Land of the Lustrous

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Animation

Drama

Mystery

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

2017

24 min

TV-14

In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in order to shatter their bodies and use them as decorations. Phosphophyllite, also known as Phos, is a young and fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort. Instead, they are told to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After begrudgingly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent gem who has been relegated to patrolling the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison their body creates. After seeing how unhappy Cinnabar is, Phos decides to find a role that both of the rejected Gems can enjoy. Can Phos's seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?

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Drama

Action & Adventure

Mystery

Adult Cartoon

7.9/10

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"Ah, yes, the real Steven Universe rather than the cartoon rip off we got from Sugar. I love this much more."

Red Reads

"The objective of this story is to keep the audience completely baffled. Don't be fooled by their appearance, there is nothing human going on here. Since it's all pure fantasy with no connection to our reality you can't expect whatever strange new development is coming next. Aside from that I personally thought the art and animation were magnificent. These creatures are so strangely beautiful its hard to really explain them without ruining the show, so I won't. 4 stars easy, sadly there doesn't look like there'll be a second season"

bahamutthekingofdrag

"A very unique, lesser known anime that I really enjoyed. It fully uses CG Animation. The story could have been a bit better, but the characters are not easily forgettable 😄💎"

Sara D

"So good, I cannot begin to fathom how such a gem is this underrated!! Gotta give it a try"

Bel'

"After watching this I picked up the manga and they’re both wonderful and enticing with the story and mystery "

Corrdunk

"Another I haven't quite finished but I can't leave off this list. The only 3D anime I've watched that really masters the medium instead of being held back by it. It's elaborate, thought provoking, and mysterious. It's like a fairy tale you can't quite remember. It's also one of the most beautiful anime I have watched in a while. If you like action, it has some amazing fight scenes as well. "

Snail

"Fantastic art, animation, and music. "

James Wesson

"A strange, ethereal and oddly emotional story with surprisingly great CGI animation. Highly recommended for Steven Universe fans for obvious reasons."

Mary Kate Lettis

"I really enjoyed watching this anime way more than I thought I would. I normally don't like cgi, but this masterpiece pulled it off perfectly. Honestly, I highly doubt it would've been as good if they hadn't used cgi. It was beautiful and sad at the same time, and I'm really hoping that they'll finally make a season 2 in the future when they've gathered enough chapters to make it. I'd suggest reading the manga if you loved this, it makes it 10x better."