Japanese comic books
A Silent Voice (聲の形) is a 7-volume manga by Yoshitoki Ōima which ran from 2013-2014 in Japan and was released in the US by Kodansha from 2015-2016. Synopsis Shoya Ishida is a 6th-grader whos a bit of a rambunctious class … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: A Silent Voice
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! Today I will entertain you all by describing yet another Grumproro cooking adventure! In my never ending quest to eat all the delicious Japanese foods I love at home, this … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 12, 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! If you like sweet treats, you might enjoy watching a very strange, but fun, show called Kentaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman on Netflix. It’s pretty much what it sounds like…a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 29, 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)
Nononono (ノノノノ) is a 13-volume manga series by Lynn Okamoto (author of Elfen Lied) from 2007-2013. Summary Nonomiya Nono’s father was an Olympic ski jumper who screwed up costing Japan an easy gold medal and for which he was ruthlessly … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Nononono
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! There might not be many new shows that have caught your interest this summer season, so maybe now is the perfect time to go back and discover something old. Is … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 8, 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)
Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) is a 18 volume magical girl series by Naoko Takeuchi originally published from 1991-1997 in Japan, later released as a 12 volume special edition and then again in a large format “Eternal” edition for the 25th anniversary. … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Sailor Moon
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! As I was watching Sing “Yesterday” for Me the other day, I was reminded of the very first Japanese dish I successfully made: curry and rice. I want someone to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 27, 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)
Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール) is a 15-volume manga series originally published in Japan from 2002-2012 by Yu Aida. Volumes 1-6 were released in the US by ADV manga from 2004-2007 shortly before they went defunct and then all 15 volumes were … Continue reading Manga Worth Reading: Gunslinger Girl
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s been over two months since I’ve had a reason to make a bento, and I’m really missing the food and the fun, so this week I’m going to talk … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 13, 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)
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