Diamond in the Rough (manga)

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]