The anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, directed by Mamoru Hosoda and originally released in 2006, is getting its first novelization. The novel, titled The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: A Novel based on the Animated Film, will feature a newly written adaptation by Hosoda himself and will be published by KADOKAWA on August 29, 2025.
The book will include an 8-page full-color section at the beginning, featiromg background art and select scenes from the film. The cover will feature special foil stamping and printing effects. Pre-orders are currently available through the Kadokawa Store. Customers who reserve a copy will receive a limited-edition postcard featuring a scene from the movie, available while supplies last.
To mark the release, two reproduction art prints will also be offered exclusively through the Kadokawa Store. These feature iconic scenes: one showing Makoto and Chiaki riding a bicycle together, and another of Makoto, Chiaki, and Kosuke sharing an umbrella. These will be available through a made-to-order system, with pre-orders open from July 13 to September 15.
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Released in 2006, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shojo) is a sci-fi anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by MADHOUSE. While it is not an original story, the film serves as a loose sequel to Yasutaka Tsutsui’s 1967 novel of the same name, featuring a new protagonist, Makoto Konno, who discovers she can literally leap through time.
The screenplay was written by Satoko Okudera, with character designs by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and music composed by Kiyoshi Yoshida. Riisa Naka voiced the lead role of Makoto, with Takuya Ishida as Chiaki and Mitsutaka Itakura as Kosuke.
The film was also adapted into a manga by Ranmaru Kotone prior to the movie’s initial release.
Source: Comic Natalie
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