Antarcticite, which is a character in the anime Land of the Lustrous (Houseki no Kuni), based on Haruko Ichikawa’s manga is to be made into a figure by Good Smile Company.

Sayoko Kamitsure who originally sold garage kits at Wonder Festival Summer 2016 will be selling a completed PVC work.

It was announced that a day before the airing of the anime’s finale, the anime’s concept artist Yohichi Nishikawa will be releasing a concept art collection.

The fight between jewel people and moon people has been beautifully expressed in Land of the Lustrous.

The Land of the Lustrous manga by Haruko Ichikawa is being serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon and has already sold more than 1.4 million copies.

Houseki no Kuni is a fantasy action story which takes places in the distant future when the mysterious ‘moon people’ descend from the moon and start to fight the Houseki (jewel people).

The anime, which aired from October to December, has been produced by Orange studio which also created the CG parts of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Macross Frontier The Movie. The beautiful image expression which focuses on 3DCG is being featured in Monthly MdN‘s November issue.

The director is Takahiko Kyogoku and the character designer is Asako Nishida. Both are known for series like Love Live. Toshiya Ono headed the series composition and was also in charge of Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc in the past.

Yoichi Nishikawa, who used to be with Studio Ghibli, is in charge of the concept art.

Antarcticite Garage Kit to Be Made into Official Figure

The figure in question is of Antarcticite, a character who first appeared in Episode 7.

In summer, Antarc is asleep in liquid form, but when the temperature cools down and winter comes, they crystallize and reveal their appearance. While the other Houseki hibernate in winter, they are in charge of forewarning when ‘moon people’ come.

TV anime Land of the Lustrous mini character PV~Antarcticite Ver.

This scene Sayoko Kamitsure’ garage it version is based on is a famous scene from the anime.

Antarcticite gets crushed by moon people while trying to protect main character Phos (Phosphophyllite). They are telling Phos to be quiet.

You can see how dense and delicate the production process is on this Twitter moment.

People are still talking about the figure, which was first presented at WonFes Summer 2016, but this time the Good Smile Company is presenting a fully-painted PVC version.

Now a colored prototype is being revealed to the public. We can only wait for a follow-up report including a release date.