Brave Story is a Japanese light novel written and illustrated by Miyuki Miyabe. The two volumes of Brave Story were simultaneously published by Kadokawa Shoten on March 2003. The story follows 5 th Grade student Wataru Mitani as he stumbles upon "Vision", a fantasy world, after his parents divorce and his mother attempts suicide. The novel is available in the English language by Viz Media. Brave Story has spawned into a substantial media franchise. The novel was adapted into a manga by Yoichiro Ono and serialised in Shinchosha's Weekly Comic Bunch. Shinchosha collected the chapters of Brave Story in twenty tank bon volumes and released them from April 2004 to May 2008. The novel was adapted into an animated film by Gonzo and was released in Japan by Warner Bros. on July 8, 2006. The film was nominated for "Animation of the Year" at the 2007 Japanese Academy Awards and also released in Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Taiwan and Germany.