Karakter & Staf

Shouko Nishimiya

Utama

Female · Umur 12-20 · Gol. darah A

A young, deaf transfer student with an amazingly positive outlook on life. Despite being a victim of continuous bullying, she always keeps a smile on her face.

Shouya Ishida

Utama

Male · Umur 12-20

Height: 183 cm The main character and narrator. Ishida bullied Nishimiya Shouko in elementary school and when she transferred away, he was ostracized and bullied by his former friends. He started to ignore those around him (imagining them with a large X across their face) and was driven to the point of suicide. He changed his mind after he apologized to Nishimiya and began to spend time with her. He learned sign language specifically so he could apologize to her and is shown to be very talented in it. He feels like he hasn't been punished enough for bullying Nishimiya and often wishes he could kill his younger self. He seems resigned to the fact that he will never be able to have friends again.

Tomohiro Nagatsuka

Pendukung

Male

A short, fat, and lonely boy who is a habitual liar. When someone tries to steal Nagatsuka's bike, Ishida offers his to be taken instead. Nagatsuka sees this act of kindness as an unbreakable act of friendship and swiftly becomes Ishida's self-proclaimed best friend and starts to idolize Ishida. He is shown to be quite obsessive and protective of Ishida and often dislikes him befriending other people. However, Nagatsuka is also supportive of Ishida and often offers advice. He has plans to become a millionaire, so is willing to hand out money to friends and is keen to become a film director—entering himself and Ishida into a film competition. It is shown both Ueno and Kawai find Nagatsuka repulsive, while Ishida is uncomfortable that Nagatsuka is so willing to take his side when he knows so little about him. Though his film proves to be a failure, this only made Nagatsuka resolved to take up film studies as his college subject.

Kazuki Shimada

Pendukung

Ishida's best friend in elementary school. He helped him bully Nishimiya.