Japanese animation
Coyote VS. ACME Trailer Released The film they didn’t want you to see —both the fictional company being sued in-story, and the actual company that owned it originally, but scuttled the finished project for some reason— is coming out August … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Very excited to see that you can now watch Gen Hoshino’s Mad Hope concert on Netflix! This tour looked incredible, so I’m glad I get to experience it this way … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 22, 2026)
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! Instead of just releasing the title track and a Music Video on Sunday, &TEAM dropped the whole EP and I promptly lost my entire mind. Partly because I was at … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 15, 2026)
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! New Chevon album is here, rejoice! This is their second album (I don’t know why they’re calling it their “first major album” but it’s probably something to do with record … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 8, 2026)
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! If you only listen to one of the many things I insist on recommending in these threads every week, I hope it’s this. Even if you don’t become a Motoki … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 1, 2026)
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! Winter anime is wrapping up, which means new Spring anime is just around the corner. What will you be watching? Right now, the show I’m most interested in is Go … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 25, 2026)
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! Last year I read Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and really enjoyed it. Part of the appeal for me was feeling like I was back in Jinbocho surrounded … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 18, 2026)
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! Short on time today, but here’s a good song to check out! aoen is a new group that includes the two non-debuting members who stood out to me the most … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 11, 2026)
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 just wanted to watch something cute today, so if you also want to watch something cute today, I recommend this video. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 4, 2026)
Gorillaz Releases Traditionally-Animated Music Video According to animation studio THE LINE, “This film is a true love letter to the golden era of 2D animation. We worked incredibly hard alongside Jamie Hewlett to make it as period-accurate as possible and, … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Motoki Ohmori (大森元貴) released his first EP yesterday. It’s a collection of previously released singles, plus one new song. It’s very exciting to have all of these gems in one … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 25, 2026)
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
The show is about swordfighting, gender norms, spinning in roses, ritualism as a simalcrum of the the teenage psyche, and every possible color of hair. Continue reading Take My 02/18 Night Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! More music this week because Sakura Fujiwara’s (藤原さくら) new album is out today! I’ve only had time to listen to the first few songs as I’m writing this, but it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 18, 2026)
