Panels in Motion, Episode 6: “A Silent Voice”

Welcome to Panels in Motion, a monthly podcast where hosts Nick, Andre, and Luke discuss non-superhero comic books and their movie adaptations. Whether it’s old or new, American or international, the hosts seek to answer the questions: What makes a good adaptation? What’s the difference between comics and film? And who in their right mind approved some of these decisions??

Things get dramatic as the hosts cover the 7-volume “A Silent Voice” manga by Yoshitoki Oima and its 2014 anime movie adaptation. Serious discussions of bullying, disability, and suicide occur as Andre discovers a love for manga, Luke wonders how an anime could betray him so badly, and Nick embraces his flawed humanity a little too much. Plus: the hosts finally agree on something??

Material discussed:
– “A Silent Voice” volumes 1-7 (complete series) manga by Yoshitoki Oima
– A Silent Voice (2016) movie, dir. Naoko Yamada

NEXT MONTH: “Kingsman: The Secret Service” comic by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons + Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) movie.

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