The amount of detail in this series will never cease to amaze me. The thought and time that clearly went into these super small details that will likely go unnoticed is facsinating and says a lot about just how beautiful and well written this series is. Forever my number 1 favourite manga.
Yeah all of these things just add to the flow or vibe or feeling while reading which makes it all the more better when it is noticed on the 50th reread. Really gives you a reason to come back to the series again and again.
this was amazing. I never thought about how the moon was used beyond it just being a physical place. For a series that centers on the moon a lot, using the framework of its phases to explore how it represents Phos is an excellent way to analyze the series. I love Ichikawa's writing so much. Every time I feel like I understand the series almost wholly I'm proven wrong time and again.
A great take of the parallel of phos and the moon! I think that the moon really is the root of pain, where lunarians reside and always look down on earth
Honestly I’m just amazed on how far houseki no kuni has come-, but I’m glad because houseki no kuni taught me that things aren’t gonna be forever- and changes are gonna hurt, it made me prepare for the future and more so embrace the feeling of not knowing anything- lolol
Yeah it does through some many changes but almost every revisit is a different feeling or interpretation. And as we age up, the story takes on specific meanings as well. Glad it had a positive effect on you!
Thank you for the kind words that this video got you so emotional. I definitely understood getting emotionless after seeing the same scene over and over again but when someone else does, it just hits differently.
The gemstone known as a Cinnabar means prosperity, finding love and breaking through self-doubt, which his life on the moon has extensively shown in his interactions with the other Lunarian-turned gemstones. In the real world, Cinnabar is also celebrated as a sexual healer that fixes intercourse-caused damage and infertility and treats ill blood types. So in a fusion sense, Cinnabar used a sexual method to cure most of Phos's anger during the mercury merge scene, which is why he went from ferociously pissed to airily peaceful before he met Sensei again after so long.
Ooooo interesting. I know it was thought to have treated "bad blood" but this makes a lot of sense especially how they merged with Phos after completing the promise.
@@soulsearcher117 I have plans to do every gem that I haven't covered on their own (outside of Euclase, Cairn/Ghost, Bort, Yellow Diamond) but it'll take a while especially with how important Cinnabar is.
Yes for sure! Although I actually believe their development into an adult mind is stunted just like most of the gems and they're all just children that had centuries of boredom.
Also like the fact that Phos lose parts of him when experiencing traumatic events such as losing their legs in the ocean to their fellow gem folks outright destroyed him made him lose memories like how humans deal traumatic events in real life, repressing off the traumatic events.
I first picked up houseki no kuni when I was 10. At the time, I didn't know any deep meaning behind it but I still felt there was something more. Now that I'm older, I'm beginning to understand little by little and most of it are from your channel.
¡Gracias por las amables palabras! Puedo tratar de obtener subtítulos en español para usted si fuera útil. Thank you for the kind words! I can try to get subtitles in spanish for you if it would be helpful.
I actually thought the series ended at chapter 99. It felt like an ending point. And I was too busy the last few months to check if any new chapters came out. It wasn't till last night did I check on the series. Just to found 3 new chapters
hello,may I reprint your video(after the translation is completed) to bilibili(Video platforms in China)? Will mark the original author information and address,including the youtube url. this video is soooooo amazing!❤❤❤I hope to make it accessible to more people (URL will be sent to you after the video is published)
