A Silent Voice
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hpsthemaskedman said: I Skip the manga and read the ending.Did they married or just graduated ? They only graduated , it's an open ending. Nobody said anything about x loving x |
| I haven't marathoned anything in a while, but I finished this in 3 nights :) I can understand the why the mangaka decided to end the manga with a more open-ended ending, especially regarding the romance, but I'd be lying if I said I was satisfied without any romance 😅 I was worried with this series was announced to be made into a movie and not a TV series, but I can see a movie working out now. And maybe even better than a TV series would have. I hear the director is really good, and being handled by such a strong studio in Kyoto Animation, I'm super excited to see the end result. This was such a unique series when it came to character personalities, character interactions, and how the story played out. It was a pleasure to be able to read such an amazing series! |
| Ok, so . . . . . . . . dafuq was that? I feel like i just got trolled by the author. |
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| saw the pv for the movie earlier today. got interested. read the manga. got hooked. finished it in one day. bad move. can't sleep. feels empty @_@ it was a good read and i'm glad i learned about this old manga. i didn't mind the lack of development for the romance subplot and i get that the message this manga is trying to send but that ending felt that it just got cut abruptly... did this series got cancelled while it was on-going? anyway, i'll look forward to its movie when it comes out. i hope they make some artistic changes to that ending though. now i need to read/watch something else so i can sleep -_- |
 someone else always have what you want, but it usually means nothing to them... |
| I like how the manga is well built but that ending is just disappointing and irritating imo. Even if the ending is quite cliche or predictable I'll rather stick with it rather than this irritating ending. Overall I'm quite disappointed |
| Guys wait but, I'm confused about something... The woman who was getting her hair cut by Shoya's mom at the beginning, is that Shoko's mom? But then, near the end, there's that kid who bumps into Shoya and the mom also looks like Shoko's mom? What ._. |
| Now you might think that it's only troublesome, but it might connect you with something unexpectedly good. -Zen Wistaria |
Carto738 said: flyingsquirrels said: agree with you guys. I liked this manga even if there wasn't any romance in it. By the way, am I the only one who's creeped out by Pedro? The part where he was like "You forgot your tie" o_o I for one am not mad at there being no kiss, but I am mad at the lack of well, anything. The ending was such a huge god damn cliffhanger. I mean, the author had so much content to make a quality ending with. We didn't even get to see the people in the room's faces when they walked in holding hands! I mean, fuck dude. What happened to them later on? Did they take over his mothers business or something? Really hope the movie creates an ending. I agree too, even though I was hoping for a kiss ('cause I'm a sucker for romances) but I understand that this wasn't about the romance, so yeah, the lack of a kiss isn't a good reason to give a bad rating. My issue is with the fact that they didn't really do anything with Shoko's confession? Like, I wish they at least made Shoya realize that he likes Shoko or realize what Shoko was trying to say when she confessed. But they didn't do anything with the confession, which makes me wonder why it was there at all. |
| Now you might think that it's only troublesome, but it might connect you with something unexpectedly good. -Zen Wistaria |
| 9/10. The movie has a lot of 10/10 ratings. Makes me wonder if they did more for the 10. |
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| What the hell is going on?? So that brazilian guy pedro, the dad of shouya's nephew (Maria) came back after leaving them, and now with another women he inpregnated? How is it common sense to just say hi, you can came back and live with us again, you and your new wife, we acept you again! Someone explain to me how is that supposed to work!!! Overall Koe no Katachi was a great read, there were some amazing scenes, but sadly not too many, the manga was kinda short, its release was 1 year span, IF the whole manga was like those scenes that blowed me away, I would have rated it higher. The drama has its highs and lows. Now lets talk about this conclusion, I m disappointed right now, first I expected the manga would be a romance, and it doesnt seem to be, which is a waste, since both Shouko and Shouya have feelings for each other, and in early chapters, Shouko admited she loved him (tried to confess too), and Shouya's actions easily show it clearly too! A kiss never happened, I think it is something I always expect stories to have to solid the relationships, BUT HERE, there is NOT even a CONFESSION! And where the manga ends, damm god! Dont do this to me okay! I was thinking there would still be more pages left to read, but when I saw that "Thank you for reading, A Silent Voice End", immediatly I was like, "what the hell, is that it? are you guys joking?!" That is the main problem I have with the conclusion. This manga could have been one of the best reads in my life, the approuch on deft people was so fresh and interesting, it just had to keep the quality of some arcs/scenes, or at least have a more expansive conclusion with romance tying it off, but it failed at those... I still enjoyed reading it alot, and the ending isnt really a sinker that makes me hate it, but I was putting my hopes in a conclusion that would tie everything up nicely, and such never happens. I m hoping the anime will bring something more to the ending, worthise a great manga, disappointing conclusion and some "just good arcs, instead of everything being top quality". Despite that, one of the better ones IMO. 8.8 = 9 |
PlaycoolNov 9, 2016 12:03 PM
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| I think this story will translate better as an anime tbh. The manga was good, but I just think the movie will be better, and I'll be checking it out soon. |
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| Rip this ending no confession or anything. So we have to imagine it.. |
| Wow didnt expect such an abrupt ending :( I loved this manga for the first like 30-40 chapters then it just seemed like it started to rush things and forced drama then it ended pretty bad, i mean if they were gonna go with the route of ishida and nishimaya seperating they could have made it more dramatic... idk just remember that ishida was only staying alive because of nishimaya then to end up most likely never seeing her again and becoming hairdresser or whatever is just kind of lame... the drama was so gud up until like chapter 50... still because i loved like 3/4 of this manga i will give this a 9. hopefully the movie has a better ending D: |
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| Can someone please! Someone please help me not hate this manga. I wanted to love it so much, but Shouko, her voice and her relationship with ishida is completely lost. I don't think people actually realize just how little they spend together compared to all the other side characters, this is so little focus on the most important part of the manga, Ishida and Shouko's friendship. Its never explained why Shouko forgives him, she forgives him immediately and their friendship doesn't grow. The only redeeming moment between them 2 after V3 is in the beginning of V7! Where he tells her "Help me live" the sad thing is though its completely underdeveloped and the ending, omg the damn ending doesn't make sense at all because despite what its made out to be, we never get to see the 2 actually live and enjoy life together. There are some moments which are perfect in this manga between the 2, but they are too few and completely overshadowed by filler and side characters in V6. V6 Should have completely focused on Shokou! I pray to god, the film focuses on the 2 characters more |
| All I can say is that I really enjoyed Koe no Katachi. Now I can't wait to watch the movie :3 |
| I dislike the ending. So anticlimactic, and few things were resolved or completed. No progress on Shoya x Shoko, well tiny, tiny progress. I suppose he does in the end face his past. There's just so much to be desired, and not much was delivered in the ending. If there was a sequel then this ending wouldn't be a let down, it would still be weak, but at least there would be more to go off of and continue on to. Overall though this series was amazing. I really enjoyed it, and got so much out of it. The 7 volumes just flew by like it was nothing, it felt so short, and I want more! More! more! Really though overall just amazing and I'm glad I read it, and bought it all. The biggest let down was the ending though as said. |
| I'm still hooked up on Nishimiya confessing her love to Ishida and never getting an answer... |
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| never cried so much reading something before. wish there was a chapter after this kind of like an epilogue of all of them reuniting for a special occasion. and are ueno and sahara engaged now or is that just a friendly ring |
| Wait... did ishida graduate late? did I miss something or is it because of what happened to him? Help? |
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| ahhh ....I guess it was implied that they are together.... but no one looked any different though |
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| How manga this good could have ending this bad? |
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Asdedix147 said: How manga this good could have ending this bad? Well, they got a bright but silent future. The author is a proponent of 'show; not tell.' While an open ending and lavk of confession will certainly leave many readers with a feeling of incompleteness, the manga wasn't a real romance story to begin with. It was more of a coming of age one. What would be more fitting to 'A Silent Voice' than a silent ending? That being said, that surge in popularity of the manga means the movie has been a successful marketing campaign. KyoAni did a great job. I thoroughly enjoyed both the mnaga and the animated film. However, I still believe that neither deserves their ranking. There are much better works that just lacked the traction provided by marketing. So many amazing manga that will never even get an adaptation... Many of them will be plunged into obscurity, with only a few lucky enthusiasts being able to enjoy them. On a side note, the author's current work, To You The Immortal, is superb. Her writing has reached new heights. It might even become her magnum opus. Check it out! |
In2TheBluMay 23, 2017 8:07 AM
| I give this a 10. I thought it was a romance manga, but it turned out not to be one of those typical romances, but actually ended up being a different kind of romance in a way. From the beginning towards near the end, there were a lot of "feels" thrown in here and there. Never have I ever felt like 'crying' early on in a series. Me personally, open endings are not my thing. I would've much preferred the typical confession, or maybe a time skip to them living happily ever after in the future, or something, but I completely agree with what someone had recently stated, that what better way to end 'A Silent Voice' than a silent ending? Some of the characters were completely detestable, but I guess understandable to some degree. Nishimiya was the highlight of this manga (no surprise there). I loved it. It was great. |
 ♔ caught in the wonder ♔ |
| I kinda felt like the last few chapters is kinda dragging. The whole climax setup on Ishida waking up. In the end it is an open ending since there's also Ueno at stakes although it's heavily implied that the Shouko will be the one that Shouya choose. Well I'll take the last few picks of the elementaries gathering as a Door to wedding lmao. |
| This was an enjoyable read but I can only give it an 8/10. The movie improved on it in leaps and bounds imo. |
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| Although I really liked this manga, the ending was disappointing!! I still rated it a 9/10 though, well done. |
| Brilliant, simply brilliant! After watching the highly anticipated movie, some of the events felt disconnected and a little over the place so I tried out the manga and all I can say is that I wholeheartedly enjoyed this show. Albeit all of its minimal flaws, such as using a cliched incident to get back all the characters together and leaving the story in an incomplete and haphazard manner, I still believe this manga and its movie adaption are a must-watch golden gem. It's a little sad that we didn't get any romantic implications or something of the sort even though it perfectly had the opportunity to, but the main focus of this show was drama anyway so no use barking at the wrong tree. Honestly though, it irks quite a bit. Being a former bully myself and regretting all of my actions back then, I can see I can correlate myself to Shouya quite a bit and so it was heartwarming to know he made up for it and got his happy ending. I would have loved to see Ueno's confession too and subsequent obvious rejection, just so that I know for certain that the two won't end up together. Goodness me, I really found Ueno to be the most annoying character but I've got to agree that her involvement and presence was crucial and important. To be honest, though, I wish this will someday get more chapters(although I'm clearly aware that there'll most likely never be more) or at least a half-cour anime series while maintaining the same level of excellence from the movie. I'm fine without a half-cour anime series though, but as long as there's a chance for a little sequel(a confession scene, to be precise), I want it! Overall, a 10/10 to this masterpiece manga and a little disappointing but glorious 4/5 to this last Chapter. I hope to see more of such manga/anime/one shot/light novels in the near future. |
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| Loads of negative opinions about the ending.. can't find myself agreeing. The best aspect of this series was that all of its characters were realistic, and deeply flawed. To me, it makes the most thematic sense to not make the ending a 'picture perfect' one, but rather something that resembles real life. Most RL high school romances are not happily-ever-afters, this is exactly what happens. It's not like this is the end of the world though. If someone really wants the ship to sail, it's not that hard to imagine Nishimiya coming back to the same town in a few years to set up shop, or join in running Shouyo's shop. |
| 10/10 as born deaf. it's fine no kidding..come on he still slow heal to fix the past into present to doing right with her. I was little sad for no kissing..or they did in private to no show to readers~ 8D only pissed me by her (ex husband and inlaws) don't want disability family member treated it like "curse". |
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On_the_Lam said: Seriously? That was it? wtf exactly my reaction. lol |
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