• Makoto Shinkai is often labelled the next Hayao Miyazaki and is revered as one of the world's great animation directors.
• This manga is based on Shinaki's very first work.
• Shinkai is best known as the director of the cult hit 5 Centimeters Per Second (CoMix Wave, 2007).
• Shinkai s most recent film Your Name was a huge hit and is now the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan.
• Your Name is currently running in UK cinemas and is the highest grossing anime film in UK history.