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Return of the Yokai
99% Invisible
Pure Invention: How Japanese Pop Culture Conquered the World
Roman Mars: Matt Alt has a new book out right now. It's called Pure Invention, how Japanese pop culture conquered the world. If you're interested in reading more about Hello Kitty and Pokemon, you know, if you're a regular Vivian Lay, you should check it out. You can tweet me at romanmars in the show at 99PI or Gorn Instagram and Reddit too but our true home on the open internet is 99PI.org.
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