The anime adaptation of the Hoseki no Kuni manga was revealed back on May 10th and now some new details have arrived from the official social media side. Planned for the fall 2017 season, the series is being directed by Takahiko Kyougoku based n the series composition by Toshiya Oono. Asako Nishida is handling the character designs with studio Orange handling the animation.
Serialized in Afternoon magazine since 2012 and has seven volumes out so far, the original work comes from Haruko Ichikawa. Kodansha Comics is set to release the first volume as Land of the Lustrous on June 27th, 2017.
Plot concept: 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.
