A Silent Voice: The Movie2016

The antithesis to the grim hopelessness and in-your-face cruelty of 13 Reasons Why. This is the movie that you or anybody else you know should see if already in the brink of giving up on life. It may look like a cutesy anime on the surface but it doesn't sugarcoat the reality of bullying, alienation, and teenage suicide ideas rather, it offers solace, redemption, forgiveness and the beauty of living against all odds. I couldn't stress enough its gorgeous animation as KyoAni always delivers, but I would commend them for including things that are often overlook in the anime world, like mixed race children and interracial marriage. The best animation of 2017 so far.