Welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread! Today I’m spotlighting Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, a romantic comedy manga series about two high-performing high school student council members who are too proud to confess their love for one another. The … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 16th, 2019)
Heya AvoGamers! I apologize for the late notice, but we’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for recording in the … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #43
The new winter anime season has begun, and it’s time to take a look at what’s available to watch. From what I can tell, it’s a relatively sparse season, though it does feature two series about female air force pilots … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 9th, 2019)
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Annual charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is back, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. You can watch the marathon here. Some upcoming schedule highlights (all times PST and subject to change): N++ 2-player co-op at 8:22 … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2019
Happy new year! Welcome to the first weekly Japanese pop culture thread of 2019! I’m going to do a full run-down of the winter anime I’m interested in next week, so for now, let me ask you: what were your … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 2nd, 2019)
Thanks for your patience! The AVoCADo GamesCast 2018 Year-End Extravaganza is finally here, featuring yours truly, Otakunomike, Science is Bad, The Kappa, Gougagna, Gilles De Raisin Bran, PT, and a whole lotta butts. We run down the year’s gaming news, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #42: Attacking Butts: The 2018 Year-End GamesCast Extravaganza
Hi Score Girl is a romantic comedy manga series by Rensuke Oshikiri that ran for eight years and ended its run this September. It tells the story of Haruo Yamaguchi, a slacker and obsessed gamer who gets caught in a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 26th, 2018)
Granblue Fantasy began life as a mobile game: a turn-based RPG for Android and iOS released in 2014. The game quickly ballooned in popularity and has since become a full-blown franchise. An anime series based on the property aired last … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 19th, 2018)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Video Games 2018
It’s that time of year, folks! We’re prepping to record the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like last year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. We’re going to use a similar format as … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2018 Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups
Hey folks! Welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread, brought to you by Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, a comedy web-manga series about… well, the title tells you pretty much all you need to know. An anime series based on the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 12th, 2018)
Sorry for the hasty thread. I was busy at work and forgot to put one up. You know the drill. Talk about what you’ve been watching/playing/eating/reading/listening to lately! Or not lately. I’m not your boss. (Header image from Noragami, just … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 5th, 2018)
Yesterday, social media platform and microblogging service Tumblr announced that as of December 17th of this year, adult content would be banned from the site. This news was surprising, as Tumblr has been seen as one of the more permissive … Continue reading Tumblr’s Adult Content Ban
Heya AvoGamers! It’s Episode #41 of the AVoCADo GamesCast, where Mr. Glitch, Science is Bad, and I discuss redemption stories in gaming: games and series that got better after shaky starts. We also give a couple of history lessons along … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #41: Pressure Cooker Cloaca
Netflix just announced a ten-episode live-action adaptation of Shinichiro Watanabe’s beloved anime series, Cowboy Bebop. I’m sure you all have opinions on this. Discuss them in the comments below! And as always, use this space to chat about what you’ve … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 28th, 2018)
Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Sunday, and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. We have a preference for recording in the afternoon or evening (Eastern time). The topic … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #41
Greetings, friends! Welcome to today’s Japanese pop culture thread. This week, I’m spotlighting yuri romance manga Bloom Into You, about two high school girls who fall in love with each other. It’s notable among yuri works targeted at a shōnen … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 21st, 2018)
IT’S SPOOOOOOOOKY!!!!! Welcome to a very belated Halloween episode of the GamesCast, where Mr. Glitch, The Kappa, and I talk about gaming conventions, discuss recent events at Telltale and Rockstar, and share some controversial opinions about pies. You can listen … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #40: Halloween Never Ends
Hello everyone, and welcome to this week’s Japanese pop culture thread! I apologize for the delay in getting it up this week. This week, I’m spotlighting Boarding School Juliet, a manga adaptation of the classic Romeo and Juliet tale. This … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 14th, 2018)
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the first Japanese pop culture thread of November, 2018. I apologize for putting it up late. This week, I’m spotlighting Double Decker! Doug & Kirill, the new action-comedy anime series from Sunrise. Like B: The Beginning … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 7th, 2018)
Happy Halloween from the weekly Japanese pop culture thread! Since it’s Halloween, I ask you: what are your favourite scary anime, manga, etc.? Also, as usual, please feel free to discuss what you’ve been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately. And go check … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 31st, 2018)
