Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! As you may have heard, The New York Times included Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! on its “Best TV Shows of 2020” and “Best International Shows of 2020” lists recently.[footnote]Anime … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 2, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I think it’s been a reasonable amount of time since I last took advantage of this space to promote[footnote]I say “promote” but he doesn’t really need anyone’s help with that. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 25, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I don’t have anything planned for this week, so I’ll just feature the cute anime With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun. It’s exactly what it sounds … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 11, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! During the month of October I fall into a kind of Halloween wormhole where I only listen to spooky music, watch spooky movies/TV, and read spooky stories. So I didn’t … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 4, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Do you like Japanese horror movies? Do you have any favorites that you’d recommend? Personally, while Ju-On is the scariest of the ones I’ve seen, House is probably always going … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 21, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. Seven seasons of these short, spooky stories have aired since 2013, and all of them are available on Crunchyroll. Animated … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 14, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It is officially the spookiest month of the year, and that means I’m consuming as many scary stories as possible. Although the “spooky season” in Japan isn’t in October, [footnote]In … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 7, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The Fall anime season is here, so let’s talk about the shows (or movies) that you’re looking forward to watching. I’m not sure what I’ll be watching yet, but maybe … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 30, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Over the weekend I watched The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, a beautiful film that you should definitely watch if you haven’t already seen it, and that got me thinking … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 23, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I have nothing new to talk about today, so I’ve decided to, for no real reason, feature an anime from 2017 that I liked. I really love “found family” stories, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 16, 2020)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s rainy and sleepy today where I am, so I’m going to need some J-Pop to get me ready for the day. Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 9, 2020)

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! 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)