History YMMV / LandOfTheLustrous

** [[spoiler:Shiro and Sensei's board game pieces seem to be prayed away after they get their closure with Sensei. Considering the manga about finding self acceptance and going beyond humanity's failings, it would even make sense that they got to pass on in a natural way compared to any of the humanity subspecies. Volume 12 however reveals that they never actually passed on; Shiro can now shapeshift into his smaller one-eyed form and acts as Cairngorm's guard dog/pet, while the pieces are shown in Sensei's house on the moon. These are only revealed in the end-of-volume yonkoma.]]

** In what could possibly be considered a [[TheNewTens New Tens]] equivalent to ''[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis]] [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK the Menace]]'', it's kind of fascinating that in about a year's difference ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' became a full-fledged series, given both series' more-or-less focus on humanoid, sexless gems in some form. Heck, in the official English translation for the manga Kodansha took advantage of this by applying the caption on the back cover of "An elegant new action manga for fans of ''Steven Universe''!" It should be noticed that this was eventually removed [[https://blog.viewster.com/kodansha-apologizes-for-comparing-land-of-the-lustrous-to-steven-universe/ due to fandom backlash]] due to the stigma of comparing the two series.

* CatharsisFactor: For those that felt Phos was wrongfully betrayed by the rest of the Lustrous [[spoiler:after the Moon Arc]] and in general think low of Phos in the early series, they found a lot of joy between Chapters 89 and 94, where [[spoiler:Phos wholesale overpowers most of the Earth Gem opposition and finally avenges their betrayal by smashing Cinnabar to bits, absorbing their mercury and becoming a human. Although this is quickly recinded when everything Phos did only ended up isolating themself on Earth while [[TheBadGuyWins Aechmea reaps the rewards on the Moon.]]]]

* MisaimedMarketing: In America, Kodansha has marketed the manga as "An elegant new action manga for fans of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''!". While the two share some superficial similarities, they belong to different genres and fall on completely opposite ends of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, so it's certainly not guaranteed that you'll enjoy one of them just because you enjoy the other. [[https://blog.viewster.com/kodansha-apologizes-for-comparing-land-of-the-lustrous-to-steven-universe/ This resonated negatively within the Houseki No Kuni fandom]] and resulted in the label being left out of the future volumes.

* EndingFatigue: The chapters after the [[spoiler:former human species are prayed away]] are a ''very'' long epilogue full of little action and long [[ExpositionDump exposition dumps]] with multiple confusing [[TimeSkip time skips]]. The general consensus is most of the epilogue is {{Padding}} that could have been condensed into a shorter time span, but is instead being dragged out to fit into [[ArcNumber 106 chapters,]] a sentiment not helped by the multiple long hiatus the series went on during this time.

%%Please refrain from using abbreviations (ex. SU should be ''Steven Universe'', HnK should be ''Houseki no Kuni'', etc.)

** Whether the Lunarians deserve sympathy given [[spoiler: their TragicBackstory as human souls unable to pass on to the next world.]] Some fans still consider them evil and not to be trusted, pointing out [[spoiler: Aechmea's shady nature and the strange focus he has on Cairngorm.]] Others are drawn to the much less shady characters like Quieta, Cicada, and Barbata and come to the conclusion that [[spoiler: while their actions up to the Moon Arc were monstrous, the Lunarians as a whole were motivated out of desperation and point to their willingness to plan with Phos and assist them as proof of inherently good natures]]. Some even considered [[spoiler: Sensei]] the true villain of the story due to [[spoiler: his seeming willingness to let gems die rather than praying for the Lunarians, though this has been mitigated somewhat as Sensei has been shown to not be unwilling, but ''unable'' to pray for them. Then it was ultimately revealed what the Lunarians' motive would also ensure the complete extinction of the human race, without counseling with anyone else of the other species until centuries after the plan was already in motion, making any sympathy for them fly straight out the window.]]

* WoobieSpecies: Within the multiple [[TimeSkip time skips]] the series goes through things only ever get worse for the Admirabilis. At the start of the series they were all kidnapped save for one, while another is rescued and they mnage to breed they are continuously kidnapped by the Lunarians, threatened for their shells, and later are purposefully taken and bred to lose their grandiose forms and intelligence [[spoiler:so they will not be able to befriend Phos and prevent them from praying for the Lunarians.]]

* ArcFatigue: [[spoiler: It’s been agreed upon by some of the fandom that the moon arc is becoming this with plenty of DeusAngstMachina, an unnecessary and uncomfortably continuous focus on UnequalPairing Cairngorm and The Prince and the story seemingly dragging on the point that certain gems can not be returned from dust after giving the readers as well as the gems themselves false hope once again that certain gems, particularly Antarc, had a chance to return. It doesn’t help that the arc is heavily laden with VillainDecay for the moon people the longer the gems remain with them, which is a point of contention in some of the fandom.]] Worse off, by the time the story had begun to move anywhere again, [[FandomLifeCycle the fandom had largely begun to dissipate]]... at least in the west.

** Diamond is slowly becoming this. There are some who believe they get [[EnsembleDarkhorse too much credit]] for being a stagnant, supporting character and a number of fans are becoming [[SpotLightStealingSquad tired of their popularity]]. It also doesn't help that they are already in a BrokenBase scenario with Bort over their partnership issues in which they are seen as a huge part of the problem by people who are team Bort in particular. Just like Cinnabar, a lot of fans are sore about how [[spoiler:they get replaced as Bort's partner by Zircon and DemotedToExtra once their character arc finishes]].

** Whether the Lunarians deserve sympathy given [[spoiler: their TragicBackstory as human souls unable to pass on to the next world.]] Some fans still consider them evil and not to be trusted, pointing out [[spoiler: Aechmea's shady nature and the strange focus he has on Cairngorm.]] Others are drawn to the much less shady characters like Quieta, Cicada, and Barbata and come to the conclusion that [[spoiler: while their actions up to the Moon Arc were monstrous, the Lunarians as a whole were motivated out of desperation and point to their willingness to plan with Phos and assist them as proof of inherently good natures]]. Some even considered [[spoiler: Sensei]] the true villain of the story due to [[spoiler: his seeming willingness to let gems die rather than praying for the Lunarians, though this has been mitigated somewhat as Sensei has been shown to not be unwilling, but ''unable'' to pray for them. Then it was ultimately revealed what the Lunarians' motive would also ensure the complete extinction of the human race, without counseling with anyone else of the other species first, making any sympathy for them fly straight out the window.]]

** The First Machine is caled [[spoiler: "Brongo", a portmanteau of Brother (the name the Lunarians use for him) and Kongo (his younger brother and their mother Ayumu's second creation)]].