Summaries

A deaf girl, Shoko, is bullied by the popular Shoya. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends.

The story revolves around Shôko Nishimiya, a grade school student who has impaired hearing. She transfers into a new school, where she is bullied by her classmates, especially Shôya Ishida. It gets to the point where she transfers to another school and as a result, Shôya is ostracized and bullied himself, with no friends to speak to and no plans for the future. Years later, he epicly sets himself on a path to redemption.—Ariodito Koestoer

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again - until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late?

A deaf girl, Shoko, joins a new school and is immediately the target of the class bully, Shoya. This causes her to leave the school and him to become ostracized by his classmates. A few years pass and Shoya sets out to find Shoko and redeem himself.—grantss

Details

Keywords
  • redemption
  • bullying
  • anime
  • suicidal thoughts
  • deaf girl
Genres
  • Drama
  • Animation
Release date Sep 7, 2017
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Japan
Language English Japanese Japanese Sign Language
Production companies Kôdansha Kyoto Animation ABC Animation

Box office

Gross US & Canada $1079689
Opening weekend US & Canada $121732
Gross worldwide $30819442

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 10m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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