To The Bridge (橋へ, Hashi e?) is the fifty-third chapter of the Koe no Katachi manga, and the first chapter of Volume 7.
Summary[]
The chapter begins with a dream sequence notably similar to the one Shōko has in Chapter 51, this time from the perspective of Shōya. In his version of the dream, Shōya imagines a reality where he never bullied Shōko during their elementary school years and was able to properly communicate with her. He describes feeling as if everything in his life would go well for him, even during his middle school and high school years.
The dream shifts when he describes the feeling of being pulled by his hand, away from everyone he knows, causing Shōya to wonder if they are all going to die despite the implication that he himself is being pulled towards his own demise. Shōya then sees a vision of Shōko standing alone on the bridge. He begins to call out to her in his dream and awakes from his coma while shouting her name.
Shōya quickly realizes that he is alive from his fall and attempts to go find Shōko before noticing the medical equipment attached to his body. Shōya tries pulling the equipment off of himself and begins to panic when that fails and he is unable to leave the hospital bed. His hysteria continues when a nurse comes into the room and greets him. Shōya begs the nurse to take the medical equipment out of his body and for water after realizing how dry his mouth is, only to be told to wait a few moments to be examined by a doctor.
Unwilling to wait, Shōya finally figures out a way to detach the tubes from his body and runs out of the hospital after getting a drink of water. Shōya makes his way to the bridge and initially believes Shōko isn’t there until sees her crouched near the corner of one of the fences.
Shōko looks up and notices that Shōya has joined her on the bridge, both are in disbelief that the other could really be there at that moment. Shōko and Shōya wipe the tears from their faces, and stare at one another for a brief moment before Shōko walks up to Shōya and pokes his chest, confirming to both of them that this encounter is reality and not just a dream or hallucination.
Characters[]
In Order of Appearance:
- Shōko Nishimiya
- Shōya Ishida
- Takeuchi
- Naoka Ueno
- Keisuke Hirose
- Kazuki Shimada
- Miki Kawai
- Tomohiro Nagatsuka
- Miyoko Sahara
- Miyako Ishida
- Yaeko Nishimiya
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