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)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! When it comes to anime and manga, I rely a lot on recommendations from cool people like you all. This is especially true when it comes to manga. I don’t … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 10, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I was going to write up a nice, thoughtful post for today about how anime and manga are really great comforts to me whenever I’m feeling down, frustrated, hopeless, etc. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 3, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week I am lazily featuring an anime that I’ve been meaning to watch but haven’t gotten around to yet, Sing “Yesterday” for Me. Here’s a description of the show … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 20, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Earlier this year I stumbled upon an article highlighting the fact that someone had just earned the honor of holding the top spot on Japan’s Hot 100 chart two years … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 6, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This was a busy week, so I didn’t have time to write too much. So I want to quickly highlight a show that several of you have talked about and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 29, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Spring is here, and with it comes a new anime season. Rejoice! Surprising literally no one, I am featuring my beloved Fruits Basket this week because the second season officially … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 8, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week I want to talk about some music that I think you might enjoy: city pop and Shibuya-kei. I’m not even close to being a music expert, and I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 1, 2020)

Hello! As you may have seen, Merve decided to pass the torch last week, so from now on Grumproro (that’s me!) will be posting this every week. I guess I’ll introduce myself first…um…I’m kind of nervous! My name is Grumproro, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 25th, 2020)

22/7 is a multimedia project spanning an idol group, a variety show, a rhythm game, and most recently, an anime series by A-1 Pictures. They are so named because 22/7 is a common approximation for π, a transcendental number,[footnote]A transcendental … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 18th, 2020)

ID: Invaded is an anime television series by NAZ about a world in which people can enter a murderer’s psyche to solve crimes. The show follows a group of investigators who attempt to catch John Walker, an elusive man linked … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 11th, 2020)

In/Spectre is a Japanese supernatural mystery novel series by Kyo Shirodaira. It tells the story of two young university students who had special experiences with yōkai in their youth. An anime adaptation by Brain’s Base is currently airing. What have … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 4th, 2020)