Japanese animation
The Wonderland is a coming-of-age fantasy adventure film directed by Keiichi Hara. It tells the story of a teenage girl and an older family friend who get whisked away to an alternate dimension that they must save from ruin. The … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 12th, 2020)
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 … Continue reading Animation Time
Somali and the Forest Spirit is a seinen manga series by Yako Gureishi. It tells the story of a father-daughter bond that forms between a golem and a lone human girl. An anime adaptation by Satelight and HORNETS is currently … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 5th, 2019)
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 … Continue reading Animation Time
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. is a comedic light novel series by Yuumikan about a teenage girl who plays a VR MMO and prioritizes defensive stats to a ridiculous degree. An anime … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 29th, 2020)
I was at a convention and completely missed out on the last discussion. I hope you all had fun anyway, and that I can participate in this one. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s … Continue reading Animation Time
Weathering With You is the latest feature from Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai and his studio CoMix Wave. It tells the story of a teenage runaway and a “sunshine girl” with the power to control weather. A chance encounter between them … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 22nd, 2020)
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 … Continue reading Animation Time
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It is a shōnen manga series by Alifred Yamamoto about two graduate students at Saitama University who are attracted to each other, but are unsure if what they’re experience is “love,” … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 15th, 2020)
Crunchyroll has announced its annual Anime Awards, and voting for 2020 is now open. This will be the fourth year of Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards, and throughout these years, it has had complex reactions from fans. The first year, 2017 (for … Continue reading Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominations, rated
Last week went really well, you guys! I guess a lot of other people want a dedicated, general animation thread like this, too. Here’s hoping today’s thread is just as good. As I prepare this post, the last thread just … Continue reading Animation Time
The winter anime season is almost upon us, so it’s time for a quick preview. For a full list of what’s on offer, AniChart has got you covered. This season has some continuations, most notably Chihayafuru, My Hero Academia, and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 8th, 2020)
One thing I find myself missing from the days of the AV Club was there being a dedicated place to talk about animated media. I found the community looking for places to talk about a then-little-known show called Steven Universe, … Continue reading Animation Time
Happy new year, and welcome to the Japanese pop culture thread! I’m on vacation right now, so this is all you get. Next week, I’ll have a preview of the winter 2020 anime season. Header image from Persona 5: The … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 1st, 2020)
Merry Christmas! Here’s a video of Japanese electronic rock quartet Negoto performing「水中都市」(“Underwater City”) at their last ever live concert before their disbandment. What have you been watching/eating/playing/reading/listening to lately. (Header gif from Kyōran Kazoku Nikki.) Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 25th, 2019)
Food Wars! is a shōnen manga series written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki, set in an elite Tokyo culinary school. An anime series by J.C.Staff, based on the manga, is currently airing its fourth season. What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 18th, 2019)
Vinland Saga is a historical manga series by Makoto Yukimura about the Viking invasion of Dane-controlled English during the 11th century CE. An anime adaptation of the manga by Wit Studio is currently airing. If you haven’t already, please get … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 11th, 2019)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best of Anime 2019
No Guns Life is a seinen manga series by Tasuku Karasuma, serialized in Ultra Jump. It’s set in a future in which cyborg war veterans turn to crime in order to survive, and it tells the story of one cyborg … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 4th, 2019)
Oresuki is a romantic comedy light novel series by the mononymous Rakuda. It’s about a high school boy who thinks he’s going to end up in one love triangle only to end up in a completely different one. An anime … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 27th, 2019)
Chihayafuru is a josei manga series about a girl who dreams of becoming the world’s greatest competitive karuta[footnote]Karuta is a generic term for Japanese playing cards that are derived either from Portuguese playing cards or cards used in a picture-matching … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 20th, 2019)
