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In the Kara no Kyoukai, each movie is referred to as a Chapter so I've been wondering if they all comes from a single book or separate books and when they say Chapter they are referring to the movie collection (like how some anime series use Chapter # instead of Episode #)

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From the Type-Moon Wiki the chapters of the light novel are:

  • Chapter 1 – Overlooking the Scenery (俯瞰風景, Fukan Fuukei) Thanatos
  • Chapter 2 – Murder Speculation (Part 1) (殺人考察(前), Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen)) …and nothing heart.
  • Chapter 3 – Remaining Sense of Pain (痛覚残留, Tsuukaku Zanryuu) ever cry, never life.
  • Chapter 4 – The Hollow Shrine (伽藍の洞, Garan no Dou) garan-no-dou.
  • Intermission - Kirie/Fujino (境界式, Kyoukai Shiki)
  • Chapter 5 – Paradox Spiral (矛盾螺旋, Mujun Rasen) Paradox Paradigm.
  • Chapter 6 – Oblivion Recorder (忘却録音, Boukyaku Rokuon) Fairy Tale.
  • Intermission - Lio (境界式, Kyoukai Shiki)
  • Chapter 7 – Murder Speculation (Part 2) (殺人考察(後), Satsujin Kousatsu (Go)) …not nothing heart.
  • Boundary of Emptiness (空の境界, Kara no Kyoukai)
  • Future Gospel (未来福音, Mirai Fukuin) recalled out summer
  • Final Record (終末録音, Shuumatsu Rokuon) the Garden of Oblivion

And the animated films:

  • 2007-12-01 (Japan, Part 1 - Fukan Fuukei) (same as Chapter 1 of novel)
  • 2007-12-29 (Japan, Part 2 - Satsujin Kousatsu) (same as Chapter 2 of novel)
  • 2008-01-26 (Japan, Part 3 - Tsuukaku Zanryuu) (same as Chapter 3 of novel)
  • 2008-05-24 (Japan, Part 4 - Garan no Dou) (same as Chapter 4 of novel)
  • 2008-08-16 (Japan, Part 5 - Mujun Rasen) (same as Chapter 5 of novel)
  • 2008-12-20 (Japan, Part 6 - Boukyaku Rokuon) (same as Chapter 6 of novel)
  • 2009-08-08 (Japan, Part 7 - Satsujin Kousatsu [conclusion]) (same as Chapter 7 of novel)

So the movies' chapters refer to the same chapters from the light novel.

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  • So the chapters all come from the same book? – Memor-X Oct 04 '13 at 00:17
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    @Memor-X by "book" you mean a single printed release or light novel series (which is just called "Kara no Kyokai")? Because the 7 chapters span 3 volumes, but are all part of the same series. – Jon Lin Oct 04 '13 at 00:20
  • i though it was either a series of light novels or a single light novel, didn't know it was both so i'm probably referring to whichever the anime was sourced from, if there is even a difference between the light novels and the single printed release – Memor-X Oct 04 '13 at 01:03
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    @Memor-X The series was released as 3 volumes, I think the first covered chapters 1-3, then 4-5, then 6-7. I don't think the individual chapters were released individually, but I could easily be wrong. – Jon Lin Oct 04 '13 at 01:12
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    The first 5 chapters were actually published on Nasu's proto-blog (whatever you called those back in 1998) prior to receiving a print run (as 2 novels, not 3, I believe split up as 1-5 and then 6-7) in I think 2001. Mirai Fukuin is also based on a sequel novel (also titled "Mirai Fukuin" and released in 2008, seven years after the first two). – senshin Oct 04 '13 at 11:47
  • Oh, I should add that KnK was later reprinted as 3 books on smaller paper (bunko), which were split up as you describe (1-3, 4-5, 6-7). – senshin Oct 04 '13 at 14:22
  • @senshin Ah, that must be what I was thinking about, I've seen pictures of those 3 volumes before, had no idea how any of the previous releases were done though I knew that there were other releases – Jon Lin Oct 04 '13 at 14:24