Crimson Thanks Crimson, glad you liked it! 😁

Crimson Yeah you are right. That is pretty good summary right there.

I agree

Crimson did mashibakun know that she was just faking it and that she was also part of the bullying

princesse starlight In a way I think he did knew, but I think he still wanted to give her a chance even she seemed hopeless.

@@ppgod1 that still bullying tho bc ur taking part of it its like keeping a blind eye even though u know its wrong

@@ppgod1 as far as i watched the show ishida was right she only cares abt herself as soon the teacher found out the bullying she denied it and thrown everyone on the bus. And i dont know why she kept telling what happened in grade school incident when theyre in present class it was really not her place. The character analysis was on point she gave me narcissitic vibe which is essential to the plot.

Fenatis t no she’s a 2D character

@@ppgod1 then what we want to call her?...stupid?

@@ppgod1 nope...still wanna call him bitch

I think Ueno tried to change in the ending

Ueno is semi respectable compared to kawai

Shes even emotionally manipulative which us way scary

That's a villain right there

s3v3ns0rr0w21 AMEN, as someone whose been in an abusive relationship with a narcissist for years. I could never explain my experiences more accurately then "Evil disguised as an angel", I will eternally cherish this manga and how it doesn't romanticize egomaniacs(*cough*cough* MCU TONY STARK*cough*cough*). Nor do they say "but they CAN/ARE good REALLY REALLY DEEP INSIDE", the sad reality is some people are born and live scum who just CANNOT AND WILL NOT POSITIVELY CHANGE. More so how no one can "fix" them, and how there literal poison to everyone around them. Gosh now that you got me thinking about it I need to re-read the manga again. Thanks!!🤗

Yes it’s because of her that’s the story that bad things start happening again after everyone become friends. She’s the type of person that will point out your flaws/sins and magnify them and project them to the whole world.

More of the teacher for me, he knew all this time, he could have done something but no

@@violetraven8323 I like to think of her as Snow White she's pretty on the outside and as everybody usually Wrapped Around Your Finger but she's the ugliest person here

@@NameName-yj7lp agreedt, its the Teacher for me. They'll ain't reach this point if those useless educators called them out, as its their responsibility since kids are inevitably immature and those kids acknowledge that too in their high school. Put all the blame on Teacher's incompetence.

THIS is why I like Ueno more than Kawai

All in all she was a cunning bitch who faked her innocence under that kind face of hers

Ok THIS comment convinced me that ueno is better than kawai.

@Cold Kawai is basically your everyday bystander. When bullying's being done, they all laugh at the person being made fun of (even if they are not part of the bullying itself), but when something serious happens they play the "I had nothing to do with it" card when they're actually responsible too for letting it happen. So it's hard for them to change because they aren't even aware of the damage they did themselves (though Kawai does show some signs of guilt towards the end when she changes back to using her glasses).

@@loren5432 yeah, true. I have been severely bullied when I'm in elementary school before and this one boy acts like that n it gets worst when most of the teachers choose to do nothing about it

i was so happy to see that

Zeifos Thanks for the support, I'm glad you liked the video! 😊& I'll do my best. 😁👍🏻

yeah same here. I have only read two chapters this far vut I already dislike her xD

Zeifos I agree completely. I dislike her more than Ueno

Narcissist is a deeply misunderstood idea. People with the dramatic cluster personality disorders (Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic and somewhat anti-social) have a deeply unstable sense of self. Most people don't recognize that they have a relatively solid sense of self. If they do something in alignment with their self image or in contrast to it, they can frame the situation accordingly either being upset with themselves or proud of themselves. The level or response will dictate the amount of emotion and effort toward correcting the deviation or reinforcing it thus bolstering the cohesive self. Narcissists don't have this, they tend not to have any concrete sense of self, when someone call you selfish, you may feel bad but part of you resists, pulling up and idea that that is not the kind of person you are. A narcissist can't do this effectively. What someone says or an experience of abandonment or criticism becomes an all encompassing hole. They are nothing but selfish, there is nothing but that void. This results in a constant need for reinforcement because any positive feeling can collapse at any moment into a void of emptiness. The pain is too great to withstand let alone endure for the sake of others slight discomfort, which is how they see it because how else can you. That said, Kawai can't be a Narcissist

She has bystander syndrome

SJW and false accuser..enough said

@@guammastermind xD but like, shes just a snitch bitch

More like of playing the victim role, considering that exactly what she did. She didn’t change.

I know I agree with you

and the girl is supposed to be class president..

@@sunoolys7201 Does kowai have like a girlfriend or something?

@@masamune9082 No. I'm pretty sure she's dating the ginger haired guy in the movie , lol.

i mean by that logic, if nishimiyas parents didnt have her she wouldnt have tried to commit suicide...

Gerardo Santana I totally agree with you

Kawai hella fake

Same

THANK YOU

agree. Kawai is just a fake bitch, who blames people for what she fucking did self, disgusting.

She had the fucking audacity to slap her and then say she understands. She is my least favorite character in all of anime, which is funny because a silent voice is the series that by far means the most to me

Oh SoMeoNe TeXTed TheIR fRiEnd sAyiNg ThAT I wAs cReEpY OmG iM gEttINg BuLlIeD Like, yeah it might be the nicest thing to say, and it is kinda mean, but that's def not bullying. She won't even fudging admit her faults or the fact that she was a bully/enabler. Like bish WhAT

The anime I think black hair tried standing up for him And that was her best moment

@@NameName-yj7lpYeah I don't really like Uneo I do respect her more then I respect Kawai

She’s yelling and calling Ishida, who has social anxiety and already feels uncomfortable, in front of the entire class.

@@craigpeoples9883 well i don't hate uenu more like i feel sad when i see her because she is more like an idiot than a real bad person because of her lack of judjemnt and her feelings towrads ishida and how she didn't stand for him when they were younger and her anger of why every thing went wrong and she can't understand why, she kept hurting the others and herself because of her stupidety and you maybe will understand her more if you read the manga because we hear her thoughts unlike the movie she seems more like a jerk who enjoy seeing others suffer or atleast most of what the reactors of this movie thinks ( i remember when i see her a quote maybe you heard of it : once i knew a boy who made all the wrong choices ) because atleast to me i can undertstand her and don't agree with her actions because i was like her when i was younger (not bulling a deaf person of course but i mean because she has a strong personality and can speaks up her mind without fear and honest , so the problem here is mostly these kind of kids needs an extra guidance like my father was to me he wasn't as nice as my mother but he was the one who can make me understand and when i mess up i was always talking to him first because he was more likely to understand why i did this and not the whole thing is my fault bit more like just part of it because there were others etc ... , coming back to those type of kids why because when you are that type of kids you don't understand those who has a weaker personality than you which leads to a bigger problems between the two most of the times, a kid like that doesn't understand the other kid who is being bulling he saw him as a coward and doesn't stand for himself that's why he is being bullied and he thinks if he played nice he will get away from being bullied by the easy way unlike if he stand up for himself , or atleast this what i was thinking when i was a kid , so for me when i see the park scene between uenu and nishimya and later when she call her trying to look like a tragic heroine tells me that uenu biggest problem is she can't understand nishimiya unlike nishimiya who understood uenu even when most understmate nishimya but she is quite smart)

@@ahmedabdullah6779I think I get what you mean, but I have read the manga and totally see why she is the way she is.

Wow, realizing that I will always be unhappy for being such a narcissist is a bummer...but at the end of all, I think I deserve it.

@@pepper0075 by saying this you are in essencence being a masachoist

Pepper007 If you realize it, maybe you can try to change for the better. It’s never too late to change

Although I dislike her very much as well. The reason why I think her and Mashiba ultimately ends up together is to show that not all bad people end up with bad lives. It’s a unfortunate reality that we have to live with tbh. Not everyone is hit with that changing moment they need. Kawai most likely ended her life never realizing what she did which is the irritating part. But idk maybe I’m wrong

​@@jordangreene8125 no you have a point. Not every scum get a bad ending. My mother have a friend that basically trick people into a marriage and divorce to get money. She did it 4 times and win the case 3 times. The last one where she fails ended up her having 2 children with the last guy. She basically left the kids and get married for the last time with a rich dude Shes 57 now and have a 1 successful kid that have a restaurant on his own. Whore basically ruined 4 dudes lives and leave 2 kids in poor condition and pretending like she never marry anyone b4 or have a kid except for that only one she have now.

Blowitch Thanks, glad you liked it!

Karma Boy R.N.R Thanks! Glad you liked both the movie and this video! 😁

Indeed. Keep up the good work.

Karma Boy R.N.R You think the movie is better than the manga, or the manga is still good as the film, if not better? That if you read the manga?

+Thomas Fernandez Probably.

1:19 Man I totally didn't notice that😮😮

I wish they dove more into that because she cares the most about how Mashiba sees her and it would be interesting to see how she reacts to someone so important to her directly criticizing her

Dear got I have some shitty friends who thought Shoko was annoying :/

@@hallucination3704 why did they think that

@@nekkomimi7343 because they thought the sounds she made were annoying and her personality is.

@@hallucination3704 She can't hear so speaking is a little difficult for her. I don't understand how they find it annoying

cyncynshop I love how you just used Kawai as a general noun. Haha. Like "Quit being such a Kawai".

That person's a such a Kawai ;)

And they are aware of it of course

reminds me of my aunt.

Thomas Fernandez I'm honestly not so sure why she was forgiven so easily either, tho I will say she may not be blamed by those involved as she is by a 3rd party viewer. Ueno blamed herself and Nishimiya, Nishimiya blamed herself, Ishida blamed himself, the cast has a bad habit of doing that. Haha.

The Anime Dude Yeah you are right about that, the whole "its my fault" thing. Well its either because of, bad writing or just maybe because everyone or just Ishida knows that we all done some bad things in the past and we can't change entirely but should change when need to, we just move on and try to be friends.

Cant relate to her at all.

Lowart Thanks, glad you liked it! I honestly hadn't taken too much time to think about her either till a lot of the comments from the Mashiba video were about her. Haha.

Lowart Didn't think I see you here.

Yeah, I'm lucky that I found The Anime Dude's stuff--I'm loving these character analysis videos!

Lowart I like Ueno more than Kawai

Her name is Kawai (cute) but The Anime Dude pronounce it like Kowai (scary)

Cute is « Kawaii ». Kawai, according to the kanji used in her name means « River Town »

Hey, You! Kawai is self absorbed, and thus she wasn't just invalidating Nishimiya's feelings, but rather projecting her own feelings onto her as she spoke to herself. She says Nishimiya isn't the only one suffering because Kawai victimizes herself, and thus sees herself as just as much a victim as Nishimiya. (Not accurate, I know, just how she sees things I guess.) If you ever feel depressed, you definitely shouldn't think about how everyone is suffering, as that'll undoubtedly make things worse. 😅 Instead, focus on the bright points in life, however bleak they may seem. Happiness is like glass. Even when it's there, its not always easy to see, you just have to change your perspective a bit to be able to see it. 😊

The Anime Dude ...She's the worst kind of person to be around with irl. Her personality and way of thinking is just so toxic... I'm just so glad that I don't have anyone like her in my life, or else... I might be 6 ft. underground rn. And, well, yeah... I tried to change my perspective on things, but there's just those days where it suddenly comes back full force, and I just try to get the thoughts out of my head... It lasts for a day or two, but after that, I'm back to normal... Then it will come back again. It worries me because it's enough to put my thinking into doing. I did a schedule, once, just like Shouya, but I never got around to doing it. I almost did, though...

I agree everyone is suffering too but that doesn't mean your feelings shouldn't be validated everyone has a different perception of pain even if others are suffering the same or stronger pain that doesn't make your pain any less important

Kawai is the more hatable character becuase of how fake she is but I wouldn’t say Ueno should get any credits for being openly awful. Even in her attempt for character development she still puts the blame on the victim of her bullying and she had physically assaulted Shoko and victim blames her. Just because she’s more honest about being a bad person doesn’t make her “less bad”

@@WeiYinChan honestly but atleast she knows what she did was bad but doesnt care cause i think whats important for her is just i guess her friends back then. Ima guess the whole bullying incident affected her too, cause now looking at it she didnt seem to have friends after that. I guess she started to blame her, but she also knew what she did was wrong instead of putting the blame shouya unlike kawai. Two she also defended him when kawai started making shit up. She also had some source of character development. at the end i would say shes less bad although she was hella messed up. Idk Kawai just makes me mad asl.

I agree, and while the movie & manga both put that theme to good use, I think it’s something I didn’t truly appreciate until I analyzed Sahara (which was after Kawai.) Definitely something important to consider when talking about Kawai’s role in the narrative tho. She’s far from perfect, but they all forgive her and move on in the end, Ishida included. There’s something significant about that.. God I love Koe no Katachi. Haha.

Yess sometimes without realized, We are like kawai. We hate her in the internet, but in reality... we did the same thing even not 100%

That was why I hate Kawai as well. I have a very similar person in my life who had mentally damaged pretty much everyone in my family but steadfastly maintains their victimhood. When asked why they were verbally abusive and even physically abusive the excuses they came up with were so flimsy and yet the fact that they steadfastly believed in their innocence made most of us doubt our own memories. Even when things had only happened a week before. So no matter what people say, I find Ueno a much more interesting character because she actually is capable of change. She recognizes her faults and is disgusted by herself, and yet without a support system she finds it near impossible to actually change. Yet she tries all the same and I very much thing that going to Tokyo with Sahara will do her psyche a lot of good. Because at the end of the day, most of her impulsiveness will mellow out with age and experience. Kawai on the other hand, never changed. Oh she somewhat recognized her faults to a brief extent at the end, but to me it felt like she only did it because it was what was expected of her after Ishida's accident. It would take completely tearing down everything that she is and stands for before a narcissist like Kawai could actually change for the better; and frankly I don't think she's capable of that.

same lol

CeruleanRogue that doesn’t make sense to me because ueno didn’t change and age didn’t change her impulsiveness because she’s still the same. I don’t understand the idea that just because you acknowledge you’re a bad person then still do the same thing makes you better. Literally hitting someone when you have no reason to makes you better. She did all of this because she thought shouya loved someone else it was that petty. She even says something like “if he doesn’t love me he’s better off dead” in the manga that’s the person that’s better because she’s straightforward? Both are horrible but to say she’s better is unbelievable.

Conclusions: Kawai Is a Karen

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@Da_Kimster i'm not say that Ueno dosen't deseve the hate she get's and of course she does but Kawai is the one who did almost exactly same thing and she GET'S away with it because she play's the "victim" card. She has a disgusting double face personalty. The main characther himself was an awful person too at the begging, he caused almost the same harm as Ueno did but Kawai get's away with t because she is the "shy" type tho?

@Da_Kimster i'm not trying to defend Ueno but Ueno was at very least HONEST when it came to people however Kawai played the double face part

You are right

Hudson Ball Thanks, glad you think so! I'm not a trained psychologist by any means, so publicly making observations like that can be a scary thing to do. Haha.

Wei's world1 Thanks for all the support Weis! & there's a KZfaqr I watched named Aleczandxr that breaks his apart into sections kinda like that, so that's where the inspiration came from! 😊

Thomas Fernandez Perhaps, it definitely propelled the series forward in a way it definitely wouldn't have gone otherwise. Haha.

If u WATCHED the manga, u mean read?

@@jjesin_j it's ok, we get what they mean ( I know it's 2 months later lol)

ClockXInfinity No probablem, thanks for the suggestion! I'd honestly never really considered doing Kawai until I went through the comment section of the last video. 💯

ClockXInfinity you are not the only one, while I don't like her narcissism, I still like her as a character, and not necessarily hate her. I guess I am a bit neutral.

Years now she does pretty accept it on that ending

Violet Holmes Thanks, so glad you like them! I definitely plan on expanding them to the characters in other series eventually, and I'm always taking suggestions into consideration if you have any! 😁

Epic Onyx Guard Thanks, glad you liked it! 😁

Feel like I would be surprised if anyone liked her

Hated her? No you got it all wrong dude. If I can I want to kill her.

Steven Brown Thanks Steven, glad you liked the video! 😁 & I doubt my channel will ever get too big, but just have fun interacting with the community and making videos, so I really do appreciate the support! 😊😁

getting to 1000 will be a great achievement though xD

Nyxl Definitely a huge milestone, here's to hoping I can get to it! 😁😊 If I do it'd prolly make my month, so remember to tell your friends about me! 😉😂

The Anime Dude Will do!

Esthela Leon You're not alone. I think she's a well written and consistent character, but I don't respect her either. Haha. (Just in case you didn't finish the video, I concluded by saying she disgusts me. 😉😂)

goku black ikaros Thank You! 😁

Sammy Sung PAD I wouldn't necessarily call her an antagonist. The true antagonist for this show is the lack of understanding between people. Kawai's narcissistic personality makes it hard for her to genuinely get along with others, Ueno's flaws cause both Nishimiya and Ishida to suffer at different instances, Mashiba hated people he seemed to be bullies without trying to understand them (at least at first), Nagatsuka places Ishida on a pedestal without understanding anything about him or his past, and Nishimiya's inability to hear and understand how others feel also causes issues, etc. The cast is full unique individuals who are always affecting each other in one way or another, whether they realize it or not. And wow, this comment is way longer then I thought it'd be when I started typing. Haha. Thanks for watching, glad you liked the video! 😁👍🏻

The Anime Dude Great point, since honestly no one is really evil in this series.

sheng yan Thank you! Glad you liked the video! 😁😊& Yessir, tho I'm no completely sure on what all characters to do just yet! I'm always willing to listen to suggestions if you or anybody else wants to leave some down here in the comments section! 😁😊

I was probably a bit too harsh on her towards the end, so I’m glad the analysis still holds up somewhat. I added a bit more of my thoughts on her to the end of the Nagatsuka Analysis, but basically... I think she’s important for portraying the importance of self-love, despite whatever flaws we may have.

@@TheAnimeDude Nah dude, you did just fine, ESPECIALLY in the end. Anyways, being too harsh isn't always bad, as long it is accurate and relevant. :)

Satanic Nerd Thanks, glad you liked it, and I'll do my best! 😁😊

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The Anime Dude uhull great. Because I already watched the 3 videos and I'm hungry for more. :) good job!

Ciel durbin Thanks, glad you like it! 😊

Lol You surprised me hahaha I've never had someone reply so quickly before! I do like it a lot! ^w^ I swear I watch more analysis on anime than actually anime nowadays, and I'm happy to have a new channel to sub to! I think the set up of these videos is my favorite of these kinds of channels so far. I like that I get to see all the moments from the anime and manga- and you're very thoughtful and eloquent! Thank you!

Sweet Potato She was my favorite character on my first watch through too, so I've had one planned on Yuzuru for a while, there's just sooo much to cover with her cuz she was somewhat of a main character, and was involved a lot as a result. Haha.

The Anime Dude Thanks for replying! Have a nice day dude