first time watching A Silent Voice... i cried a lot | movie reaction

i feel sad that it took me all 24 years of my life before i watched this film. this movie is the embodiment of depression, forgiveness, guilt, self-hatred, self-love and connection.
(i like it better than Your Name, js)
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[@javiartem]

best reaction i’ve seen to this movie, you’re the only person that instantly caught on to how manipulative kawaai is as well

[@taketwo_TV]

uhhhh this is the biggest compliment, thank you so much ✨

[@Morgi_bear]

Suki = Love while Tsuki = Moon that's why Ishida didn't understand

[@taketwo_TV]

THANK YOU so much for this. this explains actually SO much 🙌🏻

[@kolapsg7748]

​@@taketwo_TV also "tsuki ga kirei desu ne" (moon is beautiful, isn't it) means I love you in poetic way

[@OutOfPocket-h9e]

"Is it okay for me to have fun like this?" Hurts so much to hear, Ishida at that time didn't believe he deserved friends which was heartbreaking. Him finally able to love himself at the end made me cry all night.

[@taketwo_TV]

yes absolutely, same

[@nickelakon5369]

One thing ive only noticed on a recent re-watch, is that in the last scene in the bathroom, Ueno is the only person aside from Ishida to be shown implicitly understanding Nishimiya. Honestly I think she's just being very tsundere about her character growth.

[@--OBLIVION--]

Shokos sister taking photos of dead things cause she wanted her sister to see what death was really like so she would stop saying she wanted to kill herself. I cant, i love their sibling bond

[@TheStrangr]

34:38 Shoko was never 100% deaf, which is why she can use hearing aids. At this point, she is essentially being told that she has become completely deaf in her right ear, hence her only wearing 1 aid from that point on. The right ear is also the one Ishida damaged when they were kids. Also, the thing about Ueno in the end is not that she was insulting Nishimiya, it's that she went out of her way to learn sign language to do it.

[@ricoRIC0paco]

11:58 "so manipulative?" THANK YOU!!!!!! You are literally the first person I see catch onto this ON YOUR FIRST WATCH

[@francoislaroche6687]

i love the scene outside the hospital when Nishimiya is on her need and ask forgiveness to Shoya's mother. Because during all movie Shoko are always appologizing herself as a force of habit. not outside the hospital you can feel that is not a sorry like she said everyday... she really mean it this time. i saw this movie AT LEAST 20 times and it always makes me cry. this is my favorite movie of all time. i also read the manga where we can get more information we don't have in the movie.

[@brianchen1302]

I love that scene as well, for another reason. It gives Shoya's mother a lot of depth. In the hospital, when Shoko's family apologized she told them to raise their heads and that it wasn't their fault, but when Shoko herself did she couldn't say anything, implying that she held some sort of resentment or blamed her for Shoya's injuries. This is my favorite movie as well, I've seen it just as many lmao. It really got me through some hard times.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

She lost hearing in one of her ears over time. She had 2 hearing aids as a kid, then you see the doctor office scene, one hearing aid on bed because she doesn't need it anymore and that being backed by Ueno asking why Shoko only has one at 35:58 - It's sneaky af, but the blonde chick (Kawai) baited Shoko into singing in that school scene at 3:52. You can see Shoko looking over to Kawai for a queue (probably discussed beforehand) to start and she straight up fakes singing to get her to come in early. Then she puts on a show acting nice trying to be like, it's okay. She always wants everyone to like her instead of being herself, no glasses and straight hair look later in the movie. The final time we see her, she is back to her glasses and braided hair. So she has had some growth.

[@deonnedd745]

loved the video you gained yourself a new subscriber this comment is from another reaction video and it gives great detail on Ueno's perspective I understand that many of you may hate Ueno and that is fine but it seems most have forgotten In grade school the first person to reach out to Nishimiya when she arrives was Ueno, this is made abundantly clear where she asks for Nishimiya’s notebook while everyone else was still shocked that she was deaf. During lessons, Nishimiya would ask what the teacher says because the Teacher never changed the way he taught to account for her disability, so Ueno took it upon herself to explain to Nishimiya what he was saying causing her to miss parts of the lessons as well. As time goes on, the Nishimiya situation is constantly complained about amongst her peers because sacrifices have to be made in order to compensate for her and integrate her into their school life, Ueno attempts to get this through to Nishimiya in her notebook when they are practicing choir (by saying just mouth the words) but they lose the choir competition as a result because it just doesn’t sound as good anymore, and Nishimiya can only apologize. Please don’t forget these are kids, they lack the maturity and reasoning of someone of our age, so instead of seeing Nishimiya as someone who needs additional help, they see her as a burden that’s costing them everything. The last straw for Ueno was being told that she’d have to learn sign language to better communicate with Nishimiya, where she states it’s easier for her to write to her, and the assistant teacher says “well it’s easier for Nishimiya to do ASL”, not accounting for how Ueno feels and instead, again, accommodating for Nishimiya’s deficiency (and it’s made evident this what the impression the author wanted to give off when they show the reading scene where Ueno is told to stop reading, yet Nishimiya who can’t correctly pronounce the words, is allowed to continue) AS A KID this stings because nobody is taking to account HOW YOU feel. Ueno explains this feeling to her on the Ferris Wheel and she says she doesn’t want to be friends and can’t bring herself to forgive her, which is understandable because to Ueno, Nishimiya only burdens those she interacts with, which isn’t exactly true (from our omniscient eyes) but isn’t exactly false either (from what she’s seen). Ueno tells her it’s okay to hate her because Ueno hates her too and they can act as if they tolerate each other for the group (for Ishida’s sake obviously, more obvious in the manga) but Nishimiya says “I don’t hate you, I hate myself ” this statement causes Ueno to erupt because she feels she’s not listening to her and she’s not trying to understand her even to this day, all Nishimiya can do is “apologize” ...this moment was Ueno trying to compromise for Ishida in her own way without exactly lying to herself about how she feels about Nishimiya, but Nishimiya, In Ueno’s eyes, rejects this. We, the Audience, know Nishimiya harbors no ill will against her. Ueno loves Ishida, this has been obvious since they were kids, and it’s still the case when they’ve grown up, she regrets not standing up for him when everyone else used him as a scapegoat. She is doing everything in her power to get him to forgive her and accept her just as Ishida is doing the SAME for Nishimiya. To Ueno, Nishimiya coming to the school ruined everything, the friendship with Ishida and the chemistry within the classroom as a whole. In her eyes, she’s only seen Nishimiya as being a burden and when Ishida almost loses his life to save Nishimiya, she is justifiably upset. You seriously cannot tell me she had no right to be when the guy she cares for and loves nearly kills himself in order to save the girl who she sees as being only a burden for him, in her eyes this reinforces her belief. She confronts her at the hospital and attacks her, letting out all her frustrations and anger on Nishimiya and also her mom when she shows to defend her. The only person who can understand how Ueno feels in this scene is Nishimiya’s sister. THIS is why Nishimiya’s sister doesn’t stop Ueno, and does anyone give her shit for it? No. I really don’t see how anyone says her arc is bad because if you pay any attention to the supporting characters, you may not like it, but you can understand where she’s coming from. She doesn’t have to have a redeeming character arc for her character arc to be successful. because a character doesn’t react the way you think you would doesn’t make them inherently bad characters. She says back then she couldn’t understand her as a person but she was doing the BEST SHE COULD, but Nishimiya couldn’t understand her either, and so she intentionally started to badmouth her in order to give the hint to stay away, but Nishimiya doesn’t take up on it. (Again I feel the Manga explains this better and shows the bullying wasn’t as immediate as the movie let’s on) She never denies her part of her bullying after they grow up, in fact she takes responsibility for it as opposed to back when they were kids, this is growth from her as a kid because she let Ishida take the fall alone. I think that it’s entirely the teachers/adults fault for forcing the kids into a situation they were not prepared for, they weren’t equipped with knowledge and maturity they have now. Everyone has their own way of projecting emotions and their frustrations, I’m not saying she was in the right for attacking Nishimiya because she wasn’t, Nishimiya did not mean for Ishida to be hurt, BUT I’m saying I can understand where Ueno is coming from having almost lost someone she truly cares for and loves. The same way people say Ueno “development was weak” can be said for Nishimiya. She’s still apologetic and despite everyone’s attempts to make her see the good in the world and in herself she still tries to kill herself, is that fair to state? Of course not, because we can understand her and where she’s coming from, we know depression and self-loathing can’t be remedied with something from a first aid kit. It takes time and it takes self reflection and even that, sometimes isn’t enough. Is her anger misplaced, in our eyes maybe, but in her eyes no, it’s all about perspective. I don’t think it’s fair to say Ueno’s reaction was unjustified either, because at this point, Ishida hasn’t woken up yet and is a coma, she’s again grieving in the sense you would for loss, and emotions are at an all time high for everyone. Her perspective is “you did this to him and he’s dead and you aren’t”. She doesn’t know if he’s waking up or not, she just knows Nishimiya was there and Nishimiya was trying to kill herself and Ishida stopped her, and now he’s badly hurt. This enforces her stance that Nishimiya only brings misery. I think we can all agree with the sentiment of “actions have consequences” Nishimiya actions resulted in Ishida being hurt. Did she mean for it happen? Of course not. But it did, and Ueno (who’s already shown to be violent) is projecting her anger on who she sees is the source. I do advise reading the manga because the Manga protrays this soo much better and gives soo much more details in this scene. In conclusion, I really appreciate the take on Ueno’s character and she gets soo much hate for being human.

[@fallingstar9643]

I guess I'm a bit late in catching this but here we go. My take on this movie is that it shows a Journey from naive innocence to self actualization, whilst hitting points of isolation, cruelty, guilt, depression, anxiety, understanding, and acceptance. What's more, I feel like this movie shows multiple facets of that Journey; while Ishida makes the complete Journey himself (as he should, being our POV), other characters exist on that path and make their own small journeys in their own small ways... or they don't make them at all, because that's the point: Shoko is near the end of the Journey; she is depressed, because her condition causes problems for others. She becomes self-actualized when she "repairs what she broke" (which is unfair to her, because it was not her fault), because, I think, that's her way of saying "I won't let my condition dictate my life: I choose to help people, and through that learn to I love myself." Sahara is in a similar place; she has, I think, overcome the depression that made her transfer schools, but she still suffers from it. The hint is when they're on the roller coaster; she's agreeable to meeting life's challenges, and she is trying to meet them head-on... but right when they reach the cusp and things start to turn... she confesses she's still afraid. Yet, we see in the end she stands up to Ueno; it's gentle, but it's something, and that really counts, you know? Yuzuru and Nagatsuka are both self-actualized already; they're at the end of the Journey. We love them. Especially Yuzuru. S-tier winglady. Kawai is an interesting one; I think her movement is much more subtle, though that could simply be because one movie does not grant enough time (seriously, re-watch this some time; the script is DENSE). She's near the beginning; she's not necessarily cruel, but she is extremely self-centered; she didn't encourage the bullying, but she sure as hell let it happen. I think her moment of progress comes when she presents Ishida with the cranes and says "we tried, but we couldn't make all 1,000". It's extremely subtle, but in that moment, she's not blaming someone else; she's taking accountability. She's apologizing for her failure. ... which is a hell of a lot more than could be said about that teacher. He just didn't care. He's stuck at the start of the Journey, and for all we know he's going to retire a bitter old man and die that way. People like that should be in office cubicles interacting with spreadsheets, not in schools teaching children. In some translations, after he says Shoko has transferred, he adds, "well, that's that". Like. Dude. Everyone else in this movie is a child who needs help; that guy... out of everyone, he deserves a steel-toed boot to the nuts. And that brings us to Ueno. For most of the movie, she's stuck in the past. She had a great childhood; she had friends who accepted her, a guy she had a crush on, laughs every day... and then... she stopped having it. By her own hand did she lose these things, but she never grew out of her naive child phase; she never turned the blame inwards. And she couldn't point it at her friends (who, she felt, were still her friends, and always would be; they had to be blameless), so she pointed it it at Shoko. That was... until she had time to think. Sitting there in the hospital room, staring at her crush's comatose body, maybe the thought finally occurred to her: that maybe Ishida wasn't the guy she remembered. That maybe he grew up... and she didn't. That maybe her feelings were still there, and were still valid, but she had to allow them to mature. Ueno's journey through this movie is similar to the one we see Ishida take during the first 20 minutes or so; she doesn't reach the end of it, but... our first glimpse that Ishida may have changed his ways was when he learned sign language. ... and we saw Ueno starting to learn it too. She has a long way to go... but there's hope. ~ Well, that's my two cents, at least!

[@samuelromeromalaver1196]

i love that even in the love confession scene there is a small depth, since an important japanese writter and translator once said that the most correct of pronouncing the words I love you from english to japanese is, The moon is beautiful, or something like that.

[@Abhi501Editz]

Quick note, while this wasn't blatantly stated in the movie, in the manga Ueno never was a bully but she liked Shoya and when she saw him bulling Shoko, she decided to also join in so he accepts her. That's why she was so eager to bully Shoko when they met again and why she attacks Shoko when Ueno believes he's in the hospital to save her life. But she had a redemption in the manga by using sign language a lot more and trying to accept Shoko for who she is.

[@manticore5733]

Good call on Kawai, but you missed the first time: 03:52... notice why Shoko sings early? Also great catch on the teacher's attitude - from the manga you really see how he sees Shoko as a burden and it's almost a commentary on how badly the general Japanese education system, and society in general, treats disability. 42:24... "flames, flames on the side of my face... burning... burning flames..." (quote from Clue, in case you don't know). Ueno hates Shoko because she stole her guy... but at the end she at least approaches her fairly by learning a bit to communicate with her - she's still 'the enemy', but at least she's starting to demonstrate a level of respect. Overall, great reaction.

[@3Exile]

I LOVE YOUR REACTION I WISH I KNEW U IRL YOU LITERALLY HAVE MY HUMOR

[@Prop]

Someone FINALLY calls out the real villain, the Teacher!!!

[@taketwo_TV]

!!!

[@Sumi_Yoshi33]

許しのドラマ。憎たらしいいじめっ子達も少しずつ成長し改善していっている。しかし主役以外のいじめっ子たちの許しが足りない。だからスッキリしない。

[@taketwo_TV]

I agree with all of this

[@Wall_E.]

The rendition of the movie vs the comics is Ishida bullied her to get a response he wants, he wants her to hate him, fight him, rebel against him but she has always thought of it as her fault that she was being bullied so she apologized for it instead. Seeing this confused him and made him way more insecure, he didn't understand how she could be so nice after everything. This carried on in the comics when they were older too, in the back of his mind he wondered if the hate he had for his friends who betrayed him was also how she felt towards him, but in reality, she had only hated herself more. Such a deep movie. Edit: You would think at first this was about how Shoko forgave Ishida for what he's done to her, but instead of typical hate towards a bully you'd have, Shoko never hated him, she hated herself, in her mind she was the problem. Ishida also thought the same, he caused her pain he needed punishment. In the end it's about two souls learning finally, to forgive themselves and allow themselves to be free from the chains of guilt. P.S: In the comics, Shoko wanted to be a hairdresser like Shoya's mom, Shoya also decided to become a hairdresser and take over the family business, I thought it would've been so great if Shoya actually became a sign language teacher himself, that'd be sweet but the way it turned out was great too, they'll work together after they get married awww And while it's infuriating to see Ueno be forgiven, it's necessary for our boy, there's no place for hatred or spite in his heartif he's to fully recover, hope you understand.

[@taketwo_TV]

mmm i love the last sentence you put here. very good points all around! thanks for this in depth comment :)

[@Wall_E.]

@@taketwo_TV Thank you for your kind words. Also I love the fact that you were very protective of Shoko, I felt your passion, truly

[@WizpyOnTop]

If you didn’t catch it, they meet at the bridge every Tuesday, that’s why she woke and he did also (Help me out manga readers)

[@taketwo_TV]

OH!!! that makes so so so much sense! thanks for this

[@WizpyOnTop]

@@taketwo_TV nevertheless the manga will help, look into it. you made me luagh at some parts lol, i reccomend watching anohana even though its a TV show, its on nexflix

[@Strogberg]

kawaii manages to make every situation about herself.

[@taketwo_TV]

!!! yes

[@minaashido859]

Japanese schools are different from American schools. Japanese students all stay in one classroom while teachers switch and they also have break time in the classroom so the throwing of earbuds and the worst bullying that has been happened to her was probably done when the teacher was out of the classroom and they were all in their break. ( I hope this clears it up :) )

[@HoltKezed]

It was a privilege to watch this with movie with you, thank you. 🙏

[@CoffeeTeaCat]

she did not leave it was her friend who left...

[@kolapsg7748]

fun fact ishida is voiced by irino miyu he also voice mc from great anime movie like maquia (highly recommended) kotoha no niwa (from makoto shinkai) and spirited away, he voice haku before he reach puberty so his voice is different

[@Pika999]

He's also Sora in the Japanese version of the Kingdom Hearts game series

[@kolapsg7748]

also forget to mention that his mom is sign language interpreter

[@Dranik-t6u]

Ueno is a wonderful girl and friend. Yes, she is not without her drawbacks, but she led Shoko along the right path. As a result, when they went to meet her and she herself took this step. She also loved Shimada and tried to return the friendship of the old circle of people in the same way, just like Shimada tried to win back Shouko's favor.

[@alexlandsbergs]

1.7 million yen. its about $11,000 USD. the cost of the 8 hearing aids he ended up breaking. he was repaying his mother.

[@nickthepeasant]

A fantastic reaction to one of the best animated movies I've ever seen.

[@taketwo_TV]

thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed :)

[@AnnLixie]

Off topic but I’m so in love with your hair it looks gorgeous 😭

[@taketwo_TV]

i am very flattered! thank you so so much :)

[@bigw725]

i know it isn’t exactly accurate, but i like the translation where she says “i love you” more

[@thiagocastrodias2]

I love this movie, but I must confess it just doesn't do justice to the manga. The latter is so much more dense and complex! After reading it, I just cannot understand why they didn't make Koe no Katachi into a series instead. Seriously, we've lost so much: Mashiba and Kawai's backstory, Ueno's infatuation with Ishida since elementary school, a much deeper motivation for Ishida, both in his actions of bullying and his subsequent search for repentance. Just that part when Mashiba throws a cup of water on the 6th-grade teacher's face would be worth a TV series for me. But Koe no Katachi (the movie) remains as one of my favorite animations of all time, nonetheless.

[@buddyimboden8444]

The way you talk about Ueno is a lot like how Yuzuru saw Ishida at the beginning

[@Valfarr]

I've been watching a bunch of ASV reactions recently and while idk if I am right, I wanna try to explain when Shoya's mom had blood on her ear as well as her coming back wearing Shouko's mom's sweater. I'm sure I read this somewhere but it's been a minute. So remember when Shoya pulled Shouko's ear piece off in class and she started bleeding? Shoya's mom wears earrings. So my guess is that Shoya's mom ripped her earing off as a form of going through what Shouko went through when Shoya pulled her ear piece off. Then, I assume her shirt got all bloody, so Shouko's mom gave her her sweater to cover up.

[@taketwo_TV]

oooooooo i like the parallels here. interesting!!

[@adrienee3439]

Watch grave of fireflies. If you want to see a sad movie. That’s the only movie to ever make me cry.

[@taketwo_TV]

oh I am SO EXCITED to watch that film. I've heard that it is so very sad, I love sad stuff. -hunter

[@サファイアグーティー]

当時日本では 河合を許すな が流行りました。 今見ても良い作品だと思います😊

[@stubbywubbyz]

idk if anyone else said this but I am pretty the reason why his mom was bleeding is because (idk if i spelled this right) nishimiya’s mom ripped out her earring

[@taketwo_TV]

oh yes! thank you 😊

[@popoch2]

i thing maybe that just methaphor for how she (shoya mom) forcefully sell her earing because she financially can't pay it with her current saving, we know the father isn't arround so maybe she is single mother and live by being barbersop, when she hear the money for the hearing aid maybe she shocked because it's not enough and rip his earing in the spot to pay for it. it's just my interprentation.

[@teschi23]

Another movie that fits well with Your Name and A Silent Voice would be "I want to eat your Pancreas" (despite it's unusual title). Also it's a bit unfortunate that Ueno's character comes across a bit one-dimentional in the movie, as opposed to the manga, where she still is portrayed as quite a problematic character, but in a way you can at least understand where she us coming from.

[@benlly6058]

read the manga, a lot of the stuff that doesn't get explained in the movie gets a better development. is not that long you could read it in like 2-4 hours

[@booyeah8877]

Hi, loved watching your reaction. This is my favourite movie of all time. If you love A Silent Voice, I think you would love Violet Evergarden, also made by the same studio(Kyoto Animation, which is my favourite anime studio btw). Cheers.

[@popoch2]

great reaction, i also lost all my sanity first time watching

[@taketwo_TV]

so glad i wasn't the only one 🤣

[@r0xvi266]

@@taketwo_TVI watched this movie yesterday and now I am rewatching it so many times it’s just so wholesome

[@KiyomiSaki-zh3be]

48:24 Sir!? SIR!? THAT PART MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD😂😂😂😂

[@Sisi.-qw5xq]

I’m late but 5th grade is year 6!!

[@vanLT]

yes the teacher is the root, failed human being.

[@JoseGomez-tf1jf]

Gracias por tu reacción ! ❤

[@taketwo_TV]

thank you for watching :)))

[@CaptainQ2607]

This a great movie, you should read the manga as well. I recommend 'Your Name' if you haven't seen it already ❤

[@taketwo_TV]

i have seen 'your name'!! i swear that movie changed my life 🤣

[@CaptainQ2607]

@hunter.ashley Yea it's fantastic

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

3:35 he should, and it is all his fault, have he not been an asshol and a terrible teatcher, none of the bad things that happened would have happened....

[@jingtroc23]

I envy your golden hair so much❤

[@taketwo_TV]

it's FAKE it's dyed 🤣 no need to feel envy

[@jingtroc23]

@@taketwo_TV I envy your fake golden hair so much ❤️

[@taketwo_TV]

🤣🤣🤣

[@theCommentDevil]

I cry very easily so if you start crying im gonna bawl

[@dahomersirson]

btw i hate the teacher so much is unreal

[@aranerem5569]

Hello, have you seen the movie Tarzan The Fearless?

[@XxMr_cocoanut_v.11xX]

The movie is isn't it 😢

[@bahhab9361]

read that fan fic, draco having his hand shook is the cathartic they wanted it to be writing this fan fic, its great its fun... far better than what jk did in plays and other bs

[@h56srayanacharjee62]

u should do slow jogging and give weight-lifting a try u look pretty strong

[@laidakik9372]

please do anime clannad and clannad after story. yeah its old anime but worth it. not many youtuber do reaction about it

[@ljeans531]

Yes, Kawaii is just the worst😂😅 Also I think that last sign linking pinkies means "promise"

[@taketwo_TV]

i'm soooo glad i'm not the only person who thinks she's yucky

[@orokgalak1167]

React your name, wathering with you, Jose Tiger and fish, Garden words,

[@thetrustysidekick3013]

This movie destroyed me.

[@taketwo_TV]

absolutely 👏🏻👏🏻

[@frankbryant-qz2sz]

Another sad movie, Josie, the Tiger and the fish