Japanese animation
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Still traveling today, so I’ll just share Gen Hoshino’s (星野源) new album, in case you haven’t listened to it yet. Because you should! And, as always… What have you been … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 28, 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! The first ever Music Awards Japan will be live streaming on YouTube May 21 and May 22. If I wasn’t traveling right now I’d be watching these live[footnote]Yes, in the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 21, 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 promise I held back for as long as possible…but today is the &TEAM header. If the last few weeks are any indication, I suspect it won’t be the last. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 14, 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! 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[footnote]Well, technically I have one more volume, but it’s all bonus content. So I’ve finished the main story.[/footnote] reading suu Morishita’s Like a Butterfly (日々蝶々), so I thought … 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
