#58 - Shigesato Itoi
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English - June 22, 2022 03:59 - 1 hour - 115 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel history japan news murder truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Often described as a Renaissance Man, Itoi has been influential in several walks of life, from ad copy to manga, from lyrics to computer games. Let's explore the life of this unlikely cultural hero.
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Sources:
Switchaboo - Biography series on Itoi Hobo Nikkan - Itoi's website Yomuka - blog on Itoi's career in advertisement EarthBound Wiki - Biography on Itoi Wikipedia - Shigesato Itoi Super Eyepatch Wolf - How MOTHER 3 breaks you Kenji Sawada - TOKIO Itoi's Twitter Account