25: Happy Birthday, GODZILLA! + Word of the Year Nominees, Twitter and SNS in Japan
FEATURE As the Big G turns 68 years old, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) pay tribute to the King of the Mon...
9 Nov 202242min
24: THE LAST UNICORN 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY (with Caro Buermann)!
Unicorns are real and they’ve taken over the podcast! This time, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) welcome sp...
2 Nov 202241min
23: Japanese Movie Theater Memories! + Halloween Booze Ban & Gangster Brawl
FEATURE As the 69 year old Shibuya Toei cinema is set to close it’s doors, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) ...
26 Okt 202231min
22: The 2022 X-BOMBER Expo! + Tokyo Mascots Caught in Scandal! Urusei Yatsura Returns!
FEATURE Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) visit the first-ever event dedicated to the 1980-1981 Japanese pupp...
19 Okt 202235min
21: The MACROSS 40th Anniversary Party!
FEATURE Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) take time out from their busy schedules to celebrate four decades o...
12 Okt 202240min
20: Live From the All-Japan Model & Hobby Show! Plus RIP Antonio Inoki + More Q&A!
FEATURE Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) finally leave their otaku-strewn bedrooms and make for the All-Japa...
5 Okt 202233min
19: Ultra Questions and Answers! Japan reopens the borders, Mario Karts return, Abe's funeral
FEATURE In the show's first ever open Q&A, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) answer YOUR burning questions ab...
28 Sep 202236min
18: When We Were Tourists - Our First Time in Japan
FEATURE As Japan plans to reopen the borders to tourists again, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) look back t...
21 Sep 202230min
