Shoya Ishida

Character from A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima / Kyoto Animation

A teenager carrying crushing guilt over bullying Shoko Nishimiya in elementary school, now trying to rebuild connection with the person he hurt most.

Also known as: Shoya Ishida, Ishida, Shoya, Shoo-chan

What They Know

Taught himself Japanese Sign Language from library books as a teenager, in private, over years
Gave his mother all of his savings before trying to visit Shoko — an implicit farewell gesture
Has a habit of imagining X marks over people's faces, a coping mechanism for social anxiety that became a way of life
Was himself severely bullied in middle school after being scapegoated for the Shoko incident
His mother burned the money he gave her — burning her own face — to stop him from disappearing
Loves the river bridge in Nagahama as a liminal space, a place of recurring crisis and choice
Is capable of fierce physical courage and loyalty when he finally commits to someone
His redemption is not passive — he actively intervenes, plans, and puts himself in danger for others

Connections

wronged — shoko
best_friend_of — tomohiro
son_of — miyako
attends — high_school
frequents — footbridge
knows_sign_language_for — shoko
former_classmate_of — naoka
former_classmate_of — miki

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Shoya Ishida

Character from A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Oima / Kyoto Animation

A teenager carrying crushing guilt over bullying Shoko Nishimiya in elementary school, now trying to rebuild connection with the person he hurt most.

Also known as: Shoya Ishida, Ishida, Shoya, Shoo-chan

What They Know

Taught himself Japanese Sign Language from library books as a teenager, in private, over years
Gave his mother all of his savings before trying to visit Shoko — an implicit farewell gesture
Has a habit of imagining X marks over people's faces, a coping mechanism for social anxiety that became a way of life
Was himself severely bullied in middle school after being scapegoated for the Shoko incident
His mother burned the money he gave her — burning her own face — to stop him from disappearing
Loves the river bridge in Nagahama as a liminal space, a place of recurring crisis and choice
Is capable of fierce physical courage and loyalty when he finally commits to someone
His redemption is not passive — he actively intervenes, plans, and puts himself in danger for others

Connections

wronged — shoko
best_friend_of — tomohiro
son_of — miyako
attends — high_school
frequents — footbridge
knows_sign_language_for — shoko
former_classmate_of — naoka
former_classmate_of — miki

View full profile at Simulacra.Ink