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Houseki no Kuni
Synopsis: In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called jewelry inhabit a world that was destroyed by six meteors. Each jewelry receives a role to fight the Lunarians, a species that attacks them to destroy their bodies and use them as decorations.
Phosphophilite, also known as PHos, is a young and fragile jewel that dreams of helping your friends in the war effort. Instead, they are instructed to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After reluctantly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent jewel that was relegated to patrol the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison that his body creates. After seeing how cinnabar is unhappy, Phos decides to find a role that the two rejected jewelry can enjoy. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos's efforts to be useful and protect his fellow jewelry.
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- Information
- Trailer/OP
- Curiosities
- Characters
- Summary
- FAQ
- Games, OVAs, Movies
- Meaning
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Information
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Anime Names
- Anime Name: Houseki no Kuni
- Anime Name in Japanese: 宝石の国
- Anime Name in English: Land of the Lustrous
- Other names: Country of Jewels
Production information
- Producers: Mainichi Broadcasting System, Kodansha, Movic, AT-X, TOHO animation, Tokyo MX, Q-Tec, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, BS11
- Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
- Studios: Orange
Anime Information
- Type: TV
- Episodes: 12
- Date: October 7, 2017 - December 23, 2017 - Saturdays at 2130 (JST)
- Genres: Action, drama, fantasy, mystery
- Subjects: Anthropomorphic
- Target: Seinen
Anime Reviews
- Rating: 8.401
- Popularity: 173359
Video Trailer/Opening
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Curiosities
Below is the main curiosities of the anime "Houseki no Kuni":
The Lunars that appear attacking the crystals are direct references to Buddhism. Your appearance, clothes, accessories, music, etc. Buddhist symbolism and imagery are definitely an important factor in the overall picture of the story and allude to aspects of Buddhist philosophy. So much so that we see sensei meditating almost the entire anime.
Houseki no Kuni, fundamentally, is a fascinatingly imaginative exploration of existentialism, as understood from the perspective of Buddhist, Taoist, and Japanese philosophy with truly deep ideals. The work was even nominated for the Manga Taisho (an award similar to the Awards).
Gems do not age or die. The oldest is the Yellow Diamond, which is over 3000 years old, and the youngest is the Phosphophyllite, which is about 300 years old. The isolated character named Shinsha is a cinnabar that is associated with elemental liquid mercury, so it is dangerous.
In Buddhism, there are seven precious stones (7 treasures of the Lotus Sutra) that represent faith, perseverance, a sense of shame, avoidance of mistakes, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. The Phos replacing its parts with agate and gold is a direct reference to these treasures, it even begins to think differently and with more wisdom.
Phos is unique among the Gems that is actively changing over time. With each step, it is getting closer to the ideal of Buddhist transformation, an acceptance of oneself in all its perfections and imperfections, as symbolized by the "Seven treasures."
List of Curiosities:
- Houseki no Kuni is based on a manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa.
- The anime was produced by Orange Studio, known for works such as Beastars and Land of the Lustrous.
- The story takes place in a world inhabited by humanoid beings made of precious gems, each with unique skills and personalities.
- The anime was praised for its CGI animation, which gave life to the characters in a fluid and realistic way.
- The main character, Phos, is voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa, who also dubbed Kumiko in Hibike! Euphonium.
- The series was nominated for the 2018 CRUNCHYROLL Anime Awards in the CGI Best Animation category.
- Houseki manga at Kuni was first published in 2012 and is still underway.
- The anime was shown in Brazil by the Crunchyroll streaming platform.
Main Characters
Below is the main characters of: "Houseki no Kuni"With your voice actors and a brief description of the character:
- Phosphophyllite (Tomoyo Kurosawa) - A fragile and insecure jewelry that seeks a purpose in life.
- Diamond (Ai Kayano) - A strong and confident jewel, leader of the other jewelry.
- Cinnabar (Mikako Komatsu) - A lonely and rejected jewelry for its ability to attract poison.
- Bort (Ayahi Takagaki) - An arrogant and powerful jewel, Diamond's rival.
- Antarcticite (Mutsumi Tamura) - A mysterious and wise jewelry, responsible for the maintenance of Antarctica.
Summary and events
- Human beings disappeared from the earth and were replaced by humanoid gems.
- Phosphophyllite, a young gem, wants to fight in the war against the enemies of the earth, the Lunarians, but is considered weak and useless by others.
- Phos is designated to write an encyclopedia about the gems and their skills.
- During a battle, Phos is broken in several pieces and loses his original skills.
- Phos is rebuilt with parts of other gems and gains new skills, including the ability to communicate with the Lunarians.
- Phos begins to work with cinnabar, an isolated gem that has the ability to create poison.
- Phos discovers that Lunarians are collecting gems to create a work of art and decide to help them find gems that are not valued by others.
- Phos finds a gem that can become a human and tries to convince her to join the Lunarians.
- The Lunarians attack the Earth with a new strategy, but are defeated by gems.
- Phos is transformed into a gun to fight the Lunarians, but ends up being captured by them.
- Phos spends years being tortured by the Lunarians and loses most of his memories.
- Phos is rescued by other gems and finds that Lunarians are collecting gems to create a new life form.
- Phos decides to sacrifice to help other gems to defeat the Lunarians and save the earth.
- Phos is transformed into a giant jewel that is used to destroy the Lunarians ship and save the earth.
What happens in the end?
Below we have a summary of what happens at the end of the anime Houseki no KuniWe have placed a Spoiler alert, just click below to display the content of the end of the work.
Many ended the anime wanting to know the secrets and origins of this universe. If you want to follow the manga, you can read from chapter 33 onwards. Below I will share the true backstory of Houseki no Kuni, as a second season is very uncertain.
It is impossible to know precisely the whole story behind the universe of Houseki no Kuni, since at the end of the anime Phos is suspicious of Sensei and wants to know the truth he is hiding about the Lunars. Phos manages to be captured by the Lunars and ends up on the moon to find out the truth.
Despite being a dangerous action, the moon boss presents himself as friendly and tells the real story behind the attacks on the gems on earth. He says that Lunars are spirits that are trapped in the moon and want to be freed, but for that he needs a human to say prayers. Kongo-Sensei was created to say these prayers and free the Lunars, but he is refusing to do so.
For this reason, the moles attack the gems that are precious to the Sensei, in order to draw attention and make him change his mind. So much so that in that scene with the dog Shiro, the Sensei makes him disappear, probably releasing his spirit.
With this, Phos makes a deal with the leader of the lunars named Aechmea to confront the Sensei, even though they are a little uncertain whether they can fully trust the lunars. After that, I really don't know what happens, since the manga is still ongoing.
Phosphophyllite is mentioned to have a strong connection to their own inclusions, which allows their memories and personality to be kept more intact even if they lose parts of themselves.
According to Kongo-sensei's version
Six meteors visited the planet in the past. After the planet was destroyed by the sixth meteor, six moons appeared. There is no place left besides the land where they live, so all life fled to the ocean. The people who lived on the planet eventually died, and their bones turned into crystals that ended up on the beach, giving life to the gems we know.
Final of the Manga
At the end of the Houseki manga at Kuni, Phos finally manages to gather all the pieces of herself and becomes a full jewel. She also discovers the truth about the history of jewelry and humans, and decides to sacrifice herself to save her friends and humanity. However, she is saved by Cinnabar and other friends, and together they can defeat Lunarian Queen and bring peace to Earth. Phos, however, becomes a useless jewel and is left behind as their friends depart to explore the world.
Meaning of Houseki no Kuni
Let's look at the translation of each word and explanation of the anime's name:
宝石の国
- 宝石 (hōseki) - jewel
- の (no) - possession particle
- 国 (kuni) - country
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EXTERNAL LINKS
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- Official Website: http://land-of-the-lustrous.com/
- MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/anime/35557