{"id":215055,"date":"2019-10-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/215055\/"},"modified":"2019-10-28T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:00:00","slug":"voices-of-a-distant-star-light-novel-review-lightnovel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/anime\/215055\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of a Distant Star Light Novel Review #LightNovel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amPxVl9SOwg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nReview of the light novel Voices of a Distant Star: Words of Love\/Across the Stars<br \/>\nReview is of the official English release from Vertical Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcd4LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION<br \/>\nTITLE: Voices of a Distant Star: Words of Love\/Across the Stars<br \/>\nJAPANESE TITLE: \u307b\u3057\u306e\u3053\u3048 \u3042\u3044\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3070\/\u307b\u3057\u3092\u3053\u3048\u308b &#8220;Hoshi no Koe: Ai no Kotoba \/ Hoshi o Koeru&#8221;<br \/>\nAUTHOR: Makoto Shinkai (original screenplay) Arata Kanoh (adaptor)<br \/>\nILLUSTRATOR: Vofan (Artbook &#8211; Amazon: https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Bj7HKW)<br \/>\nPUBLISHER (English): Vertical Inc.<br \/>\nTRANSLATOR: Michelle Lin &#038; Yota Okutani<br \/>\nRELEASE DATE (English): July 30, 2019<br \/>\nPURCHASE (Amazon.com): https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZJmptk<br \/>\nPURCHASE (Book Depository): http:\/\/bit.ly\/2LpFcBv<br \/>\nPURCHASE (Rightstuf): http:\/\/shrsl.com\/1vu46<\/p>\n<p>SYNOPSIS:<br \/>\nAward-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai offers a romantic sci-fi tale about young love and space adventure, based on his animated film. This new novel gives readers more insight into Mikako and Noboru&#8217;s relationship.<br \/>\nFans of the original series will again be immersed in the beautiful world of Shinkai.<\/p>\n<p>The word, \u201cworld\u201d&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>I vaguely thought it meant anywhere there was cell phone reception.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the year 2046. Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Terao are middle school classmates, tentatively sharing an unspoken first love\u2014but unbeknownst to him, Mikako has been recruited into the UN Space Force, and instead of going on to high school, will join the spacecraft Lysithea to search for alien Tarsians. As she travels further and further to the outer reaches of the solar system, the time it takes for a text message to reach the Earth grows longer and longer. Back on Earth, time passes normally for Noboru, but as the years pass he still can\u2019t forget the voice on the other side of the cell phone\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Steeped in nostalgia and memory, Arata Kanoh brings to the page the award-winning OVA by acclaimed filmmaker Makoto Shinkai, director of She and Her Cat, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Garden of Words, 5 Centimeters per Second, and the highest-grossing anime film of all time, Your Name.<br \/>\nArata Kanoh is a writer who has produced novelizations of Makoto Shinkai\u2019s other works, including 5 Centimeters Per Second (also available from Vertical).<\/p>\n<p>PUBLISHER (Japan): Enterbrain<br \/>\nRELEASE DATE (Japan): September 2006<br \/>\nVOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 1 (complete)<br \/>\nANIME SERIES: OVA released in 2002<br \/>\nMANGA: Yes. Licensed by Tokyopop. Relicensed by Vertical Inc. &#8211; https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ppLTue<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd37CONNECT WITH ME!<br \/>\nCheck out my YouTube Profile Page for&#8230;<br \/>\n-Social Media Links<br \/>\n-Light Novel Discord Channel Invite<br \/>\n-Information about my own novel series<br \/>\n-Merch!<br \/>\n-Patreon Information <\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JustusRStone\/about<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf89Thanks for watching! <\/p>\n<p>The light novel featured in this review is the official English release and was provided by the publisher for review. All opinions are my own and were not paid for.<\/p>\n<p>All links to purchase light novels via Amazon, Book Depository, and Apple are affiliate links. A small percentage of each sale after following the link goes toward the channel. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/p>\n<p>#LightNovel #BookReview #LightNovelReview #LightNovels<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcecMailing Address:<br \/>\nJustus R. 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