Media Novel Miyuki Miyabe wrote and illustrated Brave Story and Kadokawa Shoten released both volumes of the novel March 3, 2003. Kadokawa Shoten released a special volume April 7, 2003 and an official guide book July 3, 2006. The English-language version of the novel is licensed by Viz Media. August 14, 2007, Viz Media released the novel as an 824-page book. It was translated into English by Alexander O. Smith. The novel is to be re-issued by Viz Media under its imprint, Haikasoru. Manga The manga adaptation of Brave Story, written by Miyuki Miyabe and illustrated by Yoichiro Ono, came about after the novel won the Batchelder Award. The manga serialization in Shinchosha's seinen magazine (aimed at young adults) Weekly Comic Bunch ended March 14, 2008. Shinchosha collected the individual chapters into 20 tankōbon volumes, and released them between April 9, 2004 and May 9, 2008. Tokyopop licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America. The English print of the manga had all the sound effects in the Japanese language only with no English captions. The first Brave Story volume was published on June 12, 2007. Brave Story is also licensed in France by Kurokawa. Film An animated film adaptation of Brave Story was produced by Gonzo. Directed by Koichi Chigira and produced by Daisuke Sekiguchi, Hiroyoshi Koiwai and Koji Kajita, Warner Bros. released it in Japanese cinemas July 8, 2006. Warner Bros. is handling worldwide distribution of the Brave Story movie. Warner Bros. announced its planned release of Brave Story on DVD, Blu-ray, HD DVD and UMD November 12, 2006. The movie was licensed in Australia by Madman Entertainment, in the United Kingdom by Optimum Releasing, in France by Kaze and in Germany by Anime-Virtual. Juno Reactor composed the soundtrack for Brave Story. Brave Story was showcased by Pony Canyon during the 2007 American Film Market. Pony Canyon promoted Brave Story along with Umizaru 2: Test of Trust at the 2008 American Film Market. Optimum Releasing released the film in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2008. The movie's ending theme was by Aqua Timez. Cast Games Sony Computer Entertainment released the role-playing game, Brave Story: New Traveler on PlayStation Portable in Japan July 6, 2006. In United States, Xseed Games released the game July 31, 2007. Both were developed by Game Republic. July 6, 2006, Namco Bandai released an adventure Nintendo DS game, called . Sony