Mamoru Hosoda to Publish The Girl Who Novel Leapt Through Time

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Renowned Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda has personally written a new novel based on his hit 2006 anime film, The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeKADOKAWA has confirmed that the work, titled The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: A Novel based on the Animated Film, will be published on August 29, 2025 in Japan.


A literary milestone for Hosoda's work


This release marks the first time that an official novel has been published based directly on the 2006 animated version, written entirely by Hosoda. It should be noted that, after the release of the film, a manga adaptation illustrated by Kotone Ranmaru was published, but never a novel as such until now.


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The novel will have a total of 264 pages and will include eight color pages with illustrations of settings and scenes from the film. It will be priced at 3,080 yen (about US$21), and will include a digital edition that will be available from the day of launch.


A link to the original literary classic


Hosoda's film is considered a sequel set 20 years after the original science fiction novel written by Yasutaka Tsutsui in 1967, which has been adapted several times in real image. In the film, Kazuko Yoshiyama, the protagonist of the original book, appears as the aunt of the new protagonist, Makoto Konno.


Official synopsis of the novel


After discovering his new ability, Makoto does what any teenager would do: repeat exams, avoid embarrassing situations, and sleep in without worrying about the consequences. But she soon realizes that her carefree time travel is affecting the people who matter most to her. And when he understands the damage he's caused, he only has a few jumps left to fix it all.

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