Hey folks! Welcome to another edition of Colour Outside the Lines, your semi-regular 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 … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #6: Free Talk
It always struck me as odd that the title “The Human League” was wasted on a British synthpop band rather than on a brutal contest where people compete in gruelling athletic events that could result in severe injury. The title … Continue reading Marble League Showdown 2019: Event #4 – Balancing
Cannon Busters began as an American fantasy comic book series by LeSean Thomas before being reimagined as an anime series by Satelight and Yumeta Company, with Thomas acting as chief director. The series is a mish-mash of magic, robots, and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 11th, 2019)
More like the funnel anti-race, amirite? That’s right, an ironically named Marble League favourite is back, and this one requires our spherical sportsmen to sloooooow down: the marble that stays on the course the longest wins. This is an endurance … Continue reading Marble League Showdown 2019: Event #3 – Funnel Race
My Husband Won’t Fit is a Japanese live-action romantic drama about a young married couple who cannot consummate their marriage due to a physical incompatibility. The series follows the couple as they try to fix the problem and start a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 4th, 2019)
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (a.k.a. “Okaasan Online,” “MMOmRPG,” or -sigh- “Milfsekai”) is a parody isekai light novel series about a teenage boy who gets transported an MMORPG world, much to his delight, only to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 28th, 2019)
When you were first learning how to drive, your parents probably told you, “No collisions!” Well, the Marble League’s planetoid pugilists are here to prove that your parents were cowards. This week’s event is basically a 5-on-5 sumo competition, if … Continue reading Marble League Showdown 2019: Event #2 – Collision
Hey folks! Welcome to another edition of Colour Outside the Lines, your semi-regular 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 … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #5: Making an Ass of U and Me
The Magnificent Kotobuki is an anime series produced by GEMBA about a group of fighter pilots who escort large commercial zeppelins. It is not to be confused with Dragon Pilot or Girly Air Force. What have you been watching/reading/playing/listening to/eating … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 21st, 2019)
Heya nerds! Episode #52 of the GamesCast is finally out. First off, I’d just like to apologize for the crappy audio quality; my mic had some issues during recording, and The Kappa did his best to rescue what he could. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #52: Assassin Grandmas
Hey folks! Colour Outside the Lines is back! You may have noticed that I’m not Edmund Fitzgerald. We’ve decided that we’re going to split duties for Colour Outside the Lines going forward. My thread titles will be spelled correctly. Since … Continue reading Colour Outside the Lines #4: The Question
The MarbleLympics are back, baby! And this time they have a new, less copyright-infringing name: the Marble League. If you’re just joining us for the first time, the Marble League is a series of “sporting” events where teams of marbles … Continue reading Marble League Showdown: Event #1 – Sand Rally
My apologies for not getting this up sooner. Dr. Stone is a Japanese manga series about two boys who attempt to reconstruct society after an apocalyptic in which most of humanity is petrified. An anime adaptation of the series is … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 14th, 2019)
Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded is a light novel series by Shoji Gatoh. This fish-out-of-water story takes place in the fictional city of San-Teresa, which serves as a gateway to a fantasy dimension. When a woman from the other side, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 7th, 2019)
Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist (下ネタという概念が存在しない退屈な世界 Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai) is a 12-episode satirical ecchi comedy produced by J.C. Staff, based on a light novel series by … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Shimoneta
Greetings Guacs, and welcome to the Day Thread for August 2nd, 2019! Because community feedback is valuable, and we want to make the site the best we can for you fine folks, we’re running a survey about the Open Threads … Continue reading The August 2nd Day Thread Wants You to Fill Out the OT Survey
Hello folks, and welcome to the final weekly Japanese pop culture thread of July. That means we’re 7/12 of the way through the year. Time flies when you’re weebing out! The Ones Within is a Japanese shōjo web manga series … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 31st, 2019)
Heya AvoGamers! We’re planning to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast next weekend (the 3rd or 4th of August), and we’d love for you to join if you’re available. The topic for this episode will be urban open-world … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #52
Kyoto Animation (KyoAni for short) is an animation studio founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Hideaki and Yoko Hatta. For their first two decades as a company, they mostly did contract work on shows like Inuyasha and Tenchi Universe. In … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 24th, 2019)
O Maidens in Your Savage Season is a manga series by veteran screenwriter Mari Okada. The romantic dramedy tells the story of five teenage girls in a high school literature club who navigate romantic entanglements and come to terms with … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 17th, 2019)
