Beautiful art style and a haunting story. This anime has really stayed with me over the years possibly because the voice acting was so well cast. Besides the artistic design, the characters are the strongest element of the anime. They were interesting and engaging and I wanted to learn more abot ...

Kintsugi. “Kin” meaning gold , “tusgi” meaning to join. Do yourself a favor by reading the Wiki page or watch a Youtube video about Kintsugi before you watch this anime (or for that matter, read this review). For those who can’t be bothered – Kintsugi refers to a Japanese art form where old broke...

Houseki no kuni/ Land of the lustrous is a masterpiece in story telling, artistic talent, and anime to manga adaptation. This is the first and only anime i have read the manga for, and the adaptation is perfect. No other anime has made me cry every time I watch it, no other anime has made me list...

An absolutely gorgeous series with impressive, over the top and fluid animation and a weird but intriguing and exciting story. Placing almost all the focus on Phosphophylite holds the show back, since it takes a while for them to stop whining and become a decent character. I wish the rest of the ...

___________This show makes no sense without manga._____________ But it is impossible to read manga (for me) cause i struggle to differ gems (black n white thx) animation - low at first few episodes but later its much more smoother. maybe they learned how to. world concept - its okay. but i wish t...

I wasn't expecting to like this as much as I did. This show is ultimately about the human internal struggle, but represented in literal symbols for characters. There's an element of horror in this that is unmatched by anything I've seen before. I must also allow a note that I have not read the ma...

I usually turn my head and run when I see fully CGI shows, and this show was no different. I had put it off for about 7 years since initially seeing a preview for it back in 2017 or so. while the story was very much, not as coherent as I would've liked it to be, the characters and their designs m...

There is no amount of words in this world that is able to describe this series. They answer just enough questions to keep you interested and leave you with wanting more, so so much more. If you are a creative person this will ignite that light inside of you of wanting to build and expand upon wha...

A strange and wonderful experience! It's as if this phrase was made for this anime. The only thing “anime” about this show is that it is actually “anime.” It’s about as unusual as anime could get and still be anime. And yet it elevates the medium to still even greater heights. Astounding artwork,...

[First Thoughts] — Land of the Lustrous (LoL) reminds me of this show called Steven Universe. It tempted me to pick up where I left off. — Some of my favorite stories are ones with a categorical group of characters. There are many gemstones (the main protagonists) for people to pick and choose fr...

One of the best anime I watched, at beginning I thought it was going to be boring or old repeated kind of women-centric anime. But to my surprise, it was completely different unique, and awesome. I strongly recommend this anime. The music was perfect, style & art were not too vibrant also not too...

Anime made in 3D. That would be enough to make anyone give up on this. I have seen many dreadful attempts to use this technology on anime. They were merely stiff, lifeless, but only having a quick look at Houseki no Kuni makes you change your mind. Give it a chance and go look for a trailer. It's...

Unique story, unique cg animation, unique setting, unique character design generally just a really unique anime. Even though this first season felt like a prequel to me with how chill it was, I was unexpectedly very engaged and entertained with the way they represented the world building. Since I...

Story: 6 Art: 10 Sound: 10 Character: 10 Enjoyment: 8 Overall: 9 Watching this anime felt like floating along in a dream. At first, I thought it would be nothing special, but before I knew it, I'd already been sucked in. There's no way to describe it with words, so I'll keep it short. The music w...

Houseki no Kuni is an anime that I didn't expect to like, mainly because I'm against CGI being implemented into anime, however, Houseki no Kuni diverted my opinion about this and made me watched other full CGI anime shows like Dorohedoro, Inuyashiki, and Beastars. The gems don't have genders but ...

Houseki no Kuni is undeniably a stunning anime. Its unique concept of using jewels as characters is quite uncommon, and the way each character's traits mirror the characteristics of the gem they represent adds depth to the narrative. In the initial seven episodes, particularly the first half of e...

*MAJOR (not manga) SPOILER WARNING* I personally think there's something to be said about execution in storytelling. There is nothing too absurd, too dark, too extreme, that cannot be brought into light with brilliant execution. And I realize that's a very vague statement to make; 'execution' its...

This show; a summary: it gets better and better! then, worse and worse. Every episode got better and better until about the halfway mark, and then they all get worse from there. Honestly, I thought I was going to be able to give this show a 9 around the half way mark, but then I just kept getting...

Upon finishing this, I really can't help but feel that this had a lot of missed potential. Sure, it wasn't bad to watch, having some sweet moments and nice visuals, though by the end, it's problems were apparent. Land of the Lustrous has a pretty interesting premise, taking place in the far futur...

Houseki no Kuni is an anime that has an incredible production, beautifully animated, beautiful use of CGI, used in a story that this certain CGI belongs. It is an enjoyable ride for what it is. It has an intriguing world, and story. However, this is one series I have a huge problem with being onl...