Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! A few weeks ago I watched the excellent live-action series 「好きやねんけどどうやろか」(Sukiyanen Kedo Dou Yaro ka), and the theme song by GENIC was so good that it has resulted in me … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 5, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! When I saw the news that IDOLiSH7 was airing a special live broadcast to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, my first thought was “anime announcement?” and today I can proudly … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 29, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! (Sorry, this got a little long, so just a quick reminder that you can hit that button in the bottom right corner to skip down to the comments). Sometimes I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 22, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I recently made a video to show a long-distance friend what a shoujo manga magazine looks like. He was curious because he’s a lifelong comics fan, but not very familiar … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 15, 2025)

New year, new anime! I’m looking forward to reading all about what you’re watching this season. I haven’t watched anything new yet, but the anime I’m most excited for is Honey Lemon Soda, based on Mayu Murata’s manga currently running … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 8, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! あけましておめでとう！ Happy New Year! Thank you all for another wonderful year of hanging out and talking about Japanese pop culture. I always enjoy reading your thoughts about all the things, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 1, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Whether you’re celebrating a holiday today or not, I hope you have a wonderful day! Before you wonder, yes, I spent too long making that gif, but it was totally … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 25, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Have you been voting in The Pits? The Anime voting thread is here, so make sure you add your lists! And the Comics voting thread (which includes Manga this year!!! … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 18, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Exciting news from Kodansha this week! They’ve created a new program they’re calling the “Kodansha Print Club“, which will bring previously digital only titles to print! The first series to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 11, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I didn’t have time to feature something more in-depth for today’s thread, so I’m just going to share a video of one of my favorite Tani Yuuki songs, Okaeri (おかえり). … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 4, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Yesterday Gen Hoshino (星野源) announced that he’ll have a new album this spring, and he’s going on tour. Very exciting! I obviously can’t benefit from the tour part of the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 27, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The English publication of Alto Yukimura’s shoujo manga Colette Decides to Die is finally here, and it’s even better than I imagined. Honestly, I thought this was just going to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 13, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I finally got around to watching yama’s Tiny Desk Concert Japan, and it’s a delightful experience so I’m sharing it with all of you. I’m particularly fond of the performance … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 6, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. It’s also time for my yearly tradition of reminding you to watch Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai. These short, spooky stories, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 30, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you’re looking for something to get you into the Halloween spirit, check out syudou’s latest creation (vocals Hatsune Miku 初音ミク). The music video is lots of fun too, spotlighting … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 23, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I have some spoooky music to share. So scary! Okay, it’s not spooky or scary. But it is fun! And the video features all kinds of yokai. Plus, it’s … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 16, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Some things are worth waiting for. Like season 7 of Natsume’s Book of Friends! And now the wait is over, because it’s here! It’s finally here. I’m so looking forwarding … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 9, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! By the time this has posted, I will have read at least part of the first volume of Julietta Suzuki’s Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite! Perfect way to start off my … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 2, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The Fall anime season is just around the corner. What are you looking forward to watching? For me, the answer is of course the new season of Natsume’s Book of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 25, 2024)