Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
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

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Written and illustrated by , 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 is set to be released on November 28 of the same year. Film
An anime film adaptation was announced on June 23, 2022. It will be produced by Madhouse and directed by Kotono Watanabe, with Fumi Tsubota writing the scripts and Evan Call composing the music. The film was released in Japanese theaters on January 27, 2023. The world premiere was held at Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 21, 2022. 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. References

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