0004000800’s Reviews > Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1 > Status Update

Also, the character designs are very fun, and the idea of giving personalities to literal rocks (gems to be more specific) is brilliant. I really love this story so much!

I can’t wait to continue reading and see what happens! I don’t know what I expected when I heard about this but I didn’t expect this!

I absolutely love this! It’s such a hidden gem (pun intended) I mean it’s popular but not THAT popular. The world is fascinating and the characters are lovable! There’s mystery, action, drama, and a bit of horror. What’s not to love? And the art is so unique and pretty. It’s so good.

Cinnabar really did save Phos (very unwillingly but still) and I hope that now she keeps the slug as a pet. Can she understand it? Is that what is happening with her? Or has she just completely lost it? I love Dia so much! She really saved Phos. Seeing her bright as the sun in the night was funny.

This chapter was basically “would you love me if I was a worm?”

What is that snail thing? The lunarians disappeared but it didn’t? And why is it so strong? And how can it melt them? Diamond are resistant to acid (and nearly all corrosive substances) and it melted Bort’s (I looked up the name and I’m overjoyed by how it’s all connected) hair so that can’t be it. Is it heat? If so then how? And from where? I want to read the next chapter now!!!!

I like the diamond team too! What the hell! All the gems are great. But I love Dia! She’s so nice. What is that thing at the end? And why did ignore them and sped straight towards the school? And the sensei is in the temple or taking a nap as Phos put it. I can’t wait to see what’s that. I love Phos so much! She’s so entertaining and fun to watch! And all the other gems we meet are also great! I love this!

And I also found out that Cinnabar’s hardness is 2 to 2.5 on the Mohs scale, there’s no way! I can’t believe I’m going to learn more about gems from this manga, it’s wonderful!

I love Cinnabar! I need Phos to find her that fun job as soon as possible! Maybe it’ll be her thing to find out more about the gems. It’s so cool that they’re based on their namesakes e.g. Cinnabar being highly toxic, etc. I was reading more on it & the impure form is blackish/brownish & the pure is bright red/scarlet, I wonder if that’ll come into play later on. Maybe Phos will find a way to “purify” her

And I love that they are names after minerals, It’s so fun. I hope they’ll be able to put heliodor back together someday.