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Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1

Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-04-17 14:55:58
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Haruko Ichikawa
  • ISBN：1632364972
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Summary

An elegant new action manga for fans of Sailor Moon and the litany of comics and animation that it inspired， Land of the Lustrous is set in a far future Earth， where humanity's distant descendants live on in a small group of sexless crystalline beings who must fight off an invasion from the Moon。
The young gem Phosphorite can't seem to do anything right。 "Phos" has nothing but a big mouth and guts。 Cinnabar， a classmate， is a loner， shunned by the other gems because of the toxins emitted from their body。 But when they get together， they will learn that they both have an essential role to play in the fight against the Moonfolk， who are intent on coming to Earth to abduct the gem folk and destroy their world。 A beautifully-drawn new action manga from Haruko Ichikawa， winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize。

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Reviews

Celia Burn ，

The art is much better than the storyline， but there are also a few good diamond/gemstones puns。

Ariel Jensen ，

The title caught my eye and I've been wanting to try manga for a long while。 I really enjoyed the premise of the story and do plan to continue through the series。 However， I did rate it down as some image spreads it really confusing to understand what was going on and who was talking。 The title caught my eye and I've been wanting to try manga for a long while。 I really enjoyed the premise of the story and do plan to continue through the series。 However， I did rate it down as some image spreads it really confusing to understand what was going on and who was talking。 。。。more

Christine Williams ，

It was a fun read。 I like how in some pages it just has the art panels with out the words。 I’ve watched the anime but didn’t get the chance to finish it。 I hope it would get a second season。

Jacob ，

I didn't intentionally drop the Land of the Lustrous anime—it just sort of fell out of my rotation。 I really do need to restart that at some point; the animation is gorgeous。 Recently discovered there's a manga， so picked up a few volumes。 And， yeah。。。 it's a bit rocky。On the one hand， it's the same story I remember: Personified gems trying to live their life and survive attacks from the moon aliens who try to collect them。 One of these gems is a bit useless， so is given the task of creating a n I didn't intentionally drop the Land of the Lustrous anime—it just sort of fell out of my rotation。 I really do need to restart that at some point; the animation is gorgeous。 Recently discovered there's a manga， so picked up a few volumes。 And， yeah。。。 it's a bit rocky。On the one hand， it's the same story I remember: Personified gems trying to live their life and survive attacks from the moon aliens who try to collect them。 One of these gems is a bit useless， so is given the task of creating a natural history—a task she takes to like a cat in water。On the other hand， the art style is confusing as fuck。 Maybe I'm just biased because I did watch some of the anime， but downgrading from the dazzling animation to static black and white images？ It doesn't work well at all。 Most of the characters end up looking alike， which is bad for connecting with them or knowing who is doing what。 And the action scenes—so fluid and awesome in the anime—lack any kind of flow on page。I'll probably read v。2 and v。3 （ie， what I bought）， but if they feel on par with v。1， I may not bother reading further。 。。。more

tori ，

here we gooo

Federica Barufaldi ，

3。5 stelleMolto carino， non ho ben chiaro cosa stia succedendo però XD

R T ，

this manga is ongoing， so rating is set to change。 additionally when i include manga， i'll be talking about the work as a whole， not just the volume i set it on。i'm not sure how to say this but i almost think i'm not smart enough to talk about houseki no kuni。 or at least， well-read enough on buddhism and the philosophies it addresses。 this manga is pain personified。 when the anime came out i was compltely entranced by it！ beautiful art， fun characters， and a hidden depth to it all you wouldn't this manga is ongoing， so rating is set to change。 additionally when i include manga， i'll be talking about the work as a whole， not just the volume i set it on。i'm not sure how to say this but i almost think i'm not smart enough to talk about houseki no kuni。 or at least， well-read enough on buddhism and the philosophies it addresses。 this manga is pain personified。 when the anime came out i was compltely entranced by it！ beautiful art， fun characters， and a hidden depth to it all you wouldn't have expected， going into it。 looking back， it hardly seems like the same work at all。 hnk does not have "hidden depth"。 it is all depth， with no chance to breathe。 in fact if you do try a breath， it simply pushes you down further to drown。 it does not rely on shock value， or gore， or over the top sadness and tragedy to achieve this。 houseki presents to you a seemingly stagnant society， where no one ages， or dies， and everyone appears equal to each other。 what should happen， then？ what does it mean to be alive？ to be human？ what is humanity？ what is peace？ what is free will when instinct exists？ what defines an individual？every twist the manga takes， every new element it introduces blends seamlessly into the work， and the descent into what it is today is so slow and purposeful， and inevitable。 i'm never shocked。 looking back every time， its obvious with every development how what happened was happening all along。 i'm not angry， or in tears。 it's despair。 the philosophy and the questions it asks are horrifying and not at all poignant to modern day life， but that's what makes it fascinating。 hnk forces you to think about a picture bigger than anything you may have considered before。i think i would have trouble watching the anime again now， to be honest。 i love all the gems。 i sympathize with them。 but most of all， i hate them。 they aren't full beings， neither are the lunarians， and it's why i feel i must be forgiving to their actions on some level。 but i hate everyone， except phos， except *including* phos- i told you at the beginning i was going to have trouble articulating my thoughts！ i may hate the gems， but it's not their fault。 i may hate who phos has become， but i must feel for them， or no one else will。moving onto the art。 its stunning， what else can i say？ sometimes it can be less complex than other manga， but that just makes the more artistic panels all the more striking。i think it does have some issues with pacing。 the slow descent is a part of it that works well wrt easing the reader through this world and making it believable but it can also just be a bit too。。。。 repetitive and slow-moving at times。 for example as much as i despise the relationship between aechmea and caingorm， i can on some level understand its place in the work。 i would personally prefer it without， but i can also see the reasoning for including it。 that does *not* mean it needs to be featured as much as it is。 sure， it drives home that uncomfortable feeling but at some point it just becomes a dull annoyance/disgust rather than something purposeful and distressing， that's properly making the point it strives to。the end is very clearly near for houseki no kuni。 it seems obvious to me the way the plot is going to， and i am both dreading and eagerly anticipating it。 i hope for a cathartic ending， if i dare to hope for anything with these characters。 at the end of my current read i just feel despairful and exhausted。 i know what i've read is brilliant and heartwrenching， but i need 。。。。 /something/ different to end this off on。 i can only have faith the authour will deliver。 。。。more

Booksinvasion ，

3。5⭐

owo。momo。uwu ，

amazing art style ver cool

Grace ，

Not going to lie， this was hard to read in manga form because the colours of each gem is what sets each character a part - so a lot of attention is required， but overall I still loved it and enjoyed it as much as I watched the anime adaptation for the very first time！

SwedishGeekGirl ，

So original， sutch a gem！Land of the Lustrous volume 1 by Haruko Icikawa get a 9。8/10 stars。

Aleksandra ，

This is a very unique unusual story， I’m intrigued。 The art by Haruko Ichikawa is beautiful， I love the way they use space and white and black。

Lina ，

It's very beautifully drawn but I can't say that I am completely convinced about the story just yet。 The ending made me curious enough to buy the next volume though。 What's more important is the non-binary rep this manga has。 There isn't many manga out there with such rep and we really need more of it。 So， this alone adds a star to my rating。 It's very beautifully drawn but I can't say that I am completely convinced about the story just yet。 The ending made me curious enough to buy the next volume though。 What's more important is the non-binary rep this manga has。 There isn't many manga out there with such rep and we really need more of it。 So， this alone adds a star to my rating。 。。。more

Emma ，

I honestly enjoyed reading Land of the Lustrous。 The artwork was well illustrated and refreshing to view， the manga's characters were also rather interesting too。 I've seen a lot of reviews that stated that they couldn't understand what was happening in the manga， and I can agree with that。 I had to re-read a few times to understand what was going on with the characters and the storyline， but after I understood what was happening， I found that I truly enjoyed reading Land of The Lustrous。 Over I honestly enjoyed reading Land of the Lustrous。 The artwork was well illustrated and refreshing to view， the manga's characters were also rather interesting too。 I've seen a lot of reviews that stated that they couldn't understand what was happening in the manga， and I can agree with that。 I had to re-read a few times to understand what was going on with the characters and the storyline， but after I understood what was happening， I found that I truly enjoyed reading Land of The Lustrous。 Overall， it was a good read， but if you aren't a fan of dwelling on a books pages trying to figure out what's going on in the story， I wouldn't recommend reading this book。 。。。more

Plothole ，

The first Manga I have ever read。 Likeable characters， unique story， art style takes some time to getting used to。

Radclyffe U-Haul ，

something about the art really rubs me the wrong way but I enjoyed the story

Pao López ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Vamo' a ver。 Ya me leí todo lo que hay hasta el capítulo 91， y weno， como siempre， tengo mis opiniones。 Pero como me da flojera añadir manga por manga， será el primero。 Para empezar， diré que me ha gustado bastante el uso de diferentes cristales y la dureza de estos。 Como alguien que estudia geología， me ha gustado mucho ese toque， quizá no es la gran cosa， pero me ha gustado， seh。El arte del manga es bonito， no me gustó del todo， pero eso no le quita el mérito， es muy estético y los diseños son Vamo' a ver。 Ya me leí todo lo que hay hasta el capítulo 91， y weno， como siempre， tengo mis opiniones。 Pero como me da flojera añadir manga por manga， será el primero。 Para empezar， diré que me ha gustado bastante el uso de diferentes cristales y la dureza de estos。 Como alguien que estudia geología， me ha gustado mucho ese toque， quizá no es la gran cosa， pero me ha gustado， seh。El arte del manga es bonito， no me gustó del todo， pero eso no le quita el mérito， es muy estético y los diseños son lindos。Hay ciertas cosas que bueno， son plot twists y realmente no esperaba， y sí causaron impacto en mí。 Pero en general， sentí dos cosas al leer esto: que no puedo empatizar con los personajes， y tampoco puedo sentir creíble todo lo que sucede en ese mundo。 Sucede acción， tras acción y el cambio general de Phos para mí， no tiene impacto ni coherencia。 Entiendo que se ha roto un buen de veces， pero como ha terminado no me parece lógico， no me hace sentido， siento que faltó algo。 Y a eso es a lo que voy， el manga se desarrolla demasiado rápido， pasan muchísimos años entre cada capítulo， pasan tantas cosas en un solo capítulo。。。No lo sé。 Igual quiero ver a dónde se dirige y cómo termina。Por cierto， siento que Phos confió demasiado rápido en los Lunarians， y eso de comenzar a sospechar mucho de Adamantio fue un poco extraño， solo por una palabra comenzó a sospechar。。。 No lo sé， se ve demasiado surreal。Well， anyways， lo terminaré para ver qué sucede。 。。。more

Sam Moon ，

Un comienzo divertido！Debo admitir que el principio es un poco confuso， con muchas cosas pasando a la vez y los personajes si no los conoces son algo difíciles de diferenciar。Pero me ha gustado mucho！

Fos and The Thirst ，

Đọc vì thích phim。 Nhàm và không biết vì sao phải quan tâm tới nhân vật。 Nhưng art đẹp lắm ấy。 Anime thì được CGI nên hành động với lấp lánh， sắc màu các thứ。 Nhưng Truyện tranh vẫn đọc lại nha， kiểu Haruko Ichikawa xử lí với sự đơn giản hóa và tương phản trắng đen và hệ thống tinh thể， họa tiết。 Nhưng không có màu nên chắc chắn mấy người chưa coi phim sẽ không hiểu con mẹ gì cả và không nhận diện được nhân vật vì ai cũng giống ai （Có lí do nha， không phải plot hole đâu。）Cuốn này không hay， nhưn Đọc vì thích phim。 Nhàm và không biết vì sao phải quan tâm tới nhân vật。 Nhưng art đẹp lắm ấy。 Anime thì được CGI nên hành động với lấp lánh， sắc màu các thứ。 Nhưng Truyện tranh vẫn đọc lại nha， kiểu Haruko Ichikawa xử lí với sự đơn giản hóa và tương phản trắng đen và hệ thống tinh thể， họa tiết。 Nhưng không có màu nên chắc chắn mấy người chưa coi phim sẽ không hiểu con mẹ gì cả và không nhận diện được nhân vật vì ai cũng giống ai （Có lí do nha， không phải plot hole đâu。）Cuốn này không hay， nhưng sẽ xuất sắc hơn hẳn qua thời gian í。Cùng đi theo Phosphophyllite， một viên ngọc là thể sống mới từ khoáng vật sau tận thế，với độ cứng cực mong manh， chỉ cần đụng nhẹ vào đồng loại của mình sẽ vỡ nát ra。Vậy nên Phos cực vô dụng， sống cuộc đời bất tử mấy trăm năm ăn không ngồi rồi， trong khi bạn bè mình chiến đấu để chống lại lũ người từ mặt trăng muốn bắt họ về làm trang sức。 Cho tới một ngày， Thầy của cậu giao cho nhiệm vụ viết bách khoa toàn thư。[image error]Chủ đề chính của tập này là "mục đích" và "Tự ghét bản thân"， Phos không biết vì sao mình phải viết bách khoa， dù miệng lúc nào cũng tự tin， nhưng căm hận cơ thể cứng chỉ 3，5 mohsDiamond， với độ cứng hoàn hảo， nhưng không công nhận giá trị chính mình mà vẫn so sánh và ghen tỵ với em trai， Bort， kim cương đen Cinnabar， viên quặng thủy ngân tỏa ra chất độc bị mọi người xa lánh muốn bị Nguyệt Nhân bắt đi， tự tạo cho mình công việc tuần tra ban đêm vô ích， tràn đầy tiềm năng chỉ để sống và thở， nhưng nhục nhã vì thủy ngân của mình đầu độc xung quanh[image error]Và với lời hứa của mình， mục đích mới của Phos là tìm một công việc cho Cinnabar。 （view spoiler）[Cùng đi theo Phosphophyllite， một viên ngọc là thể sống mới từ khoáng vật sau tận thế，với độ cứng cực mong manh， chỉ cần đụng nhẹ vào đồng loại của mình sẽ vỡ nát ra。Vậy nên Phos cực vô dụng， sống cuộc đời bất tử mấy trăm năm ăn không ngồi rồi， trong khi bạn bè mình chiến đấu để chống lại lũ người từ mặt trăng muốn bắt họ về làm trang sức。 Cho tới một ngày， Thầy của cậu giao cho nhiệm vụ viết bách khoa toàn thư。[image error]Chủ đề chính của tập này là "mục đích" và "Tự ghét bản thân"， Phos không biết vì sao mình phải viết bách khoa， dù miệng lúc nào cũng tự tin， nhưng căm hận cơ thể cứng chỉ 3，5 mohsDiamond， với độ cứng hoàn hảo， nhưng không công nhận giá trị chính mình mà vẫn so sánh và ghen tỵ với em trai， Bort， kim cương đen Cinnabar， viên quặng thủy ngân tỏa ra chất độc bị mọi người xa lánh muốn bị Nguyệt Nhân bắt đi， tự tạo cho mình công việc tuần tra ban đêm vô ích， tràn đầy tiềm năng chỉ để sống và thở， nhưng nhục nhã vì thủy ngân của mình đầu độc xung quanh[image error]Và với lời hứa của mình， mục đích mới của Phos là tìm một công việc cho Cinnabar。 （hide spoiler）]Nhưng nếu tính riêng volume này， không đáng quá 3 sao。 Cả 3 chương đầu là info-dump， trực tiếp và passive。 MC phiền phức và trẻ con， có phần tự kiêu （Nhưng mình đọc volume sau lại ước nó trở về lại như cuốn này :））） ）。 Vẫn enjoinable do mình đọc 10 volume liên tục :））） ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Italia ，

*3。5I honestly prefer the anime to the manga so far but theres only one season out and I need to know what happens！！ the story is absolutely amazing 5/5 stars， but the different media and art style in the manga makes it difficult to distinguish characters。 without any color， their hair is like the primary identifying characteristic。

Kendall ，

While I only gave the first volume of this series a 4-star rating， I would give the manga as a whole 5 stars。 It's very confusing and difficult to tell characters and actions apart in the first few volumes， so I would recommend watching the anime adaption before reading the manga so the characters are easier to tell apart and the action easier to read。 （Don't worry！ Characters become easier to tell apart in future volumes。） Most of the flaws early volumes of this manga has are improved upon as t While I only gave the first volume of this series a 4-star rating， I would give the manga as a whole 5 stars。 It's very confusing and difficult to tell characters and actions apart in the first few volumes， so I would recommend watching the anime adaption before reading the manga so the characters are easier to tell apart and the action easier to read。 （Don't worry！ Characters become easier to tell apart in future volumes。） Most of the flaws early volumes of this manga has are improved upon as the story progresses。Land of the Lustrous utilizes strong Buddhist symbolism while exploring themes of the worth of mortality as well as what makes someone human， making the full manga a worth-while read if you're interested in more philosophical themes like these。 。。。more

Nuria ，

No está mal la historia pero te cuenta las cosas de forma que va saltando de aquí allí y no te enteras que pasa por en medio， así que de momento estás en una cosa de la que hablan y al otro están allá y dices。。。 vale y como ha pasado esto y como habéis llegado。 El dibujo no me disgusta。 Es minimalista。 Tiene lenguaje inclusivo lo que en un principio creía que me iba a molestar pero pasé de él。 Sino me rayo y no leo la historia。

Emily ，

3。5

Dmitri Kolytchev ，

Fantastic art-style， amazing world-building and story， lovable characters。 This series has it all。

Alice ，

You know when you are in the mood for something weird （but like， that good weird）？ Yeah， this manga is exactly what you need。 Got a little confused in the beginning， but then I got used to the really tiny panels and everything made sense。 Just， take your time reading everything with care。

Marianna Rainolter ，

Non male anche se non mi ha preso totalmente。。。 4 meno。La recensione la trovate anche al seguente link: http://bookmarksarereadersbestfriends。。。Siamo in un mondo dove a seguito di un cataclisma spaziale gli unici esseri in grado di sopravvivere sono delle gemme in forma umana。 Ogni gemma ha un ruolo e un compito sopratutto quello di controllare il loro territorio e di battersi contro i cacciatori dalla luna， che a sorpresa li attaccano per farle diventare degli ornamenti alle loro armi。 L'unica Non male anche se non mi ha preso totalmente。。。 4 meno。La recensione la trovate anche al seguente link: http://bookmarksarereadersbestfriends。。。Siamo in un mondo dove a seguito di un cataclisma spaziale gli unici esseri in grado di sopravvivere sono delle gemme in forma umana。 Ogni gemma ha un ruolo e un compito sopratutto quello di controllare il loro territorio e di battersi contro i cacciatori dalla luna， che a sorpresa li attaccano per farle diventare degli ornamenti alle loro armi。 L'unica a non aver ancora ricevuto un ruolo è Phos， la più fragile delle gemme。 Il Maestro Kongo che guida queste gemme decide che è arrivato il suo momento。 Gli chiede di redigere una enciclopedia di storia naturale。 Ma che vuol dire？ E questo ruolo ha una qualche importanza o è solo un modo per tenere Phos lontano dai campi di battaglia？ Ma Phos non si ferma e si metterà nei guai facendoci conoscere con le sue domande e i suoi incontri le altre gemme， come Cinnabar e il suo veleno che tiene lontano tutti e fa la ronda notturna， Bort e Dia， i diamanti più forti e resistenti che sono la prima linea contro i cacciatori。 Nel mentre capiamo le meccaniche di questo mondo， come funziona la lotta delle pietre e poi il loro potersi ricomporre recuperando tutti i loro frammenti。 Ciò avviene in poche pagine e abbastanza bene， è una cosa positiva; anche questo compito di Phos come lui （le gemme non hanno sesso per quanto il loro design sia un po' femminile e nella traduzione viene usato sempre il maschile） non capiamo che cosa significa， se non farci conoscere i suoi compagni usando questo elemento come espediente narrativo。 E quando Phos a seguito di un battaglia diventa una specie di lumaca。。。 Sì， vediamo i suoi compagni impegnarsi per farlo tornare normale e anche i loro rapporti più complessi di quanto sembra， ma nonostante ciò mi ha lasciato molto stranita。 Non che questo volume non sia bello， anzi ha dei disegni stupendi e una trama interessante senza alcun dubbio。 Però il finale e alcune piccole cose mi hanno lasciato un po' perplessa e al momento non l'ho proseguito anche se credo di farlo visto che mi hanno detto che andando avanti migliora。。。 。。。more

Valentina ，

Ne parlo su Youtube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=UZtTn。。。 Ne parlo su Youtube: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=UZtTn。。。 。。。more

Rach ，

Extremely hard to understand the action scenes and be able to tell characters apart， but the story seems really interesting。 3 stars for the simplicity the mangaka was going for， but it was just too hard to tell what was happening。I went and watched the anime after I read some reviews saying to see that first。 I watched a few episodes so I knew who people were， and then went back into the manga。 Makes much more sense once you see who everyone is。 I haven't finished the anime yet but I finished t Extremely hard to understand the action scenes and be able to tell characters apart， but the story seems really interesting。 3 stars for the simplicity the mangaka was going for， but it was just too hard to tell what was happening。I went and watched the anime after I read some reviews saying to see that first。 I watched a few episodes so I knew who people were， and then went back into the manga。 Makes much more sense once you see who everyone is。 I haven't finished the anime yet but I finished this volume。 I'd say if you really want to get invested in this series， watch a few episodes the anime and then come back to the manga。I've been reading into the next volume too and I really do love the lore and style of this manga。 Just wish this first volume was more clear and I didn't have to need the anime to understand what was going on but I'm hooked！ The anime is also very gorgeous for what it's worth！ 。。。more

Adi Wicaksono ，

this manga is very good in many ways。you are being introduced in a completely weird， alienated settings， without any explanation， not to mention that the environment drawing is both grim and idyllic。 Yet the juxtaposition is nicely placed。 The stories mostly feel like slice of life， small jokes， with a little bit drama here and there。 but thats it。 you would wonder， what the hell is happening here？ why would they live happily when they live in such dystopian setting？and the art is on the boundar this manga is very good in many ways。you are being introduced in a completely weird， alienated settings， without any explanation， not to mention that the environment drawing is both grim and idyllic。 Yet the juxtaposition is nicely placed。 The stories mostly feel like slice of life， small jokes， with a little bit drama here and there。 but thats it。 you would wonder， what the hell is happening here？ why would they live happily when they live in such dystopian setting？and the art is on the boundary between grotesque and beautiful。 If you are familiar with architectural sketches， the proportion of these characters really resemble them : very tall and slim， almost close to stickman。 The mangaka draws the battle beautifully， always draws the "moon people" in a way with patterned composition。 it is such a bliss for the eyes。with such mysterious setting and the notion that they are immortal， although it looks idyllic， i think a lot more will unfold。 。。。more

Martina ，

Particolare， interessante。 Mi piace。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0