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Pub Date 30 Oct 2018 | Archive Date 19 Nov 2018

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Description

Little Kun isn't too happy about the latest addition to his family. With the arrival of a new baby sister in the house, he worries his parents may not love him as much as they used to...But when a teenage girl shows up and tells Kun that she is his sister from the future, it may be that there's more to this new relationship than Kun ever could've dreamed!

Little Kun isn't too happy about the latest addition to his family. With the arrival of a new baby sister in the house, he worries his parents may not love him as much as they used to...But when a...


A Note From the Publisher

Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator, director, and author who has previously helmed such award-winning films as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Boy and the Beast.

Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator, director, and author who has previously helmed such award-winning films as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The...


Advance Praise

"Mamoru Hosoda delivers a story of such intimate, unpretentious simplicity... It's the work of a true auteur presented as innocuous family entertainment."
       --- Peter Debruge, Variety, 2018  

"Mamoru Hosoda delivers a story of such intimate, unpretentious simplicity... It's the work of a true auteur presented as innocuous family entertainment."
       --- Peter Debruge, Variety, 2018  


Marketing Plan

MIRAI will be available in both ebook and hardcover (9781975328610) format in stores everywhere October 30! 

MIRAI will be available in both ebook and hardcover (9781975328610) format in stores everywhere October 30! 


Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781975303815
PRICE $7.99 (USD)
PAGES 192

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Featured Reviews

This book is a series of dream-like adventures of a young boy who is struggling to accept the changes in his family set off by the arrival of his little sister. It has been lovely to watch the main character’s development towards finally finding his place within his family. It is, however, not just about the young boy’s journey but his parents’ journey, too.

They say that when a child is born, a mother is born, too. But that’s not all—in a way we can say that a father is born, grandparents are born, and a big brother or big sister is born, too. Indeed it’s a major event with momentous impact to all of the members of the family.

Knowing how to raise and discipline my son is one of my biggest concerns at the moment. I am thankful to this story for giving me the insight I needed. It reminded me a lot of the time when we were just starting our small family. It seems like there are always equal parts of joy and worry.

One of my main takeaways is that we shouldn’t forget the children we once were to be able to understand our young ones. In addition, the story also reminded me that we are products of our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and all their stories and experiences are always a part of us. Family history are memories we should all cherish and learn from, and enriched with stories of our own we have yet to make.

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