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This anime is a hidden gem... literally.

It's criminal that this anime hasn't gotten a season 2 yet

The fact that the Houseki no Kuni combines minerology, psychology, mythology and spirituality together into one beautifully crafted masterpiece made me want to sort of be a part of that. Studio Orange is the very reason that I got into 3D modelling, so that I could bring my OC Ametrine to life, and retell the story with my own spin on it, because I love it that much. This series is such a huge inspiration to me, and it is without a doubt one of my favorite pieces of media to date

I love the sudden attention this anime is getting lately. I hope more people find this beautiful gem of an anime and appreciate its greatness.

This manga is literally just the embodiment of Mr. Incredible becoming uncanny.

I love how they gave the protag actual visible character development

There is a japanese anime movie called "Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle)" it was released on 2021. The interesting thing is when the main character log into the virtual world app, the animation switched into 3D/CGI, but when she back into her real life, the animation changed into 2D. I really recommended it if you like seeing full color/detailed scenery animation like from makoto shinkai/ghibli/kyoto animation

The problem of CGi is mostly the unnatural movements. Especially the pause at the start and end of movements. Sometimes the animators (are given the time to) do their job well and remove these really small artifacts, and everything is so much better. You mainly see these perfected animations in video game cinematics. Low polygon-count don't matter (if not going photorealistic), the movement is everything and the whole reason for the uncanny valley's existence.

With the manga ending in one more volume, the timing of this video is simply amazing

I'm constantly hoping Studio Orange picks it up again because the manga has turned into an incredible masterpiece. It's insane how a world of gems can provide such a compelling view into humanity and the process of change.

This anime helped me to improve so much as an artist. Figuring out lighting, anatomy of solid or broken objects, I even developed a new style from just drawing HnK fanart all the time. I really hope they make a second season some day. The music still gets me through tough days even now

The gems are actually genderless! They have no reason to have genders because… they’re rocks lol, but some seem to lean towards a more masculine or feminine identity and appearance. For example, Phos has seemingly been more masculine leaning, whilst characters like Red Beryl and Dia are more feminine The mangaka herself has actually requested that the gems genders not be specified as a condition for serialisation, and the German translation of LOTL has as such adopted the neopronoun “xier” for the gems, as there was no German equivalent for they/them! Typically beforehand, translators have used what they felt fit the character regardless of whether or not it’s actually right for the character

Not JUST the CGI the story is fantastically PAINFULLY beautiful.

Land of the lustrous is by far the most important anime in my life. It has left a truly profound effect on me and introduced me to some wonderful communities. The story is fantastic, if you’re reading this comment and somehow haven’t watched it/ read it, please go and do so. You won’t regret it.

i hope land of the lustrous gets the popularity it deserves. we need another season fr

I read the manga and it is incredibly good but CGI in this anime took it to whole new level I hope that it will get season 2

I love how Phos is the one recognized by Adaman as a human. The broken, purposeless, vengeful, monsterlike chimaera is the closest thing to a human of all the characters.

If you have only watched the anime, dude THIS IS JUST THE TIP there are so many more amazing things in the manga like the beautiful panels and symmetry, the story, THE AMAZING WRITING HOLY SHIT- and the message that actually made me finally cry (after not being able to cry in any other anime or manga i have watched) in the latest chapter I am so angry that it's so underrated, I see videos like this of people reviewing it and praising it and it just makes me so happy that someone else recognizes the beauty in this anime

6:44 "You've been listening to it the whole time..." My brain deadass malfunctioned when you said that. Got me wanting to watch this now. Amazing review, bravo.

1:31 "DAMN. THOSE STICKS ARE STICKING." Greatest quote of all time

The thing that makes the CG so good in this show for me is the unparalleled sense of transparency, translucence, and depth. Between the gems and the ocean and the wide open areas it's honestly immaculate, and I didn't realize until this video that a large part of this was because of how the camera moves around to explore this depth. Awesome stuff

I love how Land of the Lustrous can tell a story with subtle clues that make you wonder how deep their world goes. People often confuse world building as showing you how big the world is but is actually how to make you imagine the world on your own via careful details the artist hoped for you to catch. If you like like that type of story telling then I'd recommend Overlord since it has the deepest lore I've ever seen in an anime. I hope Scamboli reviews it at some point.

land of the lusterous is hella underrated. Sad it didn't get more publicity cuz I would've loved to see a second season.

This video is a Masterclass on how to make an anime review, amazingly done. huge respect to you bro

Land of the Lustrous is such a unique and fascinating story. Its sad that its mainly known for the anime's use of CGI

So glad that you covered this show. The manga and the series is criminally underrated.

5 yrs (or 4 or 3) ago I was obsessed w this anime and now i lost hope that a season 2 will come into existence 😭🔫

I think the most impressive part about CGI anime is that the whole time the creators are often fighting the technology. Most 3D animation applications don't want lines, harsh shadow lines, or to have distinctly different frames. All of those things are important for good CGI anime.

I love houseki no kuni so much. And if in the anime you can already foresee how this bright, joyous, seemingly pure little world is actually gonna show you much more dark sides of it, NOTHING could ever prepare you for how the manga then develops. Man Houseki no kuni is fucking HARDCORE

This was one of the few CGI animes i actually enjoyed watching 💖

yo, you really got me hooked. This was such an comforting, calm but at the same time exciting and fun video. i subbed

Love the way you use the Monogatari text slides. Really adds that flavorful crunch to your videos.

I have nothing but utmost respect for what Takahito Kyogoku and rest of the staff at Orange did for this series. Phenomenal work all around. Season 2 come soon...

I’ve rewatched this video about 3 times now because I’ve never watched such an entertaining review on my favorite manga/anime. Im so glad that someone is building upon the hype of this story

I don’t know which is more impressive, your cut to the bone honest entertaining reviews or your crisp soft narrative voice. Love the video, I’m a subscriber now😹😹

Land of the lustrous is a masterpiece, not only the anime, but the manga as well. Phos undergoes so much change through the manga that at the end, you can't even recognise who it is. I wish Studio Orange takes a break from Beastars and gives us another season of this gem(pun intended). There is so much, so much still to be shown ...

It's one of those underrated anime that not many ppl knows but truly a masterpiece, not just animation but also story wise. Am hoping for 2nd season of it if possible

The designs of this anime are perfect for CGI with how the characters move and how they're made out of crystals, I hope Land of the Lustrous gets remembered for being that milestone in CGI anime when it actually started to look good

I watched this title several times, and this is really one of the few works where 3D really emphasized the details and aesthetics of the characters and the world.

my main goal in life is to get so rich that I can fund a season 2 for this show. i love the manga so much It needs to be animated

Land of the Lustrous is one of the most beautiful animes and mangas ive ever seen. The style in the manga is so unique and brilliant, only for the anime to adapt it almost perfectly, if not better imo. I wish we can get a S2, but since the manga is ending, who knows.

I've been binging your videos all day (at work) you hook me in with every video, genuinely funny and enjoyable content

Land of the Lustrous is hands down one of my favorite anime. Saw it a few years ago when I had Prime, and was blown away by the 3d... It's kinda what dragged me back into learning 3d modeling and animation... but that's not entirely relevant to this conversation. Anyway awesome vid!

I loved this anime, the story line is great, but phos's character development was HARSH. I got a little sad after she lost her "spunk" ig, but obviously she needed that to carry on the story. I really really hope they make a season 2, if not then ima probably start reading the manga sometime soon, cuz I LOVE this anime.

This is the only anime I've ever watched that when I finished I knew I had to read the manga. My reaction to the final episode was literally "Thats it?"

YYYEEESSSS, omg I'm so happy to find a video that talks about my favorite anime, Land of the Lustrous is absolutely amazing, it was the first 3D/CGI anime that I ever watched and it instantly became my ultimate favorite, and not a lot of people know about it, which is mind blowing, so thanks for talking about it bc it deserves more attention (and a next season)!

This anime - its plot, its awkwardness and emotions in the scenes, the effort put into the details, just everything was just beautiful ...an underrated,undeniable beautiful hidden gem

6:53 “I even use this sound track to help me write scripts for my channel” That’s the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress soundtrack for me. It lives in my head on repeat it’s so good. I lift to Through My Blood, I drive fast to Warcry, and I write papers with the whole thing on repeat.

Land of the Lustrous was so great and I wish CGI phobia wasn’t so profound because what Studio Orange was doing was genuinely groundbreaking at the time. It’s a visual style that really only could have existed with CGI. And this is still one of the prettiest shows I’ve ever seen!

Lustrous is absolutely visually stunning, literal eye candy. The music is incredible. I love this anime

It really says something that I havent watched this anime in forever and I instantly recognized it from the thumbnail

Fun fact: soon after its debut, Houseki no Kuni had a score below 7 on MAL, but after a few episodes it skyrocketed, being very close to what it is now.

If Scamboli cares enough about a show to give it a remastered video, i'm definitely gonna check it out...eventually

First video of yours I've ever seen, and I love the style of your narration! I LOVE your passion!

thank you so much for bringing up houseki no kuni again, i love that series so much

0:50 "And Land of the Lustrous released RIGHT before the masses could fathom that" HUGE DISAGREE. Land of the Lustrous WAS what STARTED the movement to change the opinion of the masses. This was the first ever successful proof of concept. No one could fathom it before because it didn't exist before LotL. Never forget Land of the Lustrous's contribution to anime history, thank you for making this video!

Oh God... you cannot even imagine, how surprisingly in time your video is. We have just got the chapter after almost a year of silence. While waiting for a year without story progression (no to mention the encyclopedia which enlarges the Houseki no Kuni universe), people, especially graphomaniacs and analytics lovers like me, have been starving patiently for content. The story is incredibly good. The plot is immeasurably heartshattering and tragic, yet invigorating. That's some good science fiction right here, not gonna lie. Wish more people could read it. Thank you for taking a look at this underrated literal gem of a deep story about humanism, growing up and self-defining.

I stumbled across this anime quite some time ago and absolutely loved it, I'm so glad to see that somebody is giving it the praise it deserves. When I first saw it I thought it was so amazing in so many ways, I wanted to tell all my friends about it, I wanted to hail it as one of the best animes out there, that everybody should go and watch right no.... oh, wait, it just _ended in the middle of everything?_ You build absolutely everything up to the most incredible point where there are so many questions and so many new impossible things happening and so many potential future developments that the viewer's mind is packed with questions and expectations for each new episode, and then you just _leave us there??_ no resolution? Not even an end-of-season semi-wrap-up of even any of the smaller stuff? Just nothing at all? _whimper_ It literally almost felt like the anime had shattered me into a bunch of broken pieces, just like one of the characters. But there wasn't even a second season to put anything back together again. Nope. nope, nope.. I want to, but I just _can't_ recommend this to anyone. It's just not fair to do that to them. Sigh. It was so good, though... (Yes, I know that the manga exists.. someday I may go back and read it, but so much about what I loved of the anime wasn't something a manga could convey (the visuals, the music, the motions, that really made it feel both real and alien at the same time, like it totally should). Perhaps it would resolve some of the questions, but not in the way I really want to experience them.)

this video was great, as well as being the first one I've watched on ur channel! Definitely earned my sub

Seriously underrated anime and it was one of the few times were I felt like the cgi was needed. I don't see see our gem suffer more but I want to see the latest chapters on the screen.

I just caught up with the manga. I hope this gets a second season, cuz I was used to relying on color to tell which gem is which. It's hard to follow with the manga's art style. Hopefully this gives the series the little bump it deserves

My fiance loves this show. He fell in love with the manga and when they made the show he was ecstatic. When we first met he begged me to watch the show and I can see why after watching. It's really good. The visuals and story are amazing.

thanks for reviewing my favourite anime again ☺️ i’ll never forget your first video about land of the lustrous (or houseki no kuni if you have no friends) 😂😅

What a nice show about a cool gem person. I bet they're going to have an extremely fun and carefree adventure.

Chapter 99 just came out and it's magnificent. I can hardly find the words to describe the emotions that the visual narration gives.

i don’t think i’ve ever watched a nordVPN ad from start to finish, urs was so good LMAO

I started watching this show because of this video, had held off on it for a long time. Very glad I started watching it. Also, a pretty well made video here. The music in this series is insanely good and you were right about the camera angles. The show has a sense of being dynamic that I haven’t seen before

Honestly, I remember watching this show 5 years ago when it aired As far as I can recall, it was nothing short of breathtaking The script really gives you the chills whe the girls slowly disappear to the unknown enemy, one by one The music constantly gives orchestra vibes The show is just a blessing, and I thank you for letting me remember it (Srry if scrappy English, not my main)

Land of the Lustrous and Black Rock Shooter were amazing examples of CGI anime and it's crazy how well they were made long before the more recent CGI in anime!

I really wanted more of this series. Yes, the camera movement

Just found your channel and I haven't been laughing like this in a long time absolutely love your sense of humor.

I love Land of the Lustrous and I have to say that the funniest thing is that it's ranked 13th among the top mangas of all time on my anime list. It feels like it's a really niche piece of media but I'm always happy to see more people love and appreciate it. Edit: fucking hell this video is so well edited it makes me cry, I'll forever use it to reccomend land of the lustrous

If they were to bring it back again now is the PERFECT time because suddenly it's had a HUGE amount of popularity spike, and is a gorgeous anime. Especially with the Manga having about one year left to completion, almost all the source material is right there, all that's needed now is to make a show with it.

3:05 this monogatari ref is pure gold, thx u for that

You got my sub by the time you said: damn those sticks are stickin. xD keep on the good videos !

This anime is the best body horror I’ve ever seen, and that is not hyperbole. It’s not categorized as that, but it’s better than any other body horror film I’ve seen (and I’m a horror film fanatic who is quite familiar with Cronenberg). I felt absolute dread whenever I saw the moon people approaching. I felt legit uncomfortable whenever a gem would break into pieces. Not just the animation, but the soundtrack and storytelling all contributed to these feelings of dread. Whether it meant to be horror or not, it succeeded in doing so with flying colors.

I LOVED this show I was so disappointed that they didn't make a second season it ended way to soon

This is a series I just keep rewatching every once in a while. Between the music and the cgi, it's so beautifully done! It's precious to me.

I love this! This turns out to be one of my favourite animes/manga, however I can never talk about because it isn’t very popular.

the text the attitude the background music and the rest of the things in this video is just truelly masterpiece!!!💋👍

PREACH!!! The moment this anime was released I knew it was something special and I immediately threw myself into the manga. Now with the publishing of the final volume ongoing Its amazing to see the epilogue of the series with so many revelations. Truly a story for the ages.

Houseiki no Kuni is easily one of the best anime that I ve seen and it was the one that made me love good CGI

this is my first video of your channel and I just wanna say you have such a beautiful and charming voice and the video was amazing I watched 2 episodes and I loved it thank you so much for this awesome recommendation

I rly recommend the behind the scenes of that anime since they had to painfully test and design the physics of their movement and hair and how to bring the best out of it. The intro alone took months to finish bc they used tube like shapes to create the 2D like effects but each frame took an eternity to render bc of all the shit that's going on in 3D.

Yes land of the lustrous and I recommend it heavily. Phos’s story has evolved so much it’s amazing. Them and the other guys (cinnabar and bort to name a couple) also change in unexpected ways. Diamond has one of my favorite stories too, as he has evolved in a way that felt really natural (ifykyk). Also as a side note, phos is not a girl, nor do they use she/her. Instead phos is referred to as he but it transitions more to they as their evolution (and gender) go hand in hand with their character evolution. “But they look like girls?” This ignores a lot of wat the creator ichikawa is doing w her work to design the characters this way. In fact, she goes on to address that mindset with a character in her story, who is forced to be a woman because of their figure and voice, no actual regard to who they are. Nitpick on my end ig, but it’ll never cease to bother me to see people ignore the gender story of lustrous, inexcusable if you have read the manga. Other than that, good video. I also want a season 2.

We NEED a second season.

Your commentary deserves a Subscription

jeez.. how I missed somthing like this! thanks for showing it to us

The first time I watched this back in 2018, I was fully "Rebirth" and my eyes over CGI animes have changed! The details, backgrounds, characters, shiny hair, and OST. they were all remarkable! I put this series as my No.1 favourite Anime. heck even the Manga, especially in the latest chapter! 11/10. It was a underated series!

Woah this thumbnail looks way better ! I get it that the previous one was a nod to the first vid about Houseki but woah

the manga is so good i wish they would continue the anime

Does the author do her own art? Whoever does it is amazing. The manga is scarily symmetrical (You can see it tons in the anime to). From the buildings, characters, fight scenes, environment, the layout of the manga panels themselves, anything and everything can and has been symmetrical in its art at some point. I feel it draws out the eeriness that something just isn't right in the world and how Gems are often thought of as geometrical wonders.

6:05 YOU’RE TELLING ME- THAT THIS SONG IN THE BG WAS FROM THIS??? I randomly clicked on a video (just an audio) with little views and likes a while back, and it was this song. It has since been saved in my playlist for a few years now. Before I found the song, maybe a year or two earlier my old school was giving away free books. I saw a classmate with what seemed to be a manga (it was) with pale, long, and skinny characters with shimmering hair. Up until now, I never knew what the manga that i saw so long ago was-and I definitely didn’t know that this _fucking beautiful_ song was from said manga’s adaptation.

this is a cool video! subscribed!

Thank you so damn much for shedding light on doro he doro

houseki no kuni or land of the lustrous will always be one of my favorite anime and manga. i love how it twists tropes and i also love the buddhist theme on it. i love how this video is released near the ending of the manga. its just really fitting.

4:58! This!! I love the exploration of this theme throughout. Every character has some sort of insecurity that they try to overcome, and it’s beautiful to watch how they interact with each other and their world with those inner conflicts. It’s also really interesting that even though they’re all gems, they feel a lot more authentic as characters to me than a lot of human characters in anime these days. Your editing is incredible btw! I love that you utilize your favorite soundtracks, and that your videos feel a lot like a story being told. I just feel a lot of genuine passion from you, and I think it’s incredibly well reflected in your work. I relate so much to your taste in anime/manga so I love seeing your reviews. Even when you disagree on something that goes against the norm, there’s a lot of consideration in expressing your own thought process. Looking forward to more of your videos 🥰

There are a gazillion of amazing worlds out there; in Harry Potter we have a secret society of wizards, in Beastars lions and cats are politicians instead of humans, Bleach, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist, Skyrim, Avatar, Star Wars, these are worlds that are made by a magician because the ability to create brand new universes with their own sets of rules, politics, and aesthetics, has to be magic. I just love this line.

The very first idea of a "talking crystal" was seen in some episodes of Star Gate SG1 back in a day when Colonel O'neil stumbled upon a planet barren wasteland full debris, ruins and crystals and they thought the inhabitants were wipe out but they turned out to be wrong because the very inhabitants of the planets are "crystals" with conciousness extraterrestrial life or "alien" if you will and they rescue them from oppression of Reptillians, they use Star Gate to travel millions of light years from earth in a minutes, The author of that manga did a deep research about crystals, i also recommend watching Star Gate SG1, all of ideas from Isekai as well has a lot of references from Star Gate franchise.