Diamond in the Rough (manga)

Diamond in the Rough
Cover of the first volume
アラガネの子
(Aragane no Ko)
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byNao Sasaki
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 25, 2020December 27, 2023
Volumes9

Diamond in the Rough (Japanese: アラガネの子, Hepburn: Aragane no Ko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nao Sasaki. It was serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website from November 2020 to December 2023. As of July 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Nao Sasaki, the series began serialization on the Shōnen Jump+ manga website on November 25, 2020.[2] The series reached its final arc on May 3, 2023[3] and concluded on December 27, 2023. As of July 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes.[4]

The series is being published in English by Shueisha's Manga Plus service.[5] The series is also licensed in France by Kana, and in Italy and Spain by Panini Comics.[6][7][8]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 March 4, 2021[9]978-4-08-882634-9
2 July 2, 2021[10]978-4-08-882702-5
3 October 4, 2021[11]978-4-08-882805-3
4 February 4, 2022[12]978-4-08-883015-5
5 June 3, 2022[13]978-4-08-883129-9
6 November 4, 2022[14]978-4-08-883269-2
7 April 4, 2023[15]978-4-08-883483-2
8 October 4, 2023[16]978-4-08-883641-6
9 March 4, 2024[4]978-4-08-883827-4

Reception

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In the 2021 Next Manga Award, the series ranked 17th in the web manga category.[17] It was also nominated for the same award in 2022.[18]

References

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  1. ^ アラガネの子:「ジャンプ+」人気作のコミックス第1巻発売 宝石世界のファンタジー. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 4, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ [第1話]アラガネの子 (in Japanese). Shōnen Jump+. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 4, 2023). "Diamond in the Rough Manga Enters Last Arc". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b アラガネの子 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Hazra, Adriana (January 30, 2022). "Shueisha's Manga Plus App Allows Readers to Read All English Chapters of Manga Once". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Slanzard (April 25, 2022). "Planet Manga: Gli Annunci Manga del Napoli Comicon 2022". AnimeClick.it [it] (in Italian). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Nueva licencia Panini Manga, Diamante en brutoa". Panini.es (in Spanish). May 20, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Le manga Diamond in the rough sortira chez Kana". Manga News (in French). May 4, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ^ アラガネの子 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  10. ^ アラガネの子 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  11. ^ アラガネの子 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  12. ^ アラガネの子 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  13. ^ アラガネの子 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  14. ^ アラガネの子 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  15. ^ アラガネの子 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  16. ^ アラガネの子 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  17. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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