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170: The End of Cool Japan Fund?
Jun 26, 2026
Unknown duration
169: Hostess Club Confessions! The Last Dinosaur!
Jun 12, 2026
17m 38s
168: Japan’s Entertainment Boom Hits the Stock Market! Bandai’s Ultimate Macross Toy!
Jun 5, 2026
34m 29s
167: Japan's New Video Game Boom!
Apr 24, 2026
14m 19s
166: Emmanuel Lewis vs. Capsule Robo G!
Apr 17, 2026
30m 21s
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| 6/26/26 |  170: The End of Cool Japan Fund? | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) go over some big headlines coming out of the Land of the Rising Sun including the fate of the Cool Japan Fund, the White House’s unfortunate dabbling in anime, and the Voltron Skull Tank!Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  169: Hostess Club Confessions! The Last Dinosaur!✨ | hostess clubsJapanese culture+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern WorldMondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan+1 | — | hostess clubJapan+3 | — | 17m 38s | |
| 6/5/26 |  168: Japan’s Entertainment Boom Hits the Stock Market! Bandai’s Ultimate Macross Toy!✨ | Japan's entertainment industrystock market+3 | Patrick Macias | Macross toyPure TokyoScope+3 | — | Japanentertainment boom+5 | — | 34m 29s | |
| 4/24/26 |  167: Japan's New Video Game Boom!✨ | video gamesJapanese pop culture+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | ToeiSanrio+2 | — | Japanvideo game boom+3 | — | 14m 19s | |
| 4/17/26 |  166: Emmanuel Lewis vs. Capsule Robo G!✨ | Emmanuel LewisCapsule Robo G+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Capsule Robo GPure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World+1 | Nakano Broadway | Emmanuel LewisCapsule Robo G+3 | — | 30m 21s | |
| 4/3/26 |  165: Japan's Dragon Ball Economy, the Death of a Shibuya Department Store, Gojira-ya Surprise✨ | Japanese pop cultureanime economics+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern WorldMondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan | ShibuyaTokyo | JapanDragon Ball+6 | — | 14m 59s | |
| 3/20/26 |  164: Japan's New Energy Crisis? Goodbye to Galaxy Express Anime Superstars!✨ | Japan's energy crisisGalaxy Express 999+4 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Galaxy Express 999Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World+1 | — | Japanenergy crisis+5 | — | 28m 27s | |
| 3/6/26 |  163: New Evangelion Anime! Record-Breaking Toy Auction! McDonald's Japan Raises Prices!✨ | Japanese pop cultureEvangelion+4 | Patrick Macias | Evangelionegg sando+3 | — | EvangelionJapanese pop culture+4 | — | 34m 23s | |
| 2/27/26 |  162: The AI in Japan Episode!✨ | AI in Japangenerative AI+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern WorldMondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan | — | AIJapan+4 | — | 14m 32s | |
| 2/14/26 |  161: (Video) Live From the MEGA BULLMARK TOY EXHIBITION!✨ | toy exhibitionJapanese culture+3 | Matt AltPatrick Macias | Pure TokyoScopePure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World+1 | Tokyo | MEGA BULLMARK TOY EXHIBITIONMatt Alt+3 | — | 22m 47s | |
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| 2/6/26 |  160: Pure TokyoScope Podcast 160: Netflix x MAPPA x Anime! Akihabara Renovations! Sony to Spin off TV Business!✨ | animeTokyo+3 | — | NetflixMAPPA+3 | Akihabara | animeTokyo+5 | — | 36m 08s | |
| 12/26/25 |  159: Eight Million Ways to Happiness with Hiroko Yoda! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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 joined by 1st time guest HIROKO YODA, author of the new book Eight Million Ways to Happiness: Wisdom from the Heart of Japan! Dont delay! Buy one today!.Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 12/12/25 |  158: W. David Marx on Popeye's Hello, Tokyo! English Edition! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) talk to author and editor W. David Marx about his recent work including Popeye’s Hello, Tokyo! English Edition and the new book Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century.Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  157: The Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Anime Art Gallery Experience! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) marvel at a recent art show in Tokyo of works by master animator, director, and character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko of Mobile Suit Gundam, Crusher Joe, and Giant Gorg fame!Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 11/28/25 |  156: China Declares War on Japanese Pop Culture! Angel’s Egg 4K Anime Review! | PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on 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) dive into some recent events, including the 4K re-release of the Angel’s Egg anime, Burger King Japan getting new owners, and China getting mad at Japanese pop culture!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! | — | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  155: Godzilla Fest and Tamashii Nations 2025 Reports! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) recount their recent visits to the Godzilla Fest special event in Tokyo and the epic Tamashii Nation toy show in Akihabara. The forecast calls for kaiju, robots, and… Labubu?Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  154: UFO Robo Grendizer! Bear Attacks in Japan! RIP Tomonobu Itagaki! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) celebrate the 50th anniversary of UFO Robo Grendizer, the 1975 anime series that became a global sensation! Also, RIP to Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki, and a brief history of fatal bear attacks in Japan!Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 10/24/25 |  153: Give My Regards to Nakano Broadway! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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 to catch their breath and make sense of the madness after a speed run through Nakano Broadway, Tokyo’s insane otaku (and luxury watch?) shopping center!Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  152: The Manga Legend Tracing Scandal! | PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on 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) examine the case against Eguchi Hisashi who was recently caught tracing photos (without permission!) for his artwork! Also, lost works by Osamu Tezuka, a Japanese beer cyberattack, and a trip to Shibuya Burger King!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! | — | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  151: Live From SUPER FESTIVAL 92! Vintage Toy Insanity! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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 and ragged through the Japanese toy and figure paradise that is SUPER FESTIVAL… and you are there!Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 10/3/25 |  150: Live from Jimbocho, The Coolest Neighborhood in the World!? | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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) celebrate 150 episodes of podcasting with a visit to Jimbocho, recently voted The World’s Coolest Neighborhood by Time Out.Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy, v.o. by RInRin Doll | — | ||||||
| 9/26/25 |  149: Is the US Ready for Japanese 7-Elevens? | PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on 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 $13 billion dollar plan to export Japanese-style 7-Eleven convenience stores to the United States. Also included: spoiler-free reviews of the new hit films Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Exit 8!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! | — | ||||||
| 9/12/25 |  148: The Rise of Toy "Kidults" in Japan! Cheap Trick Returns to Budokan! | PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on 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) face the rise of “kidult” collectors in Japan, who are helping the toy industry reach new heights of fun and profits! Also, Cheap Trick returns to Tokyo Budokan for a farewell concert!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! | — | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  147: Deep Inside Shōnen Jump Magazine! Anime NYC Report! US-Japan Mail Chaos! | FULL EPISODE! This time on 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 Matt’s New Yorker article about going behind the scenes of Japan’s most popular manga magazine Shōnen Jump! Also a look at Anime NYC and rants about the state of US-Japan postal relations! Join the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!INFOMatt Alt on BlueskyPatrick Macias on BlueskyPure TokyoScope on YouTubeThe podcast is produced by jaPRESS LLC© and edited by Patrick MaciasTheme song by Marxy | — | ||||||
| 8/15/25 |  146: Demon Slayer Destroys Japanese Cinemas! | PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on 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) examine the box office smash anime that is Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and the impact it is having on the theater-going experience inJapan! Also, One Piece becomes a symbol of resistance in Indonesia and Pocky sweet treats get a 3-D trademark!You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon!You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today! | — | ||||||
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