Image via Land of the Lustrous official anime account
Gem-tastic news, manga fans! After going on hiatus in December 2020, Haruko Ichikawa’s Land of the Lustrous manga is officially returning to Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon magazine next month on June 24, according to this month’s issue that was published today.
アフタヌーン8月号（6月発売）より『宝石の国』が連載再開します。皆さまに正式にご報告ができて嬉しいです。
こちらで直前回まで読めますので是非おさらいを！（担当）https://t.co/qgkji4uuKa
— アフタヌーン (@afternoon_manga) May 24, 2022
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Kodansha USA, who publishes the manga’s official English version, describes the series as:
In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?
Studio Orange (Beastars) produced an anime adaptation that aired in Fall 2017 for 12 episodes.
Source: Afternoon magazine
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