CATDOLL: Kyoto Animation "A Silent Voice" box office exceeds 1 billion yen, healing hit

Recently, it seems that healing animated films are very popular. Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name." is constantly creating miracles. After the release of Kyoto Animation's latest animated film "A Silent Voice", it was also well received by the audience. According to Japanese media reports, the box office of this film exceeded 1 billion yen (about 66 million yuan) on the 12th day of its release.

Moreover, since "A Silent Voice" was shown in only 120 theaters, while "Your Name." was shown in as many as 299 theaters, "A Silent Voice" was shown in more than half the theaters of "Your Name." Under such circumstances, the box office revenue of over 1 billion yen in 12 days is a very impressive achievement, and its popularity cannot be underestimated. In addition to the very touching plot, the film soundtrack composed by Kensuke Ushio and the theme song sung by Aiko were also well received by Japanese audiences.

The comic "A Silent Voice" was previously controversial because of the plot in the story that showed people with disabilities being bullied, but it also attracted many readers because of the overlapping of various human natures of the characters and the plot that reflects reality. Nishimiya Shoko is a hearing-impaired person. She cannot communicate with others smoothly except for sign language and notebooks. After transferring to another school, she is still ostracized by her classmates. Her classmate Shoya Ishida even leads other classmates to bully her. But perhaps it is retribution. An unintentional prank by the whole class broke Shoko's hearing aid. As a result, the whole class unanimously put the blame on Shoya, making him the object of ostracism. Shoko looked at Shoya who was ostracized and wanted to care about him, but was misunderstood. Shoko transferred to another school. Shoya, who was promoted to high school, became a loner. His only wish was to apologize to Shoko in person. And this wish changed when he met Shoko again.