"A Silent Voice" follows the poignan and moving story of Shoya Ishida, a school bully, and Shoko Nishimiya, a young girl with a hearing disability. Their story begins in sixth grade when Shoko transfers to Shoya's elementary school and quickly finds herself bullied and isolated due to her hearing disability. Years later, the tables turn, and Shoya finds himself the victim. "A Silent Voice" depicts the struggles and challenges of adolescence alongside coming-of-age outside the norm.