“Weathering With You”(Novel)

Author: Makoto Shinkai
Publisher: KADOKAWA
【Paperback】
Publication Date: July 18, 2019
Price: ¥600 + tax

“your name.”(Novel)

Author: Makoto Shinkai
Publisher: KADOKAWA
【Paperback】
Publication Date: June 18, 2016
Price: ¥560 + tax

“The Garden of Words” (Novel)

Publisher: KADOKAWA / Media Factory
【Hardcover】
Publication Date: April 11, 2014
Price: ¥1,500 + tax

The novelization of The Garden of Words, written by Makoto Shinkai himself. The novel presents an expansion of the film’s world, with emphasis placed on the untold stories behind certain characters or episodes from the film. Each chapter is described by an accompanying Manyoshu poem, chosen to fit the image of that chapter. Originally serialized in the magazine “Da Vinci” from September 2013 to March 2014.

The Garden of Words novel website

“5 Centimeters per Second” (Novel)

Author: Makoto Shinkai
Publisher: KADOKAWA / Media Factory
【Hardcover】
Date Published: November 15, 2007
Price: ¥1,300 + tax
【Paperback】
Publication Date: October 25, 2012
Price: ¥495 + tax

Makoto Shinkai’s first novel, building upon the film version through delicate depictions of “his” and “her” emotions and thoughts that had been left untold in the film. Published as a hardcover after serialization in “Da Vinci”, and published as a paperback 5 years later.