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)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m traveling today so I don’t have as much time for the header. So here’s a fun The First Take video featuring Hayato Sumino (角野隼斗) playing 7 variations on Twinkle … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 19, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Ribon (りぼん) magazine is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and I’m in love with the celebration video they created. Ribon is a shoujo magazine that tends to publish series … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 12, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! When I saw the thumbnail for Colleen’s latest video I literally said “yes!” out loud because I knew this would get more people to read one of my favorite mangaka, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 26, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I have something a little different today…an educational video game! I know there are several people on the site who are learning Japanese, or interested in learning, so I wanted … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 19, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, you might be looking for something romantic to read. Maybe something with some humor. Something like a romantic comedy, for example. Am … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 12, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! A few weeks ago I watched the excellent live-action series 「好きやねんけどどうやろか」(Sukiyanen Kedo Dou Yaro ka), and the theme song by GENIC was so good that it has resulted in me … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 5, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! When I saw the news that IDOLiSH7 was airing a special live broadcast to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, my first thought was “anime announcement?” and today I can proudly … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 29, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! (Sorry, this got a little long, so just a quick reminder that you can hit that button in the bottom right corner to skip down to the comments). Sometimes I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 22, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I recently made a video to show a long-distance friend what a shoujo manga magazine looks like. He was curious because he’s a lifelong comics fan, but not very familiar … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 15, 2025)

New year, new anime! I’m looking forward to reading all about what you’re watching this season. I haven’t watched anything new yet, but the anime I’m most excited for is Honey Lemon Soda, based on Mayu Murata’s manga currently running … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 8, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! あけましておめでとう！ Happy New Year! Thank you all for another wonderful year of hanging out and talking about Japanese pop culture. I always enjoy reading your thoughts about all the things, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 1, 2025)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Whether you’re celebrating a holiday today or not, I hope you have a wonderful day! Before you wonder, yes, I spent too long making that gif, but it was totally … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 25, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Have you been voting in The Pits? The Anime voting thread is here, so make sure you add your lists! And the Comics voting thread (which includes Manga this year!!! … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 18, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Exciting news from Kodansha this week! They’ve created a new program they’re calling the “Kodansha Print Club“, which will bring previously digital only titles to print! The first series to … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 11, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I didn’t have time to feature something more in-depth for today’s thread, so I’m just going to share a video of one of my favorite Tani Yuuki songs, Okaeri (おかえり). … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 4, 2024)