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Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In case you missed it, May brought us a new YOASOBI music video AND a new single. Give them a watch/listen! And if that wasn’t enough, this morning a new … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 1, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This week I decided to see what manga my local library might have, and I was pleasantly surprised to find the first two volumes of My Love Mix-Up! were available. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 25, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sorry, everyone, I totally forgot to get this posted today! Here it is now, very hastily posted. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🙂 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 18, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you like watching live performances, you might want to check out the videos from the YouTube Music Weekend. Lots of good Japanese artists to check out. I haven’t had … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 11, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’ve been listening to Ryokuoushoku Shakai’s new album, Actor, a lot lately, so if you’re looking for a new band to check out…give them a try! I’ll highlight two of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 4, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! So far, the only anime I’ve seen from the new season is Dance Dance Danseur, but I absolutely love it and can easily see it becoming a new favorite for … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 27, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! MAISONdes is a collaborative music group, project, something (that’s the only way I can think to describe it) that I turn to when I’m looking for something energizing to listen … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 20, 2022)
Despite being in its prime target demographic, I never got into Dragon Ball. As a young, action-loving, Toonami-watching kid, for whatever reason I never gave much consideration to the adventures of Goku and friends. I dabbled here and there in … Continue reading Late to the Party: Dragon Ball (Pre-Z)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! A new season of anime has arrived! What is everyone watching? What’s good? Is it Spy x Family? Tell me what to watch this season (and by that, I mean, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 13, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I’d like to spotlight my new favorite album, Fujii Kaze’s LOVE ALL SERVE ALL! I first heard Fujii Kaze last year when reading through some best of 2021 lists. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 6, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! With the Winter anime season finishing up, let’s take a moment to share our favorite theme songs from this batch of shows. My favorite was definitely Miracle Chimpanzee’s opening song … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 30, 2022)
Puella Magi Madoka Magica was a brilliant, groundbreaking anime series. It was also incredibly popular. Inevitably, it spawned mountains of merchandise, official art, video games, stage musicals, public service announcements, art exhibits, pachinko machines and a seemingly endless ream of … Continue reading The Madoka Project: The Neverending Spin-Off Story
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Spring 2022 anime season is right around the corner. What are you looking forward to watching this season? Here’s the full list on MyAnimeList. This is what Crunchyroll has revealed … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 23, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Oops, I forgot about this! Uh, here’s a cool Kenshi Yonezu song that is also a PlayStation commercial in Japan, and it’s wild to think of this being a commercial … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 16, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week as I was reading Sailor Moon, I turned to my husband and said something I’m sure I’ve said a million times before: “I really love all of their … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 9, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! If you read manga then the scene pictured below might look a little familiar, at least on some level: Ah yes, the shock of discovering just how long you’ll be … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 2, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This morning I learned that today is “Mount Fuji Day”: “The date was selected by playing on the syllables of mountain’s name — two for ‘fu,’ two for ‘ji’ and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 23, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’ve been listening to a lot of yama lately because all of the music algorithms kept suggesting that I should. And hey, turns out the machines were right. I’m really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 16, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m finally catching up on all the anime that’s been piling up in my queue, hooray! One of the shows that I’m happily watching right now is Let’s Make a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 9, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to feature one of my current Japanese music obsessions: Queen Bee (Ziyoou-vachi). I first heard of this band last year because their lead singer collaborated with LiSA … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 2, 2022)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week I discovered that I had completely missed the fact that the Shirobako movie is now streaming. In fact, it has been for a while! I don’t know how … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 26, 2022)
