Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’ve been listening to Ryokuoushoku Shakai’s new album, Actor, a lot lately, so if you’re looking for a new band to check out…give them a try! I’ll highlight two of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 4, 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! So far, the only anime I’ve seen from the new season is Dance Dance Danseur, but I absolutely love it and can easily see it becoming a new favorite for … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 27, 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! MAISONdes is a collaborative music group, project, something (that’s the only way I can think to describe it) that I turn to when I’m looking for something energizing to listen … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 20, 2022)
Despite being in its prime target demographic, I never got into Dragon Ball. As a young, action-loving, Toonami-watching kid, for whatever reason I never gave much consideration to the adventures of Goku and friends. I dabbled here and there in … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)
The latest box office numbers have come in and the third entry in the Fantastic Beasts series has landed with a $43 million take. While we wait to see if it’s going to get the fourth and possibly fifth films in … Continue reading The Secrets of Dumbledore Casts A Problematic Spell With The April 15th Weekend Box Office Win
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! A new season of anime has arrived! What is everyone watching? What’s good? Is it Spy x Family? Tell me what to watch this season (and by that, I mean, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 13, 2022)
The Show Mobile Suit Gundam is a 43-episode anime from 1979 about a war between the Earth Federation government and the Principality of Zeon, a separatist nation of space-based human colonies. The story follows a group of civilians who are … Continue reading Late to the Party: Mobile Suit Gundam
The first Sonic The Hedgehog film was one that managed to make big waves in 2020 by being one of the last films out during the pandemic and holding what would become some records for the year because of it. Now, the … Continue reading Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Grabs The Golden Ring With The April 8th Weekend Box Office Win
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 I’d like to spotlight my new favorite album, Fujii Kaze’s LOVE ALL SERVE ALL! I first heard Fujii Kaze last year when reading through some best of 2021 lists. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 6, 2022)
April has gotten underway at the box office and things have shifted up once again, which is welcome to see from how static things felt for so long. Sony launched its Morbius film in its attempt to build out more of … Continue reading Morbius Gnaws Box Office Win With The April 1st – 3rd Weekend
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! With the Winter anime season finishing up, let’s take a moment to share our favorite theme songs from this batch of shows. My favorite was definitely Miracle Chimpanzee’s opening song … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 30, 2022)
Another sign of a little more normalcy in the theatrical market hit this weekend as The Lost City takes the top spot after The Batman has dominated since opening at the beginning of the month. Here, The Lost City hit a $31 million opening … Continue reading The Lost City Brings Women Back To The Box Office With The March 25th – 27th Weekend
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
Puella Magi Madoka Magica was a brilliant, groundbreaking anime series. It was also incredibly popular. Inevitably, it spawned mountains of merchandise, official art, video games, stage musicals, public service announcements, art exhibits, pachinko machines and a seemingly endless ream of … Continue reading The Madoka Project: The Neverending Spin-Off Story
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Spring 2022 anime season is right around the corner. What are you looking forward to watching this season? Here’s the full list on MyAnimeList. This is what Crunchyroll has revealed … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 23, 2022)
The box office had a pretty solid weekend overall even with nothing big opening and the month of March being essentially ceded over to The Batman. The film did take the top spot again with a $36.8 million take to bring … Continue reading The Batman Sets 3rd Box Office Win With The March 18th – 20th Weekend
