houseki no kuni

[b]Houseki no Kuni[/b] (宝石の国, lit. "Country of Jewels", English: "Land of the Lustrous") is an ongoing action/fantasy manga series. The series is written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa and has been published in Kodansha's [i]Afternoon[/i] magazine since December 2012. The manga was on hiatus from December 2020 until June 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.¶
¶
An anime promotional video was released on July 2013. A 12 episode anime adaptation aired between October and December 2017.¶
¶
h4. Characters¶
¶
h6. Gems (Houseki)¶
¶
A humanoid species made of gems that inhabit the land of the planet. There are 28 gems at the start of the story. They appear to be [[androgynous|genderless]].¶
¶
h6. Gems on Earth at the start of the story¶
¶
* [[Kongou sensei]]¶
* [[Phosphophyllite]]¶
* [[Morganite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Morganite]]¶
* [[Goshenite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Goshenite]]¶
* [[Rutile_(houseki_no_kuni)|Rutile]]¶
* [[Red Beryl_(houseki_no_kuni)|Red Beryl]]¶
* [[Benitoite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Benitoite]]¶
* [[cinnabar (houseki no kuni)|Cinnabar]] (Shinsha)¶
* [[Jade_(houseki_no_kuni)|Jade]]¶
* [[Diamond_(houseki_no_kuni)|Diamond]]¶
* [[Bort]]¶
* [[Euclase_(houseki_no_kuni)|Euclase]]¶
* [[Neptunite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Neptunite]]¶
* [[Yellow Diamond_(houseki_no_kuni)|Yellow Diamond]]¶
* [[Zircon_(houseki_no_kuni)|Zircon]]¶
* [[Obsidian_(houseki_no_kuni)|Obsidian]]¶
* [[Amethyst_(houseki_no_kuni)|Amethyst]]¶
* [[Alexandrite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Alexandrite]]¶
* [[Antarcticite]]¶
* [[Padparadscha_(houseki_no_kuni)|Padparadscha]]¶
* [[ghost_quartz_(houseki_no_kuni)|Ghost Quartz]]¶
* [[Cairngorm_(houseki_no_kuni)|Cairngorm]]¶
* [[Watermelon_Tourmaline_(houseki_no_kuni)|Watermelon Tourmaline]]¶
* [[Sphene_(houseki_no_kuni)|Sphene]]¶
* [[Hemimorphite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Hemimorphite]]¶
* [[Peridot_(houseki_no_kuni)|Peridot]]¶
¶
h6. Gems on the Moon at the start of the story¶
¶
* [[Heliodor_(houseki_no_kuni)|Heliodor]]¶
* [[red_diamond_(houseki_no_kuni)|Red Diamond]]¶
* Green Diamond¶
* Ruby¶
* Sapphire¶
* Pink Topaz¶
* Pink Fluorite¶
* [[Lapis Lazuli_(houseki_no_kuni)|Lapis Lazuli]]¶
* [[topaz_(houseki_no_kuni)|Topaz]]¶
* [[Chrysoberyl_(houseki_no_kuni)|Chrysoberyl]]¶
* [[Blue Zoisite_(houseki_no_kuni)|Blue Zoisite]]¶
¶
h6. Gems born after the beginning of the story¶
¶
* [[goshenite_(new)_(houseki no kuni)|Goshenite]]¶
* [[Morganite_(new)_(houseki no kuni)|Morganite]]¶
¶
h6. Admirabilis¶
¶
The species that inhabits the seas.¶
¶
* [[Ventricosus]]¶
* [[Aculeatus]]¶
* [[Variegatus]]¶
¶
h6. [[Tsuki Jin]]¶
¶
The species that inhabits the Moon.¶
¶
* [[shiro_(houseki_no_kuni)|Shiro]]¶
* [[aechmea_(houseki_no_kuni)|Ekumea/Aechmea]] (エクメア)¶
* [[cicada_(houseki_no_kuni)|Semi/Cicada]] (セミ)¶
* [[barbata|Barbata]]¶
¶
h6. Other¶
¶
* [[Dr. Ayumu]]¶
* [[Kongou's brother (houseki no kuni)|]]¶
* [[Pebble (houseki no kuni)|]]¶
¶
h4. External links¶
¶
* "Official website":http://afternoon.moae.jp/lineup/235¶
* "Houseki no Kuni Wiki":[https://houseki-no-kuni.fandom.com/wiki/Houseki_no_Kuni_Wiki]¶
* "Wikipedia: Land of the Lustrous":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Lustrous]