Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I really had no choice this week, it HAD to be this collaboration between two of my favorites. Kenshi Yonezu (米津玄師) AND Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル) is almost too much for … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 24, 2025)
Knights of Guinevere Pilot Releases Y’know, it almost feels like Dana is trying to tell us something about how it felt to work for Disney. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This morning I woke up to the gift of Fujii Kaze’s first Music Station performance! The best thing about this being uploaded to YouTube is that I can now share … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 17, 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! One of the many J-drama I watched recently was Takahashi-san from the Bike Shop (自転車屋さんの高橋くん). It’s a very sweet slice-of-life romance based on an ongoing manga by Arare Matsumushi (松虫あられ). … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 10, 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! You all know I wanted to make this another &TEAM header…but I have some self-control…So instead it’s about a new shoujo manga I read! Matcha Made in Heaven (この恋、茶番につき!?), by … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 3, 2025)
A Nation Heals: Dana Terrace Continues To Make Fucked Up Shit Titled “Knights of Guinevere,” this sci-fi psychological thriller marks a departure for GLITCH, being their first 2-D animation. We should be seeing more later this year if all goes … Continue reading Animation Time
Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double beatloaf. Hank Hill loves meatloaf. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 28th, 2025
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I hope to have the energy for something more substantial next week, but for now it’s more Kana Nishino (西野カナ) partly because I’ve been living exclusively on a musical diet … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 27, 2025)
In all honesty, this isn’t my second – or even third – time watching Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 film Howl’s Moving Castle. I haven’t kept track, but it is very likely my fourth, or even fifth, watch. So then what’s different … Continue reading Second Look: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
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! Sorry I don’t have time for more than a quick post today. Here’s the newest &TEAM video, which I have watched several times this week. And, as always… What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 20, 2025)
Toby Fox Voices John Egbert in New Homestuck Animation by Vivziepop Homestuck, the last and greatest of Andrew Hussie’s “MS Paint Adventures” in which readers submitted commands to determine what the characters do, is at last going to retroactively justify … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I just love Kana Nishino’s newest song so much. And the music video is adorable! And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🍙 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 13, 2025)
SmallBu Animation Studio to Finish Baman Piderman Long held in legal limbo, the “surrealist Winnie-the-Pooh” with “a somewhat disconcerting level of continuity” has been reuploaded onto Alex and Lindsey Small-Butera’s YouTube, where they plan to finally complete the last few … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Looking for something new to watch? Want a show that’s a perfect blend of humor and heart? Interested in lots of long, beautiful shots of Mt. Fuji? Good news, I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 6, 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! On a recent trip to Chicago I picked up an Anri vinyl simply because I liked the cover, and it was affordable. I always check out the Japanese section in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 30, 2025)
Critical Role’s Show Previews “Mighty Nein” Campaign in the Works Oh, hey, that’s the one I started with! …And still haven’t finished. Man, I hope I can at least finish that one before the show catches up to me… Kiana … Continue reading Animation Time
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today feels like a good day to feature the manga magazine, 別冊マーガレット(Bessatsu Margaret), also known as Betsuma (別マ). This shoujo magazine is owned by Shueisha and is released monthly in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 23, 2025)
