Brave Story
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Cover of English translation of Brave Story as published by Viz Media and illustrated by Dan May
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ブレイブ・ストーリー (Bureibu Sutōrī) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Fantasy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
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| Demographic | General Interest |
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Viz Media (English hardback) Haikasoru (English paperback) |
| Original run | November 11, 1999 – February 13, 2001 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Illustrated by | Yōichirō Ono |
| Published by | Shinchōsha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Shūkan Comic Bunch |
| Original run | April 9, 2004 – May 9, 2008 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Game | |
| Brave Story: New Traveler | |
| Developer | Game Republic |
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| Genre | Role-playing video game |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
| Released | |
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| Brave Story: My Dreams and Wishes | |
| Publisher | Namco Bandai |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
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| Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure | |
| Publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
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| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Koichi Chigira |
| Produced by | Daisuke Sekiguchi Hiroyoshi Koiwai Koji Kajita |
| Written by | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
| Music by | Juno Reactor |
| Studio | Gonzo |
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| Released | July 8, 2006 |
| Runtime | 112 minutes |
Brave Story (Japanese: ブレイブ・ストーリー Hepburn: Bureibu Stōrī?) is a Japanese fantasy novel written by Miyuki Miyabe. It was serialized in various regional newspapers between November 11, 1999 and February 13, 2001, before being published in two hardcover volumes by Kadokawa Shoten in March 2003. The story of the novel follows 5th Grade student Wataru Mitani as he stumbles upon "Vision", a fantasy world, after his parents divorce and his mother attempts suicide. The novel is available in the English language by Viz Media.
Brave Story has spawned into a substantial media franchise. The novel was adapted into a manga by Yoichiro Ono and Miyabe herself, who wrote the new story for the manga, which was serialised in Shinchosha's Weekly Comic Bunch. Shinchosha collected the chapters of Brave Story in twenty tankōbon volumes and released them between April 2004 and May 2008. In the manga version Wataru is slightly older and already in high school.
In 2006 the novel was rereleased in two new editions, a three-volume softcover version of the earlier hardcover release intended for mature readers and a light novel version marketed for younger readers. These were intended to create interest in the animated film adaption by Gonzo released in Japan by Warner Bros. July 8, 2006. The film was nominated for "Animation of the Year" at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards and also released on home video in Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Taiwan and Germany.
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