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)

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)

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)

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! 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)

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)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This was a busy week, so I didn’t have time to write too much. So I want to quickly highlight a show that several of you have talked about and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 29, 2020)