Sorry for the 2 month hiatus everybody, I had 2 fast track classes throughout June, have been working around 40 hours a week, along with other personal matters and life events that made creating any good content nearly impossible.. Hope y'all can forgive me!

She was the only one in the hospital room because, SHE LOCKED EVERYONE ELSE OUT! LITERALLY.

_Ueno is one of those people who's character development comes in the illusion of showing no change at all. She believes she couldn't ever find herself liking, much less accepting Nishimiya... yet her actions in the end tell us, she is making a conscious effort to try and accept someone. You don't need to like someone to show the respect everyone deserves._

ueno blames nishimiya for ishida's injuries because she tried to kill herself, I partly believe it was also ueno's fault, I believe she's what pushed nishimiya over the edge.

Regardless of whether she's a likeable character, she is definitely a well written one. It was interesting seeing the dynamic between her and all the characters and her entire story arc. Great analysis man, and bonus points for using a C2 quote! 😊

I think you are largely correct except for why Ueno continued bullying Nishimya after he time skip. She still liked Ishida and when she hopped on the bike, she was flirting with him. Then the first thing she sees is Nishimya across the street with the souvenir from her cat cafe. Ishida then mentions that he gave it to her and Ueno replied "are you dating?". Therefore the reason she bullied her in school and after the time skip is the same, she was her love rival. Ishida was showing more attention to Nishimya than her and that pissed her off.

she was the only one that nursed ishida because she didnt let anyone enter his room...its not like nobody came to visit him..

I still can't bring myself to forgive her. And if you looked more closely in the manga Ueno only looked after him so she can have him all to herself. You forgot obsessive

Ah yes... This... This is quite accurate... Ueno tried her best to change later.... But of course she couldn't... I don't hate her.... But I couldn't accept her either. I agree with you.

I just can't stop hating her. She physically hurt a pure hearted deaf girl multiple times. I've been jealous and angry before but never acted like her. She says shoko ratted them out to the adults when I'm pretty sure it was because her mother noticed all her hearing aids were going missing and questioned her. And who asked her to tend to shoya in the hospital? That's what nurses are for. She had no permission to touch him while he was unconscious it actually creeped me out. And her locking people out of his room? Who the hell is she to decide who can and cannot see him! She hadn't even seen him in years! She is just a horrible person who needs professional help.

I still think that she is a jerk because she really had to physically hit Nanashima a million times, including her MOM!! Edit: I meant Nishimiya (stupid auto correct)

We're all forgetting the true villain of this story... The teacher

I never really hated Ueno, I really liked her straightforward manner and her awareness of her own faults. Kawai on the other hand is a real bi*ch.

Sadly, I see Ueno as a character who was never told she did wrong, and so she thought what she was doing was ok. So she is the opposite extreme of what Shoya became. He was shamed for his bullying so he became a social recluse and tried to change. While Ueno was never told what she did was wrong and so it continued.

You certainly opened my eyes to a couple things/traits I didn't catch, I imagine reading the manga probably helps bring more light to that.. But never the less great video, was worth the wait :D

It's so easy to dislike and misunderstand Ueno, you really have to read between the lines to find her redeeming qualities. Good video, I can't bring myself to like her personally but I appreciate her character more now, flawed though it may be.

Even after watching this video i still can't bring myself to like, or even feel any remorse, for Ueno.

Probably the realest character in any kind of anime i have watched

For some of yall firing off at each other for liking/disliking Ueno... you do realize there's a difference between liking a character and liking the way a character is written, right? While I do not condone bullying (like all of you here) nor would I want someone like Ueno as a friend if given the option, I see her as a very well-written and complex individual with incredibly realistic flaws and developments. As such, she is one of my favorite characters in this movie/manga. That's the difference. Learn to differentiate before spreading senseless hate. Thanks for making this video, The Anime Dude! You hit all the key points of Ueno's character. Looking forward to watching the rest of this video series now.

Very insightful. Interresting take on Ueno character. I felt like her character was like the embodiment of the self-hatred felt by Ishida and Nishimiya. Almost like giving that self-hatred a voice to direct it onto the main characters. I can't say I liked her, but I don't think I was supposed to

I personally do not like Ueno one bit, she is the real burden, she only stayed in that hospital room everyday is to show how much she "cared" for Shouya. If he didn't love her, she wouldn't really care if he died at the point. I hate her, she is too full of herself despite of what you said.

I think Ueno suffers the most from what was left out from the manga. In the movie, she does not really seem to have any redeemable qualities.

The problem with Ueno is that she never really atoned for everything she did to Shoko. She basically gets scot free at the end. She doesn't even apologize if I remember correctly. You said that she and Shoko handle their situations differently. That's true, but the difference is that Shoko never blamed anyone for her problems while Ueno was always blaming others (specially Shoko) despite the fact Shoko didn't really do anything wrong to her or Ishida. That makes her quite a shitty person in my book.

Great job, bro! When I heard Ueno visited the hospital frequently during the movie that really changed my perspective on her and it seems like she gets even more characterization in the manga. I'll have to read it! P.s. I appreciated that apt CC quote very much -Gozen

*whispers"I still don't like her"*

The amount people missing the point of a character analysis in the comment section is mind boggling, who cares if she is a sympathetic or good person, who cares if she is likable , being likable , sympathetic and good are overrated qualities to character writing, the fact that she commits all these selfish acts and having understandable characterization and motivation to do so is exactly what makes her so well crafted and well written.

Very interesting analysis. I still despise Ueno with a passion and think all the hate towards her is warranted. But it's always interesting to hear other people's takes on characters and get a better understanding of them. Any way, awesome job 👍🏽

ueno: *_breathes_* everyone: *_and i took that personally--_*

She is a sociopath or psychopath plain and simple

I hate and kind of like her at the same time, she's very realistic

So he changed But he got bullied Ueno didn't change And faced no consequences This only shows motifs for you taking the benefit of the doubght, and not letting people humiliate you even if you want to change like bro really let everybody pass the blame on him around and even if they were the real problem, And he let Shoko's mother slap him While Ueno didn't, I like that.....

Cool vid. Personally I prefer movie Ueno over manga Ueno. One of the manga's biggest flaws, in my opinion, was how exaggerated all the characters were. Even the sign language was exaggerated. The movie brings it down to a really realistic level, including Ueno's character. Instead of burning jealousy and anger that could rival a certain greek goddess, she's toned down into a more realistic sense of bluntness and directness while simultaneously not directly confronting her own feelings, and the movie never tells you this. You have to piece it together from the obvious signs as if she was an actual person, which also ties into the movie's theme of communication.

This is super well thought out. The manga seems so much in-depth than the movie.

I hated Ueno as a character because not only did she mentally abuse Nishymiya but she also physically abused her. The part that I hated most is when Nishimiya was outside of the hospital and Ueno said that Nishimiya should be in there instead of him and started hitting her. I personally really wanted to see Yuzu beat the crap out of her.

i think ueno is one of the most unappreciated characters in the whole series, yes i have despised her for falling under peer pressure to bully shouko, but that literally applies to all her friends including shoya himself i reference this anime heavily to my real life which is why i relate to those characters so much ( or atleast i want to feel like) and honestly ueno is the kind of person i will never let go seeing how people in real life go to the extent to cover up their past mistakes to not let down their pride. Ueno strikes me as a loyal friend in times where she let shoya down she tries her best to make up for it when they grew up, i personally find that very admirable, on and all she wants to change. and it takes courage and a lot of it to come back from the fall that she had to face shoya once again in conclusion, everyone makes mistakes but not everyone faces them up heads on, ueno suppresses her true feelings towards shouko when they meet again after middle school because she wants to do the right thing. Just imagine you having to say that "i was wrong ", killing your past ego and letting people see that flaw in you is just something i feel like shouldnt be overlooked especially because she didnt need to. in the end, this is why i think she is a very good person in heart.

like someone said "I may be a hero in my story but a villian in yours"

Thank you for describing ueno❤️ Thanks for understanding her She just needs help

Ueno is a terrible person but she's a redeemable & understandable, probably quite relatable to some people. She's at least pretty honest straightforward & probably the only one that face Shoko head on without any "masks." She know she's a terrible person & she still honest of her hate towards Shoko which for a very obvious reason (jealousy & having a long time crush on Shoya).

If Ueno actually faced consequences for what she did, I would like her more if some at least beat her up or something because I hate how this series forgives people so easily.

One thing that hurt Ueno was how she acted when she met Shoya and Shoko again. When she takes Shoko's hearing aid and tries to use it to encourage Shoya to act like his old self, it not only made her seem incredibly immature, but also seemed like she preferred the immature Shoya over the one trying to mature. It is interesting that, in the manga, she does seem to have a prickly friendship with Shoko at the conclusion of the story.

Ueno is my favorite Character

The characters of Koe no Katachi is one of the most hardest, mainly because of their strong realism and also due to the topic at hand(bullying, suicide, etc), to analyse and this is one of the best channels Ive seen so far tackling the characters in such an indepth and reasonal way. Your Kawai character analysis was great stuff. Keep it up!

I always liked her. She somehow feels like a very real character. There was times i felt disgusted by her actions but she is how a real tsundere would behave in the real world.

ueno is a tsundere thank you for coming to my ted talk

I really relate to her and ishida :>

I want to hate her, but I can’t stop loving her badly. She’s obviously trying to change herself. I love her so much.

When I first read the manga, I had a lot of mixed feelings about her but I disliked her more. She's a terrifically written character for sure. After watching the movie a couple of times and then re-reading the manga, I concluded that I did actually like her. She went about plenty of things the wrong way, but she wasn't actually a bad person. She, like the others who are also kids, are still learning and growing. She's aware of the kind of person she is, but she can't help lashing out when she's angry even though she doesn't want to. At the hospital, when she was hitting Shouko, afterwards, she was crying and saying "Is this the only way I can be satisfied? Is if I hit her?" Mostly, she was upset at Shouko for Shouya being in a coma, but she was also angry with her for trying to kill herself. This is where the narrative and explanation of it get seriously tricky, so just bear with me. On the bridge, when Shouya just bunches in on himself and dejectedly says that it's his fault, Ueno says "I hate that kind of logic," which could mean that she hates when people blame themselves, maybe she hates seeing that trait in other people (?). So when Shouko tried to kill herself, she was also angry about that because it's honestly a selfish act. You're not thinking about anyone but yourself when you make that decision. (Please don't come for me about that, I've made that decision before and that's what I've personally discovered). And that was clear to tell in Shouko's case as she stands there silently as her mom and little sister cry while taking down those photos, that she understands finally that she would've hurt them as well. I can understand Ueno's frustration with Shouko, I really can. After a few times throughout watching the movie and reading the manga, she's frustrated me as well. Because she wasn't entirely honest. She was honest during that physical fight with Shouya in elementary and finally at the end. Now, I definitely understand being afraid to express how you really feel to people who are treating you horribly, but she also hid it from her family. She only told Yuzuru once that she wanted to die and that's what prompted her to start taking photos of dead animals, but she clearly didn't open up any more than that. She built a wall around herself with her peers and with her family. And I'm well aware it's because she didn't want to "burden" them, but really, her holding it back was the actual problem. And I get that. You want to protect people, don't want them to feel sad or guilty or anything, but that's not the way to go. Because she held it all back, she made the decision to kill herself, resulting in Shouya being hospitalized and her mom and Yuzuru feeling helpless and guilty and ashamed for not doing more. But they couldn't have done any more than what they'd already done because you can't force someone to be honest with you. But enough about Shouko for now. Ueno did and said some horrible things, that's for sure. She locked Shouko out of Shouya's room for a selfish reason, that first time. Personally, I don't think Shouko tried to go in again after that, instead she decided to get all their friends together to finish their movie (in the manga) for Shouya. Even Shouya's mom didn't want to see Shouko for a while. That was something the movie changed. Almost immediately, Shouko tried to apologize to his mom, but she walked around her and she said didn't want to talk to her/see her for now. I think that's the reason we only see Shouko standing outside of the hospital but never inside it after that first time. It wasn't fully because of Ueno. Now, that scene where she was thinking to Shouya that if he didn't/couldn't love her that he shouldn't wake up, I think that's something that shouldn't be judged too harshly. Is it horrible to say? Definitely. Thinking though? That's something different. In your thoughts, it's just you. You can think whatever you want without the judgement (maybe only the shame though) of others. You can think whatever horrible things you want and not say them. The moment you say them, it becomes real. Does this mean I think horrible things about others all the time? No. It's just an observation. Ueno loves Shouya, but first loves are always... really messy and heartbreaking. You're learning more about those kinds of emotions with not much guidance to go on and it seems Ueno's mom wasn't in the picture, so it wasn't like she could go to her dad. Dealing with jealousy is difficult, it stems from insecurity. And that's what Ueno was. She was insecure. Shouko's this adorable girl who came into their lives and everyone was excited to be around her until it got too hard. And I also think she had difficulty reading, so when Shouko got praise from their jerk teacher, that jealousy grew even more. One of the things I did end up admiring Ueno for was that despite how toxic her love for Shouya was throughout most of the movie and manga, she still let him go. She wanted him to be happy, even if it wasn't with her. To me, this signified her growth in an apparent way. Ueno made a lot of mistakes, definitely, but she did, at the very least, start to grow at the end of the movie. She learned a bit of sign language which meant she was finally opening that door between her and Shouko since she didn't try when she was younger. She apologized to Shouya about everything when he came home from the hospital, and, from what I remember, her and Shouko actually do becoming good friends after moving to Tokyo. The whole point of this manga/movie is the art of forgiveness. Whether it's forgiving others or yourself or both, it's extremely powerful. It's about second chances. About making mistakes as a kid and teenager, some way worse than others. It's about being human and acknowledging those ugly sides. It's about redeeming yourself, especially when you can see that you were incredibly wrong. Ueno is a tough character to like, but I do like her. Because, despite everything, we do see her start to try. And that's enough. She didn't deny bullying Shouko (after that first time) and hating her and she didn't deny standing by and watching as they all bullied Shouya. She started to change for the better, and that's what matters. Hold people accountable for their actions and educate them on why that kind of mindset is wrong and let them grow. Constantly reminding people of who they used to be when they're beginning to change or aren't that person anymore is absolutely toxic. No one in this story was completely innocent, but they changed/started to change and that's definitely what matters most. They were finally all doing good at one point, especially the end which is really the start of their actual journey. This got so very long (and I honestly have more to say)! Sorry about that. I've been watching the movie and reading the manga and constantly analyzing it since the manga beginning its English translation, so I hold it very dear to me. One character I can't really bring myself to like to Kawai Miki. The deniability is what pushes me away from liking her. Anyways, if you've read all of this, thanks! If you disagree and don't like Ueno and feel the need to tell me, then reply but please practice what you preach and do so in a kind manner :) I'm sorry if there are any typos, sometimes I miss them when I'm reading back over. Thanks for reading!

Thank you, I feel the whole cast plays an important role and they all have realistic motives, thank you for clearing it up a bit

A silent voice is so great, the characters are so REAL!!! I've met people just like every person in the cast. Great Vid, you deserve more praise.

I used to hate her but after a second watch years later i finally understood her and what she was trying to get across.

I decided to watch this, I actually quite enjoyed this!

I'm loving all these character analysis for the movie Koe no katachi (A silent voice) I have been seeing in KZfaq. So many thoughtful and intelligent people out there. You being one of them ❤️. Keep it up.

Oh yes, finally someone who sees the broader perspective of ueno, I have been explaining to others about the misconceptions of her but many just don't think through what I've said. It's really glad to see you make such a great video to allow others to see a different perspective of ueno, thank you so much for sharing your view.

The fact that she beats up both Nishimiya and her mother makes Ueno irredeemable in my eyes.

Man, I really have to thank you. I knew I liked some parts of Ueno´s character but I didn´t knew exactly what until I watched this video. Keep up the good work!

Great video on Ueno, I think you described her personality, flaws, and attempts at redemption quite well. Alas, just like Ueno can't accept Nishimiya, I can't accept her.:-( Well, her reaction to Nishimiya finally calling her stupid was funny though, I can give her that.

She never loved shouko. She tried to help her at first but then she began to fear that her usual life would change and she did not want that so she bullied her not just that but it was also because she wanted ishida's attention but for me the most important thing was that she thought shouko loved ishida and euno did not want to lose him after years went by she realized that ishida has changed she started worrying he was not his confident self anymore and she blamed it on shouko just liked she blames everything on her. In that scene she also blamed her for the situation he was in do not forget the fact that she stayed with him in his room every single day from morning to night she was worried and she was not in a good mental state and she also blamed it on shouko but she was so upset that she didn't just yell but harrassed her physically now comes a little bit of my own thoughts in the firework scene she was shown with an old man who is her grandpa anher siblings considering that her parents were not there and her violent behaviour and came to the conclusion that her parents probably abused her physically and mentally and that is the reason she does not live with her parents and she is abusive she basically showed her anger by abusing shouko just like her parents showed their anger by abusing herself it is not that hard to understand that she is actually very broken like Ishida and Shouko but she finds it pathetic to showweakness and keeps her cold altitude on and targets shouko for being weak. At the end of the story she begins to change and go through character development. This is not to justify her actions but to explain her actions. Abuse cannot be justified but it can be explained and I decided to explain that since it bugs me that people love Ishida but hate Naoko even though they both made huge mistakes.

Ueno also hated nishimiya because she never showed her true emotions to her or others, always smiling and hiding her discomfort. Nishimiya was fake with everybody around her even after the timeskip. Nishimiya made a barrier around herself to prevent others to see her sorrow and this made it impossible for ueno to sympathize with her.

Great points. Ueno is a complex character, but I just can't help but rebuttal that being straightforward is great; very refreshing even. But I can't forgive her stubbornness to still be an asshole. Empathy. She needs it. Ishida learned it, Ueno didn't. And that's fine I guess, but the world needs less Uenos in the empathy department. We need her bluntness tho.

Nice video, never really thought too much about this character, but this video made think about her more.

Ueno is certainly an interesting character, with complexities to her personality that make her feel real. She isn't an asshole for no reason. She has her flaws, her reasons and feelings. Even if they all make her more unlikable or even a little understandable, she at least has something about her that feels authentic that contributes to the story and the overall theme of communication. She isn't a liar, she's upfront about her feelings even if they're mostly negative. It's true that Shouko needed to grow a spine to overcome her self loathing and learn to communicate her feelings instead of keeping them bottled up. It's just again no one seemed to have got her to understand that. Everyone treated her as something alien or her family treated her as something to protect from the world. She needed to understand to stand up for herself and find some acceptance of her disability as not a burden but as just another part of who she is. Ueno at least tried to communicate this to her, she was just insensitive in her way of going about it. Her straight forwardness was both a positive and negative. Her ignorance of Shouko's conflict stems from her lack of understanding on the long lasting effects bullying does to an already depressed person from a much younger age. The hurt from those actions and the built up self hate doesn't just go away with time. She thinks that her now being straight forward diminishes the consequences of those past actions when it isn't so simple. There is this barrier that blocks everyone from understanding each other, and without an understanding no one is gonna be able to move on from the past. Everyone in the film was struggling with something in their personal lives, nobody was entirely in the wrong. Its just without knowing what each other feels and gaining an understanding on what it feels like to be in their shoes, there's always gonna be conflict isolation and blaming of themselves and each other.

I dunno it's hard to hate on the cat ears, maybe if she wore them more often people would forgive her.

Nice video, bro. I like how you break down everything step by step, in the beginning about the 3 characteristics that she have & everything what happened in the past up until now, keep it up man. I would love to see more of these types of videos, and it was very accurate

I still think she is a bully. People change, for the greater good, but I can't hate her or accept her. She has tried to turn ishida bad in their teen years and ended up backfiring every single time. She tried to accept the facts that Ishida wasn't gonna like her , as a lover. Again I can't hate or accept her or accept the person she became, and I hope someone agrees with me.

Your analysis was really insightful, thank you for taking the time to help us better understand Ueno.

Wow great video I never even new that this type of stuff can happen

Nice come back video! Thank you!

I'm actually glad I read the manga cause you can really understand uenos true personality before and after and her feelings towards ishida good job on the vid btw old vid but just had to check it out

Great analysis! She is my favorite character in the movie.

I fully agree! I really hope most people saw this while reading. She really is an amazing character.

Haven't got the chance to getting round to seeing/reading this just yet, but with that said this was a very well structured analysis and it certainly makes me want to see this series more!

Finally someone has made the vid I need

I think ueno was being just a little nice to nishimiya's feelings in elementary. Ueno tried to distance herself from shoko by just hinting at it. Ignoring her and basically overall was trying to tell, or hint, to shoko that "hey, we dont want to hang out with you." And that by itself is justifiable. If you dont want to hang out with someone, sure, you can just bluntly tell them. But ueno didnt. And this is where Ueno's "you didnt try to understand us" logic came from. Shoko didnt catch the hints that ueno didnt want to hang out. She persisted, and that annoyed ueno. Shoko of course, wasnt at fault either. She just wanted to make friends. She wanted to join in, but due to her disability, she was limited on what she can do. And at the hospital, ueno blames shoko for shoya's coma. Ueno was blinded, because she probably loves shoya and he loves shoko, and that led him to be hurt. So she blames shoko. She thinks that shoko believes herself to be a bother to everyone, and that she'll apologize but killing herself. And everyone can hold hands and agree that her past and all the bullying brought up that mentality, which I can say is a terrible and shityy mentality, having to go through it myself. I'm not justifying her bullying. I'm just saying that there were many moments the writers could have made her worse. Shoya and shoko arent the only ones going through self hatred. Ueno also was as well. It was much less noticeable, ofc. And change is hard. It's very hard. "Then how come ishida managed to change?" Because he was told and shown that what he did was wrong, and he has to suffer the consequences. No one told ueno that she was being stupid. She acknowledges that as a teenager. She also knows that shes a horrible person. She said it herself. If she could, she would have acted differently when she was younger. I dunno. I like how the authors wrote her, but not how she treated my poor baby.

I cant bring myself to dislike Ueno. She's way too real and relatable to be hated by me, representing many times a side of me i don't want to acknowledge, or something like that. She's mosty a victim of herself, not being able to handle her emotions throughout the anime, turning her into a really toxic person, but as i stated, that is way too real to be simply hated. It is almost as if i hated her, i would be hating a part of myself, kinda like Shinji in Evangelion. Kawai is a complete bitch tho.

Great character analysis!

Glad you're still making vids! You've come a long way 20k views! Woo

Just cause she has 'special' opinions doesn't 'innocentify' her for her actions. Seriously, people who pick on the bully are very unprofessional and in-humane. Sure Ishida was in the run as well but he has started through the path of redemption, but this bitch knows no quit, her brain didnt mature at all since then, i even wonder why people are trying to 'understand' her action, you cant understand why a dick is a dick to everyone..Also i cant believe that they(Shimada,Hirose) happened to be the good guys just for saving Ishida. They still have a habit of looking down on people for instance that time Ishida met Shimada and shimadas like 'Dont try to get along with those losers.' like WTF

Great video !

This is a great explanation of Ueno.

I almost cried during this!!! IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! I really want the manga.

That was wonderful! I'm so glad someone delved into ueno's deep and complex character and gave her the understanding she deserves. She's a character that gets a lot of hate and i can understand why but i feel like people often fail to appreciate the good parts of her and what makes her so dynamic. Honestly, alongside yuzuru shes one of my favourite characters in the series so thank you for this :)

Naoko is definitely in my top 5 favorite characters of the manga

awesome video thanks a lot good job

nice video dude

I'm glad that this confirmed a lot about Ueno that I got from the movie. I saw a lot of people say they hate her and yes I can see why, but I felt like I always understood where those feelings were coming from. Even if I didn't condone some of the ways she went about expressing those feelings. "I don't think you need to like someone to be able to understand them" is basically how I feel about Ueno. But seeing how much was cut from the movie made me want to go and buy the entire set of the manga.

When i first watched the movie i fell in love Ueno for some reason and now i love her even more.

Naoka Ueno is *not* misunderstood.

Thank you. Now I finally understand her.

Man I used to hate Ueno, but damn you really opened my eyes on her. Hell, I can sorta relate.

I didn't like her as a person....but I definitely liked the way she was written as a character. One of the most emotionally complex characters in the show.

So glad this video exists I could not for the life of me understand her in the movie and now i do lol thanks

Thank you so much for this analysis. I agree wholeheartedly with your take. I also find all of these characters relatable to various parts of myself. Naoka is no different. I have this love/hate feeling for her. Just as you described her and her journey and character development over the course of the story. It’s such a well woven tale and you can’t always take things at face value because there is always “cause and effect” to ones character. I hope her character out there in the ether finds that peace and redemption were all so crave. I do have a little soft spot for her, so much so that I named my little black car after her. I also named one of my guitars after Shoya. ❌😵

Here’s my take on ueno using only the movie, she started bullying as a way to get attention from her crush, she secretly blames herself for ratting him out but still blames nishimiya(in denial pretty much) which was why she still bullied nishimiya but was friends with sahara, she tries to make it up by trying to get him to make up with his other friends, everything else in the video works

You have opened my eyes bro. But I still hate everyone who bullied Nishimiya, including Shouya. No matter how much you atone for your sins, it doesn't change the fact that they already destroyed her Childhood experience.

Great Job😊very well spoken

Let's not forget the fact what Ueno just said to Shoya when she saw Shouko on the other side of the road. I mean after all those years, she still thinks they're kids and she wanted to do childish stuff to mess with Shouko like what she did was take her Hearing aids.

wow i am very late to the party, but i for one was utterly intrigued by Naoka’s character development. on my first viewing, i was confused because i didn’t see any progression or arc, but after a second viewing it’s very clear to me. oddly enough, even while she’s not very likeable, she is my favorite character in the film. she’s just so fascinating and real.

but there is no reason to hate nishimiya.

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Dude my mind just blow up