Grave of the Fireflies: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Grave of the Fireflies audiobook runs 1.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 1.3 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota
Mark Takeshi Ota narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 71 hours in all.
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- Jackson Alone: From the winner of the Akutagawa Prize
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- The Practice of Not Reacting: Zen Wisdom for a Happy Life
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
73 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Grave of the Fireflies is an audiobook by Akiyuki Nosaka: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Takeshi Ota, released May 7, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Takeshi Ota
- Released
- May 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781837314621
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Grave of the Fireflies audiobook?
Grave of the Fireflies runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.
Is the Grave of the Fireflies audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Grave of the Fireflies?
Grave of the Fireflies is narrated by Mark Takeshi Ota.