Japanese animation
New year, new anime! I’m looking forward to reading all about what you’re watching this season. I haven’t watched anything new yet, but the anime I’m most excited for is Honey Lemon Soda, based on Mayu Murata’s manga currently running … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 8, 2025)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! あけましておめでとう！ Happy New Year! Thank you all for another wonderful year of hanging out and talking about Japanese pop culture. I always enjoy reading your thoughts about all the things, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 1, 2025)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Whether you’re celebrating a holiday today or not, I hope you have a wonderful day! Before you wonder, yes, I spent too long making that gif, but it was totally … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 25, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Have you been voting in The Pits? The Anime voting thread is here, so make sure you add your lists! And the Comics voting thread (which includes Manga this year!!! … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 18, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Exciting news from Kodansha this week! They’ve created a new program they’re calling the “Kodansha Print Club“, which will bring previously digital only titles to print! The first series to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 11, 2024)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I didn’t have time to feature something more in-depth for today’s thread, so I’m just going to share a video of one of my favorite Tani Yuuki songs, Okaeri (おかえり). … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 4, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Yesterday Gen Hoshino (星野源) announced that he’ll have a new album this spring, and he’s going on tour. Very exciting! I obviously can’t benefit from the tour part of the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 27, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! My ongoing obsession with Kana Nishino (西野カナ) continues, so I wanted to share two songs that I’ve been listening to a lot the last couple of days. They’re helping keep … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 20, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The English publication of Alto Yukimura’s shoujo manga Colette Decides to Die is finally here, and it’s even better than I imagined. Honestly, I thought this was just going to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 13, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I finally got around to watching yama’s Tiny Desk Concert Japan, and it’s a delightful experience so I’m sharing it with all of you. I’m particularly fond of the performance … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 6, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. It’s also time for my yearly tradition of reminding you to watch Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai. These short, spooky stories, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 30, 2024)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
