Land of the Lustrous

Land of the Lustrous
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (top to bottom) Bort, Phosphophyllite, Diamond, and Morganite
宝石の国
(Hōseki no Kuni)
Genre
Manga
Written byHaruko Ichikawa [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 25, 2012April 25, 2024
Volumes12
Anime television series
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Land of the Lustrous (Japanese: 宝石の国, Hepburn: Hōseki no Kuni, lit.'Country of Jewels') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa [ja]. It was published by Kodansha in Monthly Afternoon magazine from October 2012 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. Set in a world inhabited by "jewel people", it chronicles their efforts to find the place where they belong and defend their way of life. A 3D anime television series adaptation by Orange aired between October and December 2017.

  1. ^ a b Green, Scott (July 22, 2017). "Another Set Of "Land Of The Lustrous" Anime Character Designs Previewed". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2020. This fall, a TV anime will adapt Haruko Ichikawa's Houseki no Kuni (Land of The Lustrous), a fantasy action manga serialized in Kodansha's Afternoon since December 2012.
  2. ^ Zhang, Mary (August 6, 2020). "Land of the Lustrous: Crystal Gems". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.