Brave Story
| Brave Story | |
| File:Brave Story v1 cover.jpg | |
| Genre | Fantasy |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Brave Story | |
| Written by | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Published by |  Kadokawa Shoten Viz Media |
| Manga | |
| Brave Story ~Shinsetsu~ | |
| Written by | Yoichiro Ono |
| Published by | Shinchosha TOKYOPOP |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Koichi Chigira |
| Studio | GONZO |
| Video game | |
| Brave Story: New Traveler | |
| Developer | Game Republic |
| Publisher | XSEED |
| Genre | RPG |
| Platform | Playstation Portable |
Brave Story (ブレイブ・ストーリー, bureibu stōrī) is a Japanese novel by Miyuki Miyabe. A manga adaptation 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 in 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.
The novel is available in the English language by VIZ Media, translated by Alexander O. Smith, [3], while the manga is being released by Tokyopop in anglophone countries. The first two volumes have so far been released.
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.
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)
(PSP - July 6, 2006)
(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)
- (DS - July 6, 2006)
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)
- (PS2 - July 6, 2006)
References
- ^ Brave Story - Original Soundtrack - Retrieved on December 22007.
- ^ Optimum Releasing - Movie page on Optimum Releasing. Retrieved on 2007-07-25
- ^ ANN - New Viz Light Novels. Retrieved on July 3 2007
External links
- Official movie site (closed)
- Press release and story details by GDH
- Brave Story at IMDb
- Official manga site (Japanese)
- Tokyopop's Brave Story site
- IGN: DS PS2 PSP
- Brave Story ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Brave Story ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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