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Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 5 by Haruko Ichikawa

thisbeereads's review

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adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

edilhna's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

starlien's review

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

maria_zoulia's review against another edition

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5.0

Just like almost everybody else, I learned about this manga thanks to the anime (which, btw, is amazing and you should definitely check it out).

First of all, I am glad I learned more about Sensei and his abilities (it seems, if I am correct, that he can break themselves and shoot the fragments at the Lunarians). Secondly, I am starting to miss Happy Phos. Ok, to be honest, when I first met them, I found them to be kind annoying, but now that I see how serious and depressed they are (even if they can fight now, something they always wanted), I want them to be their previous joyful themselves (I doubt that, since I read reviews saying that they will become even worse).

The visuals were nice, though nothing special. Sometimes, I couldn't distinguish the characters, especially when they were drawn from afar (the style isn't that detail on the facial characteristics, though the highlights look exactly like gems). The backgrounds fall into the mediocre category. But I gotta say, I could understand what was going on.

Still, if there will even be a second season to "Houseki no kuni", I will gladly watch it and I would be excited to see how they would handle the story (I think studio Orange does a better job than mangaka when it comes to visuals).

I will continue to Vol.6.

zazzerpans's review

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

danyella's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jasmineae's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

bunnytuffie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

naldorah's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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aitorfmg's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Mucho personaje nuevo sin propósito más allá de su arco personal, nuevos refuerzos del misterio principal y alguna que otra respuesta que agradezco (como lo de los poderes de Sensei). Me gusta cómo Ichikawa va llevando a Phos por un camino pedregoso para hacer que sufra las consecuencias de sus acciones. La verdad es que rompería a abracitos a Phos, pobre.

Es un tomo que veo necesario para hacer que el lector tenga más interés en el argumento y los personajes ya conocidos (que tienen bastante tiempo en pantalla), pero no es que aporte demasiado y repite los conceptos ya usuales de la serie. Con todo, lo he disfrutado bastante por la bien hilada narrativa, esa acojonante atmósfera a la que me he referido en muchos de los tomos y los ligeros avances que hace en la mentalidad de Phos. Ojalá Cinnabar tuviera algo más de importancia en la trama, que Ichikawa está siempre pasando de su culo gemoso.

El capítulo de Padparadscha es pura melancolía. Una vez más, nos muestra el mundo interior de un personaje secundario hasta entonces relegado a un papel menor. La historia de Rutile, que tiene que esperar años y años para poder hablar con su mejor amigo, es todavía más triste cuando se descubre que ha cedido ese valioso tiempo a que Pad converse con Phos.

Por otra parte, me gusta la pequeña revelación relacionada con Sensei. Además de prefigurar lo buenazo que es su personaje, también sirve para sumir a Phos todavía más en ese estado depresivo que lleva arrastrando desde el incidente con Anc. Tengo mucho miedo de cómo pueda terminar esta historia para Phos.