The only acceptable way to celebrate Thanksgiving youtu.be/X36Qw4AEopU?...

RIP Udo Kier, star of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Angel's Egg T-shirt madness in #Japan

Join @patrickmacias.bsky.social and I on a magical mystery tour of recent pop cultural highlights, ranging from the Bandai Tamashii Nations Expo 2025, Godzilla Fest, and more! www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

Is this the Singularity?

Episode 155 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! It’s an otaku double whammy as Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I bring you reports on Godzilla Fest 2025 and the Tamashii Nation Expo! Expect kaiju, robots, and Labubus?! Listen to the full episode at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

The Perfect Blue blanket. For relaxing times store.filmarks.com/products/bkp...

Find someone who smiles at you like this

What's worse: the used luxury watch shops at Nakano Broadway or the cast of Stranger Things at Nakano Broadway? natalie.mu/eiga/news/64...

Both Tommy february6’s and Tommy heavenly6’s second albums are getting double-vinyl LP reissues on sale in February 2026. I don't want to freak you out, but they originally came out in 2004 and 2006, respectively.

Episode 155 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! It’s an otaku double whammy as Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I bring you reports on Godzilla Fest 2025 and the Tamashii Nation Expo! Expect kaiju, robots, and Labubus?! Listen to the full episode at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

Oh lawd, Gamera Expo is happening now in #Tokyo www.0101.co.jp/086/event/de...

Did the Angel's Egg 4K thing (how could I not). Image quality is good, but the new Atmos sound mix is amazing and was played back at rock concert volume. Never heard those tanks, steam whistles, and agonized screams hit so hard.

If you missed Hideaki Anno's Yamato #anime exhibition, it's coming to Marui City in Yokohama in early Jan. (btw, Marui City just announced they are closing for good in late Feb)

Japanese idol group CHAM's hit song "Angel of Love" has been re-released as a CD single to celebrate the new 4K revival of Perfect Blue.

More new Perfect Blue #anime merch in #Japan, this time from Filmarks Culture Wear. Logo socks for the win store.filmarks.com/collections/...

Some unreal Angel's Egg merch just announced in #Japan, including shoes and tops from MIKIO SAKABE inspired by the 1985 #anime classic. Pre-orders start 11/21. www.fashion-press.net/news/140298

TokyoScope News: Mamoru Oshii spoke at a 4K remaster event for Angel’s Egg, reflecting on the anime’s symbolism, its difficult production, and why it remains a “decisive” work for him 40 years later. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/angels-egg...

Now it can be sold! The new @umbrellaent.bsky.social Blu-ray of the Yusaku Matsuda movie The Ressurection of the Golden Wolf (1979)! I wrote an original essay for the booklet included with this incredible Japanese crime thriller.

RIP legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Star of Kurosawa's Kagemusha, Ran, many other classics. He was 92. news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551

I don't want to freak you out, but there's going to be an Angel's Egg 40th anniversary exhibition from November 21 to December 14 at Shibuya Cine Quint with original art and merch. Admission is 500 yen, but you have to jump through a bunch of hoops to reserve a spot livepocket.jp/t/ozpmv

Hot new episode for Patreon subscribers! @patrickmacias.bsky.social and I join Rita Repulsa and a cast of hundreds of spandex-clad rangers in rainy Shibuya to mourn the end of Halloween, and the Super Sentai series joining “Manimal” on permanent hiatus. www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

In a very special Patreon bonus episode of the Pure TokyoScope Podcast, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I sift through the wreckage of Shibuya Halloween havoc and talk about the recent announcement that the Super Sentai are no more after 50 years. Listen now at: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

We are all Vanilla Ice now trying to explain that Ice Ice Baby is totally different from Under Pressure as we spiral down to annihilation youtu.be/a-1_9-z9rbY?...

In a very special Patreon bonus episode of the Pure TokyoScope Podcast, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I sift through the wreckage of Shibuya Halloween havoc and talk about the recent announcement that the Super Sentai are no more after 50 years. Listen now at: www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

TokyoScope News: #TowerRecords Shibuya is getting a major five-floor makeover with a new “Oshikatsu” zone for #Japan’s booming fan culture and a craft beer bar. The revamped store opens Feb 2026, proving music retail still rocks in the streaming age. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/tower-reco...

It's #Godzilla Day in #Japan

New Pure Tokyoscope with @patrickmacias.bsky.social! Happy 50th to the anime that launched the global anime boom: Grandizer! (And happy 44th to Manu, whoever and wherever you are) www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

Episode 154 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I celebrate the classic #anime UFO Robo Grendizer! Plus, bear attacks in #Japan, and farewell to a legendary game creator! Listen to the full episode now at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

Episode 154 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I celebrate the classic #anime UFO Robo Grendizer! Plus, bear attacks in #Japan, and farewell to a legendary game creator! Listen to the full episode now at: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

RT if your people are being persecuted

No Kings protest in #Shibuya #Tokyo

Literally the Super Sentai and Power Rangers now lol youtu.be/9XCvrW03lpk?...

It's already friggin' Xmas at Daiso in #Japan and it's not even Halloween yet

For Halloween, Burger King #Japan is giving away free soft-serve ice cream to customers who say "trick or treat!" at the store register. The promo is limited to 10/31, between 2-6pm, and customers 18 and under. Chaos reigns.

New Angel's Egg poster for Dolby Cinema screenings in #Japan. The new 4K revivial of the 1985 #anime classic starts on 11/14.

TokyoScope News: A new report says #manga piracy cost #Japan’s content industry over ¥8.5 trillion (about $51 billion) in 2023, with illegal site visits tripling since 2019. Publishers warn that digital theft is becoming harder to stop. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/piracy-cos...

TokyoScope News: #Anime ruled #Japan’s box office last weekend as Chainsaw Man stayed at No.1 while Princess Mononoke and Evangelion returned to the top ten. No Hollywood films made the list, showing how anime’s global momentum keeps growing. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/anime-domi...

Act fast, Angel’s Egg fans! A special hardcover book containing the color image boards from the 1985 #anime classic will go on sale Nov. 1 at Tsutaya Books Ginza in Tokyo. Each copy is signed by artist Yoshitaka Amano, with the print run limited to 100 copies. Price: ¥27,000 (about $180).

Go Nagai’s classic Cutie Honey gets a new live-action short series. Abe Natsuki stars as the iconic #anime heroine in Cutie Honey: BELOVED ENEMY, streaming Nov 25 on DMM TV in #Japan. mdpr.jp/drama/detail...

Six of the top ten movies in #Japan last weekend were either #anime or anime-adjacent (like the live-action remake of 5 Centimeters per Second). Two were reissues (Princess Mononoke and The End of Evangelion), with no Hollywood films on the list at all.

The Chargeman Ken! #anime revival continues with a new expanded edition of the Chargeman Ken! Music Encyclopedia CD featuring 99 tracks on 1 disc. These cuts are so hot that quantities are limited to 2 per order and are only available online. tower.jp/article/feat...

Episode 153 of the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast is live! This time, Matt Alt (mattalt.bsky.social) and I journey into the heart of darkness that is Nakano Broadway, Tokyo’s insane otaku shopping mall. Is it “still crazy after all these years”? Listen and find out: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/pure-tokyo...

Johnny Depp, of all people, will be at #Tokyo Comic Con in December. Photos and autographs cost a whopping 75,000 JPY (about USD $490). PS: What’s your favorite Johnny Depp comic?

TokyoScope News: #Japan’s new survival thriller about a deadly run-in with a massive brown bear has delayed its release following a recent rise in bear attacks across the country. Producers of HIGUMA!! say the story hit a little too close to reality. Full story: www.tokyoscope.blog/p/japan-dela...