Questions tagged [koe-no-katachi]
Koe no Katachi (or, "A Silent Voice") is a manga series by Yoshitoki Ooima. Use this tag for both the 2011 one-shot and the 2013- serialized series.
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Can anyone explain the ending of "Koe no Katachi" one-shot?
In Koe no Katachi (OOIMA Yoshitoki) (one-shot version), at the end of the story,
My question is about the exchange in sign language between them in the last 3 pages of the story. What do the signs ...
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What does the sign language near the ending mean?
Close to the ending of Koe no Katachi, Nishimiya Shouko did a motion with one of her hands below the other and her pinkies intertwined. What does this mean?
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What is the significance of the X on people's faces from Shouya's perspective and why does Ueno get the X on and off?
In Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) my current interpretation of the X on someone's face is that the protagonist does not wish to acknowledge or socialize with this person. An extension of this could ...
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What does Shoko say to Yuzuru in chapter 12?
In chapter 12 of A Silent Voice, collected in volume 2, Shoko has a fight with her sister Yuzuru, angry with her for getting Shoya in trouble when he helped her. Yuzuru's lines are spoken, but Shoko ...
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Why did Shouko use hearing aids even though she's deaf?
In Koe no Katachi, Shouko Nishimiya uses hearing aids. She's deaf, so can she actually hear something or not? I have read the manga but didn't watch the movie, so I haven't seen any clue about why she ...
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What was the present that Shouko gave to Ishida? What did Shouko say after that?
What was the gift that Shouko gave to Ishida? Based on the manga, it’s for decorating plants, but what exactly is it called?
Could it be a marker for flowerbeds or something? Is it something entirely ...
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What did Shouya want to say to Shouko?
During this scene, Shouya tells something like "Ore wa saa..." to Shouko, which I believe translates to something which the subtitles show as well, "You see, I...". But while completing the sentence, ...
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What do the names represent in Koe no Katachi soundtrack?
In Disc 1 of Koe no Katachi OST (link to online shop which includes the tracklist), the name of every soundtrack is a 3-letter "word" (except 38. Invention No. 1 C dur), such as "tre", "rev", "lit", ...
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Actually how deaf is Shouko in Koe no Katachi and is it revealed why she is only wearing 1 hearing aid?
As it's already been stated in a similar question, Shouko's not completely deaf, but it's still very severe as she wasn't able to understand people clearly. It seems to be very blurry as shown in ...
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Where is the joke that Ishida said came from?
In Koe no Katachi, volume 1, chapter 2, page 37, first panel, Ishida said that.
Because her ears don't have "H"
What does Ishida mean by that? While his teacher did laugh too. What's funny with ...
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What's the meaning behind Yuzuru's photographs?
A few scenes after the failed suicide attempt of Shouko, we see Yuzuru telling her mother something about the pictures she was taking and how she was trying to prevent Shouko from killing herself. Can ...
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Did Miki really never bully Shoko?
When Shoya confronts Miki in the story to ask whether she told anyone about him bullying Shoko, Miki makes the claim that she never once badmouthed Shoko, and that she always told Shoya to stop. Miki ...
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Why didn't Shouko confess her feelings to Shoya afterwards?
At the scene where Shouko tries to give a plant pot decoration thingy, she tried to confess her feeling to Shoya, but it was rather interpreted as 'tsuki (moon)'.
I'm wondering now why Shouko didn't ...
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How are Shoya and Maria related?
In A Silent Voice, Shoya lives with his mom and a little girl named Maria. He refers to Maria as his little sister, but the two have different skin colors.
How are Shoya and Maria related?
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Why did Shouko change her hair style?
This is the first time Shouko change her hair style to ponytail. What's the reason ?
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How did Shouko initially feel about Ishida?
In Koe no Katachi manga, volume 3, chapter 23, Shouko said that
Since when that Shouko feel that way about Ishida? In Volume 1, Shouko got bullied. Did she feel this way about Ishida back in ...
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What did Shouko say to Ishida in the coming of age ceremony that made Ueno jealous?
I don't understand what they are saying. Could someone translate this?
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What does Shouko say to Ishida on the bridge in chapter 54?
What did Shouko sign to Shouya in Koe No Katachi volume 7, chapter 54?
Note: the below images are the signs that she used, in the order that they appear (right to left).
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Who is the voice actor of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi (The Shape of Voice) movie?
As per the title, who is the voice actor/seiyuu of Shouya's mother in Koe no Katachi the movie? It will be great if the source of the answer is stated too.
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What do the silhouettes mean in the "Koe no Katachi" movie?
Early in the Koe no Katachi movie and in the last scene of the movie where Shoya tears up in the school festival, a silhouette is shown:
It's kinda blurry, and this one seems like a silhouette of 2 ...
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Where can I watch Koe no Katachi?
Koe no Katachi has already been released but I can't find it anywhere. I only found the trailer. Where can I watch it legally?
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