Pure TokyoScope Podcast 165: Japan's Dragon Ball Economy, the Death of a Shibuya Department Store
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) race through a slew of recent headlines in the Japanese pop culture space, from anime economics, to dead department stores, grindhouse theaters, and even a ray of hope for a legendary Tokyo toy store!
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SHOW NOTES
Wandering Ginza Butterfly Arrow Blu-ray review (Pat and Matt provided extras)
Cherry Blossom Viewing Scenes from the Megruo River, 2026 ("Don’t stop here”)
Dragon Ball Ending Would Cause ‘Economic Problems’ Confirms Series Creators & Producers
Seibu Department Store in Tokyo’s Shibuya to Close In Late September After 58 Years
Woody Allen Japanese Commercials for Seibu
A Piece of Japan’s Grindhouse Movie Culture Is Closing in Osaka After 76 Years
The seats inside the Shinsekai Kokusai Gekijo
Gojira-Ya Closes Down… and Reopens!
Kimono My House TV Commercial Circa 1980s
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