The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai - ISBN: 9781939130839
Paperback
Rainy days, lonely souls, and a forbidden connection blossoms.

The Garden of Words

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  • Paperback

    220 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2014

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Summary

From the award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai comes the comic adaptation of his most recent work. A modern day love store built on forbidden romance, Shinkai weaves another heartfelt tale that should appeal to his large existing fan-base while winning over more readers for years to come.

The Garden of Words brings to the manga page all the beauty and mystery of the award-winning film from artful animator Makoto Shinkai. Beloved for the simple grace of its artwork as much a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781939130839
ISBN-10:1939130832
Author:Makoto Shinkai, Midori Motohashi
Publisher:Vertical Inc.
Imprint:Vertical Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:220
Release Date:15 November 2014
Weight:181g
Dimensions:178mm x 126mm
Series:Vertical Inc.
About The Author

Makoto Shinkai

Makoto Shinkai is a Japanese film director, animator, and writer. A native of the Nagano prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle school. Considered one of the best animators in the world today, he is often called the “next-Miyazaki”. Shinkai developed his abilities as a video game designer for FalCom, where he worked on the cult-classic role-playing game Y”S. Shinkai is unique as an animator as he cut his teeth by producing almost all elements many of his works - from animation to music composition to voice acting. He has won numerous awards- 12th DoGA CG Animation Award; 1st New Tokyo International Animation Festival Grand Prize; 7th Kobe Animation Prize; 6th Japanese Media Art Award for Digital Media; 34th Nebula Award (World Con); 59th Mainichi Films Animation Prize; 2007 Asia Pacific Film Award; and the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize (Italy). His film credits include- Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Children who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below.

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