The lighting work here is also pretty damn gorgeous, and some of the series’ most beautiful shots are where the frames focus on the moon, the water or the skies, not to mention some of the characters’ reactions to light, like Diamond's multi-colored hair.Īnd I would be foolish not to mention just how fluid and smart the cinematography of Lustrous can be, as the CGI animation allows for more flexible frame shots. The colors are vibrant and rich, and I love how every character is identified by their own special shade, while also boasting their own hairstyle. The art style is taken from the manga, but feels a lot more polished and slick in comparison to the far rougher style of the manga, which kinda reminded me of Attack on Titan’s situation and how the anime improved vastly upon the manga. The animation is smooth, gentle and elegant with fine detail in small character animations and additional quirks. Lustrous shows just how far their talent goes. The studio behind it, Orange, hasn’t really produced anything truly noticeable on their own, although they have been one of the biggest “go to” CGI animation studios beforehand.
If you haven’t figured it out already from the introduction section of this review, Lustrous is freaking beautiful. This allows the setting of Lustrous to be unfolded to us with the same sense of pace as it does for Phos while also maintaining a constant development and progression to the story.
This backdrop is set against the coming-of-age story of Phosphopyllite (“Phos”), the youngest Gem and also one of the weakest, as she tries to uncover the mysteries of their world, and on the way, grow up as a person and find a place for Cinnabar, a fellow Gem who is isolated for their toxicity.Īs a story, Lustrous is very character-driven, with the vast majority of the show’s events centering around Phos and most incidents are often caused by their own actions. But anyways, the Gems fight those Moon People on an almost weekly basis, with guidance by their leader, a monk-like man referred to as Master Kongo. Why? For reasons unknown, at least not that early in the series. A mysterious race of angelic yet horrifying beings known as Lunarians, or Moon People, constantly attack the Gems for their bodies.
But not everything is peaceful in the Lustrous island, no.
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