Shouya Ishida

石田将也

Main character in A Silent Voice.

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Gender	Male
Age	12-20
Birthday	Jun 6

The main character and narrator. Ishida bullied [Nishimiya Shouko](https://anilist.co/character/80243) in elementary school and when she transferred away, he was ostracized and bullied by his former friends. He started to ignore those around him (imagining them with a large X across their face) and was driven to the point of suicide. He changed his mind after he apologized to Nishimiya and began to spend time with her. He learned sign language specifically so he could apologize to her and is shown to be very talented in it. He feels like he hasn't been punished enough for bullying Nishimiya an...