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such a beautiful video

This is a very well done video. This series, and especially this video, hit me at a time in my life when I need it the most. Thank you for all the things that you said in this video and for sharing your story

When we're talking powder, we definitely need to mention Rutile, whose new look is so similar to Phos in the future, don't you think?

ngl i never thought that much about the powder but now i have aNOTHER reason to hate kongo, for which i must thank you, riza. (also the editing looks so smooth and has a remarkable attention to detail and tone! good job mack.)

The Opening to season 2 will and forever will be the best anime opening and even one of the best songs imo. I’ve never heard a song that can hit as hard as Kyouran hey kids.

hnk is the true definition of stonned

and here I thought there aren't any small details left to talk about so glad I'm an avid fan of this series

I think this really highlights how gem society and their love of Kongo is responsible for so many problems. To the audience Kongo is disarming because of how kindly he treats the gems but look below the surface and you see its all rotten to the core. The gems don't realise they are being manipulated due to Kongo's effects on the human descendants nor do they understand the restrictions he imposes upon them out of fear of humanity. Kongo is a living (are machines even alive?) contradiction he is terrified of humanity yet shapes the gems to be as human as possible. The permanent powder on phos post moon could also be seen as him clinging to the past. Even after the invasion ark the first thing phos thinks of after his battle with aechmea is rebuilding the gems. After all that has happened phos clings to the hope things will go back to the way they where that he can go back to adamant back to to the others. Phos still wants acceptance from the other gems and from kongo even if he doesn't realise it until after he prays. Phos motivating through the manga could be seen as variations get rid of the lunarians and become the ultimate hero of gem society.

Absolutely love your videos and can never get enough of your chapter analysis. Im curious if you'd be willing to go over an iceberg someone made on reddit regarding the series, I'd love to see your thoughts on it!

It's wasBuddha's journey. Phos was the most human of the rocks and he was forced by the literal king of hell (Yama) to undergo a journey of crippling and transformation to become a new Bodhisattva so she could pray everyone into true death.

finally watched, interesting analysis of the subject at hand. will memorize for further pondering.

This was beautiful, thank you Riza for giving me something else to take into consideration in this series, I will admit that the powder is not something I had give much thought

love your analysis! i dont comment on videos because im overwhelming mess of thoughts but wanted to say i enjoy your work somewhere while watching i remembered how i miss phos, like a lump in the throat also never stared enough through phos' invasion arc costume (even tho its one of my favorites), looks like the shape of hnk logo but vertically. oh am i seeing things?

One detail about Cairngorm is that they’re technically smoky quartz, a greyish-brownish form of quartz, with Cairn specifically being uniquely the kind that’s almost jet black. Ghost was most likely milky quartz, which is whitish and just barely translucent, as she managed to almost completely cover up Cairn’s rich color without completely doing so in their hair. Ghost quartz forms when a crystal manages to grow completely over another and you can still see the original crystal inside. So, if we go by the whole prison imagery here, Cairn’s total lack of choice from birth to be or do anything unless Ghost also wanted the same clearly affected them. I think that’s more why the Cairn realizing Ghost was still in charge after most of the gem was carved away resulted in such a violent scene that ended in Cairn just carving out their own eyes with their shattering hands after Ghost was forcing them away from Aechmea’s offer to surgically remove them. The dramatic shift in personality wasn’t actually a shift at all; that’s the person Cairngorm always was. And them fully embracing of Lunarian freedom of expression and the slinkier than average clothing? That’s what Cairn always wanted to do. And now Ghost’s soft conformity and love for Phos wasn’t stopping them.

One of the things I love about HnK, anything really can be a true revelation.

One of my favorite aspects of Phos is their agate legs because of how beautiful yet distinct it is. It’s a shame that they were hidden for most of the series because of the exact thing you talk about: appealing to the humans that Kongo looked up to. This is why I was glad that the gold alloy couldn’t even be contained by that powder itself. Their shame could be covered. Their change was irreversible. Great video and fantastic concept to tackle as always!

gonna be busy today will watch later! love HnK videos

I didn't feel like crying for a fictional character on Wednesday night, but here we are I guess

4 hours early

Another interpretation I’ve seen raised about Phos’ permanent powder is how it locks their appearance into being more human-like. Building on that, it also places them closer to Kongo who doesn’t need powder.

6:59... indeed, kongo knew 🤯💥💥

I to wonder about that line for the longest time

another episode of "interesting title choice" *The chair sequel*

this sucks lol

God I love Houseki no Kuni, it's one of those things I'll never get tired of even years later

Big thanks to Mackthegui for editing this video! His channel is linked in the description, go check out his HNK videos as well

If you like deep series, I highly recommend Sonny Boy. It’s my favorite anime of all time. It took two watches to get it, but I love it so much. I’m on my third watch through now.

and then you can get up again c:

moral of the story. treat people badly because you will be wildly rewarded for it.

Alright, I get it, I'll reread the manga for the tenth time

I iwsh there was a oficial translation, I'd love to buy that book :,)

Do you think that the buddist flower concept + houseki’s version of it argues that everyone has their own pocket universe (like a: your perception is reality)? If Pho’s universe has its own flower, maybe all the other rock characters have their own flower universe? I think the reader is urged to feel something akin to sonder (the awe of realizing that everyone has their own super complex life, perceptions, and experiences).

I might be a bit late but. As someone with a similar but not exact family situation, I feel this many have died in my family and my thoughts about myself. But I salute you for doing your best even now.

Make someone day

I have been binging this gem (pun haha) of a series from the library and i am sobbing. I have claimed every gem as my child and I wanna love and hug them. And I want to do unspeakable things to the man called Aechmea. Please. Just. Put me in room with him. I am not a violent person, but just give me five minutes with the man. Five minutes is all I ask for. And a bat. I am begging. Fine minutes. Pretty please. 🙇‍♀️ 🫸🫷

>Defending Noragami’s Ending Why though?

Are you planning to make any more of these videos? <3

My only problem with houseki no Kuni (which is purely subjective) is that I couldn't really relate to phos maybe it's because I'm not the very sentimental type of person, so I couldn't enjoy the story to its fullest. But the story was beautifully written and the conclusion was one of the best I've ever seen. It left me with a weird feeling that I've never felt before, like a weird emptiness in me. If you didn't read it you should right now.

honestly I loved the ending of this sad rock manga, cause even without looking at the buddhist themes you can still find a good message. I saw the ending without knowing all of those themes, and took it as a message that with enough time you can look back at your pain and find a way to heal the parts of yourself that might have almost fully ground down by the experiences you've gone through. That's why the cover with god Phos leaning over their old child self is so touching to me, it's themself trying to make the past them feel better. Reconnecting with themself and healing from all the pain. Really a beautiful story.

I hope Lapis Lazuli gets voiced by Hana Kanazawa or Sayori Hayami tbh.

this video is lovely but my fav part wasn't anything you said, and you said a lot of good good good! But watching you cleaning up the art was greatly entertaining too! Thank you! Now go play!

as a Christian, yeah no, i get it, other Christians are sometimes so much more scary than anyone else lmao, especially when you're more progressive.

phos commits tax evasion

Ah yes yellow diamond my favorite mentally ill rock 💛

this is gorgeous!

Love that them breaking is a consistent theme even as they get stronger

I'm so happy i found you😭😭😭

В русском переводе все самоцветы были "она/ты"(не формально),а Адамант был "он/вы"(формально),но после того как Луняни не нападали на самоцветов много лет,самоцветы не полетевшие на луну стали обращаться к Адаманту на Ты(не формально).В начале 98 главы Фос все так же говорит о себе "она",но и в русском нет таких выражений что бы как то "принижать себя перед кем то",и с Киноварью она тоже общалась как раньше.Жаль что такие интересные детали были упущенны при переводе:(

i never and i mean NEVER cry at movies, tv shows, books, mangas, ANYTHING. HNK is one of those rare instances where in the end I just started crying. Also unrelated but I love how you have such a deep reason as to why phos is your favorite character and my only reasoning for padpa being my favorite is that they look cool 😭