from the balcony. As Shōya starts his desperate dash through the apartment, calling out Shōko’s name the curtain whips in between the viewer and Shōko and the viewer is led to believe that Shōya failed to stop Shōko, the scene then transitions to a shot of Shōya desperately grabbing onto Shōko’s wrist. With all his might and while pleading to God Shōya finally succeeds in pulling her up but then he falls into the river below. He is rescued by his former best friends in elementary school but slips into a coma. Hoping to help Shōya, Shōko meets with each group member to explain her and Shōya's situations. One night, Shōko dreams about receiving a farewell visit from Shōya. Horrified, she runs to the bridge and collapses in tears. Shōya, awakening from his coma, stumbles to the bridge and finds her there. He apologizes for how he treated her, asking her to stop blaming herself, and admits that, while Shōya once considered ending his own life, he has since decided against it. Shōya then asks her to help him continue to live, to which she agrees. When Shōya returns to school, he is reunited with his friends and understands how much they still care for him. The friends go to the school festival together, and Shōya manages to look people in the eye again as he envisions the "X" marks fading away. Looking around at his family and friends he has made, Shōya tears up, knowing he has finally redeemed himself. Characters A high school boy who bullied Shōko Nishimiya, a deaf girl, in elementary school. He becomes the victim of bullying when the principal finds out. Now a social outcast, he strives to make amends with Shōko. A deaf girl who transferred to Shōya's elementary school where she was the victim of constant harassment by Shōya and his friends, forcing her to transfer again. Shōko's younger sister who was initially opposed to Shōya being around Shōko. She will then grow closer to Shōya as he tries his best to make amends with Shōko. A rotund high school boy who is best friends with Shōya. Shōya's elementary school classmate who joined him in bullying Shōko. One of the few classmates in Shōko's elementary school who was friendly to Shōko. A classmate of Shōya's from elementary to high school. Miki's friend and love interest, a high school boy who befriended Shōya.