Chapter 62

"A Silent Voice" is the sixty-second and final chapter of the Koe no Katachi manga.

Summary
The chapter opens up with Yuzuru waiting for her sister and mother to arrive at the Coming-of-Age ceremony for Suimon Elementary. It then cuts to Miyako Ishida's hair salon, where Miyako is cutting Yaeko Nishimiya's hair. Shōya greets Yaeko after asking his mother if she has seen his tie and Miyako scolds him. Shōya asks if Shōko has left let, but he finds that Shōko and Ueno are working on Sahara's hair and that the three girls all helped each other with their hair and kimonos. Yaeko Nishimiya comments that Ueno and Sahara are going to start their own brand, but that she does not know what her own daughter is going to do.

Pedro finds Shōya's necktie and gives it to him, and Shōya's sister makes an appearance and teases that Pedro has to find a job to support their children. Shōya's sister is shown to be pregnant and when Yaeko Nishimiya asks about the Ishida's family size, Miyako comments that the family is getting bigger.

Shōya passes by Maria on the way to the Coming-of-Age ceremony and explains to her where he is going. She tells him to be careful.

Shōya first runs into Yuzuru, who has been waiting since the beginning of the chapter. The third to arrive is Nagatsuka, who teases Yuzuru for having shabby legs. Nagatsuka brings up the possibility of making a new film with a friendship theme and Shōya exasperatedly says that they just filmed something and that Nagatsuka keeps using friendship themes even though the judges say Nagatsuka is not cut out for it. Nagatsuka replies back that he is a man that never learns, and Kawai arrives on the scene and adds, "In a good way." She waves over Mashiba, who speaks with Shōya and Nagatsuka briefly about their future. Then, the four sit together for the ceremony.

During the ceremony, Shōya gets an email from Sahara that tells him to look at one o'clock. In that direction, he sees Sahara, Shōko, and Ueno sitting together. Shōko gives him a sign and Ueno exclaims at Shōko to stop her flirting. Afterwards, the group stands together for a photo, which is taken by Yuzuru. Sahara suggests that since reunions are coming up, they should split up and Kawai adds that they can meet up later to get some food. Mashiba leaves to speak with an old classmate, and Nagatsuka runs off to confront acquaintances who teased him about not having friends.

Kawai notices a ring on Ueno's finger and asks her where she got it. Ueno replies that it was a gift from a gorgeous, 5'11" person who owned their own fashion brand and wouldn't stop begging her to become their partner. Shōya takes this seriously and congratulates Ueno, but Sahara smacks Ueno and says that she was the one who gave the ring. Sahara pulls Ueno away and Kawai takes Yuzuru to grab some cake, leaving Shōya and Shōko alone.

A child bumps into Shōya and he turns to see his old classmate, Hirose. Together with Shōko, Shōya reflects on his past and his recent experiences and go to open the door to the Suimon Elementary reunion. Although both he and Shōko are nervous, they enter the room and decide to confront their past and memories together.

Characters
In Order of Appearance:


 * Yuzuru Nishimiya
 * Yaeko Nishimiya
 * Miyako Ishida
 * Shōya Ishida
 * Shōko Nishimiya
 * Miyoko Sahara
 * Naoka Ueno
 * Pedro
 * Shōya's Sister
 * Maria Ishida
 * Tomohiro Nagatsuka
 * Miki Kawai
 * Satoshi Mashiba
 * Keisuke Hirose