 An official website for Houseki no Kuni has opened and announced that the manga by Haruko Ichikawa will get a TV anime for Fall 2017.Synopsis In the distant future, a new immortal and genderless life form called Gems populate the Earth. The 28 Gems must fight against the Moon Dwellers, who attack them regularly to abduct them and to turn them into decorations. Each Gem is assigned a role, such as a fighter or a medic. Being only 300 years old, Phosphophyllite is the youngest of the Gems and has no assignment yet. He wants to help to fight the Moon Dwellers, but is too weak and brittle for battle. One day the master of Gems, Adamantine, assigns him the task of creating a natural history encyclopedia. (Source: MU) Staff Director: Takahiko Kyougoku (Love Live! School Idol Project) Series Composition: Toshiya Oono (Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen) Character Design: Asako Nishida (HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru) Studio: Orange Houseki no Kuni has been serialized in Afternoon since October 2012. The manga placed tenth on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2014 rankings in the male category, and was nominated for the eighth Manga Taisho awards. The series currently has six compiled volumes in print, with the seventh volume scheduled for May 23. The manga has been licensed in English as Land of the Lustrous by Kodansha Comics USA. The first volume is set to be released on June 27. Official site: http://land-of-the-lustrous.com/ Official Twitter: @houseki_anime Source: Comic Natalie Houseki no Kuni (TV) on MAL |
SnowMay 25, 2017 5:01 PM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| In my opinion, this seems like a pretty cool premise. Might watch this. |
| Anime Steven Universe |
| I hope I can get a better visual sometime later. The manga one is nicely drawn. Despite the staff and studio I think it will be a nice watch hopefully. |
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| I can hear many Steven Universe fans will move to anime fanbase and claim this as masterpiece lol. |
| Do you play Azure Lane? Then please join my fanclub https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=74907 |
| Yea. The gem stuff really reminds me of Steven Universe. The only big worry for me so far is the studio who only did CG for other studio's animes, which means it will be full CGI. Urgh. |
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| Sounds interesting, but CG anime? Eh I dont know. Apparently it ranked 10th in Kono Manga no Sugoi for males in 2015 so maybe I should try it after all |
| I kinda like the manga as it feels different from a lot of stuff but CG...eh idk. It could still be good but that lowered my hype a little. |
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| this is disappointing to hear it'll be a CG anime only because the PV that was released a couple years back was really good, so i wish they kept that style. |
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| Doesn't sound bad, but the studio makes me skeptical. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| CG or not, this sounds hella promising. It does have a Steven Universe feel to it, but it also got a more nuanced sci-fi feel to it as well. The studio pick is abysmal at best, but the series composition being handled by Oono after he just finished faithfully adapting the Blue Exorcist second season gives a sigh of relief. Will give the show a couple episodes to see if it holds up, but otherwise this definitely piques my interest. |
| sounds excellent. oono toshiya is great, nishida asako is good, and kyougoku takahiko seems good (people like love live, right?). the story is very intriguing. i'm optimistic for this, regardless of the CG. hopefully the studio can pull it off. |
Because it's similar to SU or what? I doubt this is gonna even compare to SU but who knows. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Pullman said: It would have to be absolutely abysmal to not at least be a bit better than Steven Universe. Though considering the staff and the fact that it's full CG, who knows what will happen..Because it's similar to SU or what? I doubt this is gonna even compare to SU but who knows. |
HonguMay 19, 2017 9:18 AM
Hongu said: Pullman said: It would have to be absolutely abysmal to not at least be a bit better than Steven Universe. Though considering it's full CG, that might actually be a possibility..Because it's similar to SU or what? I doubt this is gonna even compare to SU but who knows. Nice bait Mr. Hater. Not edgy enough, I guess? |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| Actually relieved that it's CG because I honestly think hand drawn won't fit. Will watch. I liked the manga. |
| The manga had nice art. It has an interesting concept |
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| Sounds interesting. Might watch. |
| Seriously stop with the Steven Universe shit, Houseki no Kuni is beyond such BS. Regarding the he or she: As they do not have genders or even any concept of it, both don't really fit. In japanese, neutral pronouns are used, so an "it" or "they" would be the closest. It will be interesting to see what Seiyuu they use. Regarding 3DCGI: I guess this could be another great show many people will miss because they are 2D nazis and declare every visual style that is a little outside their comfort zone to be bad. |
| In 9/10 cases, the worst thing about an anime is its fandom. |
| 'Steven Universe' 'Genderless' Sounds like your typical tumblr-esque anime. Pass. Won't touch with a ten foot pole. |
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Shadow-Chan said: 11k Twitter followers so much hype already. I watch if no full CG. I wish all are boys I can't wait for cast. Lel, too bad the studio only does CG |
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| i just wonder why? why cgi? i'ts not like normal animation wouldn't work, the pv was quite a success really... so why? only hope left is that it is decent cgi, but that's not in my expectations. |
KayChan4U said: 'Steven Universe' 'Genderless' Sounds like your typical tumblr-esque anime. Pass. Won't touch with a ten foot pole. Pretty stupid reason to ignore something. |
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| HnK manga began publishing in 2012. SU pilot went on air in 2013. Similarities in concept are either a coincidence or... dunno, maybe Rebecca Sugar looked for some inspiration in Japanese manga. But it certainly wasn't the other way around. |
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| Key visual for two main characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170715/2017071512000b_/01/ Key visual for two more characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170723/2017072300000f_/01/ Key visual for two more characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170729/2017072912000a_/01/ Key visual for two more characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170805/2017080512000b_/01/ Key visual for two more characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170812/2017081212000b_/01/ Key visual for two more characters http://moca-news.net/article/20170819/2017081912000b_/01/ |
tsubasaloverAug 19, 2017 1:49 AM
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Coming back and looking at all the CGI hate for HnK is hilarious |
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| I want a season 2 very much.. |
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