![]() Suddenly, he was the one being ostracized, picked on, isolated and left behind. But when the teacher caught wind of what was going on, the rest of the kids were content to let the crimes fall on Shoya’s head alone. To be fair, many of Shoko’s classmates used her disability as an excuse to bully her Shoya was merely the first and most prominent among them. ![]() The story centers around the relationship between two high school students: Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl, and Shoya Ishida, who bullied her back in elementary school. That, my friends, is why they get to be the King. For any other studio, this film would be a crowning achievement for Kyoto Animation, it’s merely one stellar A-tier accomplishment among many. And while I don’t think A Silent Voice is the best work they’ve ever put out (hell, it’s not even the best thing its own director has spear-headed), that only serves as further evidence of just how fucking high they’ve set the bar. Kyoto Animation is a god among men, a shining beacon that defines the best of what anime is capable of. ![]() In an industry that’s too often bound by its worst vices, they represent everything about what makes this medium so goddamn special. They’re the rare studio that can actually make real life feel as magical, meaningful, and massive as it honestly is. They’ve proven you can crank out profitable masterpiece after profitable masterpiece while still treating your employees with respect and dignity. They’ve consistently lead the industry on spectacular, high-quality animation. Especially in the aftermath of the unfathomable horrors they endured last year, it feels more important than ever to re-iterate just what an incredible group of artists they are. I know I’ve said that plenty of times over the course of writing for this blog, but I can’t help but repeat it whenever it comes time to talk about their work again. Kyoto Animation is my favorite anime studio of all time.
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