The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Hardcover/Arata Kanoh

In the Soviet-occupied Japan of an alternate history, two childhood friends who have grown apart find each other again and begin a search for a missing third friend--and possibly save the world in the process. About author(s): Makoto Shinkai is a director, manga artist, and a writer known for works such as your name. , The Garden of Words , and 5 Centimeters Per Second .