Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Crunchyroll has started its slow announcement of its Summer anime lineup, and I’ve already found one show that I think I’m going to love: Aquatope of White Sand. Just the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 23, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sometimes things take a while to make. Which I’m usually fine with because when it finally does arrive it’s very exciting. So I’m happy to see that there’s been an … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 16, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Very busy week for me, so nothing fancy today. Hopefully I’ll have more time next week! Until then, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 9, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I’m just going to share this LiSA song that has been stuck since she released her mini album, LADYBUG, two weeks ago. This mini album is meant to commemorate … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 2, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Potentially exciting news for anyone who likes to own physical copies of their favorite anime, Crunchyroll announced yesterday that they’ll be releasing several new titles on DVD and Blu-ray, including … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 19, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week I want to feature a great Japanese book that I read recently: Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman. Published in 2016, this short novel tells the story of a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 12, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Those Snow White Notes is a delightful new anime about a shamisen player who loses his sound when his grandfather dies. Looking for inspiration, he heads to Tokyo. What happens … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 5, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sorry, I totally forgot about this today! Still recovering from my 2nd vaccine shot, so my brain is barely working. I’ll be back and better than ever next week! And, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 21, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New anime! And by that I mean…NEW FRUITS BASKET! You all knew this was coming, right? The final season of the incredible new Fruits Basket anime started this week; new … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 7, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week is the one year anniversary of when I started posting this thread, hooray! To be honest, when I first took over for Merve, I was incredibly nervous. What … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 24, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Running late this week, so here’s a real quick header. When I was in Japan, I bought a Shirobako art book because it was just so pretty (you can see … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 17, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Looking for something pleasant and relaxing to listen to? Then I recommend Toki Asako’s new album, Home Town ~Cover Songs~. You might recognize her name because I’ve written about her … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 10, 2021)