Brave Story

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Brave Story
ブレイブ・ストーリー
(Bureibu sutōrī)
Genre Fantasy
Light novel: Brave Story
Author Miyuki Miyabe
Publisher Flag of Japan Kadokawa Shoten
Flag of the United States Viz Media
Volumes Flag of Japan 2
Flag of the United States 1
Manga: Brave Story ~Shinsetsu~
Author Yoichiro Ono
Publisher Flag of Japan Shinchosha
Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States TOKYOPOP
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Comic Bunch
Original run April 2004 - May 2008
Volumes 20
Animated film
Director Koichi Chigira
Studio GONZO
Released July 8, 2006
Runtime 112 minutes
Game: Brave Story: New Traveler
Developer Game Republic
Publisher XSEED
Genre RPG
Rating ESRB: E10+
Platform Playstation Portable
Released Flag of Japan July 6 2006
Flag of the United States July 31, 2007

Brave Story (ブレイブ・ストーリー bureibu stōrī?) is a Japanese novel by Miyuki Miyabe. A manga adaptation (which would actually be a retelling) by Yoichiro Ono began serializing in Weekly Comic Bunch in 2004 and consists of 17 volumes as of August 2007. An animated film adaptation produced by Gonzo Studio and directed by Koichi Chigira, with scores by Juno Reactor[1], was released in Japanese cinemas by Warner Bros. on July 8, 2006 and on DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD and UMD on November 23, 2006. Optimum Releasing planned to release the film in the UK[2], but it has been delayed indefinitely, but it will be shown in German theaters [3].

The novel is available in the English language by VIZ Media, translated by Alexander O. Smith, [4], while the manga is being released by Tokyopop in anglophone countries. The first three volumes have so far been released. The novel received the Batchelder Award for the outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language published in the United States.[5]

The story revolves around a 10 year old boy named Wataru, who must enter a fantasy world "Vision", to find a way to save his mother and himself from an unfair destiny.

[edit] Video Games

A number of video game adaptations have been released.

Brave Story: New Traveler (ブレイブ・ストーリー　新たなる旅人 Bureibu Stōrī: Aratanaru Tabibito?)
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Flag of the United States (PSP - July 31, 2007)

Brave Story: My Dreams and Wishes (ブレイブ・ストーリー　ボクのキオクとネガイ Bureibu Stōrī: Boku no Kioku to Negai?)

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Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure (ブレイブ・ストーリー　ワタルの冒険 Bureibu Stōrī: Wataru no Bouken?)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Brave Story - Original Soundtrack - Retrieved on December 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Optimum Releasing - Movie page on Optimum Releasing. Retrieved on 2007-07-25
  3. ^ Brave Story | Der Animationsfilm
  4. ^ ANN - New Viz Light Novels. Retrieved on July 3, 2007
  5. ^ American Library Association announces literary award winners (2008-01-14). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.

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