![]() For a while, I was worried about what Shoya meant for A Silent Voice. Picking fights, jumping off bridges into water, that kind of thing. The book tells the story of Shoya, a rough, mean-spirited kid who rules his circle of friends and often pressures them into activities that they otherwise wouldn’t do. What I didn’t dream of – but what it delivers so well – was a look at bullying so balanced that I not only understood why people bully but was able to identify at least the potential for bullying even in myself. It wasn’t a confident hope, but I figured that even if it wasn’t very good, A Silent Voice would eventually have to find something new to say if only to fill its page count. My greatest hope for the book was some insight about bullies that went deeper than the usual revelation that they themselves have been bullied and are just passing on the pain. Manga, on the other hand, with its long-form structure and emphasis on emotion, suggested a deeper look at the subject, perhaps with perspectives from both the bullied and the bully. Had it been any other kind of comic, I would have been mildly curious – probably expecting a personal narrative about how the author had been bullied and what effect that had on her or his life – but I wouldn’t have been eager. ![]() And though I appreciate manga more than I am a fan of it, I was eager to read A Silent Voice and see how it approached the topic. ![]() There’s a manga about everything, so I wasn’t surprised to learn that someone had created one to discuss bullying. ![]()
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