Pure TokyoScope
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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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89: 3 Million Tourists Can't Be Wrong, Snakes on a Train, Shibuya Shootings and Earthquakes!
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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88: Akihabara Hangover, Biden x Kishida, The Swinging Sounds of Hiroyuki Sanada
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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87: Hideaki Anno x Yamato, Trouble for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sayonara Studio Alta
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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86: Anime on Disney+, Godzilla Director Goes Hollywood, the 1990s War on Video Games!
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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85: Translating Akira Toriyama! The Alexander O. Smith Interview!
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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84: Fear & Pinball in the HUB British Pub!
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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#83: MONDO TOKYO and RIP Akira Toriyama!
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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BONUS Episode! Godzilla and Miyazaki Win Big at the Oscars!
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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82: The SHOGUN episode!
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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81: NEWS - McDonald's Anime vs Tomorrow's Joe!
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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80: Sora OpenAI Takes Aim at Japan!
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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79: NEWS - Wonderfest, Warning from Space, Taylor Swift Invades Japan
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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78: NEWS - Godzilla's Oscar Race, Digital Nomad Visas, Strong Zeroes 4 Strong Heroes
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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77: W. David Marx Interview - A Brief History of the 21st Century
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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76: W. David Marx Interview: Digital Life in an Analog Japan
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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75: Raiders of the Hokkaido Toy Ark!
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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74: Miyazaki Wins the Golden Globe! Robot Statues in Japan! Listener Feedback!
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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73: Japanese Pop Culture Strikes Back! Big Earthquake! Airplane Trouble!
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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72: NEWS - Godzilla vs McDonald's! Return of the Shogun Warriors!
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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71: NEWS - Anime Industry Blues! Oppenheimer Comes to Japan! Shibuya Bans New Year's Eve!
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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70: Gamera Day + More Godzilla Minus One!
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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#69: Patrick's New Book - A KID'S GUIDE TO ANIME & MANGA!
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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68: Hot Tears of Shame 2009 Redux!
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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67: Pure TokyoScope Podcast #67: Japan's Problem with Nuisance and Vigilante Streamers!
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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66: GODZILLA MINUS ONE! Spoiler Free Review!
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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65: Godzilla! The Original Novels Reviewed!
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#64: The History of SHIBUYA HALLOWEEN HAVOC!
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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63: 2023 is 1973! The Oil Shock's Impact on Japanese Pop Culture!
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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62: Patrick's New Book - THE ESSENTIAL ANIME GUIDE! + Haruki Murakami News
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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61: NEWS - Ghibli Sells Out! Big Mac Attack! Gunpla Robberies in Japan!
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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60: The Japanese Music That Made Me! - Patrick Macias Edition!
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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SPECIAL REPORT: RIP Space COBRA Creator BUICHI TERASAWA!
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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59: The Japanese Music That Made Me! - Matt Alt Edition!
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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58: The Secret History of BARBIE in JAPAN!
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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57: OTAKU Past, Present, and Future!
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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56: The Japanese Movies That Made Me! - Patrick Macias Edition!
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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55: The Japanese Movies That Made Me! - Matt Alt Edition!
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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54: The SHIBUYA Episode!
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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53: IPPEI KURI, Speed Racer, and the Dawn of Anime!
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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52: New Miyazaki Anime Review + Godzilla Minus One Trailer Reaction!
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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51: OLDTAKU! Aging Fans of Anime!
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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50: The Crowdfunding of Jet Jaguar! + Expats Bash Tokyo! + Bandai Invades the UK!
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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49: The Anime That Made Me! Pat Edition SHOWA MADNESS
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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48: The Anime That Made Me! Matt Edition THE NINETIES!
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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47: The Anime That Made Me! Matt Edition 1960s - 1980s
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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46: New Macross Anime! Return of the Robot Restaurant? American Pizza in Japan!
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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45: Godzilla Escape Room Game! Alien vs. Predator Anime? The Heisei Retro Boom!
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May 31, 2023 |
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44: Shin Universe Robo Reactions! Zelda Heals the World! All You Can Eat at Burger King Japan!
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May 24, 2023 |
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43: “Yami-Baito” Robberies Shock Japan! Del Toro and J.J. Abrams in Tokyo! Anime Biz Goldmine!
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May 17, 2023 |
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42: Beat Takeshi's Favorite Movies! + Anime's Creative Decline? Pokémon Card Scalpers!
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May 10, 2023 |
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41: DO THE MARIO! + Prime Minister Pipe Bomb Attack! Return of the Power Rangers!
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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40: RIP RYUICHI SAKAMOTO + Kabukicho Tower! Live-Action Evangelion Play!
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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39: The SHIN KAMEN RIDER Review! + Ghibli Jerks Apologize! RIP Jiro Dan!
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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38: Manga Moral Panics! + Anime Gangs Terrorize Russia! Big Trouble at Ghibli Park!
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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37: Remembering Leiji Matsumoto! + Japan Baffled by Iron Ball! Coke x Takoyaki!
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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36: Wonderfest 2023 Report! + UFOs Over Japan! Mermaid Mummies!
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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35: The Kaiju Art of Shojo Otomo! + Faxed Bomb Threats! Illegal Love Pillows!
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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34: Japan 2022 Year in Review (Aug-Dec)! + Rise of the Mask Fetishists! Coming of Age Day Attacks!
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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33: Japan 2022 Year in Review (Jan-July)! + Pokémon Burglaries, McDonald's Japan Raises Prices
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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32: The PURE TOKYOSCOPE Holiday Special! + Japan's Top Karaoke Songs and Shopping Steets!
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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31: The Japan-USA Trip! + Kanji of the Year, Donki Changes Mascots?
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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30: Anime Con Hell with Dave Merrill!
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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29: 2022 is 1972! + Otaku Burgers! Pepsi x Japanese Fried Chicken!
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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28: The Collapse of COOL JAPAN! + Sonic Creator Arrested! Machine Robo Returns!
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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27: Chainsaw Man and the Power of Shonen Jump! + Gamera Rebirth! Mandarake in Trouble!
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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26: Our Marvelous STAN LEE Interviews!
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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25: Happy Birthday, GODZILLA! + Word of the Year Nominees, Twitter and SNS in Japan
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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24: THE LAST UNICORN 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY (with Caro Buermann)!
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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23: Japanese Movie Theater Memories! + Halloween Booze Ban & Gangster Brawl
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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22: The 2022 X-BOMBER Expo! + Tokyo Mascots Caught in Scandal! Urusei Yatsura Returns!
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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21: The MACROSS 40th Anniversary Party!
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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20: Live From the All-Japan Model & Hobby Show! Plus RIP Antonio Inoki + More Q&A!
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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19: Ultra Questions and Answers! Japan reopens the borders, Mario Karts return, Abe's funeral
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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18: When We Were Tourists - Our First Time in Japan
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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17: RYUHEI KITAMURA Speaks! Godzilla: Final Wars & New Films + Hackers Attack Japan, Olympic Bribery Arrests
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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16: RYUHEI KITAMURA Interview! Village of Doom + The Tsuyama Shotgun Massacre
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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15: YOKAI ATTACK 2022! + Japan Returns to Nuclear Power, Godzilla Disaster Posters, No Free Miso Soup
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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14: OTAKU Past, Present, and Future + Japan Urges Young People to Drink More, Tokyo Olympic Organizer Arrested
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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13: Tales From Team Ninja + Pac Man the Movie, One Piece Riots, Japan's Declining Population
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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12: Making Video Games in Japan: The Andrew Szymanski Interview
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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11: The 2008 Akihabara Massacre + Volcanos, Monkeys, and Shogun
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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10: 2022 is 1982: Japanese Anime, Games, and Movies Forty Years Ago!
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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09: The Problem With Machine Translation + Japan Election Results (also pizza)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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08: RIP Shinzo Abe + Godzilla, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Gobots
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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07: “The World Needs Anime” – The Vince Shortino Interview
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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06: The End of Cool Japan? + How to Survive Being on Japanese Prime Time TV
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: The Shin Godzilla Review
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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05: Gundam - Doan's Island Review + Japanese Singles Not Willing to Marry
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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04: Birth Rate Blues + Our Favorite Books About Japan
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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03: Fukushima's Forbidden Zone + TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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02: Tourism Blues + Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
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May 30, 2022 |
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01: Anime Biz + Shin Ultraman Review
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May 23, 2022 |
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Pure TokyoScope Podcast Preview
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May 22, 2022 |