What's New
Compatible with the latest version of iOS.
App Description
This is an illustrated musical version of Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru, a short story written by one of Japan’s leading children’s authors, Kenji MIYAZAWA. In this application, dream-like illustrations and the translucent sound of toytronica music take the reader on a journey into the beautiful, profound world of the Galactic Railway. (501 pages / Only Japanese)
-Story
On the night of a local festival, two boys take a ride on a mysterious train that travels across the galaxy. The train heads towards the constellation of the Southern Cross, going south along the Milky Way. This is the tale of their night journey through a beautiful yet imperfect fantasy land and the people they meet on the way, a priest, a hunter, a brave youth, and a young brother and sister.
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- Number of pages: 501 pages (You can read it in 40 minutes.)
- Beautiful sliding text
- Clear prose
- A rotating pop-out planisphere menu
- An experience akin to watching a movie (A key point is that you will not skip the text.)
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Author: Kenji Miyazawa
A Japanese literary scholar and poet of children's literature. Night on the Galactic Railroad is a famous work that has sold a total of over 6 million copies.
Music: Moskitoo
Provided by a composer who mainly focuses on electronica. Moskitoo released her debut album “Drape” on New York’s 12k.
Illustration, design and production: Takeshi Sainen
Programming: Tom
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You can see the demo video on YouTube. You can see it from the "App support" link.
- Please contact us if there is something wrong with the app. 123(at)ongaku-ehon.com
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iPhone Screenshots
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App Changes
- June 17, 2014 Initial release
- August 28, 2014 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
- September 01, 2014 Price increase: $1.99 -> $4.99
- September 04, 2014 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $3.99
- May 01, 2015 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
- June 05, 2015 New version 1.2
- August 02, 2015 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
- December 31, 2015 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
- July 11, 2016 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
- June 15, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $3.99
- June 16, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $3.99
- September 16, 2023 New version 3.0
- September 16, 2023 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $2.99
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