Humanity as Chairs in Houseki no Kuni 

when phos is in school its funny how they sit at the very edge of the chair

SO BASICALLY SHINJI CHAIR MEME IS VIABLE

At the end it seemed as if Phos didnt wanted to be left alone (after praying). But she said that at the end she were always alone. Is like the fact that she were always more human than the others, and because of that never were able to connect and always felt alone.

This is such a unique in-depth analysis. I love it when people look deeper at an aspect of a series people would say they're 'over analyzing'. Phos at the start of HNK being the typical plucky and clumsy protagonist was only foreshadowing how Phos would defy relatability expectations, becoming the most human in the process. Major Kudos!

it’s crazy how much is in this series the more you look. kudos to you for pointing this out

You talking about Phos being fundamentaly more "human" Than others had lead me to a thought: Gems, as a species, are collective (? or communual, English is not my native language, so some words might be a bit off), they'r entire identitys are based on what they contribute to the community (Rutile being the doctor, Bort the fighter and so on). What is good for the community is good for every gem, without their job a gem is useless (Rutile feels worthless when the lucunarians do what they couldn't, Bort is strictly against trusting lunarians mostly because fighting them is the base of their identity). Phos, on the other hand, much like humans, is a lot more individual. They whant to be important, to be seen and loved, to stand out. Oh my god, I love this story so much.

And also I like how the chairs always have 3 legs that kind of representing the flesh bone and spirit of humans and like the 3 races (and like they idk support the base that could be interpreted as humanity or like joining or spreading out but this feels a bit too tinfoil hat) and like if you look at the lunarians chairs, nearly all of them don't have legs but rather are just big stools which is definitely a big contrast to the gem chairs for me And like Kongo with auma and how her chair has 3 legs while his only one. Kinda like the fact that Kongo isn't really human and only has one part of it while she is and the 3 legs are like the 3 parts of humanity??? Idk (Also I believe that shiro is actually the same dog that was in that room so like that's how he knows him)

weapons are more human than gems confirmed

The idea that Phos is the only "human" among these inhuman characters definitely opens up the story to a new perspective.

I think Obsidian's chair is so rough is because they use it daily, unlike Phos who uses it sometimes (still more frequent than the other gems). Obsidian is lighter than Phosphophyllite, they use chair only because of their job, I think Kongou suggested that Obsidian needed a table and a chair for making weapons, that's how Kongou perceive this type of job like how a human would. Obsidian doesnt need a chair, they just need a taller table.

no wonder the mangaka had to take a break from work when you can make a 20+ minute video analizing how chairs symbolize god damned humanity

You could say that Phos is the only gem to sit down while all the others just pose.

This video is amazing! I love analysis that finds unique angles or details to examine! So often do people consider looking at details as "over-analyzing" but I think that's not even a bad thing, far from over-analyzing it's appreciating the very real thought that goes into drawing every single detail in a manga. So yea, love the video!!!!

This is the first video about this series that I've seen reference the lore book as a source, which is cool. This was a really interesting.

I feel like something significant is when we see other gems sitting pre-Moon there is a reason for it. They need to sit when they strategize or are building something or going through weapons or when they're getting repairs done. Phos is the only one who seems to sit for sitting's sake or because of exhaustion.

I have not read or watched Houseki no Kuni but I am constantly enthralled to do so, and a half an hour video on chairs is somehow the most convincing evidence so far...

I loved hearing your thought process in this! I never realized how little the gems used the chairs littered about the school. One throw away question: do we ever see wheels used on the island or on the moon? Or even simple machines at all?

THIS IS SUCH AN INTERESTING DETAIL??? THANK YOU FOR SHARING WOW!!! Im seriously really fasinated by this, what an interesting discovery!

even more proof is when a gem sits down on a chair they are having a sort of problem happing to them like when the organge gem talks about yelow dimound and them self too

I just watched a 24 minute video on chairs. this community is so niche i love it

this analysis is top tier. this is such an insanely good take that feels so substantial despite how subtle the details are in the story. watching this feels like after you see a plot twist at the end a movie that recontextualizes everything before it, and that now i gotta go back and reread everything with the chairs in mind instead of overlooking them like i have been before

This is so clever! Thank you for noticing this and creating this analysis! I may need to reread the manga.

Reading all these comments felt like i opened my third eye

I NEVER NOTICED THIS OMGGG TY FOR POINTING IT OUT SO BEAUTIFULLY😊

Great video and insightful ideas! I really appreciated how the presenter delved into the small details, showcasing how the main character in 'Houseki no Kuni' is portrayed as more human than others. This analysis added a unique depth to my understanding of the show. However, I did find the video somewhat challenging to follow. The frequent stutters and long pauses, along with the tendency to repeat statements without clear explanations, made it hard to grasp the intended message. Additionally, since the video largely consists of anime clips, it emphasizes listening over watching. But the delivery style made this aspect a bit annoying. Despite these issues, the content itself was fascinating!

Wow this was such a interesting video ! This manga keeps finding ways to impress me and thats absolutely amazing and really great video, I definitely would have never realized this myself

This is really cool! I haven’t looked at the lore book extensively just because when I last checked only 1 part of it translated but also don’t know who actually translated! Really interesting angle.

Hey! This awesome video starts with my AMV! That was a surreal thing to stumble upon lol

Lovely video, im ashamed to admit that i never noticed the connection, so thank you for showing me it.

This was a really neat analysis!

Best over 20 minute video about chairs that I've ever watched! Thank you!

Honestly just a very interesting analysis video! I've been really interested in watching more analysis of hnk and this video was definetely one of the more interesting

this is a great analysis

Thank you for this very in depth video regarding chairs. It was very informative.

This was really interesting to learn!

god do i love in depth analysis of hnk, ive been watching all the videos i could find ever since 2019 lol its such a good manga

Excellent writing, congratulation. Keep going on !

this is so insane and awesome, your dedication is crazy... a 25 minute video about chairs. how many takes did you do? is this scripted? its so fascinating and weirdly hilarious.

21:57 Phos jumpscare!

My dude phos really was like 'Im a different species' but God said 'Chair'

Great vid

love the ending lol

This video is incredible

I love everything about this analysis but also.... How weak are these chairs, dang. Depending on the chair it wouldn't even hold up all their weight lol

Interestingly, with the exception of Zircon (~4.7g/cc) and Cinnabar (~8.2g/cc) Phos (~3.1g/cc) is on the high end of average as far as density goes. Most of the other gems are between 2.5 and 3.5g/cc

THATS SUCH A FUCKING NEAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL AAAAHHHH

Made me wonder what Haruko (the author) went trough to came up with these symbolism

Even before knowing the budist like lore of the gems, they seemed too greek godlike, without human issues. The most human feature for me was the patrol in pairs was the closes to be a relasionship as brothers in some cases, and spouses in others but kindasome more like old marriges in their dynamics. But still they were very rare on their feelings, just like when borts and white diamond chaged partners felt like a werid break up/divorce. Or the padparascha/rutile relasionship where rutile more that wanting to have back padparacha for pride she felt pain for not having her, but when she woke up rutile didnt care to give her wake up time to phos to talk to her. But latter when her body is snatched, rutile broke down in a way of i can only think someone in love would do. Even if rutile knew more of padparasha for working with her body. Also the way some of them learned things to be usefull in their society but idk if a person were alive for 200 years it would have the need to do something or learn or out of desperation say things are meaningless. They didnt have any drive just like gods playing house. Even lapis who is said to be more inteligent, curious and cunning for herself would by that time have delveoped a new way of society I think and learned real human history, developed complex sciences it they had the human drive just like phos. Also if they had enought matrrials to do clothes for the whole comunity, very complex winther slumber party dresses and big curtains i think is more prodict of their free time more that having tech because i never saw them having a loom or even more complex machines, even if they needed it for their clothes output they didnt care about time. Even having the lunarians attack was more of a passtime. They never developed more complex wepons than swords and they could not travel very far from the school.

they can sit down in the moon because because of the gravity being in different and they might be lighter than on earth ?

Could've sworn red diamond sat on a chair . . . Might've been some mushroom It was a cube . . . .

I couldnt stop laughing at the video's title There's a popular prison riddle about chairs in Russia and I couldnt not remember it when I came here-

Where can i find the lorebook? 😢

What the book's name??

i love u

What content drought does to a mf (but in seriousness good video)

Это можно было рассказать за 5 минут без заиканий и препинаний

I would recommend not repeating yourself as much in future vids