KADOKAWA Corporation is working with Audible, Inc, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc (hereafter referred to as Amazon) to pioneer the Makoto Shinkai Audiobook Project. The first launch of this project will be a release of an audiobook recording of the Your Name novel, penned by Makoto Shinkai himself. Streaming will begin on August 28th.

The book will be read by Romi Park, using her superlative performance skills to play all of the characters and convey their emotions with even greater richness than before. When read out loud, Shinkai's

【About the Makoto Shinkai Audiobook Project】
Audiobook adaptations of novels penned by Makoto Shinkai himself, or related to his works. Using events and emotions not present in the anime in a way only a novel can do; the "words" that are one of the appeals of Makoto Shinkai's works conveyed with the "voice" that gives resonance to the story and those words, the audience can rediscover the beauty of these stories. With full cooperation of CoMix Wave Films, production company for Shinkai's works and an all-star cast, we invite all to experience Makoto Shinkai's works in an all-new way.

■Future works to be streamed:
-Five Centimeters Per Second novel
-In the Garden of Words novel
-Your Name Another Side: Earthbound

"Makoto Shinkai Audiobook Project" Amazon Promotional Page
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