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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) take you on a lawless rampage through the mean streets of Akihabara, Tokyo in search of cheap thrills and vintage toys. Enjoy!
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) take a coffee break at otaku hotspot Nakano Broadway for a wide-ranging talk about the loss of pioneering anime personality Jan Scott-Frazier, the rising cost of vintage anime tees, and much more!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
Theme song by Marxy
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) celebrate a birthday with a pizza party in Nakano and discuss a variety of topics including recent manga bans in the USA, a new Gundam anime, and more!
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Matt Alt on Bluesky
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
Theme song by Marxy
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) try to wrap their brains around the rumored aquistion of the Kadokawa media group by the 800 pound gorilla that is Sony and ponder what that might mean for the future of anime!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) provide an original audio commentary for the recently unearthed short documentary Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life (1982). Watch along with us using the YouTube link below!
Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life (1982)
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) recall a recent nightwalk in Tokyo and reminisce about how anime and manga went from public enemy to pop culture darling!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) say goodbye to horror manga legend Kazuo Umezu and sift through the wreckage of Godzilla Day 2024!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) get a peek at the Japan Business Federation's new Cool Japan proposal! Plus, the Vatican's anime mascot and Halloween in Japan!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
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In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) consider the future of big bucks in the anime biz and say goodbye to Godzilla suit maker Keizo Murase!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
Theme song by Marxy
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, author Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) consider Henry Cavill's role in the upcoming Voltron movie, mourn the loss of the voice of robot cat Doraemon, and declare war on the Tokyo Mario Karts!
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The podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC©, and engineered and edited by Patrick Macias
Theme song by Marxy
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