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Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Looking for something new to watch? Want a show that’s a perfect blend of humor and heart? Interested in lots of long, beautiful shots of Mt. Fuji? Good news, I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 6, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! On a recent trip to Chicago I picked up an Anri vinyl simply because I liked the cover, and it was affordable. I always check out the Japanese section in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 30, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today feels like a good day to feature the manga magazine, 別冊マーガレット(Bessatsu Margaret), also known as Betsuma (別マ). This shoujo magazine is owned by Shueisha and is released monthly in … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 23, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The new Keina Suda (須田景凪) song and video is finally here!!! Warning: Video contains flashing lights. And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🍙 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 16, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! As you all know I am literally always wanting to be in Japan. But right now, I really, really, really want to be there because all of the Mrs. GREEN … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 9, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m traveling at the moment, so I’ll keep things simple today with the latest rubens (リュべンス) music video. Enjoy! And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (July 2, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to feature one of my favorite live-action series I watched this year,「好きやねんけどどうやろか」(Sukiyanen Kedo Dou Yaro ka). The series has two of my favorite things: romance and Japanese … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 25, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week I started reading Run Away With Me, Girl by Battan. And I’m really enjoying it, so I thought I’d feature it here today! Originally published in Hatsu Kiss, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 18, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! One of my favorite modern BL manga is Pink Heart Jam by Shikke. Originally published in Mellow Kiss magazine, this series is complete with two volumes. But there’s also a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 11, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Before my return flight last week I realized I had the perfect way to pass the time on a long plane ride: download and watch a J-drama! So I went … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 4, 2025)
Happy birthday to the main character of Chihayafuru, Chihaya Ayase (綾瀬千早)! If you don’t know, Chihayafuru 「ちはやふる」 is a manga series by Yuki Suetsugu (末次由紀) originally published in the shoujo/josei magazine Be Love. The series has over 29 million copies … Continue reading The 6/1 Chihaya Birthday Thread
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Still traveling today, so I’ll just share Gen Hoshino’s (星野源) new album, in case you haven’t listened to it yet. Because you should! And, as always… What have you been … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 28, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The first ever Music Awards Japan will be live streaming on YouTube May 21 and May 22. If I wasn’t traveling right now I’d be watching these live but I’ll … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 21, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I promise I held back for as long as possible…but today is the &TEAM header. If the last few weeks are any indication, I suspect it won’t be the last. … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 14, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This Christmas my husband gave me the wonderful gift of curry. To be exact, he got a variety pack of S&B’s “Kanda Curry Grand Prix” microwavable curry boxes. The Kanda … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 7, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I just finished reading suu Morishita’s Like a Butterfly (日々蝶々), so I thought I’d feature it today! While the romance was sweet and engaging, the thing I loved most about … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 30, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! On our last night in Tokyo last August we went to a concert featuring four bands in a small venue. Not surprisingly, it was one of my favorite experiences from … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 23, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! My love of shoujo manga and fashion have once again collided! Colleen’s latest video is a wonderful exploration of the relationship between fashion and shoujo manga. I learned a lot … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 16, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! This morning, yama released this nice lyric video for one of the songs from their latest album, semicolon. Their previous album was good but not my favorite, so I’m really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 9, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s snowing where I live, but I’m very much ready for Spring. I want to see flowers! And green grass! But it’s a little early for that, I suppose. In … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 2, 2025)
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! One of my favorite singers, miwa, is releasing a new “best of” album today to celebrate her 15th anniversary. So I have a feeling I’ll be listening to this a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 26, 2025)
