33: Japan 2022 Year in Review (Jan-July)! + Pokémon Burglaries, McDonald's Japan Raises Prices
It's a new year, but 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 highs and lows of life...
11 Jan 202335min
32: The PURE TOKYOSCOPE Holiday Special! + Japan's Top Karaoke Songs and Shopping Steets!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year? Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) take a break from weigh in on the...
28 Dec 202232min
31: The Japan-USA Trip! + Kanji of the Year, Donki Changes Mascots?
Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) is back to co-hosting duties after a whirlwind trip away and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) grills him about h...
21 Dec 202234min
30: Anime Con Hell with Dave Merrill!
Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) is off this week fighting the Rock Lords in America, so Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) presents a previously P...
14 Dec 202230min
29: 2022 is 1972! + Otaku Burgers! Pepsi x Japanese Fried Chicken!
This episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) jump into a photonic energy-powered time machine and take a t...
7 Dec 202234min
28: The Collapse of COOL JAPAN! + Sonic Creator Arrested! Machine Robo Returns!
This episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) survey the fabulous wreckage of the Japan's government-backed...
30 Nov 202232min
27: Chainsaw Man and the Power of Shonen Jump! + Gamera Rebirth! Mandarake in Trouble!
This episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) review the new smash hit anime series CHAINSAW MAN and talk a...
23 Nov 202233min
26: Our Marvelous STAN LEE Interviews!
Face front, True Believers! This episode, Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion) rewind the clock back to the year...
16 Nov 202235min
