Makoto Shinkai Bundle: read the manga by the creator of Your Name.
Feb 20, 2018
Kodansha Comics' sibling publisher, Vertical Comics, has been publishing fine manga adaptations of the films of anime auteur Makoto Shinkai (of Your Name. fame) for some time now. And here's a great way to enter that special world in one fell swoop: we're launching the Makoto Shinkai Bundle, which includes 4 standalone manga based on Shinkai's films, including the latest, Voices of a Distant Star!
The Makoto Shinkai Bundle is available on comiXology for $29.99 (a la carte price would be $47.88). But wait, that's not all! To celebrate the bundle launch, we're offerting a special promotion price of $19.99 for 1 week only! (Offer ends February 27)
Makoto Shinkai Bundle Check out which manga are in the bundle!
Voices of a Distant Star
By Makoto Shinkai, adapted by Mizu Sahara
By Makoto Shinkai, adapted by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
The manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's early short film from 1999 about a woman who lives alone with her cat—now also an anime television series.
“It was the start of spring. It was raining. That was the day that she brought me home.”
This is the story of Miyu, a woman who lives alone with her cat, Chobi. As Miyu navigates the world of adulthood, she discovers both the freedom and loneliness that come with living independently, and Chobi learns of the outside world through her actions. Time drifts slowly for Miyu and her cat, but the harsh realities of the world soon catch up …
Garden of Words
By Makoto Shinkai, adapted by Midori Motohashi
5 Centimeters Per Second
By Makoto Shinkai, adapted by Yukiko Seike