About this episode

The episode begins a retrospective on 'Land of the Lustrous', discussing its artwork and themes while also touching on various other media.

After almost 2 years, we're finally delivering on our promise and starting our Retrospective on Land of the Lustrous ! We dive into Haruko Ichikawa 's amazing artwork, Buddhist-inspired world and characters, and slightly confusing perspectives! We also discuss Jumanji , Before You Go Extinct , the end of Space Brother s, Infernal Affairs , and more!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com Follow us on Social Media! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/mangamac Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Check out our new gaming channel! https://www.youtube.com/@NakayoshiGaming/ Timestamps: Intro , FIFA World Cup 2026 - 00:00:00 The Land Before Time , Jumanji - 00:09:18 Before You Go Extinct - 00:21:39 Space Brothers - 00:26:05 Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life - 00:27:51 Road to Empress II - 00:28:32 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! - 00:30:49 Infernal Affairs - 00:34:18 Next Episode Preview - 00:38:15 Land of the Lustrous - 00:38:40 Outro - 01:40:58 Song Credits: "Yule" by Ian Post "We Don't Stop" by 2MooveKa "Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkel Raz "God Mode" by Konstantin…

People in this episode

Host: Manga Mac Crew

Topics covered

• Land of the Lustrous
• artwork
• Buddhist-inspired world
• animation
• manga
• retrospective

Keywords

• Land of the Lustrous
• Haruko Ichikawa
• animation
• manga
• retrospective
• Buddhist themes
• Jumanji

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Land of the Lustrous, Jumanji, Before You Go Extinct, Space Brothers, Infernal Affairs

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