I Finally Watched *A Silent Voice*

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[@NicholasLightTV]

This movie really hit me. Especially with the main message of learning to forgive yourself and finding the strength to move on. Everyone was telling me “oh you’re gonna cry”, almost every time they told me to react to this movie. Which is the reason I didn’t cry. But just because I didn’t have tears, doesn’t mean the movie didn’t connect with me. It not only connected with my heart, but also connected with my soul. It truly is a beautiful story that I will never forget. What did y’all think of A Silent Voice?

[@hanime009]

erehhh ;-;

[@seabertfernandes7800]

God tier..

[@rocks7777]

GINTAMA ENDING SONGS PLEASE

[@fromashesreborn.]

it's an absolutely amazing movie, to be honest. among the very few that have actually made me cry lol.

[@yami7482]

Bro, Your name next!

[@Rembreiker_lychec9257]

Fun fact: The composer actually put microphones inside a piano to record the vibrations and clicks that people don't usually hear to capture the idea of the vibrations of music that a deaf people would usually feel.

[@RenderingUser]

That's Ushio I guess

[@_pewreat3199]

ushio the goat

[@vornamenachname1921]

I somehow read this as microwaves inside a piano

[@Illousae]

Another Fun Fact: All of these songs were specifically made for half-deaf people to be able to hear it.

[@supercalifragilisticexpial2703]

FR I still feel that this has one of the most unique OSTs of any anime in terms of how they did it

[@santocraft2380]

My wife was born deaf, she has told me how hard she had it at school, she got bullied and had a really bad time trying to learn like everybody else. She has also worn a hearing aid since she was a kid. This movie hit me like a truck when I saw it like a year ago, makes me understand what she might have gone trough and how mean people can be. I just wanna say that this movie was awesome and makes me love my wife even more if that makes any sense. I try my best to make her happy, I sometimes don't even notice she is deaf, cause she is normal like any other woman, but special to me!

[@xenolucifer4043]

Bless you both and the studio that made this movie

[@LxstComet]

i bet. before the 2000’s, schools didn’t even allow sign language to be used, (well for where i’m from anyway) they didn’t provide any kind of support and just expected us to learn and work our way around the difficulties. i feel bad for those people. i was born in 2007 so it wasn’t as bad and they were starting to provide support, though i still felt out of place. i’ve always been in main stream schools until late last year i was able to find a high school with a deaf unit now i’ve dropped school because my mental health got worse than before, i’m doing okay now and i hope that your wife is too

[@Ardeleus]

love her and provide you guys a wonderful life 👍

[@erika50666]

I'm crying over your comment😭✨God bless you and your beautiful wife.

[@G_O_A_T__W.B]

I am crying 😭 , this movie is blessing

[@rockscolbs]

The fact that The Boss Baby won an Oscar over this work of art 💀

[@susbedo9258]

Yeah, one of the biggest robbery in the movie industry of all time

[@ADSNavarro]

It didn't win, it was nominated, A silent voice wasn't even fucking nominated, so it's even worse

[@nrishivardhanrao]

Boss baby better🗿

[@amalik6061]

Oscar is for Hollywood movies. They give very less attention to foreign movies so I am not surprised.

[@mshad2158]

The boss baby > a silent voice 🙃

[@inakidm6246]

Sad fact: When Nishimiya is little she wears one hearing aid on each ear, but once she is grown she only uses one, that's because the day they made her ear bleed she lost the little audition that she had on the right ear

[@brianna2352]

Oh my god... I never realized that. Now I'm crying again.

[@Tatsitimdead]

I don't think that incident was when she lost her hearing completely, maybe it sped it along, but the scene where she's in the hospital with her grandma is the doctor telling them that the hearing is completely gone in that ear, which is why in the next scene with Ueno she only has one in and Ueno mentions it.

[@amitmeena2961]

Not true. It happens with partially deaf people that they might eventually lose complete hearing as time passes

[@prakharanand5760]

@@amitmeena2961 yeah i think thats it, happened to beethoven

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

I love the symbolism of ishida covering his ears. He hated himself for hurting a deaf girl, so he refuses to both look at connection and makes himself deaf to it for what he believes is her sake.

[@Saucenoat]

Bro ishida is such a goated character, ESPECIALLY the manga version of him.

[@gokiburi_]

WoW I didn’t think of that 😢

[@user-hy3tm2mu4t]

Im pretty sure he is covering his ears because in his mind everyone is talking shit abt him so he doesnt wanna hear it. He hates himself so he thinks everyone does too. In the ending when he started forgiving himself and hear what people are actually saying.

[@Loonaurtheworld]

@@user-hy3tm2mu4t hmmm Maybe it goes both ways

[@Wall_E.]

​@@user-hy3tm2mu4tYup, he blocked the voices, and blocked the faces. So in that state, in a way, he and Shoko were kind of the same

[@KillerxAkira]

Fun Fact Nick: The Dub uses a real deaf woman for Shoko’s Voice Actress. An Incredible performance by Lexi Marman

[@superkdude8D]

The dub so good I swear.

[@Sebo0]

oh fr? really need to give the eng dub a try

[@Gadeberg90]

I love the dub, often I actually prefer dub, but I think this sub is incredible. I watch both.

[@khronos2213]

The sub as well

[@golden_eye2156]

I will always hate the blonde girl. Always made herself seem like the innocent one, yes she didn't physically hurt her, but she still laughed and made no effort to stop it, and would continually make herself the victim. Such a good movie about social anxiety, regrets, and making amends with the past. Always an emotional ride with this.

[@CIixsss]

she pissed me tf off

[@yokeinaoseWi-Fi]

Yeah, and Ueno is hated too much

[@nya69696]

Not as kawaii as her name tbh 😂

[@anonisnoone6125]

Her and the black haired girl r trash. I don't know y he didn't tell the black haired girl to fuck off after the way she treated Shouko. Instead he let her be in his friend group. And the ending makes it seem like he became friends again with those trash dickheads who were also complicit in the bullying but then started bullying him. They were never his friends to begin with after how fast they turned on him.

[@asherealey4911]

Ong, I ain’t gonna lie to you I hated her more than ueno. Ueno did what she did but at least she took it to the chest. That blonde girl was moving like she has no contribution when she never did anything to stop them

[@asagi-16]

I know this film is difficult for translators. but "I want to help you live" part was subtle. in Japanese, Ishida says "I want you to help me live." I like this line that makes Shoko realize that she is not only protected. They are to help each other. Ishida's kind word to want her to like herself.

[@Shawarma101]

I watched the mpvie on animix play and the translation was spot on in that part that exact sentence was said. i was kinda diss watching tjis because so many sentences that had way more impact were changed

[@jacobtrost5048]

I have never, NEVER laughed harder than the editing at the very end where they show each person one at a time, and then it shows Mashiba and Nick has a visceral reaction like, "Wtf is this guy still doing here." That got me so good

[@aiimeez5225]

LMAO DYING

[@anonisnoone6125]

Who's Nick?

[@TwelviSC]

he deserves to be there, he's so fkin chill

[@aviida280]

@@anonisnoone6125 the youtuber you are watching

[@lesten2707]

That was hilarious lmao

[@Zazabazaa]

He may have been a bully, but I honestly put 90% of the blame onto the teachers. When you're a child, you're still learning how to react to new things. Kids who are taught how to handle diversity well become kind and caring, whereas people who aren't have a higher chance of reacting to it badly. He was just a kid who didn't react well, enabled by everybody around him until it no longer benefited them. They all were. But instead of correcting it when it was happening, the teacher just let it happen until there was no way to ignore it anymore, and then instead of telling everybody off and having a proper sit down about it all, he pinned it all on one kid and turned that kid into the scape goat. Yelling at him and getting everybody to gang up on him. None of the kids in that classroom turned out okay. And a big part of that is because of the teacher.

[@danieln6700]

Teacher was terrible

[@gemmacruz6356]

I hate the teacher, especially in the manga 🤬

[@nami398]

@@gemmacruz6356no fr cause in the manga he was so much worse. He let it happen, and when they reunited in high school the teacher was all like “you see you grew into a nice young man because of all the trouble you caused in elementary.” And was like “yeah she was a burden.” N stuff. Made me so angry

[@gemmacruz6356]

@@nami398 right, he made it seem like he was good teacher 😡😡😡😡

[@mikkitoro8933]

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look and do nothing." -Albert Einstein

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Someone very important to me once told me the following and I couldn't agree with him more: A Silent Voice is not a story about a guy falling in love with a girl, its about a guy being able to love himself again.

[@mexicndeals420]

I completely agree with this

[@asherealey4911]

I think that’s what makes it so great is by loving himself again he not only learns to love others more but he realizes how much love is reciprocated back and how joyful it makes him

[@Gokul-ge6fj]

Isn't it Garnt who said that?

[@Victorrevvs]

@@Gokul-ge6fjliterally everyone who has watched the movie says that.

[@captainkatsura26]

This is exactly what it is about

[@taikura8878]

I’m Japanese and I love your reaction videos! By the way, the scene where Shoko told Shoya that she liked him is a little complicated when its on subtitles. The word “like” is “好き（Suki)” in Japanese, but because of her speaking abilities, it sounded like she said “月（Tsuki)” which means “the moon” in English. So that’s why Shoya misunderstood. Also, in Japan, we only say the word “好き（Suki)” to the opposite sex when we mean “I love you” as a romantic phrase. So Shoko probably loved Shoya, both as a friend and as a lover. いつも見てて楽しい動画をありがとう！

[@maayanabutbul5976]

「月が綺麗ですね」って「好きよ」も意味があるんでしょう？日本人じゃないけど、そういう事がどこかで聞いました。

[@taikura8878]

@@maayanabutbul5976 そうですよ！でもこの時はただ「すき」をうまく言えなくて、「つき」になってしまったのだと思います！もしかしたら、その意味もあるかもですね！日本語上手ですね！

[@stefanknauer7180]

The most overlooked thing in this movie is the fact that the mother never learned sign language which is just crazy... There are so many small details in this movie to make it absolutely perfect.

[@anonisnoone6125]

That's sad tbh. It's one thing if she tried but she never bothered?

[@stefanknauer7180]

@@anonisnoone6125 like, I don't know what the author thought the reason is but it's there and it's pretty rough...

[@Poppenheimer69]

I believe mother basically was expecting daughter to get stronger through additional hardship at home. The "you gotta do better to receive my affection" treatment. She was acting that way because she herself felt weak and powerless in that situation. Abandoned by her husband and scorned by his family, unable to help(and later protect) her child. Naturally, in terms of artistic undertones it signifies her cutting the connection with her suffering child, refusing to hear her voice. In a way it also makes her "deaf" to her own children, isolated in her own house about as much as both of her daughters.

[@thebigmystery7841]

​​@@Poppenheimer69i always hoped the part with her getting a haricut and bonding with his mom helped start to help her heal and maybe look at things differently. I feel it was a symbol of her growth as a person as well.

[@kallistikaleid]

HEY!!! That’s a damn good point! How tf did I never realize that before?!?

[@Pathfinder3877]

The fact that the apology of Shokos Mom in the hospital hit you that hard is so relatable. The moment she put her head to the ground I started tearing up. Also major props to Saori Hayami (Same VA as Shinobu in Demon Slayer) for giving a believable and authentic voice to a deaf girl, while being fully capable to hear and speak.

[@akaza_Snow_Compass]

No way its shinobu ❤. Also sahara is mikasa ackerman va.

[@markbrix9385]

Don't forget: For most people it's much harder to cry in front of a camera than when they're alone. In my own private room I cried like a little baby to this movie, especially to the ending.

[@Disl1ke3d]

Same.

[@Antonyisthegoat123]

Tbh I didn’t cry either, I felt like I was going to but it’s like there were no tears left in my eyes.

[@andreassenju8528]

for me ''A Silent Voice'', ''I Will Eat Your Pancreas'' and ''your name'' are the so far movies that made me CRY MY SOUL OUT

[@rai.official23]

I recommend you watch Maquia

[@andreassenju8528]

@@rai.official23 I'll add it to my watch list ty ;) (I hope I Cry a lot I like it lol )

[@anonisnoone6125]

I want to eat your pancreas is almost a perfect movie.

[@marvelinoang]

​@@anonisnoone6125nah imo its perfect, honestly i cant find anything bad about it

[@aureo8724]

YESSS YOUR NAME IS ANOTHER MASTERPIECE

[@ediaksel1218]

As a hard-of-hearing and chronically ill person, this movie deeply resonated with me and was done very well. I was also severely bullied in middle school and high school, and I had to transfer more than once. There was even a point where it was a teacher who broke my hearing aids and injured me rather than the usual students. This movie has a very emotional meaning to me, having had these same experiences. It shows the harsh realities of living in the world as a disabled individual and doesn't sugarcoat the mental trauma brought on by dealing with the relentlessness of negative people and the limitations of whatever disabilities and/or illnesses you have. I will say there was also some satisfaction and validation when you kept getting mad at the bullying and such lol

[@Ardeleus]

hope you're in a good spot now 🙏 kids can be very cruel to others and things that they don't understand and not everyone has a good enough upbringing to be good right from the start. Not even remotely meant to be an excuse in any form, but a tragic explanation that I hope one day we will never see happen again. Workin towards it one step and awareness at a time

[@amber.ren_1995]

Why would a teacher do that I just don’t understand???

[@俊宏宏]

​@@amber.ren_1995this teacher is a problem

[@Kazusugi_]

Shoko actualy saved him at the end. Cuz she sensed his soul was living his body (symbolized by the fish leaving) and when he heard her cry, the fish (his soul) turned around to come back in his body. ❤

[@vahidoph]

I've watched it so many times, but that scene that shoko kneels in front of the mother still makes my eyes burn. the voice actress did such a great job.

[@F_2night]

This is my favorite movie, in particular because it helped me cope with my childhood traumas. After going to high school, I hated myself because of the way I behaved in elementary school, and I thought that all my former classmates hated me too. But after I watched "The Silent voice" (and cried for almost a week), I finally decided to write a huge message with apologies to the guys I bullied. And you know what? They said that they aren't mad at me at all! Now, when I rewatch the movie, I don't cry at all (well, maybe only at the end), and throughout the movie there is only a sad smile on my face. And by the way, I bought a manga :3

[@hana9756]

The manga goes a lot deeper! I can only recommend it! Literally saw the trailer and decided to buy the manga :)

[@F_2night]

@@hana9756 yeah, I totally agree! I've already read a little bit and I'm in tears wtf, there are so many moments that weren't in the anime

[@hana9756]

@@F_2night Seems like a good chance to reread it. If you like let me know how u feel about it when ur done. No one in my circle read it and it's too awesome not to talk about it :)

[@F_2night]

@@hana9756 sounds like a good idea! When I finish reading I'll definitely share my thoughts and will be glad to hear yours 👀

[@yudi-i2y]

nice

[@haleyw.6098]

as someone with anxiety, seeing him take his hands off his ears and realize the people around him aren't talking about him like he thought they were previously, jesus christ it never fails to make me cry

[@JamPierreRow]

Fun fact if you didn't know but the composer "Kensuke Ushio" also made osts for Chainsaw man, Heavenly delusion, Devilman crybaby, Dangers in my heart. he is an amazing talented composer. his work on these projects is superb

[@okamiseele8614]

I heard somewhere that the reason the little sister takes pictures of dead things was because of how many times the deaf girl attempted suicide. She wanted to prove to her sister how horrible death looks to the people who discover the bodies.

[@words-with-wooly]

I think this is actually stated in the movie as true. At least, in the dub it is

[@tidalwavegamr]

This is my absolute favorite movie of all time. I was introduced to it by an ex gf who was deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in her other one. It truly hit me on a personal level and even after her and I have moved on it only made it feel more personal and I still enjoy it to this day. I managed to learn a lot of ASL from her and for her and I don't regret it at all. I just wish more people knew it sign language or at least understood the struggles deaf people have.

[@lilac9853]

"JOSEE THE TIGER AND THE FISH" IS MY FAVOURITE PLS IT SHINES A LIGHT ON LIVING WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY I CRIED SMMM

[@Haoareyousohandsome]

3:45 in this scene that green hair girl (forgot her name) opens her mouth way earlier than others and shoko seems to have noticed and that’s why she started singing I’m not sure if my interpretation is correct but I’ll like to belive that she deliberately opened her mouth to embarrass shoko just shows that bullying can come in many forms sometimes even the one being bullied doesn’t realize

[@Emre.55]

A Silent Voice is genuinely my favourite movie of all time, even outside of anime. It might not have any epic fights or convoluted plot lines, but the raw emotions that this movie can make you feel are just extremely deep and personal. The topics it tackles and the characters in it make you feel so connected to the story, it's beautiful. I'm really glad you reacted to this movie and give it the appreciation it deserves, it's truly one of a kind.

[@gaalanonim4503]

OH NAH, let's go! This is literally my favorite anime movie til' this day. It hits way too close to home on so many levels, that every time I watch it or experience somebody watching it, I just burst into tears in the same 4 or 5 moments. I've yet to bring myself to go through the manga of it, but I definitely will. The weirdest and also kinda precious thing that happened to me when watching for the first time was during that last scene, the moment all the X-s fall down and I've started wiping my face with the same motions Ishida did just a few moments later. Man, I can't even properly articulate what I feel about this movie, because I still get too emotional to do so. Maybe one day.

[@ADSPhotography87]

I dont ever cry watching anime at all, but this movie was the only one to every make me cry 😅

[@IthquaisChibi]

Same

[@bencc24]

I also love this movie so much it’s my favorite movie period, not just anime movie. I lowkey don’t want to read the manga because I hear it’s better than the movie, and the movie means so much to me, I don’t want that to change

[@Naochanmegamilv-02346eo]

31:20　I am Japanese. It's long, Nicholas, but I hope you can read it. 　In Japan, men sometimes express "I love you" as "The moon is beautiful."　　 　At this time, Ishida misheard Nishimiya's "Suki" as "Tsuki". This is not a scene that Ishida intentionally knew and expressed, but a scene in which his feelings of "liking" for Nishimiya happened to come out unintentionally as words.　　　　　 　This story is derived from an episode in which the Japan writer Natsume Soseki pointed out to a student who translated "I love you" as "I love you" when he was an English teacher, "Japan people don't say that, but the moon is beautiful." 　In Japan, there are cases where the expression is not direct but indirect and profound. This expression is so beautiful that it is still sometimes used as an elegant expression of affection. This kind of expression is sometimes used outside of this anime, so just knowing the meaning of this expression will allow you to enjoy the anime even deeper!

[@koustavseth2072]

Yess he did it....he reacted to THE SILENT VOICE...now we just need YOUR NAME

[@MoonLight-cf5rs]

YOUR NAME PLEASE PLEASE

[@leinagniust6399]

@@MoonLight-cf5rs Lein Agniust

[@johanluisrivas8016]

Yessss

[@kroanosm617]

"Nobodies here. What are we watching the Marvels?" 😂😂

[@SakumaP]

"He's the one that's been deaf" honestly made me CRY AGAIN, it's so true. this movie is an easy 10/10

[@omocat4944]

W interpretation

[@asherealey4911]

31:30 As a Japanese speaker this scene is so sad yet makes so much sense(in Japanese of course) Suki=I like and Tsuki= Moon And some may think look at the context, but if you look at it from his perspective he would never even consider for a second that she may like him so when she spoke he heard exactly what she ended up saying.

[@elric4761]

suka

[@rizqiefajar]

It's awesome to see you react to something completely different from usual. Fun fact, Shoko was voiced by Yor's VA, Saori Hayami. One of my favorite anime movies other than this is probably Wolf Children. The beginning may weird you out because of the furry stuff, but later on, it becomes an emotional and lovely story between a mother and her children.

[@saiyan_hashirama709]

Oh wow the VA kinda sounded similar.......she did an excellent job 😭

[@natsumiNH]

This movie is amazing and really resonates with me on a personal level. I used to pretty much be in the same position as Shoko when growing up, being that I was hard-of-hearing and wore hearing aids. Getting constantly harassed and bullied in Elementary and Middle School (even High School sometimes), it very much weighed on my mental health just like it did for Shoko. Seeing all of that reflected in this film just really strikes a chord with me, and the manga is even better too.

[@FreePalestine00.0]

Finally after about two years of waiting i can watch this reaction 😭 Thank you so much Nick!

[@kallistikaleid]

46:02 Shouko signs “Thank you” instead of goodbye, since she expects to never see him again. You gotta know sign language to pick up on her tone and feelings.

[@tobyiam1677]

to me personally, “hitting way too close to home” is an understatement, when I was little, I had trouble making friends, so I found comfort in violence (for some reason), and hurt a lot of people, but as I grow older I can finally see the damage I've done, to the person I care, to my family, even to the people that is no longer with us, so through out my life I've been wanting to kill myself for this burning self-hatred, but if I do that I would hurt the person that cares about me even more, so I sealed myself away from the rest of the world, but this movie helps me realize there is a chance for redemption, even for the worst scum like me so I will rate this movie 10/10 absolutely must watch, this movie changed my life in some degree

[@qut22vp83]

There’s only one true villain in this movie: the teacher who didn’t do anything.

[@reyeszenpai7265]

movie was so good i made my essay assignment on this movie i think its such a deep movie about anyone who feels regret for what theyve done people who blame themselves and people who were in the bullied position i think it just hits everything really well i remember seeing a post hating this movie cause it glorified the bully but they literally failed to understand the basic premise of the movie

[@blueshift3617]

This is my favorite anime movie, just hits so hard with the topics they go over. Everytime I watch it theres 2 scenes I cry no matter how I feel. So glad you enjoyed it and appreciated since it means so much to so many people.

[@annajensen7207]

This movie never fails to make me sob

[@geekey3441]

19:06 "Nobody is here [at the movie theater], what is it, The Marvels?" *sobbing*

[@ADSPhotography87]

So happy you’re reacting to this

[@RippssArt]

I like this anime film, I have rewatched it many times... because it really reflects me, when I was little, I was a naughty child. I liked bullying, however, over time... starting from middle school,The situation turned around for me, until high school, I started being bullied... after graduating, I was still traumatized by that... I had problems with my personality, which became introverted, insecure,And overthinking with the people around me. And now I'm still trying to be free from all that and return to being a good and freer person. I highly recommend this anime,Many lessons about life❤

[@baysidelovers]

I'm happy my favourite reactor likes this piece, Nick. I think it's a masterpiece that painstakingly depicts the process of regretting past actions, reforming and learning to forgive oneself. On the other hand the villain, Ueno, who struggles to do so, might actually be the child who needs the most emotional care, and I just can't bring myself to hate her. Having read the original, I've come to understand her a little better. By the way, I didn't realise when I first saw the movie that Sahara's VA was the same as Mikasa's.

[@ulrichheiwolt6120]

At 52:00 in you reaction he sais: "I want help you .. ", but it is a wrong translation, ist must be "I want YOU to help ME live". That ist much more, it gives a purpose to her and she does exactly that by guiding him form this moment on.

[@ShadowoftheShades]

This movie hits HARD. The emotions, relationships, art, music.... it's a masterpiece as you said.

[@excrim2]

I love a lot of japanese animations/movies but I think this one (The silent voice) is my favorite because it's so realistic, it was with real situation that is still relevant everywhere in the World and most of the time in schools. The message this movie gives us is amazing and wonderful. Redemption exists but people need to work a lot on themself to change and need to choose to move on. Ishida did but a little bit complicated to Ueno and Kawaii who both are bullies too but one didn't hide what she thinks and the other one is a hypocrite. I remember watching this alone in my room and cried my balls out XD

[@Capitan_Mega]

Omg Yes! This is my favorite movie of all time!

[@lizrobson1494]

One of my favorite animated movies of all time. Bawled my eyes out the first time i watched this ❤

[@1.stitch.at.a.time.creations]

I am so beyond glad to see that you got just as much enjoyment out of this movie as I did. At it's simplest, this movie is about a boy learning to forgive himself, to love himself and to understand his own value. People make mistakes that others may find unforgivable every day. Having the ability to recognize those flaws in yourself, work toward correcting your course by taking accountability for those mistakes and being attentive to the needs of those around you takes more courage than anything in the world. It takes an extreme amount of resolve to analyze yourself in this way. Some even find the struggle worth ending their life over. But you have to courage to do that, endure that punishment, build relationships and come out the other side knowing that you have people that support you and see value in you beyond your flaws, then that is about the most self aware and fulfilled that you can ever hope yourself to be. I think this film does such a better job of visually and verbally communicating mental illness, disability and the mental struggle of trying to accept yourself than I've seen in any film of its kind. Every time I watch this film, it breaks me down and puts me back together every time.

[@sunshepherdnow]

this. this one is my favorite anime movie of all time. weirdly enough, even tho this is my favorite movie, I will NEVER rewatch this. I just can't, because it's too sad, but it's so beautiful.

[@quonks--]

It’s truly amazing when you realize this isn’t about a boy learning to love a girl but a boy learning to love himself.

[@ZaychikClutz4488]

LETSS GOOOOOO NICK WATCHING ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIME MOVIES. Also rip to the people lost during the kyo ani arson attack

[@TheRealMiniIsHere]

This movie is a work of art in every aspect. The writing, the sound, the characters, the art, the music the voice acting. I hold anime in a new place when it gets hold of my emotions like this and it stands out in my list.

[@soldano4552]

this is such a good movie so glad u watched it i completely agree with gigguk calling it a masterpiece

[@sebastianmenendez7657]

This movie has a special place in my heart since I was going through something heartbreaking the year I got through it but because I related to it and I think watching it was one of the healthiest choices I could’ve made

[@mujtabaganie1905]

A silent voice has always been my favourite since the moment I watched it bc i could relate to it. even watching it in my worse times, it made me emotional broken but now I watched it again with you guys and I can proudly say that I've ivercame everything and all the "dark days " when I was literally about to end it all. Btw I've already watched it like 5 times 😆

[@SuzakuX]

Very relatable movie for me. I was bullied throughout school, especially in high school, and was very introverted in general. I used to walk around with my head down looking at the ground instead of at eye level. It's not like I didn't have friends, but there wasn't anyone I really clicked with until my junior year of high school. A friend of mine moved away at the end of my sophomore year, but there was a girl he was childhood friends with, and on the first day of my junior year she saw that I was alone at lunch and invited me to sit with her friends at their lunch table. They were all either a year older or a year younger than me, cool outsider types who were into art and music. From then my life changed a lot, I became more outgoing and would hang out with them outside of school and started engaging in extracurricular activities. It's just a shame it took me that long to open up, kind of a bummer to know that there was this group of people I really connected with but was born a year too late or a year too early to have met them earlier in my school life.

[@joelfelippevelloso3635]

Finally, this is on of the greatest anime movie. I Love "Your name" and "I Want to eat your pancreas" you need to watch all movies from Shinkai

[@minhpp2852]

The way those Xs were peeled out of them faces, made me cry pretty hard.

[@Nour-db7ig]

The scene when he reads his classmates’s lips badmouthing him really hit me, he realized nishimaya could do the same !

[@naveendavidhanahena1715]

A silent voice is my favourite anime movie too. I highly recommend you to watch "Maquia: When the promised flower blooms" which is my second favourite and it's criminally underrated and underappreciated.

[@rvind000]

2016 was the best year for anime movies in the last decade with "Your Name", "A Silent Voice" & "In This Corner of the World". ♡

[@lefeshh]

Never thought i would see Nick reacting to anime that is not Shonen especially This type of anime

[@ElkayeMacasil]

Love this movie. Appreciate that you watched it, I don't even know you or your videos but I like your reaction.

[@Bronk7]

Thanks for this Nick, been waitin' for this one for a while and it's great to finally see what you think of one of my favourite anime films / general films of all time, you're a legend 👊

[@sanjaynandalall2260]

32:15 this reaction is freaking comedy gold, even for such a wholesome movie

[@tuyet2bdead193]

There is one mistranslated part at the end, Shoya says, "I want you to help me live" because "I want to help you live" is useless to someone who hates themselves but loves others. Shoya knows this about himself and Shoko. His words gave her a reason not to try to kill herself, a purpose, like how he didnt know the garden ornaments purpose, he found out later. This goes without saying, but we can assume Shoya said those words not out of self-centeredness but because he would do the same as we saw throughout the film.

[@acemaster296]

This is my favorite movie of all time, so it was a pleasant surprise to see you pop into my feed with a reaction.

[@transyuri4534]

This is my favorite movie. Before I started HRT it was the first thing to make me cry in a long time.

[@brendalitvinski3537]

a silly remark is that Nishimiya makes the sign like a peace out, that meaning see you later, but in the firework festival, before her attempt, she doesn't sign that.

[@CrookedPuppet1]

OH MY GOODNESS AM I DREAMING??? YESSSSSS

[@Hellstaraditya6356]

Yes you are

[@mikasablackerman6776]

This movie made me cry like a baby. As someone who was bullied and did some awful shit myself,it really hit hard. I’m still on a journey to love myself. Thanks for watching this Nick

[@RudyCallOfDuty]

I've watched this movie 2 times, and this is my second time watching a reaction to it and going all the way throw it, still can't stop sobbing 😂, It's a masterpiece.

[@solenyadnapa8191]

A silent voice, your name, and weathering with you all made me cry

[@saiyan_hashirama709]

The VA of Shoko Nishimiya is just EXCELLENT she really passed the emotion through our heart 💯💫

[@lordtains]

It could have been said better, because at the bridge, the translation is wrong. Ishida is saying: kimi ni ikiru no tetsudatte hoshii (君に生きるの手伝ってほしい) which means: I want you to help ME live. He's saying the opposite of the translation: he is asking HER to help HIM live (instead of "I want to help YOU live", which is not what Ishida is saying). This is even more powerful than the mistranslation.

[@DarkAngelD]

This is one of my favorite anime movies. The symbolism in it was top tier. Now I don't know if you take much recommendations but I do recommend "Josee, The Tiger and The Fish". Now it's been a while since I've seen it, but from what I remember, it was a beautiful story and I am really curious on how you will react on it.

[@sebastianm.6669]

I didnt expect my day to turn out even better. coming home after my work was praised in class and seeing my favorite youtuber, nicholasLight, uploaded his reaction to one of my favorite movies this is going to be one of the rides of all time.

[@Noname_et]

Def Your Name! #君の名は🎉 観るって言ってるけど、今観てほしい笑

[@lynn6658]

my favorite anime movie is definitely “maquia: when the promise flower blooms” i love the message so much and i had a good cry

[@ロケット-p2b]

I'm japanese. The two people to hate in this anime are the teacher and Kawai. It may be hard to understand with English subtitles, but Ueno is not as bad as people think he is. Of all the characters in the film, Ueno is the most equal to Nishimiya. I hope everyone understand.

[@NeXuS_Senpai]

I absolutely love this movie but the bullying thing by nishinoya bothered me so much And How nishimiya fell in love with someone who gravely bullied her is beyond my comprehension This is the only complaint i have about the movie rest was perfect

[@bencc24]

⁠​⁠@@NeXuS_Senpai the way I see it Is that she just wanted a friend, and as a deaf child she couldn’t understand why he was throwing sand and all that, but she felt connected because he was still interacting with her, also remember when he “erased” the writing on the chalkboard. When they fought, I think she became a bit scared and realized what bullying was. But when they were older and she saw he learned sign language, that got her interested in being his friend again.

[@花車-c6t]

別の動画のコメント欄で、『登場人物の中で上野だけが、彼女を障害者としてのフィルターを通して見ていない』というのがありました。その言葉にハッとしました。

[@GwyndolinSimp]

​@@bencc24 I would say Nishimiya and Ishida had a connection since the very beginning. He's the only and first one that says "If you act lile this people will hate you", he's showing care for her before any of this happens, even though afterwards he does what he does. She feels close to him and wants to approach him from the beginning, and that doesn't change for the hole movie. Out of the all the boys and girls excludong Nishimiya, Ishida is the most human. People misunderstand and misrepresent children to suit their own vision of them, in my opinion. In this movie we see children being confused, and not understanding someone who is in pain, in this case Shouko. But how are they supposed to know, being like how old there? All of them react aggressively to Nishimiya, particularly Ueno and Ishida. That's the first time they've met someone with a pain deeper than many adults, and their first reaction is not understanding it and therefore rejecting it. But how were they supposed to understand? Don't adults do the same anyway? I don't see Nishimiya and Ishida's "fight" after the cleaning the table incident as a fight at all. It's actually prerty damn intimate. It's both of them trying to understand each other. Ishida reacts with anger, he still cannot understand. But the thing is, Nishimiya does too. This is the only time in the hole movie that we can see anger coming from Shouko. The fact that he is the only one in the entire she's willing to show anger to shows how much she already trusts him. If you pay attentiom to the body language, at no point neither of them is trying to actually hurt each other. Ishida is being agressive, but not invasive, he's trying to get a reaction out of her, not hurt her. Neither of them go for the face or to provoke blood, and we even see Shouko taking the lead when she gets on top of him. And he still allows that. This is not them fighting. They already trust each other on a deep level, even without understanding it. So when Ishida talks to her again in High School, she doesn't feel angry with him at all, but she does have a mix of emotions, she's kinda embarassed, and she's not sure how to act, she still feels the same way about it, and when he shows her and he kept the Notebook for X years and he says that he wants to be her friend, for her it's like "Finally!" and she's about to cry. Lastly, as Nihon-niki said, Ueno is the closest one to Nishimiya. In fact, the hole movie she's trying to do with Ishida what Ishida is doing with Nishimiya. But she still has the same problem as Ishida at first, she doesn't understand Nishimiya, shes ees her and a problem come from the outside, and she rejects her, aggressively, violently. However, Ueno has a direct honest approach that is not shared nor matched by any of the others except perhaps Ishida himself. Ueno is honest with Nishimiya from the very beginning, she's also trying to understand her, in a similar way that Ishida does. But she can't. Ueno also hates herself, considers herself a very bad person. She says more than once in the movie to Nishimiya "You are not trying to understand me, you are not making an effort." "You only see things from your point of view, I hate people like you." It's only in the last scene that she is talking to Nishimiya, and actually accepting her, something like giving up, almost "I don't understand this person, but that does not mean necessarily that she is being fake" , and the moment she opens up to her just a slight bit with the "Baka" sign, we see her being caring and tender and getting embarassed. In fact, in that scene her first action towards Nishimiya is to reassure her that everything is ok, that she doesn't have to worry about the conversation, even making fun of her when she apologizes. Ueno has also been trying to understand her from the very beginning. If you see Ishida as Shouko's boyfriend, you could see Ueno becoming Shouko's best friend after this. Because as Ueno herself said, her and Ishida are indeed quite alike, and they both share a deep connection to Nishimiya. In Japan, where appearances and respecting others by being polite are the norm, someone like Ueno, who has an honest way about her and was willing even to fight an adult, Shouko's mum, for what she believed in, this being Ishida's wellbeing, regardless if she was right or wrong, already shows tremendous spirit. She only needed to relax a bit, and she immediately became Shouko's friend. In fact, her "bullying" Nishimiya after Ishida is in the hospital is not so different from Ishida and Nishimiya's fight when they were more little. Ueno is not trying to hurt her, she's trying to get a reaction out of her because she doesn't understand, she still believes there's something wrong with her, that somehow she must be lying, she must be being selfish. Her words conflict with her actions. And Shiuko doesn't even resist. She could have made fun of or insulted Shouko to her mum, but instead says "If you can't take care of your kids, you shouldn't have them!" This shows concern, not a willingness to hurt. Ueno also knows pain.

[@BenSchw3]

I havent seen this movie yet! Until i saw that you reacted to it, so i stopped your video after 4 minutes and watched it on my own first. Then i watched your reaction. Thank you for showing me this awesome movie nic! It really was amazing

[@thatonefriend1834]

Yo as someone who has had some serious struggles with depression, this hits hard. Loved seeing your reaction to this movie. (Also to the people who look through the comments before or during the video this movie does have some heavy topics if not already made clear, viewer discretion is advised.)

[@calebyoung8805]

Wow, I’m thankful for Nick’s perspective and grounded commentary at the end of the video. It’s not a side we see often, so it’s nice to know you also deal with that sort of stuff and gone through your own journey

[@luke_d2215]

For everyone who wants to know why Shoko gifted ishida those figurines, they have a symbolic meaning. What do you give someone you love as a present ? Exactly, flowers, but out of shyness she gave him those flowerpot accessories and I absolutely love it

[@Ebyruchan]

i loved this movie, and I'm so glad you liked it. As for my favorite anime movie, nothing can top Princess Mononoke for me, honestly. But I do love those classic darker anime films that came out. Another great one is Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. And one that I rewatch all the time is Ponyo haha it's so cute

[@ecryloxr89]

This masterpiece was even oscar nominated :) Well, sadly it lost against Boss Baby.. Yes, Boss Baby.. A silent voice is a movie, where I´ll always tear up. That´s a rare feat..

[@Salvador-312]

Such a masterpiece dude I watched this and “your name” in the same day. It was just one of them days lol.

[@tacoanime1711]

I love that you reacted to this movie! This is one of my favorite works of Naoko Yamada (former director at Kyoto Animations) - All of her works have made such a big impact on me and are very touching. My favorite film by her, and one of my favorite films of all time is Liz and the Blue Bird - tho you would need to watch Sound Euphonium to fully understand the context of that. So not recommending that (tho that show is one of my favorites). I think another great film to watch would be Your Name. I'm not too crazy about Makoto Shinkai films, but this one was really amazing. And like his other films, it's one of the most eye candy anime experience you can have. Another favorite is pretty much anything directed by Satoshi Kon. If I had to pick one, then Perfect Blue would be my first choice. Paprika is also great. His films are a bit on the psychological horror side, but are incredibly deep and have amazing visual story telling. Sadly Kon past away back in 20..12? I think? Somewhere around there. Amazing talent. Just one thing to note tho: pretty much all of his films has a moment of nudity, so just keep that in mind if you plan to stream. And of course, you can't have the certificate of anime fan without having seen at least one Ghibli film. (Joking ofc). But if you haven't seen any Ghibli film, then definitely go watch one. I would recommend Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, or Howl's Moving Castle. Tho pretty much any of their films are good.

[@morganjones2744]

One of my favorite anime movies for sure. As someone with hearing aids myself, the amount of kids in middle school that wanted to hold them--- it was rediculous. I never let anyone touch them, even my friends. I relate to her quiet a bit. I felt for him too, like, he was a bad kid, but when he changed he felt such shame and hatred for himself and I just wanted to give him a hug and tell him its ok 😥

[@GrowingDownUnder]

The creator also made an anime called To Your Eternity it's a masterpiece, in my top 10 best anime. You have to watch To Your Eternity...and just a heads up it's got action, adventure, fantasy and all the cool stuff in it so if you read the title and think it's just a sad anime or whatever it's actually got some action and fights and cool stuff for you to see. Very powerful story telling though, amazing characters and world building

[@NamJunhyun]

Kinda fell down tho after that Girl Arc... Manga reader btw

[@Sinnohy]

I never knew, I have to check it out. could you please suggest me whether I should watch the anime or read the manga? (assuming you finished them both)

[@Sinnohy]

there will always be downfalls, but that doesn't make the rest of said series bad, no? I mean, no series is perfect, and that's okay.@@NamJunhyun

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@NamJunhyun season 2 I think was a bit disappointing, season 1 was great and some people thought the last arc in season 1 was mid but some people love that arc too. I think either way there's not really any bad parts of the anime but there is some parts less good. Either way just watch season 1, maybe the first 12 episodes is the best part to start with. First 12 episodes are literally perfect, can't find any flaws with them if I had to

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@Sinnohy The anime is certainly very well done, beautifully animated, they really did a great job with the anime I think it's an adaptation that can do the manga justice

[@desirqble]

i was a shy kid, barely talked unless asked to. i came from an absent father, abusive step dad, addict mother, uncle, and grandpa. also a rebellious brother in and out of trouble. i got bullied all elementary from a girl who also had an absent mother and was told that’s why she bullied me everyday. my grandma invited her to fun summer trips and lunches. hoping an act of kindness would show her to be kind, yet she continued to bully me. i would have panic attacks as i walked into school, always pretended i was sick, and planned to self exit. But thinking about leaving my grandma and little sister behind kept me around. As an adult she started to work at my job and i broke down in the restroom thinking i was over it. luckily she didn’t last long there. i do hope she grew from that moment and i pray her daughter won’t have to deal with bullies because i know karma is real but i pray god would spare anyone else for feeling the way i felt.

[@claranunes5576]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME❤❤❤❤

[@Badabadoey]

Should def watch “Your Name” Next (They also have beautiful ost)

[@catcheek7761]

Ahh yes the movie that always makes me violently sob due to me relating to it too much lol. I’m in a wheelchair and was severely bullied all through school. I had kids kick my chair, call me slurs, run up behind me and would literally just push my chair out of the way with me in it! What’s worse is my teachers called me “That thing” so that didn’t help in showing that it wasn’t right to bully me lmao. But yeah it’s a story that will always make me cry. I use ASL quite a bit and from little Japanese Sign Language I know the signing is extremely accurate

[@Saucenoat]

I am sorry for what you had to go through, hope your doing better my guy.

[@catcheek7761]

@@Saucenoat lol thanks. I’m chill now. I’m getting my masters

[@Saucenoat]

@@catcheek7761 Good to know you are doing well mate!

[@CladenAya]

Nick is too appreciative for this world. Thank you so much for this reaction 💜