41: DO THE MARIO! + Prime Minister Pipe Bomb Attack! Return of the Power Rangers!
In this episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) put on their matching red and green plumber unifor...
26 Apr 202334min
40: RIP RYUICHI SAKAMOTO + Kabukicho Tower! Live-Action Evangelion Play!
In this episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) celebrate the life and music of Japanese composer RYUI...
12 Apr 202343min
39: The SHIN KAMEN RIDER Review! + Ghibli Jerks Apologize! RIP Jiro Dan!
In this episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) go sneakin' in the movies to see SHIN KAMEN RIDER, the new...
29 Mar 202339min
38: Manga Moral Panics! + Anime Gangs Terrorize Russia! Big Trouble at Ghibli Park!
In this episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) go over some of the controversies and moral panics surroun...
15 Mar 202336min
37: Remembering Leiji Matsumoto! + Japan Baffled by Iron Ball! Coke x Takoyaki!
In this episode Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) pay tribute to manga and anime legend Leiji Matsumoto (Yama...
1 Mar 202334min
36: Wonderfest 2023 Report! + UFOs Over Japan! Mermaid Mummies!
In this episode Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) report on their recent visit to the Winter edition of Wonde...
15 Feb 202334min
35: The Kaiju Art of Shojo Otomo! + Faxed Bomb Threats! Illegal Love Pillows!
In this episode Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) celebrate the life and work of Shonen Magazine editor Shoji...
1 Feb 202332min
34: Japan 2022 Year in Review (Aug-Dec)! + Rise of the Mask Fetishists! Coming of Age Day Attacks!
In the second part of our Year in Review, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) take one final look back at the h...
18 Jan 202332min
