Dropkick on my Devil! is a comedy manga series about a witch, Yurine, who summons a serpent woman, Jashin, from Hell but can’t send her back. In revenge, Jashin plots to kill Yurine, but fails miserably and repeatedly. It’s a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 19th, 2018)
This is a place to discuss the craptacular season #2 of Netflix’s parody docu-drama series, American Vandal. The discussion will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the second season in its entirety yet, what are you waiting for? Hop … Continue reading American Vandal Season 2 Discussion
Hanebado! is a seinen sports manga series about the daughter of a former badminton champion who returns to the sport after a humiliating loss that caused a rift between her and her mother. An anime series based on the manga … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 12th, 2018)
Hello folks! Welcome to September’s first entry in our weekly Japanese pop culture series. Today I’m spotlighting post-hardcore band Ling Tosite Sigure (which means “cold seasonal rain” in English). You probably know them as the band that performed theme songs … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 5th, 2018)
Flavors of Youth is an anthology anime film that was a co-production between the Japanese studio CoMix Wave Films (the studio of director Makoto Shinkai) and the Chinese studio Haoliners Animation League. It consists of three segments, each directed by … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 29th, 2018)
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl is an anime film directed by Masaaki Yuasa, based on a novel of the same name written by Tomihiko Morimi. It tells the bizarre, surreal story of a night when a young male … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 22nd, 2018)
Boruto is a manga series written by Ukyō Kodachi about a group of ninjas doing ninja things. Apparently the titular character has a dad named Naruto? Or something like that. Anyway, it doesn’t matter. An anime series based on the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 15th, 2018)
How goes it, AvoGamers? It’s Episode #38 of our community’s gaming podcast, featuring me, The Kappa, Wolfman Jew, Flaxon Jackson, and Andy Tuttle. Join us for a roundtable chat on marketing cycles, Mushroom Kingdom logic, representation in video games, and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #38: Geezer Suit Geralt
Heya AvoGamers! We want to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and we’d love for you to participate. (Episode #38 is currently being edited. I apologize for the delay.) We have a strong preference for recording … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #39
Normally I use this space to spotlight a band, video game, film, or anime series. This week, I’m going to do something a little different. Yesterday, news broke that AT&T had bought out the Chernin Group-owned portion of Otter Media, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 8th, 2018)
Hello folks! Welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread. This week, we’re spotlighting Asobi Asobase, a slice-of-life comedy manga series about three very stupid high school girls who get into ridiculous shenanigans. An anime series by Studio Lerche based … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 1st, 2018)
Hey folks! Welcome to this week’s JPopCult thread. I watched the debut film from director/screenwriter Mari Okada, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, earlier this week. It chronicles the life of a girl from a race of immortal beings as … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 25th, 2018)
Butts. Post the best comments you saw this week from our site, the Mothership, or the wider Kinjaverse. (Or some other site; I’m not your boss.) (Sorry for stealing your thunder, Liz.) Continue reading Comment of the Week Butts Edition
Sorry for getting this up late, folks. Planet With is a new anime series that premiered a couple of weeks ago about an amnesiac boy getting involved in a bizarre conflict that he doesn’t understand. Saying anything more would spoil … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 18th, 2018)
We’re about a month late to the party, but that’s never stopped us before! Join me, The Kappa, and Science is Bad as we break down E3 2018. (This episode was edited by The Kappa, as usual.) You can listen … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #37: Kojima’s Walking Simulator
Cells at Work! (Japanese: Hataraku Saibō) is a manga series whose characters are anthropomorphized cells of the human body. They face down threats from bacteria and other pathogens, represented as monsters. An anime series based on the manga started airing … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 11th, 2018)
Now that we’re halfway through the year, it’s time to let the hate flow. What was the worst pop culture that you experienced in the first half of 2018? (Let’s restrict our attention to stuff that came out between January … Continue reading The Worst Pop Culture of 2018 So Far
Heya AvoGamers! I apologize for the short notice, but we want to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and we want to have you participate. We have a strong preference for the afternoon of Sunday the … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #38
What’s up, my fellow nerds? Since Canada Day just passed, and today is July 4th, I thought we’d pause to consider fireworks in anime. What are your favourite fireworks displays in anime series or movies? The header image is from … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 4th, 2018)
Sorry for putting this up late. The summer 2018 anime season starts next week, and it’s time to take a gander a what looks interesting: Aguu: Genius Dolls. (Aguu: Tensai Ningyou) I’m always down for fiction about how messed-up high … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 27th, 2018)
This is a thread for discussing Summer Games Done Quick 2018, an annual week-long charity speedrunning marathon that supports Doctors Without Borders. (A companion event called Awesome Games Done Quick takes place in January and supports the Prevent Cancer Foundation.) … Continue reading Summer Games Done Quick 2018
