Review of Land of the Lustrous

Houseki no Kuni, or Land of the Lustrous, is an anime about genderless immortal beings made out of Gems that protect themselves from lunar creatures that appear within the day. This elegant and extremely serene anime is about the sacrifices that one must make in order to improve as a person. Phosphophyllite is a gem that is basically useless until the day his teacher, Kongo, tasks him with the responsibility of creating the Encyclopedia to record all known knowledge of the island. The task moves him towards much more dangerous situations where many things are sacrificed. In a way of putting it, the character development isnowhere near terrible however one may not wish for it to happen because the more Phos improves, the more of himself he loses. This begins to lead about a lot of questions about the lunar people, the world he lives in and his past, and his teacher. The elegance in the animation, art, and soundtrack compliment all of this beautifully and each episode becomes increasingly more and more interesting with each of the gems personalities being revealed.

The show is very interesting because it shows that the world that one may live in their entire life innocent and happy but have no idea about the world they have been living in. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wishes to get into anime.