Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (Japanese: 金の国 水の国, Hepburn: Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni, lit. 'Land of Gold, Land of Water') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nao Iwamoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine from October 2014 to April 2016, with its chapters collected into a single tankōbon volume. An anime film adaptation by Madhouse premiered in Japan in January 2023.
| Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom | |
 Volume cover | |
| 金の国 水の国 (Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nao Iwamoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Flower Comics Special |
| Magazine | Flowers |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | October 28, 2014 – April 28, 2016 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Kotono Watanabe |
| Produced by | Toshimi Tanio |
| Written by | Fumi Tsubota |
| Music by | Evan Call |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Released | January 27, 2023 |
| Runtime | 117 minutes |
Characters
- Naranbayar (ナランバヤル, Naranbayaru)
- Voiced by: Kento Kaku[2]
- Sara (サーラ, Sāra)
- Voiced by: Minami Hamabe[2]
- Saladin (サラディーン, Saradīn)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[3]
- Lailala (ライララ, Rairara)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro[3]
- Jauhara (ジャウハラ)
- Voiced by: Subaru Kimura[3]
- Leopoldine (レオポルディーネ, Reoporudīne)
- Voiced by: Keiko Toda[3]
- Piripappa (ピリパッパ)
- Voiced by: Chafurin[3]
- Oduni (オドゥニ)
- Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma[3]
- Rastavan III (ラスタバン3世, Rasutaban Sansei)
- Voiced by: Banjō Ginga[3]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Nao Iwamoto, Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom was serialized in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Flowers from October 28, 2014,[4] to April 28, 2016.[5] The series was collected into a single tankōbon volume, published by Shogakukan on July 8, 2016.[6]
In March 2023, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it licensed the series for English publication. The volume was released on November 28 of the same year.[7][8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 8, 2016[6] | 978-4-09-138668-7 | November 28, 2023[8] | 979-8-88843-307-2 | ||
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Film
An anime film adaptation was announced on June 23, 2022. It is produced by Madhouse and directed by Kotono Watanabe, with Fumi Tsubota writing the scripts and Evan Call composing the music.[9][10] The film had its world premiere at Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 21, 2022.[11] It was later released in Japanese theaters on January 27, 2023.[3] Kotone performed the film's theme song "Brand New World".[12]
Reception
In 2016, Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom ranked 33rd in Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list,[13] and it ranked third in "The Best Manga 2017 Kono Manga o Yome!" list of Freestyle magazine.[14] In 2017, the series topped Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for female readers.[15] In the same year, the series was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō, and ranked second out of 13 nominees.[16]
References
External links
- Official manga website at Flowers (in Japanese)
- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia