By Ichikawa Haruko
Ichikawa Haruko, 2019
Π Π²ΠΎΡΡΠΌΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°Π½Π³ΠΈ Β«Π‘ΡΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Β» ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π²Π½ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΡΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π² ΠΌΠΈΡ, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π΄ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π·Π° Π²ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π€ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ, ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ Π·Π°Π³Π°Π΄ΠΎΠΊ. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Ρ Π‘ΠΈΠ½Π½Π°Π±Π°Ρ, ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΠΌ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ, ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ³Π½ΡΡΡΠΌ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ. ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ°Π» ΠΈ ΡΡΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΡ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Ρ Π² Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ±Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ² Π»ΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² ΠΈ ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡ ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠΈΡ.
ΠΡΠΎΡ ΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ±Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΈΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. Π§ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π€ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΈΠ½Π½Π°Π±Π°Ρ, Π½Π΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠΈΡ, Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π΄ΡΡΠ³Ρ. ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π΅Π½Π° Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΌΡΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Π±ΡΡΠΈΡ.
Ichikawa Haruko, 2019
Volume 8 of Land of the Lustrous delves deeper into the struggles and transformations of the gem people. Phosphorite, still grappling with their perceived inadequacies, continues their journey of self-discovery amidst the ongoing conflict with the Moonfolk. This volume explores the complex relationship between Phos and Cinnabar, the ostracized gem whose toxic nature keeps them isolated. As the Moonfolk threat intensifies, Phos and Cinnabar must confront their inner demons and learn to harness their unique abilities to protect their world.
Ichikawa's manga blends action, philosophy, and stunning visuals to create a compelling narrative about identity, acceptance, and the search for meaning. The intricate world-building and character development invite readers to contemplate the nature of existence and the value of connection in the face of adversity. This volume promises to be a pivotal chapter in the ongoing saga of the gem people.