5 Centimeters Per Second + Children Who Chase Lost Voices - Hardcover

by Makoto Shinkai (Author), Asahi Akisaka (Author), Taylor Engel (Translator)

5 Centimeters per Second When Takaki meets Akari in elementary school, they are as thick as thieves. She always teaches him the important things, while he does his best to protect her. After they are separated in middle school, though, they have to find their paths in life without each other... Director Makoto Shinkai delicately depicts the internal landscapes of his characters through three chapters in the life of one boy. Children Who Chase Lost Voices Asuna is a shy and diffident girl who lives in the mountain town of Mizunofuchi. One day, she meets Shun, a boy who claims to be from a mythicalland known as Agartha. However, just as a bond is beginning to form between them, Shun vanishes. AsAsuna wishes she could see him again, she encountersShin, another boy who looks just like Shun, and Morisaki, a teacher searching for Agartha. The three of them set out for the legendary country, each with their own goal in mind-and their own lessons to learn along the way.

Author Biography

Makoto Shinkai is a director, manga artist, and a writer known for works such as your name., The Garden of Words, and 5 Centimeters Per Second.