Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today feels like a good day to feature the manga magazine, 別冊マーガレット(Bessatsu Margaret), also known as Betsuma (別マ). This shoujo magazine is owned by Shueisha and is released monthly in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 23, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week I started reading Run Away With Me, Girl by Battan. And I’m really enjoying it, so I thought I’d feature it here today! Originally published in Hatsu Kiss, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 18, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! One of my favorite modern BL manga is Pink Heart Jam by Shikke. Originally published in Mellow Kiss magazine, this series is complete with two volumes. But there’s also a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 11, 2025)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)