Houseki no Kuni Chapter 108 Discussion

To be honest this is the only manga ever that's COMPLETELY lost me... I guess now's the perfect time for a reread now that it's all in one package. The first half was a 10/10, the rest I can't even rate because of how much I couldn't keep track of aside from the really bad moon plotline.

8/10 for now, will never forget the beginning that's for sure.

@Thorf Exactly how me, and my sister felt. We both agree the first half was a 10\10. Amazing story amazing character development and interactions. Many mysteries and discoveries. A brand new wondrous world that is so tempting to know about. And then.. Phos goes to the moon and everything is a mess.
Honestly? I almost thought the author changed midway. Many unexplained plot lines. Mess of a story. Character interactions are very bad compared to the first half. Many loose ends. Many bases were treated badly like the whole phos\cinnabar chemistry. And that whole ending arc was just.... "this can't be the same masterpiece from 50 chapters ago right ?" was all I thinking in my head.
First half 10\10
From moon on 5\10 at best.

A shame for a work that started as a masterpiece.

@Ace-1 Yeah the switch up after the moon arc started was kind of outrageous, everything either turned to shit or fizzled out. Obviously the very short monthly chapters with year long breaks didn't help but it was almost incomprehensible half the time, and the stuff that did make sense was awful. The romance for one... what was that? Lol.

It should have ended at chapter 98. everything after that was nonsense. we dont even end with phos but with admants brother?! what the heck kinda ending is that. i would have rather a) phos prayed and everyone including phos vanished or b)phos prayed but literally only she vanished as a final screw you to all the people she tried to help and left her to rot for 10 000 years.

@justsomeguy222 Yea, introducing a new character after the last event that mattered that was like barely hinted to exist previously is just kind of weird...
It'd be like having a new character suddenly show up in Return of the King after Sauron dies. And like even that movie has an epilogue that's too long, but this manga managed to beat it.

@JaniSIr The reason it dragged on a bit at the end is because the author wanted it to end at chapter 108 for buddhist symbolism. And honestly, that goes for a lot of the series - many choices that could be considered flaws were very clearly and intentionally made for thematic reasons. Whether that justifies them or not is up to each reader though, of course.

@JaniSIr The reason it dragged on a bit at the end is because the author wanted it to end at chapter 108 for buddhist symbolism. And honestly, that goes for a lot of the series - many choices that could be considered flaws were very clearly and intentionally made for thematic reasons. Whether that justifies them or not is up to each reader though, of course.

@Deane ill be honest. i think the author had zero idea how to finish this off. 1-99 was masterfully done and 100-108 almost seems like a completely different person writing it. nothing happens. thats not even phos. what i REALLY wanted answers too was what did Aechmea did to all the gems that went to the moon. literally ALL of them changed personalities and became violent(with the excepition of diamond to becomes an invalid) . even kongo goes from being caring to 'ya screw phos'.

instead everyone disappears then wierd alien person talks to rocks for 8 chapters.

@JaniSIr The reason it dragged on a bit at the end is because the author wanted it to end at chapter 108 for buddhist symbolism. And honestly, that goes for a lot of the series - many choices that could be considered flaws were very clearly and intentionally made for thematic reasons. Whether that justifies them or not is up to each reader though, of course.

@Deane sorry to ressurect this. what bothers me the most is that what happened to the gems on the moon was never explained. like literally every gem that went to the moons personality changed fairly drastically. its obvious that Aechmea dosed them all with something. i mean even kongo was like 'ya screw phos' when he was literally the only one who cared for her the entire time. and by entire time i mean literally like 1000 years or more.

thats what interested me the most. but nope, the author just said, whatever, gotta play elden ring. story go whoosh!

edit - oops. i didnt realise i wrote this already :D

I read this in 3 days. It was good. I can't imagine how it must have felt waiting years with multiple hiatuses for it to end.

Manga itself and character designs sure were pretty unique, but the philosophical meaning it aims for and conclusions it reaches ended up really shallow. Add all the illogical things happening in a setting where it shouldn't be allowed and you just got a weak Eden: Endless World parody that simply didn't work out in the end.

A 6/10 I guess, mostly for creativity.