Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom

Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (金の国 水の国) 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.

Characters

 * Naranbayar (ナランバヤル)


 * Sara (サーラ)


 * Saladin (サラディーン)


 * Lailala (ライララ)


 * Jauhara (ジャウハラ)


 * Leopoldine (レオポルディーネ)


 * Piripappa (ピリパッパ)


 * Oduni (オドゥニ)


 * Rastavan III (ラスタバン3世)

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, to April 28, 2016. The series was collected into a single tankōbon volume, published by Shogakukan on July 8, 2016.

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.

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. The film had its world premiere at Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 21, 2022. It was later released in Japanese theaters on January 27, 2023. Kotone performed the film's theme song "Brand New World".

Reception
In 2016, Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom ranked 33rd in Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list, and it ranked third in "The Best Manga 2017 Kono Manga o Yome!" list of Freestyle magazine. In 2017, the series topped Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for female readers. In the same year, the series was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō, and ranked second out of 13 nominees.