The COOLEST Gem in Houseki no Kuni

Antarcticite is a cold fragile gem that provides the backbone for Phos's growth in Houseki no Kuni. This video focuses on the irony of the advice they give out to our main character as well as some of the intriguing features of our icy boy.
Spoiler Warning
Please be up to the date with the Houseki no Kuni manga (Ch 95)
Houseki no Kuni Analysis Playlist:
• Phos's External Insigh...
References:
Houseki no Kuni Anime - Ep 7 & 8
Houseki no Kuni Manga - Vol 3
Social Media:
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Music:
Prologue -
Unmei no Akai Ito Kuroi Ito [Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei #26]
Background -
Sleepyhead [Streambeats by Harris Heller]
Link: open.spotify.com/track/4ozXJo...
Epilogue -
Sutekimeppou [Bakemonogatari #18]
Equipment:
iPad Pro Gen II
Procreate - Thumbnail
Lumafusion - Editing
Audacity - Recording
Notion - Scripting
Notability - Card Background
Font - Garamond Premier Pro Semibold
Video Table of Contents:
0:00 Prologue
1:13 Change
2:14 Fall
4:03 Winter
6:01 Spring
7:45 Summer
8:50 Ice
11:15 Epilogue
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[@NyanGelatOak]

So quite literally, the coolest gem in Houseki No Kuni.

[@inspirashamul]

Hahah exactly!

[@code066funkinbird3]

​@@inspirashamulicy

[@veryspookyJeIIy]

The empty bath was one of the saddest moments ever my eyes are watering writing this. Antarcticite had such little time but it feels like they were their the full journey. It's amazing. The big bad moon man is evil--- I don't think he's misunderstood-

[@inspirashamul]

Whenever I found out that for Ep 8 that Phos's VA was the one singing the song, I get emotional looking at the shot as well now.

[@thecasul1524]

The 'Big Bad Moon Man' or BBMM shall now be Enma's new nickname.

[@vishapmalik3559]

The only one who truly cares for our Phos ❤️

[@inspirashamul]

Forreal

[@LeoArmada]

She is so cold and yet so worm twords others at the same time, AHH my heart died when she crumbled😭

[@inspirashamul]

The anime really crushed that moment. So heart-breaking.

[@LeoArmada]

@@inspirashamul one of the few moments when puns actually mended my broken heart

[@SyazHikari_Mlbb]

The loss of Antarc has been haunting Phos ever since.

[@inspirashamul]

Yup yup hoping we get some sort of resolution to this when the manga returns

[@code066funkinbird3]

Totally

[@kays__imagination]

Padparadscha and antarticite are two of the coolest characters in hnk, I wish they had more screen time༎ຶ‿༎ຶ

[@inspirashamul]

Yeah FORREAL I wish they got more time esp Pad

[@kays__imagination]

@@inspirashamul exactly!

[@loganthebookdragon]

​@@inspirashamulSame Pad is such a good character

[@code066funkinbird3]

What about lapis and ghost

[@humairahfitri6386]

Antarc death really impact phos and I feel like their bond is really really genuine. Antarc didn't see phos as a burden or troublemaker. well it's been years since I read the manga.

[@inspirashamul]

Exactly! And save yourself the suffering of rereading until we come back from a hiatus

[@snailenjoyer469]

I will forever despise Enma. Mf took away Cairngorm-- he literally treats them as his trophy wife. Not only that, Cairngorm wanted freedom, Enma used that to prey on them to fulfill his own desires. :/

[@inspirashamul]

Yeah Enma is very bad

[@Gooberwares]

Agreed it’s sicking

[@skeletoninyourbody9896]

Yep he's manipulative as it gets, we hate that bish in this household

[@Gooberwares]

@@skeletoninyourbody9896 and what pisses me off cairngorm just GOES along with it they don’t question anything he says at ALL

[@Varue]

@@Gooberwares its because enma makes cairngorm think that what he is making them do is their "true" desire and they believe it because they are captivated by his charms.

[@KoenSkySea]

i’m really suffering through this hiatus. i think all the gems are really not who they were anymore, except antarc, which is awesome. i hope they do something to help phos. and i also hope phos refuses any attempt at making them pray bc honestly no one deserves more help from phos

[@inspirashamul]

Yeah I wonder if Phos will even have the willpower to pray

[@Oueenazolatigressgina]

Manga spoilers: The most depressing thing is that after the gems and Adamant get shattered by Phos, the moment they arrive on the moon, the first question which the newly reformed Antarcticite asks Adamant is that "where's phos?"

[@inspirashamul]

Yeah the only one that seemed to show any care for our little gem it's painful to think about.

[@code066funkinbird3]

Wait they got revived

[@Gooberwares]

One think I noticed arc’s uniform is all white for the most part to allow little heat conduction to keep their body cold

[@inspirashamul]

Oh amazing point I never thought about that.

[@bonbonbam6188]

In the manga, Cairngorm says it's for camouflage from the Lunarians

[@geliluna7]

If everyone ends up being newborns I will be very sad

[@inspirashamul]

Well it wouldn't be any of our regular cast since they didn't get ground up but ones we haven't seen in a while like Lapis or Ghost there's a chance they will be brand new.

[@geliluna7]

@@inspirashamul what about Ruby? Do you think we will be seeing them? The first one.

[@inspirashamul]

Oh the one that Kongo shaped up? Maybe another version of them sure I don't see why not. Or Helidor there are a few gems that have been name dropped but never visually shown in the series.

[@blujungi]

Firstly I love your videos, it helps me to cope with the existential horror that the manga gave me ; + I watched the anime first with my best friend completely in blind, never seen this anywhere…. I cried like crazy when Ant was gone?.. I read other comments where other people too couldn’t stop crying at the bathtub scene… Ant doesn’t have a lot of time in the anime nor manga, yet it left such a big impression on me… knowing what know in the manga, it is all so sad yet a beautiful sad that I hadn’t felt since I read the Shingeki manga.

[@inspirashamul]

Thank you for the praise glad the videos give you some peace of mind lol. And yeah Ichikawa is so good at making these stand out characters that don’t actually have much time to leave a strong impression.

[@coolguy-zt6tr]

Wait what a houseki no kuni video made 12 hrs ago? Impossible

[@inspirashamul]

Hahaha yeah it's rare to see I know. Take a look at my playlist, I have a HnK every month until we come back.

[@coolguy-zt6tr]

@@inspirashamul pog

[@pinxerata]

absolutely in love with your hnk content, and im so happy you have an antarc video now

[@inspirashamul]

Appreciate it! Glad you are enjoying them.

[@evelyneverlasting9038]

Antarc may be the coolest but bort is the COLDEST

[@inspirashamul]

This is facts

[@evelyneverlasting9038]

@@inspirashamul theres a person litterally named dacoldest toevadoit Not sure about the spelling but thats his name. He plays football

[@spring626]

I hope you do Lapis or Ghost next! Edit: Made this comment before knowing that was what he was going to do anyway.

[@inspirashamul]

HAHAH nice. The video won't be out for a while though but hopefully before the year ends.

[@ghostkiwi725]

:O cant wait for lapis and ghost vid

[@inspirashamul]

Thank you!

[@amyshen1468]

we need season 2... T^T

[@inspirashamul]

Beastars got renewed for a Season 3 so we will have to wait even longer for HnK S2 sadly.

[@MegaTurtles10]

Antarcticite one of my characters with little screen time

[@inspirashamul]

They were until I started making the videos for the other gems. Yellow is kind of at the top for me now.

[@MegaTurtles10]

Idk who that is but I’ll be starting manga soon!

[@maruna7207]

Great vid

[@inspirashamul]

Thank you!

[@ShuOgawa]

*Sad Pad noises*

[@inspirashamul]

Pad is awesome. I need to pay more attention to Rutile before I can talk about their relationship.

[@ShuOgawa]

@@inspirashamul excited for when that happens!

[@phosphophyllite6546]

This is so epic right now

[@inspirashamul]

Thank you

[@Matty_channel]

Wait..antarc is like ice right..??but when she formed, she formed into a tub..with water..

[@inspirashamul]

Yeah Antarc is a crystallized gem. The temperature dropped enough for their liquid state to turn into a solid state within the tub. The water probably acts as a way to keep the inclusions in one location.

[@code066funkinbird3]

​@@inspirashamul ok

[@ywxii7334]

YES

[@inspirashamul]

Yup!

[@starchi4650]

Hah, so *cool*

[@inspirashamul]

Hahah thank you!