Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! During the month of October I fall into a kind of Halloween wormhole where I only listen to spooky music, watch spooky movies/TV, and read spooky stories. So I didn’t … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 4, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Do you like Japanese horror movies? Do you have any favorites that you’d recommend? Personally, while Ju-On is the scariest of the ones I’ve seen, House is probably always going … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 21, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. Seven seasons of these short, spooky stories have aired since 2013, and all of them are available on Crunchyroll. Animated … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 14, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It is officially the spookiest month of the year, and that means I’m consuming as many scary stories as possible. Although the “spooky season” in Japan isn’t in October, [footnote]In … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 7, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The Fall anime season is here, so let’s talk about the shows (or movies) that you’re looking forward to watching. I’m not sure what I’ll be watching yet, but maybe … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 30, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Over the weekend I watched The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, a beautiful film that you should definitely watch if you haven’t already seen it, and that got me thinking … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 23, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I have nothing new to talk about today, so I’ve decided to, for no real reason, feature an anime from 2017 that I liked. I really love “found family” stories, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 16, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s rainy and sleepy today where I am, so I’m going to need some J-Pop to get me ready for the day. Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 9, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I have a confession to make: I don’t really enjoy most movies. There’s a running joke among my friends that if I like a movie it must be spectacular because … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 26, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I don’t have anything fun to write about this week, so let’s just admire the amazing Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo by watching these YouTube virtual tours. And, as always… … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 19, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s been a few weeks since I wrote about music, so today I want to talk a little about one of my favorite bands: CHAI! CHAI was one of the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 5, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I watched the first episode of Mr. Love: Queen’s Choice over the weekend, which made me want to fire up a new otome game, naturally. So I finally purchased the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 22, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The third season of My Romantic Teen Comedy SNAFU started last week, but I haven’t watched it yet because it’s been so long since season two ended that I’ve pretty … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 15, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s time for a new season of anime! You can find a complete list of new arrivals here. Mr Love: Queen’s Choice is one of the new shows that will … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 1, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Clothes are fun, I think. So here is a place to look at some fun outfits worn in Japan! It’s very possible many of you already know about the Tokyo … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 24, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week, 3rdstringhero posted a comment describing an anime opening bracket created with their friends (which sounds super fun), and so this week I am shamelessly using that as something … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 17, 2020)