History Headscratchers / ASilentVoice

* There's something I've pondered since I first read the series. When the principal tries to get the students to confess who had been bullying Nishimiya, Ishida starts raising his hand. Before it can go up much, the teacher Takeuchi screams and singles out Ishida, and then the rest of the class turn him into a scapegoat. I can't help but wonder, did Takeuchi not notice Ishida about to confess, or did he? If it's the latter, why? Was he afraid that if Ishida confessed then he and the entire class might also be held responsible, so he thought to single out Ishida to avoid that? If that's the case, then that is one of the scummiest teachers ever.

There's something I've pondered since I first read the series. When the principal tries to get the students to confess who had been bullying Nishimiya, Ishida starts raising his hand. Before it can go up much, the teacher Takeuchi screams and singles out Ishida, and then the rest of the class turn him into a scapegoat. I can't help but wonder, did Takeuchi not notice Ishida about to confess, or did he? If it's the latter, why? Was he afraid that if Ishida confessed then he and the entire class might also be held responsible, so he thought to single out Ishida to avoid that? If that's the case, then that is one of the scummiest teachers ever.

*** The first one I have no defense for, it's just bad writing to have Yuzuru do nothing in that moment and she honestly shouldn't have even been there if the author wasn't going to let her take action that's consistent with her character. But in the case of the second one...Shouya was ''in a coma''. If he was ''awake'' and Ueno was locking herself in with him, that might have been cause for concern. But when he is comatose and she's so obviously in a state of grief (that is also the reasoning why it would be allowed in spite of her "hellspawn behavior", grief can make people act irrationally, it's not a sign that they are dangerous on the whole), getting into a spat with her over it isn't productive and only creates more needless drama, which Kawaii had already created enough of but lacks the self-awareness required to not keep on doing it.

** Ueno locking everyone else out of Shouya's hospital room while he is in a coma. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. I understand that this doubled as Ueno isolating herself from the others out of shame. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? To be fair, Shouya's mother can be justified by that her son almost died and was currently in a coma, it is understandable that what she was experiencing caused her to not think as straight in a situation like this. However, even with this in mind, as well as her likely not knowing that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone like her anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** For one, when Shouko was getting beat up by Ueno, the others do little to stop Ueno aside from pleading. Particular mention goes to Yuzuru, who just stood there DeerInTheHeadlights. This is the same Yuzuru, the one most willing to get violent to defend her sister; the same Yuzuru who in her introduction in the narrative prevented Shouya from seeing Shoko, assaulted him, and got him wrongly suspended despite Shouya already showing that he wanted to make amends, despite it being against Shouko's wishes. Here, Shouko is mentally broken and already seriously injured, and being beaten by someone Yuzuru knew saw Shouko as s***, and has been treating her like s*** since the group was formed. This was a situation that justified returning violence with violence, as Ueno made it clear that words would not stop her. It says something that '''Ueno''', of all people, is the only one who even asks Yuzuru why she did nothing to stop her assault. It also does not help that the manga seemingly does not give a clear answer as to why Yuzuru did nothing either, outside of her response to Ueno being that she was unsure whether she should have intervened, before it cuts to the Nishimiya's apartment, wondering why her photos did not deter Shoko from suicide. For the others, Nagatsuka was understandable since he had throughout the story been terrified of Ueno after the verbal beatdown she gave him, and Sahara, the coward, at least ''tried'' to defend Shoko by acting as a human shield. Even ignoring that, the three put more of an effort to stop Shouko's mother's assault on Ueno in her daughter's stead than on defending a friend who was not fighting back from a known bully who had descended into a vile rage (granted, an adult woman beating up a teenager is another matter, even if said teenager was acting demented, but still).

** For one, when Shouko was getting beat up by Ueno, the others do little to stop Ueno aside from pleading. Particular mention goes to Yuzuru, who just stood there DeerInTheHeadlights. This is the same Yuzuru, the one most willing to get violent to defend her sister; the same Yuzuru who in her introduction in the narrative prevented Shouya from seeing Shoko, assaulted him, and got him wrongly suspended despite Shouya already showing that he wanted to make amends, despite it being against Shouko's wishes. Here, Shouko is mentally broken and already seriously injured, and being beaten by someone Yuzuru knew saw Shouko as s***, and has been treating her like s*** since the group was formed. This was a situation that justified returning violence with violence, as Ueno made it clear that words would not stop her. It says something that '''Ueno''', of all people, is the only one who even asks Yuzuru why she did nothing to stop her assault. It also does not help that the manga seemingly does not give a clear answer as to why Yuzuru did nothing either, as she simply had no answer to give Ueno before it just cuts back to the Nishimiya's apartment, wondering why her photos did not deter Shoko from suicide. For the others, Nagatsuka was understandable since he had throughout the story been terrified of Ueno after the verbal beatdown she gave him, and Sahara, the coward, at least ''tried'' to defend Shoko by acting as a human shield. Even ignoring that, the three put more of an effort to stop Shouko's mother's assault on Ueno in her daughter's stead than on defending a friend who was not fighting back from a known bully who had descended into a vile rage (granted, an adult woman beating up a teenager is another matter, even if said teenager was acting demented, but still).

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. I understand that this doubled as Ueno isolating herself from the others out of shame. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? To be fair, her son almost died and was currently in a coma, it is understandable that what she was experiencing caused her to not think as straight in a situation like this. However, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone like her anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. I understand that this doubled as Ueno isolating herself from the others out of shame. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? For Shouya's mother in particular, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone like her anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. I also understand that this also doubled as Ueno isolating herself from the others out of shame. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? For Shouya's mother in particular, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone like her anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? For Shouya's mother in particular, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone like her anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of this action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? For Shouya's mother in particular, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** Ueno keeping everyone else from seeing Shouya in his hospital room. I can understand why Ueno suffering retribution for her actions would not benefit the main leads. I understand why the group decided to treat Ueno with grace despite her sinking lower than Shouya ever did, because they did not want to repeat their behavior at the bridge confrontation. BUT... regardless of the amount of remorse Ueno had, it expects me to take in that even Shouya's mother was accepting of her action, and that almost everyone in general was overall okay with it? For Shouya's mother in particular, even if she likely did not know that Ueno acted like a complete hellspawn just days earlier, who would let someone anywhere near their son if they showed themselves to be that possessive? It says something that I side with the sociopathic Kawaii here!

** For one, when Shouko was getting beat up by Ueno, the others do little to stop Ueno aside from pleading. Particular mention goes to Yuzuru, who just stood there DeerInTheHeadlights. This is the same Yuzuru, the one most willing to get violent to defend her sister; the same Yuzuru who in her introduction in the narrative prevented Shouya from seeing Shoko, assaulted him, and got him wrongly suspended despite Shouya already showing that he wanted to make amends, despite it being against Shouko's wishes. Here, Shouko is mentally broken and already seriously injured, and being beaten by someone Yuzuru knew saw Shouko as s***, and has been treating her like s*** since the group was formed. This was a situation that justified returning violence with violence, as Ueno made it clear that words would not stop her. It says something that '''Ueno''', of all people, is the only one who even asks Yuzuru why she did nothing to stop her assault. It also does not help that the manga seemingly does not give a clear answer as to why Yuzuru did nothing either, as she simply has no answer to give Ueno before it just cuts back to the Nishimiya's apartment, wondering why her photos did not deter Shoko from suicide. For the others, Nagatsuka was understandable since he had throughout the story been terrified of Ueno after the verbal beatdown she gave him, and Sahara, the coward, at least ''tried'' to defend Shoko by acting as a human shield. Even ignoring that, the three put more of an effort to stop Shouko's mother's assault on Ueno in her daughter's stead than on defending a friend who was not fighting back from a known bully who had descended into a vile rage (granted, an adult woman beating up a teenager is another matter, even if said teenager was acting demented, but still).