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)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New year, new anime season! What are you looking forward to this Winter season? You can see a full list of the Winter 2022 lineup here, and you can check … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 5, 2022)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! You might have noticed this already, but I spend a lot of time listening to music. I pretty much always have music playing in the background; when I’m driving, working, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 29, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! YOASOBI released The Book 2 last week, which is their third EP this year. So much music! In addition to their first EP, The Book, you can also listen to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 8, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Toki Asako released a new album last week, and it’s a delightful collection of laid-back, chill songs with city pop vibes. Perfect music to listen to while relaxing with a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 1, 2021)

Hey, what’s up, Avocado? Mikey here. And welcome to the Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread! Last week when I mentioned I was going to Anime NYC over the weekend, Grumproro approached me with the idea to guest host the thread … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 24, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Netflix announced a bunch of new Japanese content over the past two days at its “Netflix Festival Japan 2021” event, including a release date of 2022 for Rilakkuma’s Theme Park … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 10, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I spent the last 24 hours fighting a fever (unsuccessfully), so I don’t have anything substantial prepared today. But being sick made me think about how one of my favorite … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 3, 2021)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! How did you start watching anime? What drew you to Japanese pop culture? Do you remember the first anime you watched? I can! It was a little show called Samurai … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 13, 2021)