Arata Kanoh

Arata Kanoh (Japanese: 加納新太, Kanō Arata) is a Japanese novelist from Aichi Prefecture. He graduated from the Aichi Prefectural University.

Works
Kanoh has written numerous novels throughout his career, many of which are book adaptations of Shinkai movies such as:


 * Your Name. Another Side:Earthbound (ISBN 978-4-0410-4659-3)
 * The Garden of Words (ISBN 978-4-0473-4789-2)
 * 5 Centimeters per Second: one more side (ISBN 978-4-0472-7307-8)
 * The Place Promised in Our Early Days (ISBN 978-4-7577-2588-1)

He was also a screenplay assistant for the award-winning anime Your Name.