Years ago, Shoya Ishida led his peers in tormenting a hearing-impaired classmate, Shoko Nishimiya. When she transfers schools, Shoya finds he has gone from bully to bullied, and is left completely alone. Now Shoya struggles to redeem himself in Shoko’s eyes and to face the classmates who turned on him. This emotional drama is one of the most critically-acclaimed manga of the decade, earning an Eisner nomination and accolades from teachers and the American Library Association. An animated film adaptation from Kyoto Animation has swept the globe, arriving in US theaters in October 2017. “A very powerful story about being different and the consequences of childhood bullying ... Read it.” —Anime News Network “The word heartwarming was made for manga like this.” —Manga Bookshelf " Translation by Steven LeCroy, Lettering by Steven LeCroy/Hiroko Mizuno, Editing by Ben Applegate/Haruko Hashimoto, Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC

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