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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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Episodes
97: VIDEO Godzilla Projection Mapping and Tokyo Night Walk! 21.06.2024 30:55
In this ALL VIDEO installment of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) venture to Shinjuku to get a glimpse of the controversial new Godzil...
Pure TokyoScope Podcast 96: NEWS - Japan's Hyper-Aged Society! Gainax Goes Bankrupt! Monster Customers at the Conbini! 14.06.2024 31:39
In this installment of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) chill out in the lobby of a luxury high-rise hotel and look over some recent n...
95: VIDEO - Cuckoo for Toy Hunting at Mandarake CoCoo! 07.06.2024 16:47
The battle for the mind of Neo-Tokyo will be fought in the video arena! In this installment of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) run amok...
94: VIDEO - Live from the CHOGOKIN 50th Anniversary Expo! 31.05.2024 14:26
Oh! Have we got a video? YES WE'VE GOT A VIDEO! In the episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) visit the CHOGOKIN 50th Anniversary exh...
93: The Trouble with AI Manga Translation! 24.05.2024 36:47
In the episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) imbibe at a brewpub in Akihabara, Tokyo and dig into the meaty topic of the use of AI in manga...
92: RIP Roger Corman! Sayonara Shakey's! Pokémon Yakuza! 17.05.2024 35:52
In this News-driven episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) wrap their heads around some recent pop culture (and pizza) headlines from Japan, incl...
91: Live from Super Festival 88! 10.05.2024 22:55
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) take a trip to Super Festival 88 in Japan and bring you a report live from the floor filled with toys,...
90: Shogun, ALF, and Okinawa at Ootoya 03.05.2024 38:30
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) try out their new wireless mics live from an Ootoya restaurant in Tokyo. Conversation topics include The F...
89: 3 Million Tourists Can't Be Wrong, Snakes on a Train, Shibuya Shootings and Earthquakes! 26.04.2024 32:58
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) sift through the wreckage of this week's news headlines from Japan, including... Foreign visitors to Japan...
88: Akihabara Hangover, Biden x Kishida, The Swinging Sounds of Hiroyuki Sanada 19.04.2024 38:59
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) recover from an Akihabara hangover, review Japan PM Kishida's recent visit to the White House, and groove to t...
87: Hideaki Anno x Yamato, Trouble for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sayonara Studio Alta 12.04.2024 37:41
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) are off to outer space and wrap their heads around some recent news headlines shaking the planets of Japanese pop cult...
86: Anime on Disney+, Godzilla Director Goes Hollywood, the 1990s War on Video Games! 05.04.2024 33:18
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) wrap their heads around some recent news headlines shaking the walls of Japanese pop culture, including.... Macross Finall...
85: Translating Akira Toriyama! The Alexander O. Smith Interview! 29.03.2024 35:00
In this episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias are joined by translator, writer, and game industry veteran Alexander O. Smith who talks about his experience translating the late Akira Toriyama's classic manga DR. SL...
84: Fear & Pinball in the HUB British Pub! 22.03.2024 29:05
It's a mad, mad, mad episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast as authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias sit around and babble over drinks at the HUB British Pub waiting for the local pinball arcade to open. Expect rants and in-jokes about Gunhed, Osamu Tezuka...
#83: MONDO TOKYO and RIP Akira Toriyama! 15.03.2024 35:30
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias mourn the loss of manga and anime legend AKIRA TORIYAMA and get hyped for the release of Patrick's new book M...
BONUS Episode! Godzilla and Miyazaki Win Big at the Oscars! 11.03.2024 12:24
NEWSFLASH! Godzilla Minus One and The Boy and the Heron both took home the gold at today's Academy Awards! On this Very Special Episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( ...
82: The SHOGUN episode! 08.03.2024 45:38
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) discuss all thing...
81: NEWS - McDonald's Anime vs Tomorrow's Joe! 01.03.2024 34:03
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) discuss burgers, boxing m...
80: Sora OpenAI Takes Aim at Japan! 23.02.2024 36:34
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) discuss the VIRTUAL INSANITY surr...
79: NEWS - Wonderfest, Warning from Space, Taylor Swift Invades Japan 16.02.2024 37:41
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) race through some recent headlines from t...
78: NEWS - Godzilla's Oscar Race, Digital Nomad Visas, Strong Zeroes 4 Strong Heroes 09.02.2024 40:51
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) race through some recent headlines from the wild...
77: W. David Marx Interview - A Brief History of the 21st Century 02.02.2024 29:32
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion ) conclude their 2-part conversation with author W. Davi...
76: W. David Marx Interview: Digital Life in an Analog Japan 26.01.2024 31:21
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion ) talk to their buddy W. David Marx about his book Ametora:...
75: Raiders of the Hokkaido Toy Ark! 19.01.2024 37:40
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion ) go over some recent news in the world of Japanese pop culture...
74: Miyazaki Wins the Golden Globe! Robot Statues in Japan! Listener Feedback! 12.01.2024 26:21
In the latest episode of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast , authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion ) go over some recent events in Japanese pop culture and even tackle...
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