Heya, Guacs! Welcome to the first AVoCADo GamesCast of 2020! This one features me, Lovely Bones, Science is Bad, The Kappa, and newcomer Demyx speaking about AGDQ 2020, Walt Disney World, gaming in the twenty-teens, and our predictions for the … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #57: Walking Unsimulators
Weathering With You is the latest feature from Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai and his studio CoMix Wave. It tells the story of a teenage runaway and a “sunshine girl” with the power to control weather. A chance encounter between them … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 22nd, 2020)
Welcome to Colour Outside the Lines, The Avocado’s weekly discussion space for people of colour. We’re back from an unintended hiatus and ready to talk about the issues that face us. Or not. Maybe we’ll never be ready. Who knows? … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #20: Speaking Up
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It is a shōnen manga series by Alifred Yamamoto about two graduate students at Saitama University who are attracted to each other, but are unsure if what they’re experience is “love,” … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 15th, 2020)
The winter anime season is almost upon us, so it’s time for a quick preview. For a full list of what’s on offer, AniChart has got you covered. This season has some continuations, most notably Chihayafuru, My Hero Academia, and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 8th, 2020)
Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Sunday (January 11th), probably in the afternoon or evening (Eastern time) and we’d love for you to join us. Here’s what we’re going to discuss: What … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #57
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 EST and subject to change): Super Mario Bros. 3 100% … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2020
Happy new year, and welcome to the Japanese pop culture thread! I’m on vacation right now, so this is all you get. Next week, I’ll have a preview of the winter 2020 anime season. Header image from Persona 5: The … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 1st, 2020)
The final marble race of the year is here! Will Red Number 3 stay atop the podium, or will Ghost Plasma or Superball come from behind to claim first place? Let’s find out, shall we? Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #8
Heya ‘Cados! It’s the podcast you’ve all been waiting for: the 2019 year-end run-down of all the news that happened and games that came out this year. Lovely Bones, The Kappa, and I contributed most of discussion, and we got … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #56: Body by Taco Bell: The 2019 Year-End GamesCast
Merry Christmas! Here’s a video of Japanese electronic rock quartet Negoto performing「水中都市」(“Underwater City”) at their last ever live concert before their disbandment. What have you been watching/eating/playing/reading/listening to lately. (Header gif from Kyōran Kazoku Nikki.) Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 25th, 2019)
It’s the seventh race in the 2019 Marble Rally, and tensions are building out on the sand. Fan favourite Red Number 3 holds the lead in the overall standings, but Ghost Plasma is nipping at his heels, and Superball could … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #7
Welcome to Colour Outside the Lines, The Avocado’s weekly discussion space for people of colour. Thread Rules We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this discussion. White Avocados, while valued members of this community, … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #19: Holiday Funtime
Food Wars! is a shōnen manga series written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki, set in an elite Tokyo culinary school. An anime series by J.C.Staff, based on the manga, is currently airing its fourth season. What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 18th, 2019)
A week after a humiliating eight-second loss to Red Number 3, these colourful balls of determination are back on the track to prove their mettle. But for the second week in a row, it’s a false start. Uh oh. Things … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #6
Welcome to Colour Outside the Lines, The Avocado’s weekly discussion space for people of colour. Thread Rules We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this discussion. White Avocados, while valued members of this community, … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #18: (Over-)Policing Ourselves
Vinland Saga is a historical manga series by Makoto Yukimura about the Viking invasion of Dane-controlled English during the 11th century CE. An anime adaptation of the manga by Wit Studio is currently airing. If you haven’t already, please get … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 11th, 2019)
Welcome to Colour Outside the Lines, The Avocado’s weekly discussion space for people of colour. I apologize for getting this up a day late. Thread Rules We ask that only those who identify as people of color participate in this … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #17: Political Footballs
It’s been over a month since the last race in the 2019 Marble Rally, and our favourite orbicular athletes have been itching to get back out onto the sand. Will Blizzard Blaster, El Capitan, or Superball remain atop the standings, … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #5
No Guns Life is a seinen manga series by Tasuku Karasuma, serialized in Ultra Jump. It’s set in a future in which cyborg war veterans turn to crime in order to survive, and it tells the story of one cyborg … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 4th, 2019)
