Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m surprised to see that I haven’t written about oyakodon (親子丼) here before, so let’s change that today. Oyakodon is a chicken and egg rice bowl, more or less. It … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 3, 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! I’m really excited to share this video today, and not just because it’s &TEAM. I mean, yes, that’s the reason, but this specific video is exciting to me because it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 26, 2025)
Team Four Star Parodies Sailor Moon The first of a series of “Toonami Abridged” shorts! This one had to be split into two parts for sponsor reasons, so there will be a second Sailor Moon one later. It’s really funny, … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! There’s a new Gen Hoshino (星野源) song. It’s great, of course. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🍙 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 19, 2025)
Pen Ward, Rebecca Sugar, Pat McHale, and Ian Jones-Quarty Collaborate On an Adult Swim Project Wow, OK, so The Elephant is going to be a three-act animated project, each helmed by a different creator (Rebecca and Ian are sharing their … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I woke up not knowing what I was going to post for today’s thread, and then a friend shared the trailer for the upcoming 10DANCE movie and…yeah. 😳 I think … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 12, 2025)
November 11th is Momo’s birthday, hooray! For some reason I signed up for the Night Thread instead of the Day Thread like I usually do for birthdays. But what you’re probably actually wondering is “who is Momo?” which is fair! … Continue reading The 11/11 Momo Night Thread
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 originally intended to post this during October, but I completely forgot (I can’t imagine what I was distracted by…😅). But hey, better late than never! If you’re planning a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 5, 2025)
Hikaru went up the mountain. Something else came down, wearing his skin. Hikaru’s best friend, Yoshiki, knows he’s talking to an imposter. But he prefers illusions to harsh truths. The Summer Hikaru Died is an ambitious mix of horror, coming … Continue reading LGBT Media: The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)
Studio Laika Shows Off a Cool Bird They Made They’re working on a new fantasy story called Wildwood, based off a children’s fantasy novel by Colin Meloy that takes place in the forests of Portland. The amount of effort they … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you were around the Day Thread at all yesterday you probably saw me screaming about &TEAM’s wildly successful Korean debut, which I will of course continue to do in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 29, 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! Check out this awesome King Gnu live performance of their Halloween Universal Studios collab song. Love the commitment to all things spooky on display here. And, as always… What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 22, 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! I’ve been waiting to feature Chevon for October because they are a perfect spooky season band, but I’ve been listening to them A LOT since I first heard their collaboration … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 15, 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! Right now Betsucomi is celebrating their 55th anniversary with a really cool exhibit in Tokyo. In addition to special merch, original drawings, huge displays of manga panels, the exhibit includes … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 8, 2025)
Homestuck Animated Pilot Releases Confused what Homestuck is about? Well, now you can be confused what it’s about in video form! (As someone who has read all of it, I will say its impenetrability is a bit exaggerated. You really … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The Fall anime season has arrived, which means there are new shows that I want to watch, hope to keep up with, but will ultimately end up super behind on … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 1, 2025)
