“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