Land of the

Lustrous

Land of the Lustrous (Japanese: 宝石の

国 Hepburn: Hōseki no Kuni, "Country of
Jewels") is a Japanese manga series
written and illustrated by Haruko
Ichikawa and published from 2012
onwards. It is published by Kodansha in
Monthly Afternoon magazine and eight
volumes compiling the chapters have
been released so far.[1] 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. An
anime promotional video was released in
July 2013,[2] and an anime television
series adaptation by Orange aired
between October and December 2017.
 Land of the Lustrous

Volume 1 cover, featuring (top to bottom) Bort,

Phosphophyllite, Diamond, and Morganite

宝石の国
(Hōseki no Kuni)

Manga

Written by Haruko Ichikawa

Published by Kodansha

English NA Kodansha Comics

publisher

Demographic Seinen

Magazine Monthly Afternoon

Original run October 25, 2012 – present

Volumes 8

Anime television series

Directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku

Written by Toshiya Ono

Music by Yoshiaki Fujisawa

Studio Orange

Licensed by NA Sentai Filmworks

UK MVM Films

Original AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS

network

Original run October 7, 2017 – December 23,

2017

Episodes 12

Synopsis
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. Phos asks their aloof but
wise colleague Cinnabar for help after
they receive an assignment to create a
natural history encyclopedia, thus
beginning their friendship and personal
growth. Meanwhile, the "jewel people" are
at war with the Lunarians who want to
take advantage of their luxury value.

Characters
Gems
Phosphophyllite (フォスフォフィライ
ト Fosufofiraito)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[3]
Known as "Phos" for short. One of the
weaker jewel people, with a hardness
of 3.5. Declared as too weak for battle,
Phos is tasked with creating an
encyclopedia logging new information.
As Phos keeps experiencing hardships
in battle, their limbs, along with their
memories, are gradually lost and
replaced with other elements, including
agate legs and arms made from gold
and platinum alloy.
Cinnabar (シンシャ Shinsha)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3]
An aloof jewel person who is even
weaker than Phos, with a hardness of
2, but carries a powerful poison in their
body. Because this poison taints the
environment and erases memories
stored inside affected jewel shards,
Cinnabar is kept on night watch, but
yearns to escape the night.
Diamond (ダイヤモンド Daiyamondo)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano[3]
A kind-hearted jewel person who has
the maximum hardness of 10, but is
still fragile against enemy attacks.
Bort (ボルツ Borutsu)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[3]
A diamond-class jewel person who is
powerful in combat and protective of
Diamond.
Morganite (モルガナイト Moruganaito)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura[3]
Goshenite (ゴーシェナイト
Gōshenaito)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[3]
Rutile (ルチル Ruchiru)
Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama[3]
The medic jewel person in charge of
fixing the others jewels when they're
broken, although they have a habit of
wanting to dissect what catches their
attention.
Jade (ジェード Jēdo)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[3]
A jewel person who works as secretary
for Master Kongo. Euclase's partner.
Red beryl (レッドベリル Reddo Beriru)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[3]
A jewel person in charge of designing
and fixing the outfits of the other
jewels, changing their hairstyle
frequently.
Amethyst (アメシスト Ameshisuto)
Voiced by: Kanae Itō[3]
Crystal twinning."84" and "33".
Twin jewels that are always together
and act in synchrony while talking and
fighting.
Benitoite (ベニトアイト Benitoaito)
Voiced by: Ari Ozawa[3]
Neptunite (ネプチュナイト
Nepuchunaito)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[3]
Zircon (ジルコン Jirukon)
Voiced by: Himika Akaneya[3]
The second youngest jewel person
after Phos, and Yellow Diamond's
partner.
Obsidian (オブシディアン Obushidian)
Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi[3]
A jewel person in charge of
manufacturing the tools, weapons and
daily items for the other jewels.
Yellow Diamond (イエローダイヤモン
ド Ierō Daiyamondo)
Voiced by: Junko Minagawa[3]
The oldest of the jewel people, and the
fastest. Zircon's partner.
Euclase (ユークレース Yūkurēsu)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto[3]
Alexandrite (アレキサンドライト
Arekisandoraito)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[3]
A jewel person with an obsession with
understanding the Lunarians, although
they have a tendency to turn berserk
when they see one. As such, Master
Kongo has forbidden them from
fighting.
Peridot (ペリドット Peridotto)
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
Antarcticite (アンタークチサイト
Antākuchisaito)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise
A jewel who only appears during the
winter, when the other jewels undergo
hibernation. They have become much
sturdier thanks to the cold.
Sphene (スフェン Sufen)
Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame
Watermelon Tourmaline (ウォーターメ
ロントルマリン Uōtāmerontorumarin)
Voiced by: Sayaka Harada
Hemimorphite (ヘミモルファイト
Hemimorufaito)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda
Heliodor (ヘリオドール Heliodor)
Voiced by: M·A·O
Padparadscha (パパラチア
Padparadscha)
Voiced by: Romi Park
Rutile's partner. A jewel person nearly
as old and strong as the diamonds,
 who was born incomplete, hence
spending most of their time asleep.
Master Kongo (金剛先生 Kongō-
sensei)
Voiced by: Jouji Nakata[3]
A powerful monk who oversees the
jewel people. He is much sturdier than
the jewels and when meditating or
sleeping, he scarcely wakes up.

Admirabilis

Ventricosus (ウェントリコスス
Wentorikosusu)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saito
Aculeatus (アクレアツス Akureatsusu)
Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei
Media
Manga

The Land of the Lustrous manga began

serialization in Kodansha's Monthly
Afternoon magazine on October 25,
2012. The first tankōbon volume was
released on July 23, 2013,[4] and the
most recent volume, volume 8, was
released on November 22, 2017.[5]
Volume 4 was released in two editions, a
regular edition and a special edition,
which included a card game.[6][7] Volume
6 and Volume 7 were also released in
two editions, with volume 6 being
released with an additional limited
edition,[8] and volume 7 being released
with an additional special edition.[9]

Kodansha Comics announced during

their 2016 New York Comic-Con panel
that they have licensed the manga in
North America in English.[10] The first
volume was released on June 27,
2017.[11]

Volume list
 Japanese release
No. Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN
date

ISBN 978-4-06- ISBN 978-
1 July 23, 2013[4] June 27, 2017[11]
387906-3 163236497-5

ISBN 978-4-06- ISBN 978-
2 January 23, 2014[12] August 22, 2017[13]
387950-6 163236498-2

ISBN 978-4-06- ISBN 978-
3 August 22, 2014[14] October 24, 2017[15]
387992-6 163236528-6

ISBN 978-4-06-
388044-1
[6][7]
December 26, ISBN 978-
4 May 22, 2015 ISBN 978-4-06-
2017[16] 163236529-3
362299-7 (special
edition)

November 20, ISBN 978-4-06- ISBN 978-

5 March 13, 2018[18]
2015[17] 388101-1 163236635-1

ISBN 978-4-06-
388185-1
September 23, ISBN 978-
6 ISBN 978-4-06- July 17, 2018[20]
2016[19][8] 163236636-8
362329-1 (limited
edition)

ISBN 978-4-06-
388259-9
7 May 23, 2017[21][9] ISBN 978-4-06- — —
362365-9 (special
edition)

November 22, ISBN 978-4-06-

8 — —
2017[5] 510363-0

Anime

An anime television series adaptation

aired in Japan between October 7 and
December 23, 2017.[22][3][23] Takahiko
Kyōgoku is directing the anime at the
Orange CG animation studio. Toshiya
Ono is in charge of the series scripts.
Asako Nishida is designing the
characters. The opening theme is
"Kyōmen no Nami" (鏡面の波 The Waves
on the Mirror's Surface) by YURiKA[24] and
the ending theme is "Kirameku Hamabe"
(煌めく浜辺 Sparkling Beach) by Yuiko
Ōhara.[25] Sentai Filmworks have licensed
the series and is streaming the anime on
Anime Strike.[26] MVM Films has licensed
the series in the UK.[27] The series will air
for 12 episodes, which will be released
across six DVD and Blu-ray sets in
Japan.[28]
Episode list
 No. Title Original air date

"Phosphophyllite"
1 October 7, 2017
"Fosufofiraito" (フォスフォフィライト) 

In a certain land, a race of jewel people fights against an enemy known as the Lunarians,
who seek to harvest them for jewellery on the moon. The jewels' master, Kongo, assigns one
of the weaker jewels, Phosphophyllite (Phos), to construct an encyclopedia since they are
unsuited for battle. Struggling to find any new information to include in it, Phos is
recommended to seek out a jewel named Cinnabar, whose body carries a powerful poison.
As Phos goes looking for Cinnabar, Cinnabar shows up to protect Phos from Lunarians
despite not wanting to battle out of damaging the land with their poison. The next day, Phos
once again comes across Cinnabar, objecting to their wishes to be taken away to the moon
and vowing to find them something they can do. 

"Diamond"
2 October 14, 2017
"Daiyamondo" (ダイヤモンド) 

Phos approaches Diamond for advice on what to add to the encyclopedia when another
group of Lunarians appear. As Diamond tries to use a new fighting technique to deflect the
Lunarian's attack, their sword is knocked away, but they are saved by another diamond-class
jewel-person, Bort, who Diamond laments they can not surpass. Just as Bort scolds
Diamond for putting themself at risk, another Lunarian heads towards the temple while
Kongo is deep in meditation. While Diamond pursues after Bort as they fight the Lunarians,
Phos is swallowed by a strange snail creature, whose acidic form starts to melt away Phos'
body. 

"Metamorphos"
3 October 21, 2017
"Metamorufosu" (メタモルフォス) 

Detecting Phos inside the snail, Diamond manages to detect a weak point in its shell,
allowing Bort to defeat it. Discovering that Phos has allegedly transformed into a small slug
creature, Diamond tries to find a way to turn them back to normal, but finds little help from
the other jewels. They soon come across Cinnabar, who states that the slug isn't actually
Phos, but nonetheless gives Diamond a vital clue in saving Phos. Managing to gather up
pieces that were left behind in the snail's shell, the jewels manage to successfully rebuild
Phos, who is able to understand what the slug is saying. 

"Soul - Flesh - Bone"

4 October 28, 2017
"Tamashii - Niku - Hone" (魂・肉・骨) 

While conversing with the slug, who is revealed to be an Admirabilis named Ventricosus,
Phos hears more about Cinnabar from Kongo. Hearing from Ventricosus that there is
someone like them in their homeland, Phos decides to go under the sea, where Ventricosus
transforms into a more feminine humanoid form. Ventricosus explains how humans once
roamed the planet before evolving into three separate species representing flesh, bone, and
soul; the Admirabilis, the jewel people, and the Lunarians. Upon reaching their destination,
Phos discovers that they had been led into a trap by Ventricosus, who wishes to give Phos
to the Lunarians in exchange for her captured brother, Aculeatus. 

"Return"
5 November 4, 2017
"Kikan" (帰還) 

Despite having captured Phos, the Lunarians demand more jewel people from Ventricosus.
Just then, Aculeatus manages to break free and beat the Lunarians. Aculeatus proposes
that they use Phos for negotiations with the Lunarians, but Ventricosus convinces him to
return Phos to the others. With their legs lost in the battle, along with some of their
memories, Phos receives new legs made from some agate shards that Ventricosus left with
them. Despite losing their job writing the encyclopedia, Phos discovers that their new legs
allow them to run at really fast speeds. 

"First Battle"
6 November 11, 2017
"Uijin" (初陣) 

Following another Lunarian battle, Yellow Diamond discovers that Phos is having trouble
controlling their new legs. Theorising that this speed is allegedly the result of Phos' hidden
potential finally being unleashed, Kongo assigns Phos to join the twin jewels, Amethyst, on
lookout duty, while also becoming perturbed when Phos vaguely recollects something
concerning humans. While the first two days of lookout duty prove to be mentally
exhausting, Lunarians appear on the third day, bringing with them a new type of Lunarian
that ensnares the Amethysts and shatters them. As Kongo and the others arrive to defeat
the Lunarians, Phos is confronted by Bort over what happened. 

"Hibernation"
7 November 18, 2017
"Tōmin" (冬眠) 

While the other jewel people undergo winter hibernation, Phos, who is unable to sleep, joins
up with Antarcticite, who serves as the only jewel on duty during the winter. As the two cut
down ice floes to keep the noise down, Phos hears voices coming from the one of the floes,
which lures them into the water and bites off their arms. 

"Antarcticite"
8 November 25, 2017
"Antākuchisaito" (アンタークチサイト) 

With Antarcticite unable to find Phos' missing arms, Kongo instructs them to go to the
Chord Shore where jewel people are born for replacement material. Phos is given a gold arm
as an intended temporary replacement, but it starts to grow out of control and engulf them
just as more Lunarians suddenly appear. With Kongo held up by another group of Lunarians,
Antarcticite is forced to fight alone against a rare Lunarian, only to be shattered by a surprise
attack when their guard is dropped. Wanting to save them, Phos manages to will the gold to
change shape and wield it as a weapon, but is ultimately unable to stop the Lunarians from
escaping with Antarcticite. 

"Spring"
9 December 2, 2017
"Haru" (春) 

Phos is still tormented by the loss of Antarcticite as they spend the rest of the winter
mastering the gold alloy running through their body. As Spring arrives and the other jewels
awaken from hibernation, Phos, who appears to be forgetting about Cinnabar, becomes the
center of attention due to their gold arms, particular as they take down a group of Lunarians
single-handedly. 

"Shiro"
10 December 9, 2017
"Shiro" (しろ) 

Intrigued by Phos' new fighting ability, Bort asks them to become their partner in place of
Diamond while Kongo is asleep. The next day, another new type of giant Lunarian appears,
proving resiliant to Bort and Phos' attacks. As Phos and Bort retreat and order the other
jewels to hold their position, the Lunarian makes its way inside the school and starts
chasing after Diamond. Feeling that they can't rely on Bort to protect them, Diamond goes
up against the Lunarian themselves, using their diamond limbs to slice it. As Bort comes to
Diamond's aid, they discover that the Lunarian has now split into two separate Lunarians. 

"Secrets"
11 December 16, 2017
"Himitsu" (秘密) 

The jewels discover that every time they slice through the Lunarians, it splits into
increasingly smaller clones of itself, eventually winding up in tiny dog-like form. After almost
all the smaller pieces are found and caged, the Lunarian reforms into its original size but is
tamed by Kongo, who refers to it as "Shiro". As Phos ponders about the relationship between
Kongo and Shiro, Cinnabar, who had come across Shiro's final piece, reveals that the others
are aware that Kongo has an apparent relationship with the Lunarians that he is keeping
secret, but still follow him regardless. After Shiro regains all its pieces and disappears after
finding peace, Phos helps Rutile find ruby fragments to successfully restore Padparadscha,
a jewel who has laid dormant due to the holes they were born with. 

"New Work"
12 December 23, 2017
"Atarashī Shigoto" (新しい仕事) 

Asked about how to talk to the Lunarians, Padparadscha gives Phos some cryptic advice
before falling into slumber again. The next day, Bort tests Zircon as their next partner while
Phos learns more about Lunarians from Alexandrite, who holds their own agenda against
them. When Lunarians finally appear, Phos attempts to interrogate one of them, but is
unable to get anything useful out of it before Cinnabar shows up to destroy them.
Remembering their promise to find Cinnabar a new job, Phos asks for their help in finding
out the truth concerning Kongo and the Lunarians. 

Reception
Volume 1 reached the 47th place on the
weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of
July 27, 2013, has sold 21,204 copies;[29]
volume 2 reached the 35th place[30] and,
as of February 2, 2014, has sold 44,511
copies;[31] volume 3 reached the 30th
place[32] and, as of August 31, 2014, has
sold 56,765 copies.[33]

It was number 10 on the 2014 Kono

Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male
Readers survey.[34] It was number 48 on
the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci
magazine in 2014.[35] It was nominated
for the eight Manga Taishō in 2015.[36]

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External links
Official anime website (in Japanese)
 Official manga website (in Japanese)
Land of the Lustrous (manga) at
Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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