How are Shoya and Maria related?


In _A Silent Voice_ , Shoya lives with his mom and a little girl named Maria.
He refers to Maria as his little sister, but the two have different skin
colors.

How are Shoya and Maria related?

[![Shoya and
Maria](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFfIy.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iFfIy.png)




It explain pretty well in manga and anime. She's not his sister, but she's his
niece. Her mother is Shoya's sister and her father is a Brazilian. [Maria's
MAL page](https://myanimelist.net/character/97943/Maria_Ishida) also mentioned

> Ishida's young niece who lives with Ishida and his family. Maria is half-
> Japanese from her mother's side and half-Brazilian from her father's side.

This is her father

[![Maria's
father](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png)




It explain pretty well in manga and anime. She's not his sister, but she's his
niece. Her mother is Shoya's sister and her father is a Brazilian. [Maria's
MAL page](https://myanimelist.net/character/97943/Maria_Ishida) also mentioned

> Ishida's young niece who lives with Ishida and his family. Maria is half-
> Japanese from her mother's side and half-Brazilian from her father's side.

This is her father

[![Maria's
father](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/T3vNI.png)

