Pure TokyoScope Podcast 152: The Manga Legend Tracing Scandal!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture direct from Japan!
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Patrick’s Old Blog ‘An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla’ on the Internet Wayback Machine
Matt’s old blog ‘AltJapan’ on the Internet Wayback Machine
Burger King Center Gai x Kagurabachi Collaboration
Dragonball Z x Burger King
The Evangelion x McDonald’s Toys
Three Lost Osamu Tezuka Manga Found
Japanese Manga Legend Eguchi Hisashi Caught in Tracing Scandal
Denny’s advertising art by Eguchi Hisashi and the photo reference he used (without permission!)
Roujin Z art by Hisashi Eguchi 1991
Stop!! Hibari-kun! by Hisashi Eguchi (1981-1983)
Cyberattack Forces Beer Giant Asahi to Suspend Operations
New Show Sponsor: Ebi Sushi & Sake House
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