3D Anime has a pretty lousy reputation. A quick look at the infamous Berserk 2016 can take someone off from watching heavy CGI shows. Not all CGI anime is bad, an exception is Houseki no Kuni.

Welcome to Demo Entertainment, I will show why it’s rated so highly, my viewing experience, and the downsides of the anime.

Currently, Houseki no kuni AKA land of the lustrous is available on amazon prime and VRV. If you’re already interested in getting amazon prime you can sign up here and get a 30-day free trial.

Why Houseki no Kuni is Rated so Highly

CGI:

At first glance, this anime looks pretty weird with its character design. You get used to it and start to notice its beautiful art style with its impressive colors and fluid fights.

They Used CGI for the Crystal look because it would be hard to pull off with traditional drawing. Takahiko Kyōgoku goes more in-depth saying:

“The appeal of the series is how beautiful the gemstones are, but gems are difficult to depict with hand-drawn animation, where you have to illustrate their translucency through color. CG’s main strength here is that you can portray gems just as they are. Land of the Lustrous‘s appeal lies in being able to visually awe the audience, and this does so in a way that only the anime can.” Link to interview

Studio/Staff:

The Studio behind Houseki no Kuni is Orange a relatively small studio. In a recent interview with the series director Takahiko Kyōgoku he said:

“Takei-san had said from the beginning that he wanted (the production studio) to be Orange, so we started with that assumption. I knew they were talented” Link to interview

Key members like Eiji Inomoto as the CGI director who worked on previous titles like a ghost in the shell and Youichi Nishikawa who worked on the concept design on the show that really pulled the overall design of the anime together.

SoundTrack:

The soundtrack is good however I wouldn’t say it was great especially comparing it the level of CGI they had. The soundtrack reminded me of a worse version of spirited away, but still accomplishing its goal.

My Viewing Experience

Going into this anime the animation looked off. I soon got used to it and started to enjoy and appreciate the rich colors and fluid movements.

As the anime progressed I found myself hating the main character and their lack of will and strength. She also brought others trouble. As the anime got into the later episodes the character development built up into something better than it was previously.

This anime felt like it was going to be rushed. Thankfully it was not, going back to some of the problems they had near the start of the anime.

Land of the lustrous second season will most likely be better since the character got motive that seems interesting.

Downsides

Land of lustrous is one of the Best anime on amazon prime however it still has some pretty big cons.

During the start, I never felt hooked since the story didn’t have a purpose and the protagonist didn’t have goals or motive. This changes near the middle to ending of the anime but still sucks to wait that long.

It takes time to adjust to the CGI characters. Some people will get turned off by the style of it. The frame rate during some of the moments wasn’t too great either.

Conclusion

Thanks for reading. We went over why Houseki no Kuni is rated so high, going over studio Orange, the CGI, and soundtrack. My viewing experience of the anime from it being hard to watch to loving the Art Style and animations. Then the downsides of the anime, stating that it didn’t have a good start.

Question

Whats the worst CGI anime you have ever seen?

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