Houseki no Kuni

I'm a massive fan of well-done animes, and the last ones I rated really high were HunterxHunter, Tower of God, Violet Evergarden and Jujutsu Kaisen. I was looking for new ones to watch, and accidentally stumbled upon this imdb page... I couldn't even find it on animeheaven or crunchyroll, which really surprised me. So glad I gave it a try!

It's an absolutely unique and beautiful style. The characters are all fleshed out well and each one has a very interesting personality - including the main character Phos. The story engaged me from the very start and kept me interested all the way through; it's impossible to go into depth without spoiling too much though. It's funny, but also quite sad at times. A bit of an emotional rollercoaster, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I just really, really hope studio Orange make a second season - otherwise I will have to get into the manga to get the answers to all the questions I'm left with.

Houseki no kuni or land of the lustrous here in the west is a beautiful action/drama anime with great characters, breathtaking visuals and a brilliant soundtrack. Usually CGI visuals in an anime are sub par at best but in this anime the CGI is so fluent especially in fight scenes where it looks like something taken straight from spider-man into the spider verse. Also the music is fantastic with most of it being violins and pianos even the battle music sounds elegant! Definitely watch this one right away! Here in the west it is available on VRV, Amazon prime or DVD.

One of the best 3D CGI animation I ever watch with very good background ost. Characters especially Diamond, Stile, Bortz, Antarc, Cinnabar and ofcourse Phos were also interesting and loveable. But it didn't explain some points that are important, well it's manga is still ongoing, so maybe we get more details in season 2 if Studio Orange renew it.

DO I EVEN NEED TO EXPLAIN HOW GOOD OF AN ANIME THIS IS? Why did nobody tell me about this earlier when the chance was given? It also deserves a lot of attention purely from the artstyle alone. Solid 10/10 one hell of an experience.

This anime was so fascinating and there were new things happening to the main character so often that it kept things very interesting. The creators of this anime did an amazing job of getting you to care about every side character. Even if they only get a few lines, you get a glimpse into everyone's personalities and it was very impressive considering how many side characters there were. The animation was so beautiful! The creators also did a good job with the main character in my opinion. Even though she can be annoying, they only make her annoying long enough for you to understand that annoying-ness is part of her personality, but then the scene changes right around the time I start feeling negatively toward the character. Then we see positive sides to Phos as well, so to me, I thought they had a very good balance of showing how annoying Phos could be, without making you dislike her/him. The season does end with several cliffhangers in a way that feels a bit like they stopped in the middle of the season, rather than having a 'last episode of the season' feel to it. It didn't bother me too much, though my husband was quite annoyed at how many unanswered questioms there were, so how the season ends may bother some people more than others. Other than that, both of us loved this anime and I am actually going to watch it again soon because I loved it so much!