A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- is a science-fiction anime series produced by Studio Bones that premiered on Netflix last week. It tells the story of Aiko Tachibana, a high school student who lost her family in a biological experiment gone awry. I’ve watched … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 14th, 2018)
A new original anime series from Production I.G., the famed studio behind Ghost in the Shell and Psycho-Pass, premiered on Netflix last week. It’s called B: The Beginning, and it’s very much in the vein of the aforementioned two works. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 7th, 2018)
Heya AvoGamers! We want to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this coming weekend (the 10th or 11th of March) and we’d love to have you contribute. We’re going to record either on Saturday afternoon or Sunday afternoon … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #34
Hey Avocadoans! Here’s episode #33 of the AVoCADo GamesCast. Join me, Pulprobot, Lord Stoneheart, and podcast newcomer SingingBrakeman as we explore RPGs and their combat systems. You can listen to the podcast with the embedded player above, or you can … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Episode #33: Battle Condom Anime
Split End is an indie rock band from Nara, Japan. They released their second EP, Night, earlier this month. Here’s the music video for “Siren,” one of the songs from that EP. What have you been watching/reading/eating/playing/listening to lately? Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 28th, 2018)
Darling in the FRANXX is an anime series about kids who love to buttfuck teenagers raised in near-isolation from the outside world to pilot giant anthropomorphic mechs called FRANXX in a seemingly never-ending fight against a race of monsters called … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 21st, 2018)
Shirobako (シロバコ, lit. White Box) is a 2014 24-episode (two 12-episode cours) workplace dramedy produced by P.A. Works, written by Michiko Yokote and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. Synopsis Shirobako tells the story of five young women who were in the … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Shirobako
Japanese all-woman pop-rock band Scandal released their eighth album, Honey, today. They’ve somehow maintained their popularity from their days as a highly manufactured teenage musical unit handpicked from Osaka vocal and dance school CALESS and given guitars and drums they … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 14th, 2018)
Heya AvoGamers! We want to record the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this coming weekend (the 17th or 18th of February) and we’d love to have you contribute. On this episode, we’ll be discussing one of the following two … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #33
Hey Avocadoans! Episode 32 of your favourite podcast on the Internet is here for your listening pleasure. Join me, The Kappa, PT, Ben/eternalflesh, and podcast newcomer gwahir as we discuss Nintendo Labo, Assassin’s Creed Origins, platform cross-play, our predictions for … Continue reading Episode #32: The Aussiecast
It seems that every anime season has one utterly trashy series that is somehow worth watching. Past series of this nature have included Keijo!!!!!!!! and Love Tyrant. This season’s surprisingly good trash is Citrus, based on a yuri manga about … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 7th, 2018)
Kakegurui is a serialized manga about a school for children of the elite, where the social hierarchy is determined by the results of gambling games. It was adapted into an anime series by Studio MAPPA last year, and after months … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 31st, 2018)
Based on Go Nagai’s Devilman manga and directed by Masaaki Yuasa, DEVILMAN crybaby premiered on Netflix earlier this month. It tells the story of a high schooler who attends a bacchanalian party that transforms him into a half-man/half-devil. He then … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 24th, 2018)
After a long delay and many technical difficulties (seriously, give The Kappa a round of applause for editing it all together), the 2017 Year-in-Review Community Extravaganza is finally here! Join me, The Kappa, The Radio Cat, Ben, Otakunomike, Pulprobot, Wolfman … Continue reading Episode #31: 2017 Year-in-Review Community Extravaganza
Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread! This week, we’re spotlighting A Place Further Than The Universe, the story of a teenage girl who recruits three friends to go with her on a journey to Antarctica … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 17th, 2018)
Hey folks! We want to record the next episode the AVoCADo GamesCast next weekend (the 20th or 21st of January), and we’d love to have you contribute. On this episode, we’ll be discussing the games we’re anticipating this year. If … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #32
One of the new series airing this winter is Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles, based on the manga of the same name. It’s about a stuck-up, aloof transfer student who has a secret ramen obsession. It’s also surprisingly educational. As … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 10th, 2018)
Awesome Games Done Quick is an annual week-long charity marathon where highly-skilled gamers gather together to speedrun video games and raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. It’s a great cause, and the marathon is always immensely fun to watch. … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 Discussion Thread
The winter 2018 anime season is nearly upon us, and this one is shaping up to have quite a few interesting series. Here’s what I’m planning on checking out, time-permitting: Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. [Pictured in the header.] This crime drama … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 3rd, 2018)
If you’re reading this, then the weekly Japanese pop culture thread went up as scheduled. If you’re not reading this, then how are you reading this??? Happy holidays! Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 27th, 2017)
Hey folks! We’ve got a special post-Christmas treat for y’all. Join me, The Kappa, Zach_Annon, and of course The Radio Cat as we discuss Bungie’s oeuvre, from Halo: Combat Evolved to Destiny 2. (Don’t worry, we didn’t forget that Marathon … Continue reading Episode #30: Bungie Jumping with the Wizard from the Moon
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