We are taught that responsibility means speaking up. Explaining yourself.Making your position clear.Defending what you believe is right. Silence, in contrast, is often treated as avoidance—a refusal to take responsibility. But when you read Japanese stories, especially manga,you begin to notice a different logic at work. Again and again, the most responsible characters are the ones who remain silent. Not because they have nothing to say.But because they understand what spe...
