The official website for the television anime adaptation of Keiichirou Shibuya's Ruri no Houseki (Introduction to Mineralogy) manga reveals additional staff, theme songs, and a second promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere on July 6 at 9:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by BS11, ABC TV, TV Aichi, and AT-X.
Staff
Assistant Director: Yasuhiko Akiyama (Oniichan wa Oshimai! episode director)
Chief Animation Directors: Mayu Fujii (Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu animation director), Kazuhiro Oota (Isekai Ojisan)
Prop Design: Kajichi Ninomiya (Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers key animation), Ann Nakai (Oniichan wa Oshimai!)
Mineral Design: CLUSELLER
Art Director: Shunichirou Yoshihara (Dr. Stone)
Art Design: Kazushi Fujii (Ousama Ranking)
Color Design: Makiko Doi (The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149)
Director of Photography: Takuya Ogata (Dead Mount Death Play)
Editor: Yuuji Oka (Saikyou Onmyouji no Isekai Tenseiki)
Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!)
Sound Production: Bit grooove promotion
Singer-songwriter Rei Yasuda (Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File, Natsume Yuujinchou Roku) is performing the opening theme "Hikari no Sumika," and Hana Hope (Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf, Hametsu no Oukoku) performs the ending theme "Sapphire." Both theme songs are previewed in the promotional video below.
Shingo Fujii (Oniichan wa Oshimai!) is directing the anime at Studio Bind. Michiko Yokote (Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!) is handling the series composition and Mayu Fujii (Mushikaburi Hime clothing design assistance) is designing the characters. Daisuke Achiwa (Oniichan wa Oshimai!) and Kazuki Yanagawa (Ryza no Atelier: Tokoyami no Joou to Himitsu no Kakurega) are composing the music.
Shibuya began serializing the educational adventure manga in Harta magazine in August 2019. Enterbrain shipped the fifth volume in September 2024.