Review of Land of the Lustrous

Land of the Lustrous is a story about gems fighting against moving statues (that appear out of the sky) to prevent them from being turned into jewelry. Wow, that sounded bad huh? Except it sure is not! We follow Phos, the youngest and weakest amongst the gems that inhabit the planet in this story about survival and chemistry, literally and figuratively. First of all, the visuals in this show is top notch! And being CGI, it sure did not distract me from what is going in the screen. I mostly despise CGI because they look like video game cut scenes to me. But this one isa first. And is a good example of how a CGI anime should be done. It also helps to show the characters properly, them being gems and all that.

The music was great too. That scene when Dia runs back home after learning something important about snails highlighted the art and sound of the show. You know that scene!

Aside from our MC Phos, we have a plethora of characters and almost all of them have sufficient development that it is impossible not to find one to relate with. Bort, the diamond-class expert combatant. Cinnabar, the recluse nights watch (not related to Jon Snow). Dia, the sweet jewel and Bort's partner. Rutile, the proficient medic. Yellow Diamond, the oldest and the fastest. Antarcticite, the winter soldier (no metal arm tho). Heck, even Padparadscha, who only shows up for about 20 seconds, is interesting as hell!

I truly enjoyed this show a lot. More than Made in Abyss, which was an amazing show as well! I am not going to read the manga because I am so looking forward to the next season and I want to watch it without any more knowledge that what the show has given me.

Highly recommended. Some say that this show is kind of a drag but the show went by quickly to me. Very well paced and each episode gave us something new.