Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This Christmas my husband gave me the wonderful gift of curry. To be exact, he got a variety pack of S&B’s “Kanda Curry Grand Prix” microwavable curry boxes. The Kanda … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 7, 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 just finished reading suu Morishita’s Like a Butterfly (日々蝶々), so I thought I’d feature it today! While the romance was sweet and engaging, the thing I loved most about … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 30, 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 our last night in Tokyo last August we went to a concert featuring four bands in a small venue. Not surprisingly, it was one of my favorite experiences from … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 23, 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! My love of shoujo manga and fashion have once again collided! Colleen’s latest video is a wonderful exploration of the relationship between fashion and shoujo manga. I learned a lot … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 16, 2025)
Content Warning: This article contains: spoilers for Kill la Kill, non-explicit but NSFW images, discussion of sexual violence, discussion of sexuality, internalized transphobia, and me being very TMI and getting dangerously close to NOCAYB territory. It’s a struggle many of … Continue reading Second Look: Kill la Kill
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! This morning, yama released this nice lyric video for one of the songs from their latest album, semicolon. Their previous album was good but not my favorite, so I’m really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 9, 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! It’s snowing where I live, but I’m very much ready for Spring. I want to see flowers! And green grass! But it’s a little early for that, I suppose. In … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 2, 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 my favorite singers, miwa, is releasing a new “best of” album today to celebrate her 15th anniversary. So I have a feeling I’ll be listening to this a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 26, 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 traveling today so I don’t have as much time for the header. So here’s a fun The First Take video featuring Hayato Sumino (角野隼斗) playing 7 variations on Twinkle … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 19, 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! Ribon (りぼん) magazine is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and I’m in love with the celebration video they created. Ribon is a shoujo magazine that tends to publish series … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 12, 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 had something else planned for today but now that’s gone because I woke up and the first thing I saw was that YUZURU HANYU IS IN KENSHI YONEZU’S NEW … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 5, 2025)
Exciting announcement last week: A third generation of Avatar has been announced! Called Avatar: Seven Havens, the series is set in “a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra – but … Continue reading Animation Time
