320https://i.ur.com/kj6PeL4.png Many people write reviews on the anime I speak in general. However I do believe that the manga is also a reviewworthy. Thus most of my reviewes might be rather on the manga than the anime adaptation. So lets head to the main topic Plot: rom. Koe no Katachi transl. The Shape of Your Voice As you can notice I translated the title myself. In Japanese the pronoun you singular is often omitted so I think the title is relating to someones inner voice or a group of peoples inner voices I will leave it to here because I might do a major spoiler. Just this is my personal opinion that we do not necessarily speak of an audible voice ne. Now then after I finally said my thoughts on the title itself let us talk about the plot. I have watched the adaptation but also read the manga. And I must say the adaptation was good however the manga is still unbeatable. Yoshitoki Ooima has done a marvelous job on the story. Yes the art is not bad but I did not even paid much attention to it because of the story/atmosphere. The manga can completely absorb all of your attention I joke you not As we speak of the plot now one thing stuck to my mind during the readingjourney What goes around comes around. I really felt the strong presence of that saying in the story. The first arc if you may let me use that term in relation to their earlier/childhood life was really dark and angsty. I am not saying it was enough to make one cry but for sure it brings realism which can make you think on real liferelated issues. Makes you think where are the adults when children struggle be it because of bad parenting abuse being bullied etc. I liked that Ooimasan flipped the book upsidedown and made readers since it was expressed stronger in the manga than in the anime think on how bullies view/feel things. Hey hey I am not taking the bullys side I am saying that she did a good job portraying how regrets can scar some people or in our case some bullies. The second arc in relation to their later life/highschool life is a bit lighter. You can even call it romantic but I have to say my kind of but about the romance. If people know me they will also know I dislike pointless/sweet romance. I mean ngh cringe. So the romance in Koe no Katachi is one of a kind it is in the form of a forgiveness. And if thats not a masterpiece of an idea I dont know what would you call it Yoshitoki Ooima you truly got me awwwing there. I did not expect any romance in fact all I expected was a very bad ending the kind you get in some sick visual novel games. Ungh. Overall the story is a true masterpiece. I have noticed though that many mangakas start touching on disability topics lately I approve it So as we are on something I do approve the plot will get a 9/10 from me Characters Design: Hmmm. I believe the story is partly that great because of the characters you know? I mean the idea about the story is good But you can also get a good hand of cards and still lose the game if you dont know how to play them well ne. So I think the characters were balanced and well portrayed with all their inner flaws and insecurities actually scratch that. They were all great because of their inner fears v That being said the design will get an 8/10 from me. Art Style: Mhmm I cant say the style is something mindblowing. As I said above I got so consumed in the story and how it was developed that I completely forgot to pay attention to the art. I usually observed the art as well I mean I like taking notes on some curves or details as I draw too. But yeah the art style will get just a 6/10 from me. But that is nothing bad I would rather have a mindblowing plot with some normal/ordinary art than a mindblowing art style with a mehplot. Overall the manga is worth the read even if you watched the anime Some scenes were not well adapted or missing. So go and read the manga D