Shouya Ishida

Shouya Ishida, also known as Shou-chan, Yashou, Ya-Sho and Cho-Ya, is the main male protagonist from the A Silent Voice series.
== Charactah Account ==
Shouya bullied Shouko Nishimiya in elementary school and when she transferred away was ostracized and bullied by his former friends. Shouya started to ignore those around him and was driven to the point of suicide, however, he changes his mind after he apologizes to Shouko and begins to spend time with her.
After Shouya became the scapegoat for the bullying of Shouko, Shouya was isolated from everyone and became a very introverted individual. He was deeply filled with regret for all the things he did to Shouko, and started to contempt others. He also slowly grew to hate everyone and see them as "pretenders", such as Mashiba (who he thinks brown hair doesn't suit him), or Miki Kawai (calling her a hypocrite though initially, it was not a complete lie). Above all, Shouya hated himself for having bad thoughts about everyone else.
After reuniting with Shouko in high school, Shouya starts to gain friends, hang out and laugh more. Throughout this time, he has the objective to give Shouko back the happiness he once took and helps her find the old friends she once had. Even with these acts of atonement, Shouya still struggles in moving on when he remembers his past mistakes and the isolation that followed.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* A Silent Voice
=== Manga ===
* A Silent Voice
* A Silent Voice (One-Shot)
* A Silent Voice Special Book
== Trivia ==
* Shouya’s characterization in the anime film is fairly different from the original manga:
** The major difference being that the film’s version of Shouya emphasizes more of the anxious and reserved aspects of his personality while removing the angry and resentful aspects.
* Shouya and Shouko Nishimiya share the same nickname of Shou-chan.
** Their birthdays are also one day apart, Shouya's being the 6th of June while Shōko's is the 7th.
* When Shouko confessed her feelings to him, Shouya misinterpreted her saying "suki" (like/love) as "tsuki" (moon) due to both words sounding very similar, along with his lack of emotional understanding.
** Because of the similarity between "suki" and "tsuki", the phrase "the moon is beautiful" in Japanese can be used as a proclamation of love given the proper context. This phrase was originated by Natsume Sōseki, a Japanese novelist who also worked as an English literature teacher in Japan.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shōya Ishida at Koe no Katachi Wiki
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Category:Males
Category:A Silent Voice