for forgiveness and yet years later the bitch still didn't feel satisfied and slapped the bully on the face. I also didn't like the bully's own mother and how she handles situations like threatening to burn the money the bully felt so guilty to pay his mother back as a way to say "I'm so sorry I caused you this much trouble" only for her to burn it and then say that she didn't want the money anyways. That's just bullshit because that makes me feel for the bully how none of progress to change or redeem himself is taken seriously, he works so hard just to get by and not even the people most closest to him gave two shits to help. No wonder the bully wanted to commit suicide and why didn't the mother talk to him sooner? Didn't him quitting his job and closing a bank account raise any red flags, if it wasn't for the bully trying to hard to grasp at what little hope he has left the mom would've been too late to save her own son because she didn't think to consult with him about his feelings while he was in the process of cleaning out his room. Dumb B*tch!
I'm sorry for my sudden outburst I just had to get that off my chest cause I'm really passionate about animated films but also I getting seriously pissed at just the thought of bad parenting.
So yeah, let this movie raise awareness about us learning to communicate better with each other.
I’m sorry you went through all that. I would always be in your side and defend you at all times :)
Thank you, your words are very sweet and I appreciate them.
I hated it when Shoya bullied Shoko and no one defend her in elementary school. I would have defend her in elementary school and also high school. I literally cried when shoko tried to take her life by jumping off a balcony but I was more sad when Shoya pulled her off the balcony and he saved her but he ended up in a coma. I even cried more when the Ueno who took Shoko hearing aid and she beats her up, I was in shocked and was just pissed off.
The beginning of this really hit home.
In middle school I knew this kid with deformed ears. Even though I was a little skip, I could still acknowledge that this kid was a better person than me.
He had an underdeveloped eardrum inside of the flashy masses that were his ears and the doctors surgically drilled holes to access the eardrums. The dude wore shiny, royal blue CUSTOM hearing aids for many years, allowing him to pursue his passion for the drums. He was that super energic guy that occasionally gets drum solos at football games.
But just like my colorblind friend, SOMEONE decided it was a good idea to smash his $15K CUSTOM hearing aids on the ground of the brand new music hall and the kid had to move away. I may think I was a little skip but at least I didn't cross any human rights lines. I knew the kid. I got him suspended our Senior Year. He's in prison now because he never learned how to stop being a dumdum.
Get flipped Chase. The world finally threw you off the stage and onto the dirt with the other donkeys.
Jefferson, wherever you are in this big world, I hope you have glasses that will let you see blues and greens.
You're a real human. That's why you never crossed lines and even out a stop to one of these disgusting monsters.
@@lysevensolaris7025
I wish I could've done something about the genuinely malicious people in my school.
Chase was just an idiot that never learned boundaries. I'm literally hurting my brain trying to figure out how he murdered a person at a racetrack. He was a class clown that... He either didn't understand or respect boundaries.
I was literally crying so much in this movie and I don’t cry in movies basically at all
Same
fr, i never cried before while watching a movie and this one just hit different
Same
Felt you bro it was my life's first movie to ever had made me cry
Shoko is so kind yo... I am still, up to this day, hold a huge grudge for a long time against my middle school bullies. i did stood up for myself, but then they made me seem like the bad guy. They manipulated me into thinking i am in the wrong there. I couldnt stand up for myself, with how little power i had. I was afraid to tell the teacher cuz my reputation was at stake and every body in school hated me.
A "friend" of mine would always gaslight me. She made me believe that everyone in class was doing something behind my back all of the time, calling me fat and ugly. I was driven to plan to kill everyone of my bullies and their friends. I wrote em out on a piece of paper, and they found it.
i realised i had fallen into my manipulative friend's trap.
I felt so betrayed.
As news spread, the school hates me even more.
i still remember clearly that one of the bullies threw a rock at me. I didnt fight back. i had no power left to fight back.
my bullies pointed out all my flaws and rumors and spread them all across the school. I became the most unpopular kid. But hey. At least I had a very small number of friends who actually like hanging out with me and they actually know how kind i really am.
but despite all that, i still live in fear and would have constant intrusive thoughts, reminding me that everyone hates me wherever i go.
i carried on my teenage years with that fear. Until one point in life i had become completely lonely. No friends at all. I became depressed, i still remember attempting s0oiside multiple times to escape such an empty and lonely life.
i survived... every single time. i hadnt redeemed myself at all.
but as i grew older, now in my early 20s, i am trying to redeem myself and stop isolating myself.
@@EpictoneJuker yeah. we gotta unlearn something to move on.
Can we acknowledge how well the animation and art style have aged for a film made in like 2016?
Silent Voice is One of the only anime movies that has shown the life of a real bully in his later part of life :) This anime still shines and inspires me .
A Silent Voice and Your Name will always have a special place in my heart ❤️
u mean bully falls in love with girl he bullied and she fell in love back after forcing himself into her life, i'll still watch this one over and over and over and over. Lil maria is my favorite when sho comes back from the hospital.
I don't get how you explain all this so calmly
This is the first ever anime movie I've ever watch and for me it's a masterpiece.
I did not expect to cry while watching a recap...
Man, the title of this video doesn't give justice in the movie. It's not about the love story, It's all about a man who recognized all of his past mistakes, trying to be the better person, and learn to accept and forgive himself.
STOP! DONT WATCH THIS VIDEO!!! Go watch the FULL movie and NOT the recap! Nothing against recap videos because I watch them too but THIS movie DESERVES a full watch because it's the most amazing and emotional movie that made me come to tears. No recap out there will ever be able to summarize that for you.
This is the best anime film in existence. Masterfully written.
I absolutely love the movie and the manga. Its just really close to me. Nothing short of a masterpiece
I am so happy I found this channel. I don't have the spoons to watch every anime that's on my list but this channel helps me at least get a glimpse of them.
It's amazing how in dire situations, animators will still have their characters take off their shoes before entering a domicile. YuYuHakusho? Keiko stops to take off her shoes before getting into Yusuke's house to kiss him back to life with few seconds remaining. Here, SHoya sees SHouko about to throw her life away, and he still stops to take them off. WHat the hell? Is it that ingrained into their heads?
Were asian my dude its so uncomfortable to not take off the shoes before entering
Wow imagine living the kind of life where you get to be a part of your community and love and support them and having that returned just to give it back even harder just imagine what kinda crazy and unknowingly awesome concept of feeling human that would be.
This is my favourite anime/movie ever
I can relate to shoya because of social anxiety and I usually feel the same as him not being able to look at people/maintain eye contact. I can also relate to shoko because she just wants to please people...
Love this film
Naoka and Miki are two of the most heinous anime characters I've seen, and they should be thrown to jail for what they did.
Am I the only one who always believed shota did torment her in because she saw her as a threat to the class’s harmony? I mean, it always happens that when someone is considered “different” to be casted out. It’s part of human nature after all being as mean as possible to what doesn’t conform to the group. I always believed that they wanted to make us believe the kids were far smarter than we thought but they didn’t like this special kid destroying their happy place
true. its also likely that he sought validation in his classmates. in the little "bullying compilation" near the beginning, it seems like he started bullying her when he hears another girl makeing rude comments about her.
I actually will say this movie is worth watching. I'm not saying the recap wasn't good because it was very good. But this movie is one that I enjoyed watching over and over because it really gets ur feelings involved.
What if there's actually a sad ending for Silent voice? This is how the sad ending would go
After shoko dreamed how Shoya said "Goodbye" Shoko goes to the river and of course we all know what happened she started to cry yeah, But the next day Shoko then wakes up and is still not fully healed but rested well she looks through to the window and starts to think about shoya for a moment but she still thinks he's alive.
After that, The nurse told Shoko that Shoya's mom comes to visit her for a while, Shoya's mom came in but her expression seems to be off and shoko notices it and was concerned and worried so shoko starts to talk but her voice was stuttering.
Shoya's mom then sits next to shoko and grabs her hand gently but then starts to cry and confirmed that something happened to shoya, Shoko then got really worried and started to ask the mom and mom cries even more and looks directly to shoko with a sad face.
Shoya's mom confirmed that shoya has passed AWAY, and it made shoko speechless but then The nurse called for shoya's mom to return to shoya's hospital room, Shoya's mom then goes and told shoko she'll be back for a few minutes.
Shoko then Starts to tear up until she bursts out crying with regret and guilt for what she had done and shouldnt have done it.
Later on, Shoko hasnt been eating for days and is laying down emotionless After what happened to shoya but then shoko's mom shows up and visits shoko for a while and shoko's mom started to feel really guilty for her actions and started to apologize on what she did to shoya but then shoko gets up and hugs her mom while crying and shoyo's mom comforted her and hugs her back.
After a few days shoko finally gets out of the hospital and Gets home safely but then shoko's little sister came in and hugs her without knowing that shoya wa dead but then shoko's mom confirmed about shoya's death to shoko's little sister and was shocked but then regrets on what she did and shoko was crying and her mom and sister comforted her.
The next day, Shoko came to school but then one of shoya's friends came in and they know what happened to shoya and how he died So shoko thinks she'll get hit but then shoya's friends hugged her and started to feel sad too and one of them cries and shoko felt sad too and was tearing up.
Shoko then gets done on class but the black haired girl comes in and saw shoko she then gets closer to shoko and hits her but then shoya's friends saw and tries to stop her.
After a few days, Shoko then visits Shoya's grave and was crying in tears she felt guilty and depressed and wanted to kill herself aswell to join shoya to be with him again shoya's mom shows up and and sees shoko crying infront of shoya's grave and comes to closer to her and pats her shoulders, When shoko turns around and sees shoya's mom shoya's mom Hugs her while tearing up and told shoko "Its going to be ok, we'll get through this together...." in a hurtful voice shoko hugs shoya's mom back.
After a few years shoko finally graduates and then visits shoya's grave For one last time she gave him a rose and then starts to talk without using sign laungauge.
Shoko: I-im sorry...for what i did....p-p-please forgive me i-i hope you're o-o-okay.....Thank you for e-everything....I Love you shoya....
Shoko then starts to cry but then sees a hallucination of shoya infront of her and was surprised shoya then tells her.
Shoya: its going to be okay, Im sorry for what i did aswell i hope you can forgive me and i will always be with you i love you shoyo
Shoko then starts to get closer to shoya and kissed him but then realise it was just an hallucination but then shoko starts to cry with a smile on her face and looks up to the sky.
Shoko: T-thank you....for everything....shoya....
The end
I felt like i just write a whole new story holy shetz lol
that's... your ending is beautiful and dramatic, good job
@@mightyflamingo9336 Oh dont mind, I just did my best on how the sad ending would go lol but yeah thanks
Also, I've mustve mistaken Shoko as "Shoyo" i might change that later
God this reminds me of the misato drunk copy pasta
I absolutely always hated Shoya, also what really got me was how he was bullying poor Shouko no one cared to do anything, at the same time though, I’m so glad he warmed up to Shouko, that was really sweet honestly, I don’t really pay much attention to the emotional scenes like most people do because they are hard to watch, but I’m just glad Shoya made up to what he did, I honestly wish people who bullied people in real life with disabilities could change this way too, unfortunately this isn’t always the case.
Also: Shouko: I love you!”
Shoya: “The moon?”
Me: Are you kidding me Shoya? DX
Man I remember watching this movie and crying during some parts of the movie I swear we need more movies like this recognized
This movie made me bawl embarrassingly 😭😭
Just finished this movie, and it was GREAT, loved the entire thing.
Well the last part of this reminds me at work. I was mad/annoyedly crying. I went hiding just closing myself from anything and keeping myself quiet. Later I went to look on my phone and I saw people worried at me from work. When I went back at work and feeling fine I was constantly reminded that my mother was looking for me (she works in same company different sector). A lot of people in the company was worried. And they told me to never do it again. Suicide wouldn't be an answer for me, but would cause a lot of concern and heartbreak. It's because seeing a nice guy who is actively being harsh on himself trying to be better than best obviously makes people hearts break if he committed suicide. I am not forgettable. I have a lover and am loved at job that people in different sectors misses me. I just sometimes just wishes to get a stop for a moment and then continue it on. It will feel quite nice crying out of anger. Not even sadness just pure rage.
People would probably feel like they failed me if I commit it.
I'm probably in the smallest of minorities here; but, I'm still not sure if I like the idea of Shouya and Shouko ever being a couple.
Haters going to hate.
This anime is the perfect definition of "we are not defined by our past".
heyyy I watched this in my asl class... ngl this kinda hit hard, helped me become a bit of a better person myself, sure I didn't really bully anyone but I got my grades up by quite a bit. I still haven't thanked her for showing the class this movie tho.
This one made me cry. I am hated and miss understood and have felt like shoya and I feel it on a personal level and the not having a voice reminds me of when my ex ruined everything I had and took my ability to see my cousins. I'm a monster in most peoples eyes yes I have hurt 1 person but I hate that I did and tried to make up for it. But the rest I've been blamed for is wrong and false accusations. I still get told to off myself for others lies 😢
When everyone thinks this is a romantic movie. Instead is a movie about loving yourself again
This movie took me for an emotional ride that spurred me to learn ASL even though I don't know ANYONE who is deaf....
I've literally never used ASL outside of practicing with one friend who also knows but I am prepared.
Didn’t know I needed popcorn and my tissue box. Even better than the anime itself!
This is one of the best animes you can ever watch. if You have not watched it yet, please stop right now and go watch it.
Its an absolutely great anime 100% you'll enjoy it.
I absolutely love this anime and if someone like this ever went to my school I would definitely be there friend
I cried when that girls blamed the guy I watched this and I'm here to rewatch it
I cried watching this, the guilt of something so similar happening in my life made me feel somewhat at home :)
Watched this movie today out of boredom. Loved it.
Don’t let the video title fool you, it’s an excellent movie! Very well developed
bro i started tearing up just from this recap thats how good this movie is
I watched this anime movie and it was really hard to watch. My mom is deaf and has to wear hearing aides; I had severe asthma as a kid, all the way up to when I was 16 years old.
Growing up with my mom being deaf had some real challenges for my sister and I. People don't understand that it is also hard for the family as well. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom very much.
My youngest son had a problem speaking for 5 years until we got him the surgery that was needed. Because of this he had to catch up and it caused other problems.
My advice is simple, treat others as you want to be treated; because you never know.
Be safe and be 😎
I have never cried during a movie other then Sergeant Stubby. This movie really hit hard. This punks picking on a deaf girl and for what cause at one point ripping her eardrums. Man this movie was really sad I am glad it ended the way it did.
Wow I'm seeing alot of these comments it's makes sad had alot of you went through your own kind of bullying. I remember mine pretty much stop once my growth spurt happened. If could i would have befriend all of you guys if we went to school together. Just you guys are doing better now