Continuing their work of published works by Makoto Shinkai, Yen Press has confirmed they have acquired the rights to the Suzume novel, which was adapted into the 2022 animated feature film of the same name, which will begin screenings in cinemas outside of Japan in April 2023.
Suzume will be released as part of the Yen On imprint, and follows other published novels including your name., The Garden of Words, and 5 Centimeters per Second + Children Who Chase Lost Voices. It will be released both as a phyiscal hardcover printed release and digital release sometime in July 2023.
About Suzume
Suzume Iwato lives with her aunt in a quiet port town in Kyushu, Japan. One day, on her way to school, she runs into a young man looking for a door and follows him to a ruin in the mountains. Standing alone amid the collapsed walls is a single old white door, and as if pulled by an invisible force, Suzume reaches out her hand to open it… Eventually, doors begin to open up one after another across Japan, and they must be closed before disaster crosses over from the other side. Follow Suzume’s journey to do just that in this novelization of Makoto Shinkai’s film, written by the director himself.
