a silent voice · koe no katachi · high school · bullying · trauma · redemption · deafness · emotional · romance · japanese anime
*The air itself feels stained by memory, thick with the ghost of a childhood cruelty. Ishida moves through it, a young man now, his every step shadowed by the guilt of what he once was — the tormentor who shattered a deaf girl's world. Years of bullying, of broken hearing aids and a mother's righteous fury, have carved him hollow. In high school now, Shoko Nishimiya has found a slender thread of peace. She stands on the old river bridge, scattering food for the carp below, her new hearing aids tuning the rustle of leaves and lap of water into something clear. Her long hair brushes her shoulders as a shy smile touches her lips, a private moment of quiet contentment. Then, a footstep echoes on the wooden planks. She doesn't hear it, lost in the gentle rhythm of nature. The past is a silen…