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Podcast: Pure TokyoScope
Episode: 148: The Rise of Toy "Kidults" in Japan! Cheap Trick Returns to Budokan!
Description: 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!