This week in retro nuts.

Saraba, Mata Aohimade. Oh, Welcome back to

to Riconauts, a very special episode of Riconauts.

Maybe a sad episode of Riconauts. Maybe not so sad because we're all here to remember someone who meant a lot to us and hopefully meant a lot to a lot of you out there listening because we we wanted to have a special episode to memorialize

a kirotoyama who wrote and drew and just made so many little things, so many special little guys over the years and his

recent passing I think took the entire world, like literally the entire world by surprise.

There are life forms deep inside the earth's crust who have read Kirkyama's work and just said,

wait, that guy, he's not here anymore?

What the hell?

Speaking a little guys, I'm not too tall myself,

my name is Diamond Fight.

Let's introduce the other people here

joining me for this somewhat solemn episode that I've already

spoiled the mood of. We'll start with the North American East, let's say American

branch. That would be Kevin Bunch. Hello Kevin. Let's go up to Canada. Hey everybody it's

Bob Mackie. I'm currently holding the very non-erganomics PS2 slime controller

courtesy of my wife. I didn't buy this.

Oh excellent. I also it's but it's hard to handle I see that's a metal slime they're quick to run away so.

Yeah analog sticks are very very tiny on this.

And also joining me here in Japan, not physically, but you know, in the nation. Yes.

I'm Matt Alt, the author of pure invention, How Japan Made the Modern World. Thanks for having me.

Thank you for joining us, Matt. I needed at least one professionally certified expert, even though, you know. by the by who I don't know but

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