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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Shouya. He's not Scrappy material but many readers don't sympathize with him well after his immature, horrible bullying of Shouko in elementary school. How much you sympathize with him will likely depend on whether you think his actions in the present makes up for what he did in the past.
* BrokenBase:
** The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
** The ending, some people found it like the perfect cap to a very emotional story. Others found it severely lacking since it doesn't give a resolution to any character.
** For completely unrelated reasons there was debate of whether in the final chapter Shimada was living as a woman and [[spoiler:dating Keisuke Hirose]], considering a female character looked a lot like him. It's generally considered to be due to the [[OnlySixFaces art style]] rather than intentional.
** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fans are just elated for an adaptation.
** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are criticized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
* CounterpartComparison: There's a lot of similarities between this and Judy Blume's book ''Literature/{{Blubber}}'', particularly with how viciously the bullies treat the victims, how the main character takes part in bullying, and the lack of adult intervention and involvement.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occurring during elementary school and [[{{Wangst}} Shouya still insisting on beating himself]] over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
** The story is filled to the brim with the message that Bullying Is Wrong and while said message is certainly truthful, the manga did not let up on the drama after it turned from a one-shot into a series. And even after those events, the manga is still very heavy on the emotional aspects of grief and being emotionally broken, to the point that one cannot care for very long anymore and many feel that reading it is one hell of a ''chore''.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
** Mashiba, who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then, he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
** Sahara, due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
* FandomRivalry: On certain forums, with ''Anime/YourName'' and ''In This Corner of the World'', due to their movies coming out in 2016. You can't go one thread without comparing the three.
* JerkassWoobie:
** Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire when [[spoiler:Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring]].
* MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst.
* {{Narm}}: As tragic as Shouya's fall was, it was hard for some readers not to snicker when the translation said that he suffered "major damage to his buttocks."
** Played up when Chapter 55 opens up with Ishida on his side while his doctors are examining the injury site.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Nishimiya's mother after Chapter 44. [[spoiler: In short order, she apologizes to Ishida's mother over what happened to Shouya, ruthlessly beats up Ueno in defense of Shouko, then offers to pay for Ishida's hospital bill (although Ishida's family has insurance so it isn't necessary) and bonds with Ishida's mother over their ex-husbands]]. She's still a sharp and at times severe woman, but she's much more relatable than she used to be.
* TheScrappy:
** Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead following chapter 44, where [[spoiler: she started to physically assault Shouko, blaming her for Ishida's coma, who doesn't even bother to defend herself... and even Sahara for trying to defend Shouko. More later chapters manage to soften Ueno a bit.]]
** Shouko's mother gets some flack for not letting Shouko use sign language in front of her, and seems to have no interest in wanting to learn it so she can communicate with her. Many people say she's a bit too authoritarian for her own good. She gets better after some [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. [[spoiler:Possibly even RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap after chapter 44, where she apologizes to Shouya's mother for Shouko causing Shouya's accident and slapping Ueno for hurting her daughter.]]
** With her [[NeverMyFault inability accept any kind of responsibility]] regarding Shouko's bullying, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood not understanding why she she should feel remorse nor understands why the others do,]] her hypocritical attitude towards Shouya, and using CrocodileTears to make herself innocent, it's become very easy to hate Kawai. [[spoiler:Even more so now that blew her conversation with Shouya out of proportion and lets everyone know that he bullied Shouko in the past, especially [[BullyHunter Mashiba]], pulling the same exact stunt she did in the past and, in general, making everything far worse than it should be without getting any comeuppance other than a well-deserved TakeThatScrappy from Shouya.]]
** [[spoiler:Given the revelations from chapter 45 to chapter 48, Ueno comes as slightly more sympathetic, given that she admits she's aware of her personality issues, that she's a ClingyJealousGirl and has a crush on Ishida, hence why she dislikes Shouko and that she just doesn't know how to handle it. Compare with Kawai who is still in denial about her involvement in Shouko's bullying and manages to make Ishida's accident and Shouko's suffering be all about her. The fact that chapter 48's climax sets up a confrontation between Kawai and Ueno, the fandom was actually cheering for Ueno because Kawai comes across as the bigger HateSink due to her near-pathological ItsAllAboutMe[=/=]NeverMyFault attitude]].
* TakeThatScrappy:
** Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
** While the entire scene where Shouya [[spoiler:essentially disowns his entire group of friends is a major TearJerker, more than a few people were glad to hear Shouya say exactly what the audience felt about Kawai.]]
-->'''Shouya:''' "[[spoiler:Kawai, you disgust me to the very bottom of my heart. Please don't say anything else.]]"
** A lot of fans cheered for Shouko's mom when she [[spoiler:slapped Ueno in an effort to stop her from attacking Shouko, and kept on slapping her when Ueno just wouldn't stop insulting her daughter.]]
* ValuesDissonance: The treatment of the disabled may be shocking to a lot of Western/European viewers, but sadly the treatment of disabled people in Asian countries is much like this manga portrays. It is not uncommon for bullying and other malicious practices to be common towards the disabled, and little is done to stop it. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
** After Shouko [[spoiler:attempts suicide she gets no [[ThereAreNoTherapists help]] and is repeatedly scorned for her "selfish" attempt at killing herself.]]
* {{Wangst}}: It's one thing to feel remorseful for one's cruel actions, but Shouya constantly beating himself up leads up to this
* TheWoobie: Shouko, for being bullied in elementary school, which made her the way she is now.
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* BrokenBase:
** The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
** The ending, some people found it like the perfect cap to a very emotional story. Others found it severely lacking since it doesn't give a resolution to any character.
** For completely unrelated reasons there was debate of whether in the final chapter Shimada was living as a woman and [[spoiler:dating Keisuke Hirose]], considering a female character looked a lot like him. It's generally considered to be due to the [[OnlySixFaces art style]] rather than intentional.
** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fans are just elated for an adaptation.
** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are criticized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
* CounterpartComparison: There's a lot of similarities between this and Judy Blume's book ''Literature/{{Blubber}}'', particularly with how viciously the bullies treat the victims, how the main character takes part in bullying, and the lack of adult intervention and involvement.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occurring during elementary school and [[{{Wangst}} Shouya still insisting on beating himself]] over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
** The story is filled to the brim with the message that Bullying Is Wrong and while said message is certainly truthful, the manga did not let up on the drama after it turned from a one-shot into a series. And even after those events, the manga is still very heavy on the emotional aspects of grief and being emotionally broken, to the point that one cannot care for very long anymore and many feel that reading it is one hell of a ''chore''.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
** Mashiba, who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then, he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
** Sahara, due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
* FandomRivalry: On certain forums, with ''Anime/YourName'' and ''In This Corner of the World'', due to their movies coming out in 2016. You can't go one thread without comparing the three.
* JerkassWoobie:
** Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire when [[spoiler:Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring]].
* MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst.
* {{Narm}}: As tragic as Shouya's fall was, it was hard for some readers not to snicker when the translation said that he suffered "major damage to his buttocks."
** Played up when Chapter 55 opens up with Ishida on his side while his doctors are examining the injury site.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Nishimiya's mother after Chapter 44. [[spoiler: In short order, she apologizes to Ishida's mother over what happened to Shouya, ruthlessly beats up Ueno in defense of Shouko, then offers to pay for Ishida's hospital bill (although Ishida's family has insurance so it isn't necessary) and bonds with Ishida's mother over their ex-husbands]]. She's still a sharp and at times severe woman, but she's much more relatable than she used to be.
* TheScrappy:
** Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead following chapter 44, where [[spoiler: she started to physically assault Shouko, blaming her for Ishida's coma, who doesn't even bother to defend herself... and even Sahara for trying to defend Shouko. More later chapters manage to soften Ueno a bit.]]
** Shouko's mother gets some flack for not letting Shouko use sign language in front of her, and seems to have no interest in wanting to learn it so she can communicate with her. Many people say she's a bit too authoritarian for her own good. She gets better after some [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. [[spoiler:Possibly even RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap after chapter 44, where she apologizes to Shouya's mother for Shouko causing Shouya's accident and slapping Ueno for hurting her daughter.]]
** With her [[NeverMyFault inability accept any kind of responsibility]] regarding Shouko's bullying, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood not understanding why she she should feel remorse nor understands why the others do,]] her hypocritical attitude towards Shouya, and using CrocodileTears to make herself innocent, it's become very easy to hate Kawai. [[spoiler:Even more so now that blew her conversation with Shouya out of proportion and lets everyone know that he bullied Shouko in the past, especially [[BullyHunter Mashiba]], pulling the same exact stunt she did in the past and, in general, making everything far worse than it should be without getting any comeuppance other than a well-deserved TakeThatScrappy from Shouya.]]
** [[spoiler:Given the revelations from chapter 45 to chapter 48, Ueno comes as slightly more sympathetic, given that she admits she's aware of her personality issues, that she's a ClingyJealousGirl and has a crush on Ishida, hence why she dislikes Shouko and that she just doesn't know how to handle it. Compare with Kawai who is still in denial about her involvement in Shouko's bullying and manages to make Ishida's accident and Shouko's suffering be all about her. The fact that chapter 48's climax sets up a confrontation between Kawai and Ueno, the fandom was actually cheering for Ueno because Kawai comes across as the bigger HateSink due to her near-pathological ItsAllAboutMe[=/=]NeverMyFault attitude]].
* TakeThatScrappy:
** Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
** While the entire scene where Shouya [[spoiler:essentially disowns his entire group of friends is a major TearJerker, more than a few people were glad to hear Shouya say exactly what the audience felt about Kawai.]]
-->'''Shouya:''' "[[spoiler:Kawai, you disgust me to the very bottom of my heart. Please don't say anything else.]]"
** A lot of fans cheered for Shouko's mom when she [[spoiler:slapped Ueno in an effort to stop her from attacking Shouko, and kept on slapping her when Ueno just wouldn't stop insulting her daughter.]]
* ValuesDissonance: The treatment of the disabled may be shocking to a lot of Western/European viewers, but sadly the treatment of disabled people in Asian countries is much like this manga portrays. It is not uncommon for bullying and other malicious practices to be common towards the disabled, and little is done to stop it. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
** After Shouko [[spoiler:attempts suicide she gets no [[ThereAreNoTherapists help]] and is repeatedly scorned for her "selfish" attempt at killing herself.]]
* {{Wangst}}: It's one thing to feel remorseful for one's cruel actions, but Shouya constantly beating himself up leads up to this
* TheWoobie: Shouko, for being bullied in elementary school, which made her the way she is now.
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* BrokenBase:
** The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
** The ending, some people found it like the perfect cap to a very emotional story. Others found it severely lacking since it doesn't give a resolution to any character.
** For completely unrelated reasons there was debate of whether in the final chapter Shimada was living as a woman and [[spoiler:dating Keisuke Hirose]], considering a female character looked a lot like him. It's generally considered to be due to the [[OnlySixFaces art style]] rather than intentional.
** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fans are just elated for an adaptation.
** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are criticized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
* CounterpartComparison: There's a lot of similarities between this and Judy Blume's book ''Literature/{{Blubber}}'', particularly with how viciously the bullies treat the victims, how the main character takes part in bullying, and the lack of adult intervention and involvement.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occurring during elementary school and [[{{Wangst}} Shouya still insisting on beating himself]] over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
** The story is filled to the brim with the message that Bullying Is Wrong and while said message is certainly truthful, the manga did not let up on the drama after it turned from a one-shot into a series. And even after those events, the manga is still very heavy on the emotional aspects of grief and being emotionally broken, to the point that one cannot care for very long anymore and many feel that reading it is one hell of a ''chore''.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
** Mashiba, who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then, he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
** Sahara, due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
* FandomRivalry: On certain forums, with ''Anime/YourName'' and ''In This Corner of the World'', due to their movies coming out in 2016. You can't go one thread without comparing the three.
* JerkassWoobie:
** Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire when [[spoiler:Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring]].
* MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst.
* {{Narm}}: As tragic as Shouya's fall was, it was hard for some readers not to snicker when the translation said that he suffered "major damage to his buttocks."
** Played up when Chapter 55 opens up with Ishida on his side while his doctors are examining the injury site.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Nishimiya's mother after Chapter 44. [[spoiler: In short order, she apologizes to Ishida's mother over what happened to Shouya, ruthlessly beats up Ueno in defense of Shouko, then offers to pay for Ishida's hospital bill (although Ishida's family has insurance so it isn't necessary) and bonds with Ishida's mother over their ex-husbands]]. She's still a sharp and at times severe woman, but she's much more relatable than she used to be.
* TheScrappy:
** Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead following chapter 44, where [[spoiler: she started to physically assault Shouko, blaming her for Ishida's coma, who doesn't even bother to defend herself... and even Sahara for trying to defend Shouko. More later chapters manage to soften Ueno a bit.]]
** Shouko's mother gets some flack for not letting Shouko use sign language in front of her, and seems to have no interest in wanting to learn it so she can communicate with her. Many people say she's a bit too authoritarian for her own good. She gets better after some [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. [[spoiler:Possibly even RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap after chapter 44, where she apologizes to Shouya's mother for Shouko causing Shouya's accident and slapping Ueno for hurting her daughter.]]
** With her [[NeverMyFault inability accept any kind of responsibility]] regarding Shouko's bullying, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood not understanding why she she should feel remorse nor understands why the others do,]] her hypocritical attitude towards Shouya, and using CrocodileTears to make herself innocent, it's become very easy to hate Kawai. [[spoiler:Even more so now that blew her conversation with Shouya out of proportion and lets everyone know that he bullied Shouko in the past, especially [[BullyHunter Mashiba]], pulling the same exact stunt she did in the past and, in general, making everything far worse than it should be without getting any comeuppance other than a well-deserved TakeThatScrappy from Shouya.]]
** [[spoiler:Given the revelations from chapter 45 to chapter 48, Ueno comes as slightly more sympathetic, given that she admits she's aware of her personality issues, that she's a ClingyJealousGirl and has a crush on Ishida, hence why she dislikes Shouko and that she just doesn't know how to handle it. Compare with Kawai who is still in denial about her involvement in Shouko's bullying and manages to make Ishida's accident and Shouko's suffering be all about her. The fact that chapter 48's climax sets up a confrontation between Kawai and Ueno, the fandom was actually cheering for Ueno because Kawai comes across as the bigger HateSink due to her near-pathological ItsAllAboutMe[=/=]NeverMyFault attitude]].
* TakeThatScrappy:
** Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
** While the entire scene where Shouya [[spoiler:essentially disowns his entire group of friends is a major TearJerker, more than a few people were glad to hear Shouya say exactly what the audience felt about Kawai.]]
-->'''Shouya:''' "[[spoiler:Kawai, you disgust me to the very bottom of my heart. Please don't say anything else.]]"
** A lot of fans cheered for Shouko's mom when she [[spoiler:slapped Ueno in an effort to stop her from attacking Shouko, and kept on slapping her when Ueno just wouldn't stop insulting her daughter.]]
* ValuesDissonance: The treatment of the disabled may be shocking to a lot of Western/European viewers, but sadly the treatment of disabled people in Asian countries is much like this manga portrays. It is not uncommon for bullying and other malicious practices to be common towards the disabled, and little is done to stop it. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
** After Shouko [[spoiler:attempts suicide she gets no [[ThereAreNoTherapists help]] and is repeatedly scorned for her "selfish" attempt at killing herself.]]
* {{Wangst}}: It's one thing to feel remorseful for one's cruel actions, but Shouya constantly beating himself up leads up to this
* TheWoobie: Shouko, for being bullied in elementary school, which made her the way she is now.
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** The ending, some people found it like the perfect cap to a very emotional story. Others found it severely lacking since it doesn't gives a resolution to any character.
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** The story is filled to the brim with the message that Bullying Is Wrong and while said message is certainly truthful, the manga did not let up on the drama after it turned from a one-shot into a series. And even after those events, the manga is still very heavy on the emotional aspects of grief and being emotionally broken, to the point that one cannot care for very long anymore and many feel that reading it is one hell of a ''chore''.
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* {{Wangst}}: It's one thing to feel remorseful for one's cruel actions, but Shouya constantly beating himself up leads up to this
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** A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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** With her [[NeverMyFault inability accept any kind of responsibility]] regarding Shouko's bullying, her hypocritical attitude towards Shouya, and using CrocodileTears to make herself innocent, it's become very easy to hate Kawai. [[spoiler:Even more so now that blew her conversation with Shouya out of proportion and lets everyone know that he bullied Shouko in the past, especially [[BullyHunter Mashiba]], pulling the same exact stunt she did in the past and, in general, making everything far worse than it should be without getting any comeuppance other than a well-deserved TakeThatScrappy from Shouya.]]
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** With her [[NeverMyFault inability accept any kind of responsibility]] regarding Shouko's bullying, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood not understanding why she she should feel remorse nor understands why the others do,]] her hypocritical attitude towards Shouya, and using CrocodileTears to make herself innocent, it's become very easy to hate Kawai. [[spoiler:Even more so now that blew her conversation with Shouya out of proportion and lets everyone know that he bullied Shouko in the past, especially [[BullyHunter Mashiba]], pulling the same exact stunt she did in the past and, in general, making everything far worse than it should be without getting any comeuppance other than a well-deserved TakeThatScrappy from Shouya.]]
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occuring during elementary school and Shouya still insisting on beating himself over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occuring occurring during elementary school and [[{{Wangst}} Shouya still insisting on beating himself himself]] over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
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* BaseBreaker: Shouya. He's not Scrappy material but many readers don't sympathize with him well after his immature, horrible bullying of Shouko in elementary school.
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* BaseBreaker: BaseBreakingCharacter: Shouya. He's not Scrappy material but many readers don't sympathize with him well after his immature, horrible bullying of Shouko in elementary school. How much you sympathize with him will likely depend on whether you think his actions in the present makes up for what he did in the past.
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* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai steadily became this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]]. However, [[spoiler:Kawai is the one who received the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude, because, while Ueno recognizes the fact that she did so many wrongs on Nishimiya... Kawai didn't recognize that she was also one to blame for back when Shouko was being bullied in Elementary School]].
* JerkassHasAPoint: Ueno's beating on Shouko [[spoiler:for being the reason why Shouya became comatose]] was uncalled for, and is considered the primary moment that solidified most of the fans' hate for her. But one of the things she said to Shouko during the attack did hold some ground. [[spoiler:By trying to commit suicide]], Shouko was making a selfish decision, and never considered the feelings of Shouya, her family, or even the rest of the movie crew.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Ueno's beating on Shouko [[spoiler:for being the reason why Shouya became comatose]] was uncalled for, and is considered the primary moment that solidified most of the fans' hate for her. But one of the things she said to Shouko during the attack did hold some ground. [[spoiler:By trying to commit suicide]], Shouko was making a selfish decision, and never considered the feelings of Shouya, her family, or even the rest of the movie crew.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming[=/=]TearJerker: In [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Heartwarming/KoeNoKatachi equal]] [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TearJerker/KoeNoKatachi measure]] after the TimeSkip.
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*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
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** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are critized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
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** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are critized criticized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occuring during elementary school and Shouya still insisting on beating himself over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at commiting suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The repeatedly rehashed instances of the bullying occuring during elementary school and Shouya still insisting on beating himself over because of it and [[spoiler: his early attempt at commiting committing suicide, as well as Shouko's later, interrupted attempt at it]] and then the drama going on after these events, make it difficult to continue caring for the characters, when they are refusing to let go of bad childhood memories that do not concern them anymore.
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** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fas are just elated for an adaptation.
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** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fas fans are just elated for an adaptation.
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** The news that the manga is getting a movie instead of a TwelveEpisodeAnime has been met with mixed reception. There's been worry how they will fit the entire series into an under 120 minute film, or whether they will just focus on the elementary portion. Other fas are just elated for an adaptation.
** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are critized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
** The movie being done by Creator/KyotoAnimation has been met with disdain and joy from fans. It often comes down to a FandomRivalry with other studios that the fans would prefer to animate it. There are also many fans who want a true-to-style adaptation and are scared that Kyoani will use one of their in-house art designs, which in themselves are critized for being too similar looking. Other fans note that the characters designs in the manga resemble Kyoani works and say it wouldn't be a huge leap in style.
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** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli" mostly due to his curly hair.
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom/Nishimama.
** Shouya's mother is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli" mostly due to his curly hair.
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom/Nishimama.
** Shouya's mother is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
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* BrokenBase: The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
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** The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
** The [=POV=] chapters following [[spoiler:Shouya's coma]]. While some like that these chapters shed some light on Shouya's friends, others felt that the story was more interesting when it followed Shouya's POV.
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** For completely unrelated reasons there was debate of whether in the final chapter Shimada was living as a woman and [[spoiler:dating Keisuke]], considering a female character looked a lot like him. It's generally considered to be due to the [[OnlySixFaces art style]] rather than intentional.
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** For completely unrelated reasons there was debate of whether in the final chapter Shimada was living as a woman and [[spoiler:dating Keisuke]], Keisuke Hirose]], considering a female character looked a lot like him. It's generally considered to be due to the [[OnlySixFaces art style]] rather than intentional.
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** Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
** Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
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* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst.
** MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
** MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
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* MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst. \n** MemeticBadass: Shouko's mom, who apparently has the ability to teleport and pimp slap those who have wronged her daughter.
* MemeticMutation: "Where is the healing?!", in reaction to the manga getting more and more depressing after Kawai's outburst.
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** A lot of fans cheered for Shouko's mom when she [[spoiler: slapped Ueno in an effort to stop her from attacking Shouko, and kept on slapping her when Ueno just wouldn't stop insulting her daughter.]]
* ValuesDissonance: A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
** A lot of fans cheered for Shouko's mom when she [[spoiler: slapped Ueno in an effort to stop her from attacking Shouko, and kept on slapping her when Ueno just wouldn't stop insulting her daughter.]]
* ValuesDissonance: A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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** A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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** A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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* TheWoobie: Shouko.
** JerkassWoobie: Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
** JerkassWoobie: Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
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* TheWoobie: Shouko.
** JerkassWoobie: Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student whoShouko, for being bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through in elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with school, which made her the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.she is now.
** JerkassWoobie: Shouko's mom once you find out what happened to her husband. [[spoiler:Her in-laws blamed Shouko's deafness on her, claiming that she must have done something wrong, and pushed their son to divorce her because of it.]] Does not justify or forgive how she tends to treat or behave around her daughters, but it does add another dimension to her that wasn't previously seen.
*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who
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** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom.
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom.
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** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
"Broccoli" mostly due to his curly hair.
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) andNishimom.Nishimom/Nishimama.
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and
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**The ending, some people found it like the perfect cap to a very emotional story. Others found it severely lacking since it doesn't gives a resolution to any character.
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* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai steadily became this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]]. However, [[spoiler:Kawai is the one who received the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude, because, while Ueno recognizes the fact that she can't like Nishimiya... Kawai didn't recognize that she was also one to blame for back when she was being bullied in Elementary School]].
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* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai steadily became this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]]. However, [[spoiler:Kawai is the one who received the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude, because, while Ueno recognizes the fact that she can't like did so many wrongs on Nishimiya... Kawai didn't recognize that she was also one to blame for back when she Shouko was being bullied in Elementary School]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
** Mashiba who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
** Sahara due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
* FanNickname: Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom. Shouya's mother, meanwhile, is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai have steadily become this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]].
** As of lately, [[spoiler:Kawai is the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude]].
** Mashiba who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
** Sahara due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
* FanNickname: Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom. Shouya's mother, meanwhile, is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai have steadily become this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]].
** As of lately, [[spoiler:Kawai is the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude]].
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** Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
**Mashiba Mashiba, who initially seemed very suspicious to most readers. Then Then, he stood up for a young girl being bullied and revealed that he too had been bullied as a kid. [[TakeThatScrappy Then he threw water in Takeuchi's face]]. Needless to say people warmed up to him a lot.
**Sahara Sahara, due to her generally easygoing and kind nature making her come off as a great friend and total (female) bro for Shouya and Shouko.
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** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom.
** Shouya'smother, meanwhile, mother is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
* HateSink: Ueno and Kawaihave steadily become became this, especially in the events leading to and in the aftermath of [[spoiler:Shouko's suicide attempt]].
** As of lately,attempt]]. However, [[spoiler:Kawai is the one who received the biggest HateSink due to her near-pathological attitude]].attitude, because, while Ueno recognizes the fact that she can't like Nishimiya... Kawai didn't recognize that she was also one to blame for back when she was being bullied in Elementary School]].
** Shouko's grandmother. Being one of the few truly good supportive adults in the manga definitely helps.
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** Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom.
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* HateSink: Ueno and Kawai
** As of lately,
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* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire: Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring.
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* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire: Ueno fire when [[spoiler:Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring.ring]].
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* TheScrappy: Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead following Chapter 44, where [[spoiler: she started to physically assault Shouko, blaming her for Ishida's coma, who doesn't even bother to defend herself... and even Sahara for trying to defend Shouko. Chapter 45 and 46 manage to soften Ueno a bit.]]
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** Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead followingChapter chapter 44, where [[spoiler: she started to physically assault Shouko, blaming her for Ishida's coma, who doesn't even bother to defend herself... and even Sahara for trying to defend Shouko. Chapter 45 and 46 More later chapters manage to soften Ueno a bit.]]
** Ueno earned this when [[spoiler:on the ferris wheel she tried to shift blame from herself to Shouko for Shouko's bullying and Shouya's loss of friends and current state, then responded to Shouko saying she hates herself with a slap and a flippant "so what".]] And while Kawai seemed to be the worst scrappy in the last few chapters, Ueno jumps back into the lead following
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** [[spoiler:Given the revelations from chapter 45 to chapter 48, Ueno comes as slightly more sympathetic, given that she admits she's aware of her personality issues, that she's a ClingyJealousGirl and has a crush on Ishida, hence why she dislikes Shouko and that she just doesn't know how to handle it. Compare with Kawai who is still in denial about her involvement in Shouko's bullying and manages to make Ishida's accident and Shouko's suffering be all about her. The fact that chapter 48's climax sets up a confrontation between Kawai and Ueno, the fandom is actually cheering for Ueno because Kawai comes across as the bigger HateSink due to her near-pathological ItsAllAboutMe[=/=]NeverMyFault attitude]].
* TakeThatScrappy: Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
* TakeThatScrappy: Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
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** [[spoiler:Given the revelations from chapter 45 to chapter 48, Ueno comes as slightly more sympathetic, given that she admits she's aware of her personality issues, that she's a ClingyJealousGirl and has a crush on Ishida, hence why she dislikes Shouko and that she just doesn't know how to handle it. Compare with Kawai who is still in denial about her involvement in Shouko's bullying and manages to make Ishida's accident and Shouko's suffering be all about her. The fact that chapter 48's climax sets up a confrontation between Kawai and Ueno, the fandom is was actually cheering for Ueno because Kawai comes across as the bigger HateSink due to her near-pathological ItsAllAboutMe[=/=]NeverMyFault attitude]].
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** Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
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** Takeuchi-sensei, Shouko and Shouya's elementary school teacher and the shining example of AdultsAreUseless, shows up when Shouya and Mashiba visit the school and he's just as shallow as ever. Which led to much rejoicing when Mashiba sprays him with his water bottle. Ishida mentally notes that he wished that he, instead of Mashiba, was the one who had sprayed with the water bottle, making the reaction InUniverse as well.
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* ValuesDissonance: A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. Very badly, mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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* ValuesDissonance: A minor case. It's easier to see why Shouko is treated so poorly by both kids and adults, and why [[spoiler:her father and paternal grandparents abandoned the family]], when one knows how part of Japan treats those with disabilities in the first place. Very badly, ''Very badly'', mind you. It doesn't justify what they did, but it does provide an interesting look into a part of the culture that not many Western fans get to see, which is precisely why there was a lawsuit to try to prevent this manga to be published. This may count as a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance.
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*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.
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*** Shouya, definitely. This poor guy's life is a roller coaster of feelings. As a child, while he wasn't the only student who bullied Shouko, he was the first and definitely the worst of them. His actions ranged from calling her names, to physical harm, to ruining her hearing aids. And he did all of this while feeling proud of himself and not thinking about the consequences of his actions. It all comes back to bite him though when his classmates and friends quickly threw him under the bus when the time came to fess up for Shouko's bullying, and soon he became the class scapegoat. Shouya spent his years through elementary and middle school without any friends, or support, because of this, and grew to disdain and distrust people so much, he started mentally x-ing out their faces just so he didn't have to deal with them. During this time, he was also hit hard with the guilt of what he did to Shouko. This guilt was so bad, that he spent those lonely years working and trying to resolve himself, so that one day he can earn Shouko's forgiveness, and maybe even forgive himself. And since his reunion with Shouko, his life has just been filled with way too many emotional twist and turns to list. Seriously, someone give him a hug already.already.
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* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno.
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* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno. The finale just adds fuel to the fire: Ueno shows off a ring that she received from someone asking to be her partner, someone 5'11", gorgeous, and starting their own label... and Sahara immediately points out that she was the one to give the ring.
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* FanNickname: Amusingly enough, on /a/ Nagatsuka is called "Broccoli."
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** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom. Shouya's mother, meanwhile, is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
** Shouko's mother has two: Bitch Mom (for her initial icy demeanor) and Nishimom. Shouya's mother, meanwhile, is referred to as MOTYAY (Mother Of The Year All Years).
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Ueno's beating on Shouko [[spoiler:for being the reason why Shouya became comatose]] was uncalled for, and is considered the primary moment that solidified most of the fans' hate for her. But one of the things she said to Shouko during the attack did hold some ground. [[spoiler:By trying to commit suicide]], Shouko was making a selfish decision, and never considered the feelings of Shouya, her family, or even the rest of the movie crew.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Ueno's beating on Shouko [[spoiler:for being the reason why Shouya became comatose]] was uncalled for, and is considered the primary moment that solidified most of the fans' hate for her. But one of the things she said to Shouko during the attack did hold some ground. [[spoiler:By trying to commit suicide]], Shouko was making a selfish decision, and never considered the feelings of Shouya, her family, or even the rest of the movie crew. crew.
* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno.
* LesYay: Sahara seems to be a magneto from this. There's her groping Shouko after her reintroduction, [[SchoolgirlLesbians her group of admiring kouhais]] and her VitriolicBestBuds relationship with Ueno.
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** Played up when Chapter 55 opens up with Ishida on his side while his doctors are examining the injury site.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Nishimiya's mother after Chapter 44. [[spoiler: In short order, she apologizes to Ishida's mother over what happened to Shouya, ruthlessly beats up Ueno in defense of Shouko, then offers to pay for Ishida's hospital bill (although Ishida's family has insurance so it isn't necessary) and bonds with Ishida's mother over their ex-husbands]]. She's still a sharp and at times severe woman, but she's much more relatable than she used to be.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Nishimiya's mother after Chapter 44. [[spoiler: In short order, she apologizes to Ishida's mother over what happened to Shouya, ruthlessly beats up Ueno in defense of Shouko, then offers to pay for Ishida's hospital bill (although Ishida's family has insurance so it isn't necessary) and bonds with Ishida's mother over their ex-husbands]]. She's still a sharp and at times severe woman, but she's much more relatable than she used to be.
