Diamond in the Rough (manga)
Japanese manga series
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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.
| Diamond in the Rough | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| アラガネの子 (Aragane no Ko) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure, fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nao Sasaki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Original run | November 25, 2020 – December 27, 2023 |
| Volumes | 9 |
Publication
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
| 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
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]