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Your Name (novel)

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This should be merged back to the main article. It is a novelization written by Shinkai who created the film, and the plot is essentially the same as the film plot, and released one month before the world premiere. There is no detail analyzing the differences between the novel and the film that would imply any kind of film adaptation or showing that the novel was the original source. No equivalent JA wikipedia article presented. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:19, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:23, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:23, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 01:23, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The novel was the best selling light novel in Japan in both 2016 [1] and 2017 [2]. I also see reviews of the novel from at least two reliable anime-specific sources (I wouldn't know where to look for book reviews from more general sources) [3][4]. I'd say the notability of the novel on its own is sufficient for a standalone article. The statement in the lead section that the novel inspired the film seems false (I've read elsewhere that Makoto Shinkai decided to write a novelization after he was already working on the film), but that is irreverent for whether or not the novel should have its own article. Calathan (talk) 02:21, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]