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A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi 聲の形), a popular manga by Yoshitoki Oima about a boy who bullies a deaf girl and years later tries to make amends. This manga features drama, romance and slice of life themes and has won "Best Rookie Manga Award" and in March 2014 has sold over 700,000 manga copies in Japan. Furthermore, due to its subject matter, the Japanese Federation of Deaf reviews and fully supports this manga.A Silent Voice will be adapted into an anime film directed by Naoko Yamada
(Director of K-On!), with animations by Kyoto Animation. Production company Shochiku will distribute the film in Japan, although no word yet about an international release or release date in Japan.
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