Land of the Lustrous
宝石の国
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. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos' efforts to be useful and protect their fellow Gems.
Land of the Lustrous is a tv with 12 episodes, from Fall 2017, produced by Orange, rated 8.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos' efforts to be useful and protect their fellow Gems.
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Tags
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- CGI — Prominently features scenes created with computer-generated imagery.
- Full CGI — Almost entirely created with computer-generated imagery.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Anthropomorphism — Contains non-human character(s) that have attributes or characteristics of a human being.
- Agender — Prominently features agender characters.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Memory Manipulation — Prominently features a character(s) who has had their memories altered.
- Primarily Female Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.