Crystal Jewels (manga)

Crystal Jewels (クリスタルジュエル Kurisutarujueru) is the very first manga series adapted from the video game Crystal Jewels franchise. It was written and illustrated by Saiwai Wada, and is serialized in BangBang Comics. It's first volume was published in November 1991 in Japan. One of the long running Crystal Jewels manga series, this manga follows the plot of the main video games series, and centers many player characters and Crystal Monsters. It's the longest Crystal Jewels manga, with over 150+ volumes and 1,300 chapters.

The publication of the first volume was released since November 13, 1991. However, since 1996, there was several attempts to release it in the United States. The first attempt was trying to get it to publish in Viz Media, but they cancelled the publication for unknown reasons. The second attempt was made in 2003, for MangaMedia, once again it wasn't accepted. Even though it's the first manga ever made in the Crystal Jewels franchise, there is a reason for not publishing the manga in these English publishing companies. It's because of mature content.

In 2019, another attempt was made for ComicPress, but any of these English-manga publishing companies wasn't accepted because since Crystal Jewels is aimed at kids and tweens, there's some mature content that are unsuitable for children to read. For an example, the other unsuitable content included in this manga is when a 13-year-old protagonist smokes, drinks, uses of guns and has an adult-ish, mature nature around the first two story sagas. However, there is no confirmation whenever the English Edition of the Manga is going to release. The series wasn't even released in Singapore nor any other English-reading countries for unknown reasons, however, the manga is published in many languages other than English.

The manga starts off with the protagonist named Kouchu, a matured child, and all characters and Crystal Monsters diverged from the video games into an adapted manga. The manga was also translated in Chinese into Jingling Comics under the title, "Crystal Jewels Brawlers" (水晶珠寶鬥士 Shuǐjīng zhūbǎo dòushì). It was also popular in China, while their saga names was their subtitles.

Development
He is known as "Yuki Wada" as his pen name used, but used his real name for the manga. Wada enjoyed playing Crystal Jewels that he decided to make an manga adaptation. Since he is a fan of manga ever since he was a child, Wada decided to make the Crystal Jewels manga, making her the first artist to make the manga in the franchise. When designing the characters, Wada always come up with different personalities. Wada have created the characters who have a complex personality, so they're different from their video game counterpart.

He decided to create original character protagonists in order to represent the director's cut games. For an example, while his video game counterpart is curious, Kouchu, even though he's 13, he's completely mature at an adult-ish level despite his missing parents. Wada stated that Kouchu was one of her favorite protagonists, and changes the characters names. When creating characters names, he separates the game title and their elements. He included situations while writing the manga, inspired by movies and TV shows that he watched. She depict the plot of the games to have such a level of suspense. Wada included mature themes in order for the manga to have dark situations, even though it's aimed for older teens for content. He decided the manga for older audiences for them to also enjoy Crystal Jewels.

In order the manga to be successful, Wada decided to change the characters' personality and make their remade versions into different characters. For an example, an Advanced Kingdom Kouchu is a different character from Kouchu. His name is Sukino. The series was serialized in BangBang Seinen at Issue 22 of June 1991 in Japan. The first and longest manga series in the Crystal Jewels franchise, this manga is ongoing for over 100 volumes. The series is aimed for young adults and teens between ages 15 and 18, at a high school age, and contains nudity, gore violence, underage drugs, and coarse language, and is much between the PG-13 and R rating. It contains pretty much more violence, even than Crystal Jewels MiniZ, and more sex content than the others.

However, when designing characters, Wada feels that he needs to know about them when creating characters. As of November 13, 2019, the Crystal Jewels manga series has up to 169 volumes and has been translated into 32 languages ​​except English. In the comic series, after a new Crystal Jewels game is released, a new chapter will be released following the main game series. The longest manga series always consists of video game characters and adds new original characters to the manga.

Plot
There are 17 separate story sagas in the series, most have divided into separate subtitles.

The Crystal Jewels saga  is the first saga, based on the Crystal Jewels game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from June 1991 through May 1993. Kouchu, a 13-year-old Crystal Brawler, with a missing mom and a dead father, and also happens to be a young bartender for a part time job as shown in the series, also with a sly and serious personality, he ventures to go forward to become Master Champion. He starts off with Ninecoat following him to become his Crystal Monster. Kouchu agrees and they went on. While Kouchu collects the eight medals in order to participate in the Gem Gamer Nine Cup, he encounters Shinsho, his rival who competes against him, befriends Sakuro, Shanji, and Maeko, the other Crystal Brawlers and Kouchu's childhood friends, even though they have worried that Kouchu grew apart from them to earn money working at the bar at such a young age. After collecting all the medals through theft, crimes, and drugs, he arrives at the Gem Gamer Nine, defeated Shinsho (who's already a Master Champion), and gained the title "Master Champion". The Crystal Jewels 2 saga  is the second saga, based on the Crystal Jewels 2 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 1993 through May 1996, which is the continuation of the first. Kouchu decided to take his Master Champion place, however, a new coming Crystal Brawler named Futaji, a girl who has a group of Roaracrysts. She gathered Kouchu and his friends to tell them about Hunter Grai, an evil leader of the Furious Five, and Devil J, his soul father. While so, Hunter Grai begins to gather all the Crystal Balls using his inventory with the Furious Five. Kouchu turns into disguise to infiltrate the Furious Five's government tower and destroy the company himself. While he was kidnapped by Grai, Futaji decided to save him using his medals as the key to unlocking the Crystal Power. Kouchu was strong enough to break the chains and knock down the deadbeat Hunter Grai and went out to find Futaji. Even though she has power for her Crystal Monster, she decided to give some to Kouchu to defeat Devil J. Kouchu and his friends also helped Futaji to defeat Hunter Grai and Devil J. When Grai reveal the truth about the Crystal Balls, Kouchu shot him with a gun.

The Crystal Jewels 3 saga is the third saga, based on the Crystal Jewels 3 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 1996 through May 1998, and stars a new protagonist, Misan (based on Ryan). His rival, Surisa (based on Ramona), decided to steal his given Crystal Ball in order to get more power on her brawling, and calls it a "good luck charm". However, with Mooselette and his friends Saburo (resembles Jake) and Keizo (resembles Jimmy), he decided to get his first-dime Crystal Ball back by collecting the right medals through crime and punishment in order to become a Master Champion. Once he encounters Surisa for the Crystal Balls, he knew that she was forced to give it to the Farko Five. The Farko Five uses that Crystal Balls to control Crystal Monsters since Devil J is unusuable and is at rest after being defeated by Kouchu and his friends at the previous saga. While so, Misan and Surisa decided to team up with some Medal Holders, after becoming Master Champion, to stop the next chaos of the next saga. The Crystal Jewels Pakular saga is the fourth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Pakular game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 1998 through July 2000. Introducing the new protagonist, Pakura, only to find out that she has a dark past. Her parents were killed by a mysterious Crystal Monster, and ran away and gets picked up by a foster home. Now, she received help from Misan and friends in order to save her from the same Crystal Monster that killed her parents. That Crystal Monster was Kronium. He was controlled by a evil member of the Furious Five, Fubashi, and threatens to destroy the Crystal World. Misan encounters Kouchu and his friends, and they helped bring down Fubashi and Kronium.

The Crystal Jewels Advanced saga is the fifth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Advanced game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from September 2000 through July 2002. Introducing the new protagonists, Haruku (based on Lucas) and Hirodana (Emma). As the journey starts, the two didn't get along after they decided to compete against each other after they both have individual goals to become the champion of the Bow League. However, their friendship is formed after Haruku saves Hirodana from a near-death experience after she was poisoned by the Plazma Five's inventions. Haruku and Emma agrees to save the Crystal World, after completing the medals, and foiling the Plazma Five's plots. However, Hirodana seems to disappear after her rescue from Haruku. The Crystal Jewels Advanced 2 saga is the sixth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Advanced 2 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from October 2002 through May 2004. Upon Hirodana 's disappearance, Haruku befriended an orphan named Doremi, who was adopted by a richer family. Kouchu arrives in Orbon again in order to see Haruku and warned him that Plaza X is arriving. So he insisted Haruku, Doremi, and Taira to help bring down Plazma X before they take advantage of destroying the Crystal World except for themselves. After defeating the Plaza X, Haruku became the Competition Cup Champion, along with Doremi achieving her dream of becoming a Hollywood star. While everyone seperates, Haruku became the new Crystal Jewels Cup Contestany of the Orbon region while grieving over Hirodana's disappearance.

The Crystal Jewels Advanced 2½ saga (Part 1) is the seventh saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Advanced 2½ game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2004 through May 2006. Introducing new characters, Hampei (based on Andrew), and Nakaba (based on Sarah). They are both on the search for the big org that is hidden along Parc's Cave Lair while aiming at their goal to get all the medals and being surrounded by the Galaxy Five's chaos. Soshite helps Hampei into freeing the Crystal Balls from the Galaxy Five traphouse, while Nakaba works on collecting all the orbs to rescue his brother, Densuke, from the Galaxy Five's hands.

The Crystal Jewels Advanced Kingdom saga is the eighth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Advanced Kingdom game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2006 through May 2007. Goushou (based on Kouchu of the Advanced Kingdom game), with a good-going attitude when he went out to become a Crystal Brawler and become Master Champion. After beating the Gem Gamer None from Jarbon, he notices that the Master Champion disappeared. So he went to Shigami Islands because Shari requested him to look for the legendary shards around the Islands. All of sudden, Parc appears and begins to be in control of the Galaxy Five's hands. Goushou, in danger, encounters Kouchu, who reveals himself to become Master Champion, helps Goushou and Barasa save Parc from control. The Crystal Jewels Advanced 2½ saga (Part 2) is the seventh saga continues as the eighth as "Part 2" of the Advanced 2½ saga, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2007 through May 2008. Goushou, Kouchu, and his friends arrive to Oregon to where Parc was awakened, and warned Hampei and Nakaba that Parc is destroying the whole Oregon place. Within help from each other, all of the Crystal Brawlers (including Kouchu, Shanji, Sakuro, Barasa, Hampei, Nakaba, Maeko, and Shinsho), all of the 8 Crystal Brawlers team up to defeat the Galaxy Five and save Parc from a bad condition where everything is back to normal.

The Crystal Jewels Dandfordon Dreams saga is the ninth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Dandfordon Dreams game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2008 through May 2010. It features a new protagonist, Kaimu (based on Daniel), and another one called Ayuna (based on Davida), and their childhood friends, Muro and Kuro. Together, the four Crystal Brawlers thrive to earn all the right medals and participate at the Crystalthon Stadium. Meanwhile, the Dream Five interferes within trying to get the Crystal Balls from it and bring it into the quarters. The four Brawlers must stop him from being successful or all is lost. The Crystal Jewels Dandfordon Dreams 2 saga is the tenth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Dandfordon Dreams 2 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2010 through May 2012. It features a new protagonist, Mini (based on Daniel of Dandfordon Dreams 2), and a rich Crystal Brawler, Nayu (based on Davida of Dandfordon Dreams 2), who are former police forces who got fired because of the accident caused by Mini's stupidity. Now, in order to become fully-forced Crystal Brawlers, Mini and Nayu must stop the Galaxy Five and the Plazma Five for causing the bomb destruction towards Tynamous and the legend Crystal Monsters in order to receive the honor.

The Crystal Jewels Souls of Legends saga is the eleventh saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Souls of Legends game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2012 through May 2014. It features a new protagonist named Kanta (based on Samuel) and Kanami (based on Tabitha), a business woman of Shikari Street Building. Kanta and Kanami worked with Daisi and Tiroma in order to save the Crystal Monsters by the big Soul Force of the Galaxy Five. However, the strange girl claims Daisi is now part of a murder investigation and might be the number one suspect, no arrest will be made in front of possible friends and neighbors if there's no resistance. Suspicious of this situation, but somewhat trusting of this strange girl, he cautiously agrees to the proposal, the choice was made fast, perhaps too fast, but this situation requires quick thinking. The Crystal Jewels Souls of Legends 2 saga is the twelfth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Souls of Legends 2 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from July 2014 through May 2015. It features a new protagonist named Kino, a Crystal Brawler on a mission to rescue his childhood Crystal Monster from Devil J, and Kito, a girl with mysterious powers, and are able to use them to help her with the fights in the way. Kino claims that Kito is a relative, but that this information was lost in the hospital until recently. This person would like to stay over and catch up on lost time. Certain of the truth in this situation and of this childhood friend, Kito unusually eagerly agrees to the proposal, it all feels very exciting, as if a big adventure was about to begin.

The Crystal Jewels Garnet and Turquoise saga is the thirteenth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Garnet and Turquoise game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from September 2015 through July 2016. It features a new protagonist named Kareku (based on Evan), and Maria (based on Adriana), as they full fill their dream into being the Crystal Brawlers ever to discover the Great Big Orb on the planet. However, the Orb Five is also looking for the orb, and with Ganetto and Takoizu, the Brawlers try to foil their plots into awakening the legendary Crystal Monster, Garnetism and Turquoisism. The Crystal Jewels Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2 saga is the fourthteenth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2 game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from September 2016 through July 2017. It features a new protagonist named Meguru (based on Evan of Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2) and Rinna (based on Adriana of Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2). A newcomer, Amethyst, is kidnapped by Tyro, a evil scientist who uses him to change the world to however he wanted using him as hostage. Now, with the help of Ichigo, Aroku, Garnet, and Turquoise, Meguru and Rinna saves Amethyst.

The Crystal Jewels Advanced Farko saga is the fifteenth saga, based on the Crystal Jewels  Advanced Farko game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from September 2017 through January 2018. Misan and his friends returned to Farko after their disappearance to another region in order to investigate a murder of Dr. Kenichi, a scientist of Crystal Balls. Whoever murdered him must've know where the Crystal Balls are located. With providence, Misan, Surisa, Pakura, Saburo, and Keizo, team up all together to stop the Furious Five's next plan of chaos in order to save Farko once again from the awakened merged Crystal Monster.

The Crystal Jewels Moon Blade saga is the sixthteen saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Moon Blade game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine from February 2018 through November 2018. The new saga features new characters, Naito (based on Issac), and Mitzuki (based on Hariette), and their adventures starts out as they didn't get along when they first met each other, until they set their differences aside to help the Nishidas and save the Moon Holders from the possessed Moonlia, a Crystal Monster controlled by the Galaxy Five, to destroy the Crystal World. The Crystal Jewels Astrodvanced saga is the seventeenth and latest saga, based on the Crystal Jewels Astrodvanced game, ran publication in the BangBang Seinen Magazine since February 2019. Haruku, Doremi, Taira, Hampei, Nakaba, and Soshite all teamed up together in Ofbon to prevent the world destruction chaos from the space spell. However, the mission seems to be complicated until Hirodana finally came back to save everyone.

Main protagonists

 * Kouchu (コウチュ Kouchu) - The first protagonist of the first and second saga, whose partime job is a young bartender. He often drinks and smokes, even at a young age, and has a complete adult-like nature. He is based on his video game counterpart with the same name. He was 12 years old at the start of the series, and the first Master Champion of the League, until the title is taken by Misan. He's a Master Champion again during the Advanced Kingdom saga.
 * Shinsho (シンショ Shinsho) - Kouchu's childhood rival who appears at the first saga, and brags about comeeting against him in the first saga. However, Kouchu never take any of Shinsho's hits. She's based on her video game counterpart with the same name. She appears to be 15 years old in the manga. At the end of the second saga, Shinsho and Kouchu became friends.
 * Maeko (マエコ Maeko) - The character who appears to be Kouchu's childhood friend in the Crystal Jewels and Crystal Jewels 2 saga. His imagination though, this is what he's so well-liked for. Friends tend to count on this and his daring nature whenever they need assistance or help.
 * Shanji (シャンジ Shanji) - The character who appears to be Kouchu's childhood friend in the Crystal Jewels and Crystal Jewels 2 saga. Her freethinking nature though, this is what she's kind of cherished for. Oftentimes people will count on this and her flexibility whenever they need help.
 * Sakuro (サクロ Sakuro) - The character who appears to be Kouchu's childhood friend in the Crystal Jewels and Crystal Jewels 2 saga. His heroic nature though, this is what he's often adored for. People regularly count on this and his forgiving nature in times of need.
 * Futaji (フタジ Futaji) - A main character of the second saga, who owns a group of Roaracryst along with her on her quest to help Kouchu with getting back the balls from Hunter Grai and stopping Devil J. She also holds the powers of herself for her Crystal Monsters, as well as her partime job working for the Crystal Monster Protection Policy Community.
 * Misan (ミサン Misan) - A main character of the third and fourth saga. He's a cheerful boy, and is more influent with girls and attempts to ask them out. Except for Surisha. He's based on Ryan from Crystal Jewels 3, Pakular, and Advanced Farko. He is 13 at the start of the series. Of course he's also caring, sentimental and warm, but they're less prominent and often intertwined with being obnoxious as well.
 * Surisa (スリサ Surisa) - Misan's rival, and she's based on Ramona from the Crystal Jewels 3 and Pakular and their remakes. She stole Misan's first Crystal Ball in order to take it to the Furious Fives for their plots when she's forced to bring it to them to live. Has a similar behavior to Shinsho. But focus on her as this is what she's pretty much hated. Any healthy relationship is made incredibly difficult because of this and her disconcerting nature, but there's not much anyone can really do about it.
 * Saburo (サブロ Saburo): The Crystal Brawler who is the playerś best friend in Crystal Jewels 3 and Crystal Jewels Pakular. Known each other as little children, He and his friend Misan has some things in common, including brawling. He is athletic and smart, wanting to correct him.
 * Keizo (ケイゾ Keizo):Ryan's childhood friend from Crystal Jewels 3 and Crystal Jewels Pakular. Sometimes dimwitted and hilarious, he finds himself absent-minded. Known Ryan since they were children, he would ask Ryan to help him.
 * Pakura (パクラ Pakura) - A main character of the fourth saga. She's the original character whose name was borrowed from Crystal Jewels Pakular. Her dead parents killed, she agreed to help Misan and friends save the world from the Crystal Monster that killed her parents and they are coming for her next.
 * Haruku (ハルク Haruku) - A main character of the fifth and sixth saga, and based on Lucas of the Advanced games. He has a goal of becoming the Bow League Champion, but he competes with Hirodana. His rational thinking though, this is what he's kind of cherished for. Friends tend to count on this and his clear-headedness whenever they need help.
 * Hirodana (ヒロダナ Hirodana) - A main character of the fifth saga, and based on Emma of the Advanced game. She has a goal of becoming the Bow League Champion, but he competes with Haruku. She's not appeared again until the seventeenth saga. Her charisma though, this is what she's kind of cherished for. People often count on this and her persuasive nature whenever they need cheering up.
 * Doremi (ドレミ Doremi) - A main character of the sixth saga, and based on Michele of Advanced 2 and Astrodvanced game. It was revealed that she was an orphan at the beginning. Her precision though, this is what she's pretty much loved for. Friends tend to count on this and her warmness especially when they need comforting or support.
 * Tairaa (タイラー Tairā) - Haruku and Hirodana's best friend in the sagas Crystal Jewels Advanced and Advanced 2. He appears to be responsible and organized, and wanted to stand up for others. His caring nature though, this is what he's pretty much known for. People regularly count on this and his enthusiasm whenever they need help.
 * Hampei (ハンペイ Hampei) - A main character of the seventh and ninth saga and based on Andrew from Crystal Jewels Advanced 2 1/2. His passion though, this is what he's kind of cherished for. On many occasions people will count on this and his farsightedness especially when they need comforting or support.
 * Nakaba (ナカバ Nakaba) - A main character of the seventh and ninth saga and based on Sarah from Crystal Jewels Advanced 2 1/2. Her empathy though, this is what she's often adored for. Friends frequently count on this and her friendliness when they're feeling down.
 * Soshite (そして Soshite) - Hampei's best friend from Crystal Jewels Advanced 2½. Based on Dan. He appears to be responsible and organized, and wanted to stand up for others.
 * Kaimu (カイム Kaimu) - The main character of the saga who is based on Daniel from Dandfordom Dreams. Also sentimental, farsighted and responsive, but far less strongly and often mixed with being apathetic as well.
 * Ayuna (アユナ Ayuna) - The main character of the saga who is based on Davida from Dandfordom Dreams. Also clever, wise and efficient, but those are often overshadowed by tendencies of being disruptive as well.
 * Muro (ムロ Muro) - The main character of the saga who is based on Michael from Dandfordom Dreams. Rational, captivating and aspiring, but these are in a way balance by being dominating as well.
 * Kuro (クロ Kuro) - The main character of the saga who is based on Shanne from Dandfordom Dreams. Also determined, reliable and faithful, but in smaller doses and they're often spoiled by habits of being narcissistic as well.
 * Mini (ミニ Mini) - The main character of the saga who is based on Daniel from Dandfordom Dreams 2. Also incorruptible, captivating and faithful, but they're far less prominent, especially compared to impulses of being frightening as well.
 * Nayu (ナユ Nayu) - The main character of the saga who is based on Davida from Dandfordom Dreams 2. Also clever, amusing and resourceful, but in smaller doses and they're often spoiled by habits of being abrasive as well.
 * Kanta (カンタ Kanta) - The main character of the saga who is based on Samuel from Souls of Legends. Also orderly, practical and gentle, but in a way they're lesser traits and tained by behaviors of being disconcerting as well.
 * Kanami (カナミ Kanami) - The main character of the saga who is based on Tabitha from Souls of Legends. Fun-loving, anticipative and wise, but far less strongly and often mixed with being cynical as well.
 * Daisi (ダイシ Daisi) - The main character of the saga who is based on Daisy from Souls of Legends. Also imaginative, sentimental and leaderly, but they're tainted by and mixed with habits of being crass as well.
 * Tiroma (チロマ Tiroma) - Also cooperative, elegant and humorous, but these are in a way balance by being dominating as well.
 * Kino (キノ Kino) - The main character of the saga who is based on Samuel from Souls of Legends 2. Also sentimental, farsighted and responsive, but far less strongly and often mixed with being apathetic as well.
 * Kito (キト Kito) - The main character of the saga who is based on Tabitha from Souls of Legends 2. Also clever, wise and efficient, but those are often overshadowed by tendencies of being disruptive as well.
 * Kareku (カレク Kareku) - The main character of the saga who is based on Evans from Garnet and Turquoise. Rational, captivating and aspiring, but these are in a way balance by being dominating as well.
 * Maria (マリア Maria) - The main character of the saga who is based on Adriana from Garnet and Turquoise.  Also determined, reliable and faithful, but in smaller doses and they're often spoiled by habits of being narcissistic as well.
 * Ganetto (ガネット Ganetto) - Also incorruptible, captivating and faithful, but they're far less prominent, especially compared to impulses of being frightening as well.
 * Takoizu (タコイズ Takoizu) - Also clever, amusing and resourceful, but in smaller doses and they're often spoiled by habits of being abrasive as well.
 * Meguru (メグル Meguru) - The main character of the saga who is based on Evans from Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2. Also orderly, practical and gentle, but in a way they're lesser traits and tained by behaviors of being disconcerting as well.
 * Rinna (リンナ Rinna) - The main character of the saga who is based on Adriana from Garnet 2 and Turquoise 2. Fun-loving, anticipative and wise, but far less strongly and often mixed with being cynical as well.
 * Naito (ナイト Naito) - The main character of the saga who is based on Issac from Moon Blade. Also imaginative, sentimental and leaderly, but they're tainted by and mixed with habits of being crass as well.
 * Mitzuki (ミズキ Mitzuki) - The main character of the saga who is based on Hariette from Moon Blade. Also cooperative, elegant and humorous, but these are in a way balance by being dominating as well.

Reception
Crystal Jewels is Ranked 7 as "Favorite Manga from the Franchise" in BangBang Comics in 2005.

In the anime
When Wada wanted an anime adaption of the manga, it never happened for unknown reasons. However, there are some references to it in the main anime series.
 * In The Getting of the Valley, Shari's giftshop contains the first volume of the manga series.
 * In Leading My Happy End, while Kouchu and Dustin watches TV, Futaji is seen running after the Crystal Ball on TV.
 * In Elliott Returns, Dustin is seen reading one of the manga volumes.
 * In Research Creeps, the drawing of the brawlers, resembles their manga counterparts.

Related links

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