Land of the Lustrous/Houseki no Kuni

i just can’t get over the impact this manga had on my life. not even just the manga though, the anime was really beautiful and i just can’t get enough of it. it’s an extremely breathtaking manga with such complicated themes and it honestly just breaks my heart everytime i think about it.

it has a sort of vibe that is so hard to recreate or find. it goes past the beautiful art, the story with its incorporation of buddhist and philosophical elements. the anime has its own charm aswell, the music, the animation, the characters.

the 3d animation has amazing angles that would be hard to recreate only as 2d, also the designs of the characters are amazing.

every single character is a gem, they have no gender. they break, and even have mental struggles aswell. every gem is an immortal being, with a chance of being put back together with the correct parts. and because of this immortality, the manga deals with deep themes of identity and “self” between the gems and mostly the main character.

anyway sorry for the late night rambling, i was bored and it’s 2 am and my glazing is never ending.