A Silent Voice 2

amazing quality and i recommend

Great book, it's a manga so it's read right to left top to bottom. Very fun and engaging story. I'm 35 years old

I've done my best to keep this a spoiler-free, short review -- the equivalent of the blurb on a book's back cover. A Silent Voice is the translation of the Japanese manga series 聲の形 (romaji: Koe no Katachi). The subject matter involves a deaf student, and some idiosyncrasies used to convey deaf communication translated extremely well to English written text. At some points it is as if you can hear what deaf people experience. You don't need to like manga to appreciate A Silent Voice, but you do need to read the books in order. You can expect romantic tension and strong emotional connections with the characters. The story concerns a protagonist who made some poor decisions as a child (what child doesn't make poor decisions?) that had repercussions, even if he doesn't fully realize their weight. If you decide to give it a shot, you'll be glad you checked it out, and sad when it's over. If you love manga, or if you've never read manga; if you love emotional moments in movies, or if you want to begin to understand the emotional side of yourself; if you've been bullied, or if you've been the bully: this manga series is for you. A Silent Voice 1 A Silent Voice 2 A Silent Voice 3 A Silent Voice 4 A Silent Voice 5 A Silent Voice 6 A Silent Voice 7

That my granddaughter loves it

Just as in the first volume, the mangaka Yoshitoki Ooima manages to keep me both fascinated and enraged. On both the first read a few years back, and this re-read through the volume, I just tore through the volume. It was that absorbing and good. The story take up from the ending of the first volume, with the first meeting in several years between Shouya and Shoko. That it begins a whole new period of drama is a given. You see, while Shoko herself is willing to let things go and be friends, her mom and kid sister are not so willing to forgive Shouya. At least, not right away. By the end of the volume, there is some change on these fronts, which is nice. The part for me was to tell myself that the mom and sis don't know Shouya's fragile psyche. They don't know that he is considering suicide. In other words, they are acting how you would *expect* folks to act in this type of situation when their loved one's former tormentor shows up again. But they are not bad people, and as angry as they are with him, I can't believe they'd be so harsh if they did know how close to the edge he hovered until Shoko unknowingly stabilized him. The way that bullying can damage others, and the evil it is, is explored some more in this second volume. The character development in Shouya was nice, including an addition to the cast that affects his misanthropy in a positive light, via beginning to dispel it. One thing that I understand has been a bit controversial was the mangaka's decision to not just show the former bully's mindset, but have it be the main POV. I think it works. It shows the damage bullying does, not just to the victims but the perpetrators as well. It also shows how bad it is to not take proper and measured responses to situations. Those who take excessive actions against some types of folks not for morality or justice, but for vengeance and for "social standing" - with morality and justice as separate issues - are often doing really awful things by so acting. Given Japan's shame-based culture, this can be an issue in that country. Of course it should be noted that it has been argued that there are admirable qualities to this approach that are absent from guilt-based cultures (such as the US and the larger West). Truthfully, both approaches are far from perfect. The first simply gets much criticism instead of the latter because this is a Japanese work, exploring the struggles of the disabled in Japan and the negatives of that. If it were a work in the West, it would explore a different angle. A terrific manga I truly enjoyed the first time and the second time so far. But wow what a ride. Again, in reference to the trigger warning, and to expand on that, this is tough, but enjoyable, good and worthwhile manga to read. Just be cautious and such of it in relation to you mental state. Looking forward to continuing my re-read. Rating: 5/5 Stars.

I would recommend reading this over the movie if you want to know more about the story. It's more detailed and has good art.

~4/5 The first volume impressed me a lot, and I’ve been very eager for this one. And honestly, I’m just so glad this is being released. So glad. There’s a color page, and it’s super pretty. The artwork is nice, and it does well with showing all the emotions and actions and darkness being portrayed here, especially so realistically. We’re back in the present now, after everything with Shoko, after all Shoya’s bullying and now with his depression. Shoya hates himself for what he did and what happened to him after the fact. He’s decided to come apologize to Shoko, and has to chase after her for her to hear him out. We’re still very much in Shoya’s head, and I hope we get inside Shoko’s at some point. Even after everything, after we get to see more of her somewhat terrible mother and protective little sister, she’s much more optimistic than anyone else. Even after everything Shoya did, she gives him another chance, she wants to talk to him and get to know him. He doesn’t deserve her kindness, and everyone else knows it. Shoya is still hating himself immensely, but he’s decided to work for it. He’s working to get forgiveness from Shoko’s little sister, and he’s growing on her; he's trying to get Shoko’s mothers forgiveness; and most of all, he’s trying to earn the right to be better so he’s deserving of Shoko’s friendship. I appreciate that he’s learned (or is learning) sign language after everything, in order to talk to her. Along the way, he’s made a new friend for the first time. His mother seemed oblivious to everything he was doing, so I liked that we got to see her getting back at him for everything he’s done to her as well. This series impresses me a lot. There’s so much development and complexity, and it’s very realistic and harsh, as it should be. I’m loving it so much, and I can’t wait for the next one. [More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.]

it was in great condition 10/10

perfect quality

Good quality and good condition

So cutee I need vol 3 rnnn

La storia è originale. Continuo la serie 👍🏻

came in perfect condition and a day over 10 days early!!! i already love this manga series its very addictive