Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and for me that means having fun making and decorating chocolate! When I was younger, I never really cared about this holiday, but … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 8, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Don’t have much energy today, so I’ll just leave you with a song (and music video) that I really like. “Okaeri” by Tani Yuuki: And, as always… What have you … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 1, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Yuuri released a new single last week, “Billimillion”, along with a fun video. Give it a listen/watch! If you haven’t heard of Yuuri before, he skyrocketed in popularity the last … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 25, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Have you watched The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House? I haven’t checked it out yet, but I plan to very soon. I’ve had the anime adaptation, Kiyo in Kyoto, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 18, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New year, new music! MAISONdes kicked off 2023 by releasing the fantastic song, “I like you” feat. Aimer and wanuka: And if you haven’t heard their songs for Urusei Yatsura … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 11, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New year, new anime to explore! What shows are you looking forward to? I’m most excited for The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague. The trailers look really cute, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 4, 2023)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! 2022 was full of great music, making it extra difficult for me to create a reasonable playlist for this year. It’s still a bit on the long side, but it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 28, 2022)
Oh man. Oh man. This is exciting. The next Avatar animated series, featuring the earth Avatar after Aang & Korra, is coming in 2025 from Paramount and Avatar Studios! That’s still a ways away, but eeeeeee! It’s Animation Time! What animated things … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time to eat delicious food! As you all know by now, I am a big fan of Japanese food, and I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 21, 2022)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today Aimer released her latest mini album, Deep down. You might recognize a couple songs from the collection. For example, “Deep down” was one of the endings for Chainsaw Man, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 14, 2022)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Have you watched Laid-Back Camp The Movie yet? If the answer is “no” then you should get over to Crunchyroll asap and watch it! It’s one of my favorite movies … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 7, 2022)
Three people without housing find an abandoned infant on Christmas Eve. Hana, an optimistic trans woman, doesn’t want the baby left in the foster system. After many arguments they decide to search for the child’s mother. Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the 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 review … Continue reading Animation Time
