Houseki no Kuni
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Written by Haruko Ichikawa Demographic Seinen Volumes 6 | Published by Kodansha Original run 2012 – present Magazine Monthly Afternoon Genres Fantasy, Slice of life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houseki no Kuni (Japanese: 宝石の国, lit. "Country of Jewels") is a Japanese slice of life fantasy seinen manga series written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa, starting in 2012. It is published by Kodansha on Monthly Afternoon magazine and five volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far. Set in a world inhabited by "jewel people," it follows the character Phosphophyllite (based on the stone) as they try to find their place and defend their way of life. An anime promotional video was released on July 2013.
Contents
Story
In a place inhabited by jewels that take the form of people, Phosphophyllite (Phos) is weak (with one of the lowest hardnesses) and considered useless by their peers. They receive an assignment to create an encyclopedia, which begins a journey of self-improvement.
Cast
Volumes
Reception
Volume 1 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of July 27, 2013, has sold 21,204 copies; volume 2 reached the 35th place and, as of February 2, 2014, has sold 44,511 copies; volume 3 reached the 30th place and, as of August 31, 2014, has sold 56,765 copies.
It was number 10 on the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey. It was number 48 on the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci magazine in 2014. It was nominated for the eight Manga Taishō in 2015.