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Pure TokyoScope

Pure TokyoScope is a weekly podcast hosted by writers Matt Alt and Patrick Macias featuring news, views, and pop culture direct from Japan. Visit www.tokyoscope.com for merchandise. Visit https://www.patreon.com/TokyoScopePodcast for bonus episodes and content

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08: RIP Shinzo Abe + Godzilla, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Gobots

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2022/07/11

Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! IN THIS SPECIAL ALL-NEWS EPISODE Shinzo Abe: Ex-Prime Minister of Japan assassinated while giving speech Godzilla Special Effects Director Teruyoshi Nakano Passes Away Yu-Gi-Oh! Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60 Akihabara landmark Toranoana is

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07: “The World Needs Anime” – The Vince Shortino...

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2022/07/04

BEHOLD! It's time for episode (ultra) seven of PURE TOKYOSCOPE! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: Japan swelters in its worst heatwave ever recorded FEATURE: Pat and Matt talk to Vince Shortino, the former general manager of Crunchyroll Japan and the founder of

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06: The End of Cool Japan? + How to Survive Being on...

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2022/06/27

Hello from The Big Mikan! It's episode 6 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: Cool Japan Fund may be merged, eliminated if it does not improve FEATURE: Don’t touch that dial! Pat and Matt share their experiences (both good and bad) appearing on

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00:25:54

Bonus Episode: The Shin Godzilla Review

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2022/06/23

SLAM into overdrive! It's a Bonus Episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this bonus episode: We present a 2016 conversation between Matt and Pat all about the movie SHIN GODZILLA, directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, starring the King of the

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05: Gundam - Doan's Island Review + Japanese Singles...

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2022/06/20

SLAM into overdrive! It's episode 5 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: Japanese government survey shows 1 in 4 singles in 30s not willing to marry Anna Miller’s, American diner known for tasty pies and iconic uniform, to close last branch in

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04: Birth Rate Blues + Our Favorite Books About Japan

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2022/06/13

HARK! It’s time for Episode 4 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! NEWS: The guys have an update about tourism in Japan (spoilers: it doesn’t sound like much fun) and then share thoughts on the recent Washington Post article titled Japan records its largest

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03: Fukushima's Forbidden Zone + TokyoScope: The...

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2022/06/06

Prepare thyself for Episode 3 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: Matt Alt talks about his recent visit to the radiation and earthquake afflicted Forbidden Zone in Fukushima, Japan. FEATURE: Patrick Macias discusses his 2001 book

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02: Tourism Blues + Pure Invention: How Japan Made...

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2022/05/30

Electric Boogaloo! It’s Episode 2 of PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: Japan says the tourists are set to come back in June, but are you ready for a thrilling package tour experience? FEATURE: Matt Alt discusses his 2020 book Pure

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01: Anime Biz + Shin Ultraman Review

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2022/05/23

WOW! It's the very first episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE podcast! Writers Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) combine their powers Voltron-style to bring you news, views, and pop culture direct from the Land of the Rising FUN! In this episode: NEWS: The guys react to the Hollywood Reporter article on How Japanese Anime Became the World’s Most Bankable Genre REVIEW: Shin Ultraman!!! LINKS Pure TokyoScope on

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Pure TokyoScope Podcast Preview

Pure TokyoScope ·

2022/05/22

A bit of preamble from Matt and Pat before the show begins...

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