Houseki no Kuni


Land of the Lustrous

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Country of Jewels
Japanese: 宝石の国
English: Land of the Lustrous
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 7, 2017 to Dec 23, 2017
Premiered: Fall 2017
Broadcast: Saturdays at 21:30 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Orange
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery
Theme: AnthropomorphicAnthropomorphic
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.391 (scored by 208151208,151 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2042
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #490
Members: 488,607
Favorites: 14,296

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Synopsis

In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in order to shatter their bodies and use them as decorations.

Phosphophyllite, also known as Phos, is a young and fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort. Instead, they are told to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After begrudgingly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent gem who has been relegated to patrolling the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison their body creates. After seeing how unhappy Cinnabar is, Phos decides to find a role that both of the rejected Gems can enjoy. Houseki no Kuni follows Phos' efforts to be useful and protect their fellow Gems.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Phosphophyllite

Main
Kurosawa, Tomoyo
Japanese

Antarcticite

Supporting
Ise, Mariya
Japanese

Diamond

Supporting
Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Cinnabar

Supporting
Komatsu, Mikako
Japanese

Padparadscha

Supporting
Park, Romi
Japanese

Bort

Supporting
Sakura, Ayane
Japanese

Rutile

Supporting
Uchiyama, Yumi
Japanese

Yellow Diamond

Supporting
Minagawa, Junko
Japanese

Alexandrite

Supporting
Kugimiya, Rie
Japanese

Kongou-sensei

Supporting
Nakata, Jouji
Japanese

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"Kyoumen no Nami (鏡面の波)" by YURiKA
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Ending Theme

1: "Kirameku Hamabe (煌めく浜辺)" by Yuiko Ohara (eps 2-7, 9-11)
2: "liquescimus" by Tomoyo Kurosawa (eps 8)
3: "Kyoumen no Nami (Orchestra Ver.) (鏡面の波(Orchestra Ver.))" by YURiKA (eps 12)

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Reviews

Jan 2, 2025
The most beautiful anime that will probably never receive a second season.
Don't let the fact that this anime primarily uses CGI fool you- it is likely the BEST that CGI has ever looked in an anime- and the world that Houseki no Kuni resides in is equally as beautiful. Sprawling fields of green, the glistening ocean that surrounds a singular continent- and most of all the wondrous cast of characters all attributed to different kinds of "Gems".

Set sometime in the distant future, Earth has been ravaged by 6 meteorites. Humanity was able to survive the hits of the first 5, but the 6th destroyed most ...
Jun 16, 2024
Mixed Feelings
FunnyFunny
Visually, this is some of the best CGI i've ever seen in anime, the characters are expressive, with their movements feeling very natural and character designs that compliment the animation style
Worldbuilding is simple but effective, allowing a lot of freedom to play around with the psychedelic vibe the show has

However, this is a very clear case of style over substence
The gems personalities are quite stereotypical with little developement to them, this along with the weak storyline make the moments of darkness and psychological torment feel more like shock factor and melodrama

I feel like there was some wasted potential, the stunning visuals that could've been used ...
Nov 10, 2019
The Land Of The Lustrous? More like 'Saitama and the crystal gems: the inexistances of a storyline'
To start of this review, I want to just say that I was looking forward to watching this. After seeing Beastars and how beautiful a show it was and that this show had 'fantastic' reviews of 8/10, I was really hoping to be amazed by the studio and the show. Well, after watching, I can say that, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Let's start off at the first episode, I was amazed, I was hooked and was looking forward to where the show will go. At ...

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