Koe no Katachi

This one shot of the manga is amazing this is basically about a girl whos deaf comes to public school trying to make new friends but the way it went it kind of heartbreaking i highly recommend this before reading chapter 1 of the manga read one shot first then you will understand the concept of this i highly recommend this manga.

Story 9/10

art 10/10

Character 10/10

Enjoyment 10/10

overall 9/10

This manga is so heartbreaking you might want to grab some tissues before reading ^_^ but yeah this manga is amazing totally won't regret it after you finished the whole manga itself characters are amazing on there aswell as the art as well totally enjoyable i hope this review was helpful thanks for viewing.

The story was in my opinion very realistic (except the nature of shocko) and it was amazing that this story gave me plenty of 'feelings' along reading it.
The story seeemed so realistic to me because it was way to familiar to my own life. It could've actually been a story about me but then without all the girls :(. The way karma can be such a b!ch is presented great in the story. The story shoqws how easy it is to bully someone and how such a false sense of greatness it gives you. But away from that every chapter was full of good content and had absolutely no fillers.

The art was in my opinion smooth, very constant (it kept the same quality over the whole story) but not amazing (Kentaro Miura destroyed my norm).

The main characters were just as good as it can be. The side-characters on the other hand were also nice but lacked information (more focus). I would've liked to get more attention to all the side characters their lives, family and history, but at least they all had their own personalities wich were highly enjoyable.

At last i would highly recommemd this manga to people who really like an original story and to people that like to binge-read.

ps
still havent watched the movie yet

Story:
For such a small page count, it's surprising how well paced it is for having a fairly high amount of events taking place. Although difficult to read at times due to the abusive content, it's a strong narrative with strong characters, even though some are morally disabled (while the other is physically disabled). It's heartwarming, and the climax paired with the resolution is one that will bring a smile to your face.

Due to the nature of this work, the page-limit restricts any lens beyond the classroom. Parents aren't involved, which is something that is likely to happen when bullying is taking place at an elementary school. However, this isn't an extreme fault, just a thought that came to mind while reading.


Art:
It's a one-shot, and while some have excellent art, this one does just enough to do itself justice. Motions flowed properly and the characters all look relatively interesting. I never felt confused by the art style, and the panelling worked out pretty well. Nothing feels stunted in the slightest. However, since the work remains within a classroom, there isn't anything particularly compelling about the setting that offers inspiration to the reader.


Character:
Great characters. It's understandable that beyond the two main leads that they'd be surrounded by one-dimensional fodder, but the story carries itself so well in this regard that I wasn't bothered in the slightest by this. There's an intense emphasis on the arcs that both the two characters share, and it's beautiful when the two come to arms with each other and the frailty of their miscommunication.


Enjoyment:
VERY enjoyable, and I'm glad to find out that this one-shot has been expanded into a full work. I've already started reading it, and the first volume of the separate project is essentially what takes place in this one-shot but with slight variations. The next volumes are events that take place after the events of the one-shot, which is very cool considering I enjoyed the 2 leads so much that I want to see them more.


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In my journey to read top rated mangas, enter: Koe no katachi

No spoiler review

This is a socially awkward, hard to read (emotionally), yet so satisfying to get through, tear jerking manga. There is a heavy atmosphere of social awkwardness and social uncertainty throughout the manga. Watching characters deal with these situations, evokes powerful emotions from situations forgotten by memory but remembered by the heart. There are many eye watering moments in this manga as characters interact, reveal secrets, hurt each other,love, hate ect…ect. This manga explores some of the “what ifs” of difficult social situations, its heart wrenching at times but as long as you have love and a little masochism, you'll be ok and wanting more ;).

8.5/10

* uniqueness 8/10

* unpredictability 9/10

* non mainstream 8/10

Koe no Katachi is a truly remarkable story. Who would've thought that you could experience such emotion from what? 62 pages, or near enough. It's quite refreshing and worthy of all the praise it's received. I loved how thought provoking it is, I really started to question myself whilst reading it, and the fact that a one shot could do that is incredible. I enjoy reading one shots because there are no emotional strings attached (aside from perhaps a few 'aaws') but Koe no Katachi left me thinking about it afterwards, thinking about the characters. It braved a serious topic of bullying, neglect and self-hatred, and for that I feel it is most definitely worth the read. It is, without a doubt the best one-shot I've ever read.

Koe no Katachi is a heartbreaking and realistic one shot manga that addresses the issue of bullying in a well composed and mature fashion.
Despite the low page number, Koe no Katachi's narrative is beautiful and impactful in a way where it makes you really think about the way you act and how you should treat others. What really made this story great is that it covers two sides of the same coin, the aspects of bullying a person with s disability and the ultimate consequences and ramifications you have to face from not only the school but your fellow peers. The manga itself is well drawn with some minor issues but nothing too important. The characters are relatable and realistic and are well fleshed out despite the length of the manga. The emotion that they put in these pages is mature and not overbearing at all.
Overall Koe no Katachi is awonderful manga that addresses bullying with masterful hands and I'm greatly looking forward to reading the add on more expanded version of this one shot.

It's rather rare for me to catalyze a motion of progress whenever I'm in a state of idleness. But having the thought of flipping a few pages of a sentimentally driven one-shot manga last night not being a bit of a drag, I astonishingly caught myself bawling inside.

Koe no Katachi is undoubtedly a work radiating with prominence. Being a one-shot written and drawn by Ooima Yoshitoki, a promising young mangaka, I marched my eyes forth to the manga without any excitement nor high expectations, only a neutral reading experience. And gratefully for that, my dwindling emotions suddenly underwent rapid maturation and eventually softened the walls of my heart. This manga certainly doesn't possess anything that could thrust us to the edge of our seats the way sword fighting, intellectual skirmishes and bizarre brawls often do. However, this 64-page one-shot's density is solely held together by particles of varying emotions and souls; something that we seldom find in our reading media.

The beauty of this short read is engrossed at its plot at the very least, whereas the characters and art are also commendable but not as riveting as the former. Furthermore, the simplicity exhibited in the execution of events really enthralls me. The story is not actually that strong either, but if anything, it's Ooima's kitschy perspective in life and passion in writing which makes this piece of work worthy of all the praises it's receiving. Reading through the pages where Nishiyama Shouko is being ostracized and aggressively bullied for her hearing impairment utterly weighed everything down in my chest. Furthermore aside from bullying, Koe no Katachi tackles the dreadful corners of humanity where hypocrisy reigns. But ultimately, this manga refurbishes the hope overshadowed by the ugliness of human nature, which is quite well substantiated in Ishida Shouya's change of heart as he elaborately realizes his mistakes and reconciles with Nishiyama years after. Despite the bleakness exhibited, this manga is still strongly moving and at the same time cute.

I am indeed easily propelled (sentimentally) by mangas having similarities to this in terms of themes, although I prefer novels better as my reading medium. Also, I just can't neglect the notion inside me that Koe no Katachi is really really close to Onanie Master Kurosawa with the all the bullying cases, but less on the psychological department. In essence, Koe no Katachi is a promising one-shot capable of grasping every fiber of your emotions for a short duration. If you're the same as me who takes a peculiar kind of pleasure in bawling endlessly beneath a pillow, you'll surely love this as much as I did.


Note: I read this last night while listening to MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, and still, my tears ceaselessly fled from my lachrymal ducts. Koe no Katachi is THAT great.

Koe no Katachi [The Shape of Voice] is a very impressive manga written and drawn by Yoshitoki Ooima. The story primarily focuses on the actions of one boy, Shouya Ishida, who begins bullying a young deaf girl, Shouko Nishimiya. Annoyed at her handicap he begins tormenting her. Initially feeling encouraged by his classmates’ amusement at his behavior, he becomes increasing more and more abusive. However, when his actions get out of hand and draw the attention of the school administration, he finds himself alone and now the object of abuse by his classmates.
The real genius of this work is its subtlety. We have to admire Shouko-chan as we see her struggle to main her dignity and her integrity. Yet it in the story only when she snaps at Shouya-kun do we get a brief glimpse of just how deeply all this has hurt her. As for Shouya-kun, he is what may be called a work in progress. He is at first a coward; he begins by mocking her knowing that she cannot hear him. Bolstered by the seeming approval of his classmates his behavior becomes increasingly bolder. Yet later when he is actions have become a problem for the class, he is shocked that the class is quick to absolve themselves and put all the blame on him. In part due to his protests and in part to absolve themselves for the shame he has brought them, he becomes the object of their abuse. Here again are unanswered questions; Is he be bullied as punishment for being a bully? Or has the class just chosen a safe and sanctioned target? Can bullying a bully be an appropriate response? Again fast forward to the end, where he making an effort to apologize to Nishimiya-san. Again while he is making a remarkable effort, it still falls short. While the suggestion that had she had a voice, this could all have been avoided may have some merit, it is also so offensive on level that it might be better he had not make that comment at all and one wonders if she is grabbing his hand in an effort to silence him, or to stop him from making a further fool of himself, and once again in her kindness trying to save him.