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.
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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