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“Deaf girl Shouko faces relentless bullying, but finds hope and redemption in this emotional tale.”
Koe no Katachi
聲の形
8.38
257 rank · 63,420 readers · 713 favorites
Shounen
School
Drama
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Synopsis
Deaf girl Shouko faces relentless bullying, but finds hope and redemption in this emotional tale.
Elementary school student Shouya Ishida is creeped out when Shouko Nishimiya, a meek girl born with impaired hearing, transfers into his class. Following her arrival, Shouya and his friends begin to torment Shouko, making her the hapless target of ridicule and assault. The constant bullying turns school into a living hell for Shouko, where even the teachers remain indifferent to the situation. Koe no Katachi tells the heartbreaking story of Shouko falling victim to bullying, but also one of hope, remorse, and redemption.
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Community consensus
Derived from 16 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 16 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 9
σ 0.75
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.75 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I'm not going to lie and say i truly enjoyed this story, but i will say that the idea of the story truly is amazing. Now i may be contradicting myself with what i just said, but the reason i didn't...”
- 9 “I really love how much the author got right on her first try on this story. When i watched the movie adaption of the full manga/read the original manga I always thought the first act was sort of a...”
- 9 “What Koe no Katachi has really done is amazing. Evoking such a range of emotions in such a short amount of pages. It's bold and brave and so very real. Its tackles this issue of bullying head on...”
Verbosity
Short · 63%
Medium · 19%
Long · 19%
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A One shot Publication
- Format 1 ch ch × vol
- Total read 0h 08m approx
- Published Jan 2011 – ongoing
- Source One shot media type
- Ref. BS-M21394 catalog