A Silent Voice 7 Paperback – Illustrated, May 31, 2016

Despite my dislike of the English name (Koe no Katachi literally translates into "The Shape of a/your/my Voice" which I find to be a more accurate title), this has to be one of my favourite manga series. The ending was somewhat disappointing in that I wanted to see more, but overall I was satisfied. Love the art, the writing and the unique look into the world of deaf people. Once the film is released I'll be buying that, too!

Shoya returns to the land of the wakeful, and it's time for him to face everybody, beginning with an improbable escape so he can meet Shoko at their meeting spot, the bridge. Yeah, it's a bit of a stretch that he could do what he does in this story, but it works for the story.After that, and some recovery time from his injuries, he reunites with the friends he scattered a couple of volumes ago. Tomohiro's movie gets completed, gets recognized, then gets shot down in a very ugly and unfair way.It's a bit amusing that a story that began with serious controversy has also ended with some controversy, too, though of a less serious sort. My own observation has been that the open-ended nature of the ending has left people less then satisfied. And it I were honest, I can't much blame them.A Silent Voice hasn't been primarily a romantic story, it's dealt with many other big issues then just somehow getting the two main characters together. Still, it has been an element in the story, from Shoko's failed attempt to voice her feelings back in Volume 3 to even Shoya's struggles to get to her immediately after awaking from his coma. Heck, in this volume they have their first real argument. And by the end, it's pretty plain that everybody except Shoya knows how Shoya feels about Shoko.The ending isn't bad, I think. It's a hopeful ending, though I can understand how people would want something more concrete, something like a declaration from Shoya.So, read this volume. If you don't, we'll throw peanuts at you.

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 1A Silent Voice 2A Silent Voice 3A Silent Voice 4A Silent Voice 5A Silent Voice 6A Silent Voice 7

It was a great conclusion for a short story like this and would have loved it if it continued. Definitely worth the time to read it.

A beautiful manga series to the very end , however it appears that there's a hint of a anime Movieline the very series itself.? if that is the case then I can't wait to see it on DVD. I hope it'll have close-captioning.

I bought this series for my middle school reading class, they devoured it!!

The character development for not only the main characters, but the supporting characters as well was amazing in this final conclusion. Even though I am still left with a few questions for the chosen ending and a small disappointment of not getting to know how Shoya feels, this ending does work. It leaves it at a great place for a spinoff or to let it be. We could all learn a thing or two from these group of kids who mostly realize what it means to hear the voice or everyone, no matter what.