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Bern-san · 2013-03-11, 15:10

Surprised that I couldn't find a thread of this manga given the amount of talk that it generated in Japan.

Koe no Katachi (The Shape of your Voice) is a oneshot manga by Yoshitaka Ooima.
Although it won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award, its content made it difficult for publication in any manga magazine, until it was picked up after months of legal dispute by the February edition of Bessatsu Shounen Magazine.
It was also confirmed that it will be serialized

About the plot...
The story is about Japanese middle school girl called Nishimiya Shouko who is deaf and gets repeatedly bullied by her classmates because of her condition. However, she tries to be polite towards a male classmate named Shouya Ishida who is one of the people who bully her and happens to be the narrator of the story.

Spoiler for spoilers:

bastek66 · 2013-03-11, 15:46

Some pages made so angry

iCK · 2013-03-11, 16:03

I really enjoyed it... Wish they had a few more chapters showing some moe moments.

DorkingtonPugsly · 2013-03-11, 16:14

Just read this today, I loved it. Very powerful stuff. I get emotional really easily so I cried a lot, especially when he realized that she had been cleaning his desk. The end when he finally found her again, that part also made me cry a lot. The flashback scene showing her crying with her fists clenched, and just seeing the two of them together like that. The cruelty of kids in real life is awful and I really wish it wasn't a thing, but I feel this story encompassed that in a very sad, but beautiful way. I'm still crying even now (even as I write this). I'm really happy it's getting serialized though, I wonder how the serialization will take this story.

Von Himmel · 2013-03-11, 17:34

I hate the teacher more than the students.

Aesthetic Shampoo · 2013-03-11, 19:46

The feels. Everyone but the girl was the bad guy in this but at least one of them redeemed himself.

RRW · 2013-03-11, 22:46

well i wonder how the serialized it

Omnisword · 2013-03-12, 23:20

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Originally Posted by RRW

well i wonder how the serialized it

maybe it's will start after time skip,pretty much after their reunion and end of one shot

RRW · 2013-03-13, 06:13

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Originally Posted by Omnisword

maybe it's will start after time skip,pretty much after their reunion and end of one shot

then it lose the meaning of this manga. the manga deal with bullying not lovey dovey between to couple.

it will be full of rage for sure

Bern-san · 2013-03-13, 09:49

I think that the manga still can cover the bullying theme while developing the relationship of those 2.

I'm not sure where I read it so I can't confirm it but apparently the serialization will start in summer.

Makaijin · 2013-03-13, 11:05

Well the serialisation could either expand on the middle school setting, after the time skip, or even both, depending on how long it can stay serialised.

Personally I much rather see the middle school expanded, which would definitely make for a very dark series. If the author went with the high school era, it could go both ways. A possibility would be she gets bullied during high school, but since this time the boy is on her side, which can make for some good developments also.

ahelo · 2013-03-13, 11:29

Kotoura-san: Deaf Version

Man, I haven't read something that gave me so much moodswings as much as this one. I'm eagerly anticipating that summer serialization. This needs to be TOLD.

blade82 · 2013-03-13, 19:11

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Originally Posted by Von Himmel

I hate the teacher more than the students.

same here he was angry just because of the choral thing and now that the principal knows about the situation he blamed the kid although its too late (and i thought at first that the poor girl did commite suicide when she no longer came to school)
but i like this type of original manga who are more realistic

RRW · 2013-08-06, 13:50

HNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!

hamazura · 2013-08-06, 21:31

at last! serialization!
i like the one-shot very much, its seems similar to my elementary school life, i had transfer student like herin my 4th grade, at first she was teased by all of us but unlike in this one-shot, my friend got happy ending in the end

Shadow5YA · 2013-08-06, 22:54

I hope it doesn't drag on and take longer to get past the content of the one-shot.

Excorsism · 2013-08-06, 23:48

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Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

I hope it doesn't drag on and take longer to get past the content of the one-shot.

A little worried about this too. I'm hoping they jump straight into high school hijunks asap.

chaotix37 · 2013-08-07, 04:42

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Originally Posted by RRW

HNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!

Oh the bliss of reading this series all over.. Its really full of feels...

blade82 · 2013-08-07, 05:06

so just because he was bored he made her life miserable?

hamazura · 2013-08-07, 05:12

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Originally Posted by blade82

so just because he was bored he made her life miserable?

its pretty normal, in grade school, someone weird... should i say 'unique'? someone like that really attract bully or people who want to tease them.
and its not like we (other classmate) want to ruin their (unique people) life, its just... its 'fun'

usually, people like this would be 'ignored' in high school and university. example : read/watch 'its not my fault if im not popular / watamote'

2013-03-11, 15:10	Link #1
Bern-san Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009	Koe no Katachi Surprised that I couldn't find a thread of this manga given the amount of talk that it generated in Japan. Koe no Katachi (The Shape of your Voice) is a oneshot manga by Yoshitaka Ooima. Although it won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award, its content made it difficult for publication in any manga magazine, until it was picked up after months of legal dispute by the February edition of Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. It was also confirmed that it will be serialized About the plot... The story is about Japanese middle school girl called Nishimiya Shouko who is deaf and gets repeatedly bullied by her classmates because of her condition. However, she tries to be polite towards a male classmate named Shouya Ishida who is one of the people who bully her and happens to be the narrator of the story. Spoiler for spoilers: It's not the first manga which includes bullying and unfortunately it also happens in basically every country, but I still am quite surprised with how cruel children can be at such young age and how it looks like being a bully makes you part of the group. I raged so much to what they did to her hearing aids. I really liked the ending despite that Ishida had to experience bullying himself to realize how Nishiyama felt. The discovery that she was cleaning his desk the whole time and their meeting many years later was very emotional. __________________

2013-03-11, 16:14	Link #4
DorkingtonPugsly Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: My cozy room	Just read this today, I loved it. Very powerful stuff. I get emotional really easily so I cried a lot, especially when he realized that she had been cleaning his desk. The end when he finally found her again, that part also made me cry a lot. The flashback scene showing her crying with her fists clenched, and just seeing the two of them together like that. The cruelty of kids in real life is awful and I really wish it wasn't a thing, but I feel this story encompassed that in a very sad, but beautiful way. I'm still crying even now (even as I write this). I'm really happy it's getting serialized though, I wonder how the serialization will take this story. __________________

2013-03-11, 17:34	Link #5
Von Himmel エーレンフェストの聖女 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dollars	I hate the teacher more than the students. __________________ 「何かが起こっても、わたくしが守ります」

2013-03-13, 09:49	Link #10
Bern-san Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009	I think that the manga still can cover the bullying theme while developing the relationship of those 2. I'm not sure where I read it so I can't confirm it but apparently the serialization will start in summer. __________________

2013-03-13, 11:29	Link #12
ahelo Criminal Unrequitor Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2010	Kotoura-san: Deaf Version Man, I haven't read something that gave me so much moodswings as much as this one. I'm eagerly anticipating that summer serialization. This needs to be TOLD. __________________ Traveler on Revenge / Ahelo Sigs / Saimoe Report! Signature by ganbaru

2013-03-11, 15:46	Link #2
bastek66 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012	Some pages made so angry

2013-03-11, 16:03	Link #3
iCK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012	I really enjoyed it... Wish they had a few more chapters showing some moe moments.

2013-03-11, 19:46	Link #6
Aesthetic Shampoo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 30	The feels. Everyone but the girl was the bad guy in this but at least one of them redeemed himself.

2013-03-13, 11:05	Link #11
Makaijin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Well the serialisation could either expand on the middle school setting, after the time skip, or even both, depending on how long it can stay serialised. Personally I much rather see the middle school expanded, which would definitely make for a very dark series. If the author went with the high school era, it could go both ways. A possibility would be she gets bullied during high school, but since this time the boy is on her side, which can make for some good developments also.

2013-08-06, 21:31	Link #15
hamazura whatever Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: wherever	at last! serialization! i like the one-shot very much, its seems similar to my elementary school life, i had transfer student like herin my 4th grade, at first she was teased by all of us but unlike in this one-shot, my friend got happy ending in the end __________________

2013-08-06, 22:54	Link #16
Shadow5YA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010	I hope it doesn't drag on and take longer to get past the content of the one-shot.

2013-08-07, 05:06	Link #19
blade82 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: you have to find out	so just because he was bored he made her life miserable?