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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 137: RIP Japan Video! The Micronauts Are Back! Manga Predicts Major Disaster!
Description: 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) say "sayonara" to San Francisco's Japan Video, "welcome back" to the Micronauts toy line, and "good grief" to a deadly prediction about Japan in July 2025!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 edi