<p>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. <a href="https://myanimelist.net/character/97943/Maria_Ishida" rel="noreferrer">Maria's MAL page</a> also mentioned</p>

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  <p>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.</p>
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<p>This is her father</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/T3vNI.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/T3vNI.png" alt="Maria&#39;s father"></a></p>

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<p>In <em>A Silent Voice</em>, 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.</p>

<p>How are Shoya and Maria related?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/iFfIy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iFfIy.png" alt="Shoya and Maria"></a></p>

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How are Shoya and Maria related?
# How are Shoya and Maria related?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-02-13
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.sstatic.net/iFfIy.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/iFfIy.png)
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-13. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
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.sstatic.net/T3vNI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/T3vNI.png)
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