A Silent Voice To Open In The U.S This October

A Silent Voice/Koe no Katachi is heading to the States, with a slated October release for this year.

The movie was released in Japan last year, and is set to release in U.S theaters come 20 October this year with Eleven Arts Anime Studios as the distributor.

A Silent Voice is about Shoya Ishida, a school bully and Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf mute girl victimised by Ishida, and the movie explores how their lives intersect as they grow older.

The movie itself is an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Yoshitoki Oima, and the movie is directed by Naoko Yamada (K-On!) and written by Reiko Yoshida (Digimon, Girls und Panzer).

Hopefully, our friends over in the U.S enjoy it as much as we did!

Synopsis

As a wild youth, elementary school student Shouya Ishida sought to beat boredom in the cruelest ways. When the deaf Shouko Nishimiya transfers into his class, Shouya and the rest of his class thoughtlessly bully her for fun. However, when her mother notifies the school, he is singled out and blamed for everything done to her. With Shouko transferring out of the school, Shouya is left at the mercy of his classmates. He is heartlessly ostracized all throughout elementary and middle school, while teachers turn a blind eye.

Now in his third year of high school, Shouya is still plagued by his wrongdoings as a young boy. Sincerely regretting his past actions, he sets out on a journey of redemption: to meet Shouko once more and make amends.

Koe no Katachi tells the heartwarming tale of Shouya’s reunion with Shouko and his honest attempts to redeem himself, all while being continually haunted by the shadows of his past.

SOURCE : THE GYPED GEEK – MYANIMELIST