As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I immediately liked the video. Haven’t listened to it yet, but the transformation of Phos and what she learns across the manga is honestly the greatest tragedy I have ever read

@NieJestemzPolskiPL

2 ай бұрын

This comment is so true... I did the same. "Phos did nothing wrong"

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Alright, I may have to listen to everyone and check out the manga. You don't see it said that much for no reason

@SaiScribbles

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral Oh ABSOLUTELY I would love to see how you deconstruct it. The manga is ending this month.

@platypus1216

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral you absolutely should. I can’t say much more than it’s absolutely incredible and you will adore it plus Way more material for your vids haha

@caseyjones4018

2 ай бұрын

​@ProfessorViral I loved the anime so much I got fully caught up on the Manga, this theme resonates throughout the story, while skillfully subverting expectation and staying true to the way the story presents itself. My God I've loved it ❤❤

YES PHOS TALK. I LOVE DEPRESSING MYSELF UNTIL I'M TOO SCARED TO DO ANYTHING WITH MY LIFE

Being is limitation first and change second. Change comes from pain; pain comes from change. “Life is pain, anyone who says otherwise is selling something”

gotta love professor viral making me realize why I'm doing bad in English class

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I got one point above failing in English freshman year, and 100% the next. It really depends on the situation and if a teacher can get you interested

@olivesusername

2 ай бұрын

​@@ProfessorViral It doesn't surprise me that someone who thinks this is deep would be doing bad in English class. "Loss" and "change" aren't themes unique to Land of the Lustrous, they're defining elements of what makes a story satisfying. Haven't you heard of the hero's journey? You could have made meaningful points if you did more research, but you couldn't even be bothered to read the manga

@RDSRELOADED

2 ай бұрын

@@olivesusername lol y are you being so dismissive. First of all anime and manga is completely fucking different with literal literature in their approach as the first clearly lays out themes such as “hero’s journey”. Second English classes at least the ones I was in wasn’t as simple as oh that’s the theme of this writing. It’s style, historical background, etc. and lastly the person could be talking about expressing their thoughts on the subject clearly which even I struggle with it. Don’t mind me too much just screaming into the void

@captainsancho1237

Ай бұрын

@@olivesusernamedamn, I bet you’re real fun.

I recently binged the manga after the anime, staying up until 5am to see where the story where it went left me in awe.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It really does feel like it was going to go to absolutely insane places in the best way

@treplox4318

2 ай бұрын

​@@ProfessorViralif you only knew...

@gmodiscool14

Ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViralI've been waiting from pre pubescence to near adulthood for a second season of the anime lol I remember I was devastated when I finished the first season and eventually forgot. I can't even begin to imagine how I'd feel from a continuation or ending to the series. I did get a little bit too curious and took a peek at the last chapter... and if it's what I think it is... Jesus Christ, is all I have to say...

the way i saw phos in the thumbnail and immediately my heart shattered because of joy and pain. i lowkey spoiled myself on the entire series by watching clips out of context, and I remember not even realizing the phos in episode one was the same character I saw at the end of the season. phos's change as they lose themselves both literally and figuratively genuinely feels so tragic the more time goes on. Like, this is the same character by technicality! But at the same time it's not, they've grown so far from the person they used to be. Ship of theseus goes crazy. and yes I agree with every comment telling you to read the manga, I think your ideas on change are a pretty interesting lens to view the series from.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

That's better proof that I could give for how drastic the change is, that an observer who never knew couldn't tell it was the same person!

You only talked about the anime, and considering a second season is extremely unlikely, I really hope you check out the manga. Also the manga is very good.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It's one I will consider for that fact, I was very invested in seeing where the story went

@Pandor18

Ай бұрын

Specially since the manga finally ended ​@@ProfessorViral

@sleepysartorialist

9 күн бұрын

They only ever talk about the anime.

It’s incredible to see how vastly different and almost, upsetting?, Viral’s interpretation of these characters is without the mountain of context and continuity missing from the anime because of how early in the series it cuts off verses the manga. But that’s not Viral’s fault by any means and his breakdown makes perfect sense. The video’s fantastic. But hoo boy. My guy has NO IDEA.

@andrewsad1

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's hard to talk about without spoiling anything, but the themes he talks about make perfect sense only for the anime. Highly anticipating a followup video at some point discussing the manga, because he deserves at least two views for talking about my favorite manga

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I figured it would be slightly less in depth, but I didn't imagine it could be so different. It's a manga I'll for sure consider above some others for one day, with that in mind, just so I can see

@bolladragon

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral Highly recommended. It goes in wildly unexpected directions and the anime cuts off right before introducing quite possibly the most important secondary character in the series.

@AllTheArtsy

2 ай бұрын

yep, the story takes on such a vastly different meaning, the moment you understand what the big picture actually is. and the vastness of time that the story covers. and what "change" means for these characters, esp Phos.

"ever since i started the show, i've wondered when [cinnabar's] power will play into a larger purpose" OH MAN OH MAN when the moment comes, it hits so so hard. and not in a good way ;_______;

Between Madoka and HNK?! This is why I love Professor Viral.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Aww, thanks haha

Since the Manga is already if not closed to finished I hope they actually do pick it back up for animation. There are a lot of characters including Phos who grow and change, my favorite being Rutile, Padparascha, and Cairngorm. I described this series to someone else as a show bad coping mechanisms for depression, but unironically the manga got me through some really hard times so I hope more people will pick it up and give it a chance.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It's one of my top considerations for when I get more time for manga for sure

This video reminds me of a quote from Lois McMaster Bujold, in "Memory": "The only price you cannot pay for your heart's desire, is your heart."

READ THE MANGA PLEASE IT GOES SO MANY PLACES

Oh god the moment i saw the thumbnail and i was immediately thrown back to when i accidentally found the anime version without any idea it was originally a manga. I was always aware that it was quite a contemporary story and considering my age when i watched it, i didn’t understand anything and simply watched it for the animation and character designs But holt shit i never realised how freakin deep the rabit hole goes, especially when i decided to take a peek at thd manga and ... Let just say my head was a bundle of wires in the end Anyway great analysis! Had a great time coming to understand this anime i briefly encountered but had a lasting impression

Thank you for your well-worded thoughts once more! Because of my personal perspective, I really feel like the story of Phos is a neurodivergent one. Too weak to function in the system, so from an outside perspective, questioning it- whilst simultaneously feeling pained at not being able to participate in it like everyone else can. Then adapting, changing through perhaps taking ADHD meds- but losing your old personality and charm in exchange for functionality- or focusing on work and losing touch with your hobbies or social life- because it's too much to juggle it all together. This left quite an impact, thank you

Before watching: ugh I love houseki no kuni loved that you talked about it

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Happy that I could!

I am always weak to stories driven by the importance of memory. Its not as defining here as in other cases, but the idea of loosing a piece of you physically is equivalent to loosing a part of your memory... of who you are, of what you feel, of what you want... just hits a spot where I have to tear up a little. I value memories and find the thought of forgetting thing heartbreaking. What important or rather defining moments have we ourselves lost to time itself? When will be the last instance I remember a moment I hold so dear in my heart right now, how many do I not remember anymore? Thats also why stories like "All you need is kill" or even more "Undead Lovers" destroy me so much inside. Loosing who we are, changing ... it feels scary, yet necessary, sometimes driven by us, sometimes by other, sometimes we dont even know by whom.... I wanted to listen to this in the background but endend up focusing completely on the video as a whole. Very captivating, great video, looking toward the next. :)

Professor Viral making a video on my fave manga, what a lovely treat 😍

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Always happy to provide some content for a favorite!

I have only seen images of this show in passing but how fascinating it truly was. Thank you so much for covering it and for another thought provoking video. You are fantastic :D

Need more houseki no kuni, this is a piece of art

You have no idea how hard I popped-off when I saw the thumbnail!!! Will immediately watch. Awesome video! Even after watching HnK so many times and it being my favorite, you were able to ofter insights and points of view that I hadn't considered. Sasuga Prof. Thank you for this.

The writing for this video is exceptional. I imagine writing something like it for an essay, but the ingenuity and acuteness of thought isn't something I've reached. It is hard for some to write with good grammar and vocabulary, but the depth of thought and advanced ideas presented in these videos are especially difficult. Excellent video!

Thank you, sincerely i wish i had better words then just thank you for these videos of yours that get me through the day.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Of course. Thank you for your time, without that I couldn't keep making them!

I'm in the process of changing my name and I took some inspiration from Phos for part of it

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

A very fitting application of the character haha

Reminds me of my gamedev journey. First started with python, for ml, with gamedev being a fun idea, but never even making a window. Then a friend got me into Unity. It was fast. I could make a lot of stuff way faster than I ever could before. But it lacked power, and eventually I got hurt using it. (Unity hurt a LOT of ppl last year though, wasn't just me) Now I'm working on making that new engine. It has power, but is slow. Like her, I lack the years of knowledge needed to actually use it. And while I'm learning a lot, my legs, my skill cannot carry it yet. So new skills drip into the rest of my life, consuming me at times. For better or worse, pieces of my past have to be left behind for me to move forward with this. This was an amazing video! Never heard of this anime before, and may not watch it. Always been a fan of gemstones, be it metaphysics, wishing I had a Crystal Beast deck in Yu-Gi-Oh, or my love of Steven Universe. Probably should watch this, ngl.

I really hope with the manga about to finish that the anime continues. Seeing more change not just with Phos but those around them and the world.

A video on the manga would be great

Arrrgh, i love your videos so much, but lately, it's been tough to watch because it hits too hard. I have to watch in pieces over days. I like the videos from the start. You have come so far; keep it up

@natem7999

2 ай бұрын

I feel this so much. Professor Viral you make god tier videos and they really resonate but sometimes life can just be so much sometimes I do avoid clicking some because I'm like fuckkk can't afford to go through this right now lol

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I do worry about that at times, as the topics have really gotten almost entirely serious. Is there something more light hearted that you would enjoy to see me write?

@wolfdogdav

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral I think you have made videos or at least talked on finding positivity or hope in times where everything seems hopeless and everything one does feels insignificant? I could be misremembering. :P

whoa I didn't expect you to cover Houseki no Kuni 😲

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Someone told me to years ago, and I didn't listen. Really should have earlier haha

YES SOMONE IS FINALLY TALKING ABOUT IT! I stumbled on this anime randomly years ago and I've been obsessed with it ever since. It is so beautiful and is so unexpectedly epic.😢 Why don't good things get more seasons??!!😢

I highly recommend you check out the manga for this series. Only watching the anime is like dipping your toes in the kiddy pool. This story is amazingly deep.

another land of the lustrous video while i endlessly wait for season 2 and more manga chapters? don't mind if I do. great job

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ggburnitup4055

17 күн бұрын

Update , the manga ended....finally 🦦

I love these videos, but every time i watch them and then watch the anime they're about, they're so much less tragic than they make it seem.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say they're less tragic, maybe just that the tragedy is less wordy and more spread out. Part of what I do is condense it all down for understanding. And, some dramatic effect of course

So now that I'm finished catching my breath after the kick in the chest that is this video: As always, I love how deeply you go into into the themes and ideas behind anime. I tend to enjoy stuff more on the surface level, for me that was Houseki's fully CG style and the post-post-post-apocalypse setting, but that theme of change did strike a chord with me way back when it was released. It struck an even deeper chord with me now that I've been going through so much, relative, rapid change. I think the concept of the ship of Theseus applies here, after all, if you've changed almost everything about you, are you still 'you'? Is change a good thing if you lose sight of why you changed in the first place? It's a sobering thought, but like you said, once you beginning to change in such a drastic way, the only way forward feels like further and further change. Thanks for making yet another great video, looking forward to the next one~

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I think that change is a good thing, only because it must happen. For every ill that change brings, staying exactly the same brings just as many. Knowing that, all we can do is be aware of change and it's dangers, so that when it is exerting a large pull on us, we're aware of what is being lost, and what isn't

I see houseki no kuni, i watch. Glad i find this channel, I've already binged the last 7 videos since last night😂 you should check out the manga! It's ending soon😭

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Glad you've been enjoying the videos! Hope they're not too much of an existential crisis at once haha

I love this anime so much ! 😍

Great video Professor Viral, can you please put listed anime that show up in the vid in the description of the video? I'll like to watch them. Plus nice geology lesson, I collect rare rocks like Tanzanite and Larimar.

Change is to be in accord with the changed one's identity, consent, and intent... Be true to yourself and achieve your goals.

That last Phos progression chart hit hard.

If you're going to read the manga, be prepared for heartache and tragedy.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Those are my middle names. My parents couldn't decide

7:49 I mean…if there was an obsidian or chert girl, they’d be real good at that…

Great critique. Loved the video. Saw this ages ago as entertainment while trying to right myself after years of unemployemnt....through a fog. Now, it's interesting how much more one can take away as a second viewing. Must one lose something of themselves to change?

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

To some extent, I do think so. However, I bring this all up because awareness of that fact is what minimizes the cost. If we are actively considering what we gain and lose when we change, since we are guaranteed to change, then we can be much more involved in creating our "self"

@GhostManCrisis

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral fair, but we must also be cognizant that's as we progressed through life, we will encounter ideas that challenge and logically defeat previous preconceptions therefore providing no reason to hold on does preconceptions while adopting the new better ideas.

This left me with a lot of food for thought...... I have to reflect

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Hopefully it all leads you to somewhere positive!

@elios7623

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral surely, it's helping me understand change a lot better

Where the anime stopped was good. But the manga... my god, I have never read anything that made me cry just from thinking about it

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It's on the top of my manga list for sure

PEAK !!

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Phos my beloved

excellent more of that good good sad juice

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Professor "Sad Juice" Viral

Every time I listen to these, it's when I'm at work and can't check the screen. I never know if I'm missing something in all those Japanese voice segments.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Sorry about that. I always use dub when possible, but sometimes the only legal option for me is subs, and the breaks in music to play a clip make adding music immensely easier

@ornofthetalon1

2 ай бұрын

@ProfessorViral that is entirely valid. Huh...I hadn't thought about how that would relate to music and editing. Thank you for the insight. I'll have a greater appreciation for the technique, next time I hear it.

This was an interesting essay, but the lack of any perspective on how the way the changes are presented in a specifically Chan/Zen Buddhist fashion is a missed opportunity. I'm a Therevada Buddhist. This is the single most Buddhist series I've ever seen. It would be nice if we get the other seasons. The rest of the manga is really good.

Your title made me click, your intro made me wanna comment, then I lost the adversity... You've gained a sub.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, it's very validating to know my words can do so 💙

I see Phos and I click.

Fire nails bro 💅 Also the video is good and well-constructed and such

I really would like you to read the manga now that its coming to an end.

I think the author recently completed the manga. It might be fun to do videos on the manga.

8:10 [Laughs in manga]

36 seconds in, I thought, another great fin- oh its prof viral, ofc, let me get my glasses, I didn't see it at first my bad

Hey if you don't mind me asking can you tell me how you got so good at this prose thing as in where you even practiced I want to improve my prose because it would realy help with some extracurricular activities ive gotten involved in but I have no idea where to even look for info on this

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

The sad answer is that I don't really have one. I've never taken a writing course or really studied it on my own for that matter, it's just how my brain words in a way, that I put way too many words to everything all the time (like right now). But, I will say one of the things that got me actually utilizing that part of me was philosophy. A philosophy ethics course in college gave me the proper backing to turn the stories in my head into something meaningful, and what I recognized of that material in Psycho-Pass kicked off my love for actually putting those words onto paper. The most I can suggest is finding something so compelling you feel you have to write about it, and then just doing it, and to a reasonable extent, doing it until you feel satisfied with what you're saying. I think some of what I made even just 2 or 3 years ago is pedestrian at best, and that was after 2 or 3 years of doing this already

@jakariashafin8685

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral I see thanks this atleast gives me a starting point

immediate evangelion 🗣🗣💥💥🔥🔥

You got my attention with rocks

i lived a lot of life and not a thing has changed. lots of things change, people don’t change.

ugh i love your videos sm

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad they've been good for you!

all this talk and this is just about the anime??? oohhh boy.

good video, but being stagnant is to die, no matter in what aspect life you might lose something but you would have lost even if you did nothing.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

For sure, but to not do so in any way is almost like to have never lived to begin with. There has to be some level of delay for a cohesive self to form. what I'm really stressing here isn't to stay the same, but to consider the forms that one goes through across time, to see if anything important was lost

So change can mean a lot of things. What I've learned from this video so far: Change could mean these concepts. Pain Transition Death

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It can also be very good, and it will happen, which was my point in stressing how bad it can be. If it must occur, we must be aware to make it good

I mean thats not realllly what happened with Diamond.... she still didn't feel worthy enough and it led to things happening in the manga

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Working from the anime, it's what I gathered, so anime-wise I'll stand by it, but I do hate for something to have a sort of factual error like that. Sorry about that

Read the manga. You are not ready for what's bound to happen

Houseki No Kuni mentioned! WTF is a second season?!

I know youl probably not have the time but please please atleast look up what a house in fata morgana is its a story that I KNOW youl probably like purely based on the kind of content youve been making and seem to like its long and theres a ton of stuff I can't tell you about in this recommendation due to it being a mystery story but please check out a house in fata morgana

👍🐻👍

You kind of look like Pete Spankoffski from starkid.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't have recognized that reference until this halloween lol

Mucho texto

😊ju

If more anime were animated with the same quality as this show, I wouldn't have so much disdain and vitriol for 3D CGI in anime. The vast majority of the time its just used as a crutch or the product of insane time constraints... and I'm sorry guys but a show willing to compromise on quality (even if that's the way it has to be just to exist at all) will never be the GOAT in my eyes (lookin at you AOT)

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I'm not too harsh on CGI, and many times it's used in the background to add detail in ways people won't even notice, but this one really utilized its strengths by changing the perspective so much. When you can do big sweeping shots, do big sweeping shots!

Getting too old. You just realise that yes, you never really know what you are after, and while there are choices you can change there are a lot of choices you can't. They are things you didn't do for reason you've mostly forgotten. You just hope they were the best choices you could have made, but you have the ability to look back and thing maybe they weren't. I don't know dude.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Forgetting the real reasoning behind decisions like that is one of the more depressing facts. That, as someone new, we won't understand it the same way, or just genuinely lost the information to remember. But, that might be why forward being the only way doesn't have to be depressing. If that's going to happen, then we have to keep making decisions as our current self to play around the ones we can't make. It means we have to keep acting and living as who we are now, even if we're somewhat bound by who we were

@slowjamsliver7006

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral True enough

You really oughta use the dub for these clips. Land of the Lustrous's dub is wonderful! And because you would have pronounced Phos's name right.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I actually always use dub when possible, but my streaming options for this one was sub only

Eng

Have you ever considered brunching out into video games? I would pay to watch your take on dark souls and bloodborne.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I've covered MGS 1 and 2 before, but I tried branching out into other games and actually had a horrible time writing about them. I think I can only handle ones with very set and linear stories that the player doesn't impact or have to really discover. I think it's just me realizing I'm not a video game person haha

@grey5178

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral Thanks for the quick answer. Keep doing what you are most interested in.

First!

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Some number that isn't first

Your observations are based on the characters' self-stated motives padded with literal descriptions of the plot and re-iterations of the same point for 50 minutes. You said it all in the title, that's not good enough. I get this feels meaningful to you, but you're not knowledgeable enough about anime and manga or media analysis to say anything worth listening to. You haven't even read the damn manga.

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

I could explain it all to you, my timeline and background and ideas, but why should I when you open with insults? Your observations are worthless when thrown around in harshness and without anything constructive. And you know what, I don't give a damn. I listened to comments like this before, and it ruined my mentality for months and made my life hell. I worked on this, I put it together and put it out there, and people are responding to it well and saying it led them to think about themselves, and that is a god damn proof of value and worth my efforts. I don't give a shit if you think I'm smart or not. But what you're insulting here is an attempt to get people to think about themselves, the world, their place in it and live better lives from their own thoughts and ideas they develop from what I say here. I know I'm just mostly using the ideas presented in stories, and no I'm not an expert on every single one. But I worked at it, and it has good effect. So get out of here with this. I'm certain of what I'm doing and it's positive impact.

@olivesusername

2 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorViral definitely harsh but still constructive, if you want it to be. You could’ve strengthened your point by doing research apart from watching the show, by cross-referencing it with other media, maybe relating it to your specific personal experiences. The fact that you didn’t do that makes the whole video feel somewhat pointless, and makes you sound unreliable as a narrator. Put your ego aside and ask yourself what your ideal audience gets out of this video, what value does it have that simply watching the show doesn’t fulfill?

Using ProfessorViral as my goto for anime suggestions )))

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

Most of what I've been working through have been fan suggestions, so it's all yall as well

Absolutely love your videos and Houseki no Kuni. Theres so much media I consumed, but nothing hit as close to home as this - if you've enjoyed the Anime I beg you to check out the Manga, it ends this month. You've genuinely only seen the tip of the iceberg 🥲❤️

@ProfessorViral

2 ай бұрын

It's right up there on the list of ones I will actually check out some day