Shinkai's 'your name.' Novel to Be Published in U.S. & 21 Other Countries 

Shinkai\'s \'your name.\' Novel to Be Published in U.S. & 21 Other Countries

Canada, Britain, Australia, Korea, H.K., Singapore, France, Germany, more

\'s original novel that inspired the film of the same name, is set to be sold in 22 countries and territories in Asia, North America, and Europe. The countries include:

announced in October that it will publish the main novel next May, as well as

The main novel is already on sale in Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, and other countries. In particular, the first printing in Thailand sold out nearly immediately, leading to more print runs. In Taiwan, the novel had an initial printing of 40,000, which is unusually high for translated novels.

The novel went on sale in Japan on June 18, before the film opened. The book has sold 1,009,000 copies in Japan as of October 16, and it topped Japan\'s

bunko (trade paperback) chart for this year. All book tie-ins to the movie have sold 3.2 million copies worldwide.

The novel is the 34th book in the history of the bunko book chart that has sold more than 1 million copies.

, a spinoff novel focusing on supporting characters from the film

. Arata Kanō wrote the novel; he has also written novelizations for Shinkai\'s

drew the cover art, and Hiyori Asahikawa illustrated the novel.

\'s manga adaptation of the film is available, and Kadokawa\'s Tokyo Walker magazine editing department published a Shinkai Makoto Walker guide book.

The film version has earned over 21.3 billion yen (about US$181 million) and sold 16.4 million tickets as the highest grossing film of 2016 in Japan.

The film held its world premiere on July 3 in Los Angeles during Anime Expo, and it is slated to open in 85 countries and regions.

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