Japanese animation
ARGH FRIG I THOUGHT I HIT SCHEDULE SORRY. 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 spot? Here’s where we can talk about it! Like the … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week I discovered that I had completely missed the fact that the Shirobako movie is now streaming. In fact, it has been for a while! I don’t know how … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 26, 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
Madoka Magica is a masterclass in character writing. If nothing else, Gen Urobuchi has a flare for creating casts whose traits clash and interlock in equal measure, allowing every interaction (if not every line) to have depth and meaning. It’s … Continue reading The Madoka Project: This Just Can’t Be Right
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’ve been in a bit of a rut the last few months with my bento recipes. I guess after three years of making the same rotation of bento dishes over … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 19, 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
Crafting an ensemble cast within a limited series can be difficult. Madoka Magica pulls it off flawlessly by rotating focus among its main characters. Madoka is the ostensible protagonist, but she’s largely an observer for the balance of the series, … Continue reading The Madoka Project: There’s No Way I’ll Ever Regret It
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Busy week for me, so no time to write up anything special today. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 12, 2022)
This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! With 1100+ episodes, the anime can get formulaic. But it also has some pretty thrilling moments, and in recent seasons even really kicked up the quality of its fights … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 9: Favorite Anime Moment
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
This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Let’s take a detour from the games for a bit. Pokemon is a hugely successful game, but it’s hard to ignore the anime. With well over 1000 episodes, Pokemon … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 8: Favorite Anime Character
If Episode 3 of Madoka proved shocking to viewers, Episode 4 is positively dour. This episode is a hard reset of the show that forces us to confront important questions about the show we’re watching. Questions like, “what’s the purpose … Continue reading The Madoka Project: Miracles and Magic Are Real
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New year, new anime season! What are you looking forward to this Winter season? You can see a full list of the Winter 2022 lineup here, and you can check … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 5, 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
While preparing this article, I read and watched several essays arguing that Mami Tomoe is, in fact, the most important character of the series. This claim overstates things a bit, but I found parts of it persuasive. After all, Mami … Continue reading The Madoka Project: I’m Not Afraid of Anything Anymore
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! You might have noticed this already, but I spend a lot of time listening to music. I pretty much always have music playing in the background; when I’m driving, working, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 29, 2021)
Happy Kringletimes! Have you listened to the Amphibia holiday album yet? I enjoyed it. 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 spot? Here’s where … Continue reading Animation Time
I’m tackling the first two episodes at once for a reason that Madoka fans will appreciate and newcomers will soon discover. There’s worldbuilding and stage setting and establishing the main cast (with one key exception), sure. But mostly because it’s … Continue reading The Madoka Project: I First Met Her in a Dream…Or Something/That Would Be Truly Wonderful
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s January DECEMBER 22nd, do you have your holiday food plans figured out? If not, might I humbly suggest some Japanese-inspired dishes to help you celebrate the Christmas season and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 22, 2021)
Watanabe Award for Best Anime Series This year, 53 anime were nominated, and the race was tight for the top 10, but one rose far above the rest once all the votes were tallied… Odd Taxi #1. Odd Taxi #2. … Continue reading The Pits: 2021 Anime Results!
This posting marks the 100th thread I’ve made for discussing animation. I started this because I was tired of focusing on the depressing political news and wanted a way to talk about something I loved instead. I’m really glad I … Continue reading Animation Time #100!
