"Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes his favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya end up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up his past mistakes, or is it too late?--Back cover.

Translation of: Koe no katachi. "A Kodansha Comics Trade Paperback Original"--Colophon. Reads from right to left. "T, ages 13+"--Back cover.