Dec 22, 2024 | Updated: 11:35 AM EDT
Mar 16, 2017 04:19 AM EDT
"Koe no Katachi" or "A Silent Voice" accumulated one billion yen in a period of 12 days in Japan. This is surprising and shocking, especially for those fans that expected small from this animated film. Aside from the wonderful works of other authors and creators such as Makoto Shinkai and Hayao Miyazaki, this anime comes to join the lineup of the highest grossing animated film. The story and illustrations are originally created by Yoshitoki Oima and it is adapted into an animated film.
"Koe no Katachi" was released on September 17 last year and ranked second in Japan, according to Anime News Network. Now, the release of the film is everywhere around. Fans anticipating this film on their cinemas will be shouting for joy. Moreover, the story is enough to touch people's hearts.
Short preview of the story
The animated film got its title, which is "Koe no Katachi," that roughly translates to "The Shape of Your Voice" in Japanese. However, an English title has been provided, which is "A Silent Voice," that notes the important and main characters in the film; named Shoko Nishimiya and Shoya Ishida. Shoko is voiced by Saori Hayami and she is a normal school girl with a disability. She is a deaf-mute person.
The strong focal point of the anime is the target audience, which gives them a message that a person with a disabilities should not be discriminated and can still have the capability to love. On the other hand, the male main character is named Shoya Ishida, which is voiced by Miyu Irino. He becomes the classmate of Shoko in the movie.
As soon as he discovered that Shoko has a disability, she became Shoya's target of bullying. However, the whole class turned on him because he lacked compassion, especially that he knows Shoko has a disability. Now, as they grew up, things have changed and Shoya is haunted by his mistakes in the past, thus, leads him to amend and solve everything by making up to what he has done to Shoko.
A must-watch animated film
The manga version of the animated film can be viewed everywhere, including Crunchyroll. Anime fans around the world who have read this manga before reminisce the story once again with "Koe no Katachi" (A Silent Voice). With unique yet properly created character designs, this anime will provide a clearer depiction to the story.
