Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In the past, I wasn’t that interested in watching recordings of concerts. I love going to concerts, but sitting in my living room watching one on my TV? Eh. Well, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 5, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s here, miwa’s new album!!! I’ve already listened to it a couple times this morning, and I’m loving it so much. A great collection of some of her latest singles, … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 29, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I have spent a lot of time researching language-learning resources over the years. I am always on the hunt for new tools to help me practice and to absorb more … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 22, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Exciting music news today: imase’s debut album,「BONSAI」is here! It is packed full of his hit singles along with some great new songs, so there’s a lot to love. If you’re … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 15, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! My never-ending quest to get everyone to listen to my favorite music continues this week with Toki Asako’s latest release: Peppermint Time. I’ve written about 土岐麻子 many times since taking … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 1, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Looking for a completed manga you can read in English that is only 6 volumes? Then I recommend you check out Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (おはよう、いばら姫). This shoujo manga is … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 24, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! As most of you know by know, I love Fujii Kaze (藤井風) and never miss a chance to promote his beautiful music. So I am thrilled to have this wonderful … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 17, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sorry, busy week for me so no time to write anything. But here’s a cute header image of the A Condition Called Love manga. Enjoy! ^^ And, as always… What … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (April 3, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I haven’t had as much time for bento or other Japanese cooking the last couple months, but last night I made Gyudon 牛丼 for the first time. So now I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 27, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! More new music this week because SCANDAL’s new album is here!!! I’ve been looking forward to this release for a while because I’ve really liked all of the recent singles … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 20, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Busy week for me, and I don’t have much time today, so let’s all watch the new imase video! If you don’t know, imase skyrocketed to popularity in 2022 with … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 13, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week, BIN released their second album, Melt. And it’s delightful! I’m not sure how to describe their music exactly, but the group is made up of three members: yama … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (March 6, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! My love and deep respect for shoujosei manga is no secret around here, so it shouldn’t be surprising that I spend a lot of time thinking about the history and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 28, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! A few of you already know this, but for everyone else…you should watch 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! I unexpectedly had … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 21, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Happy Valentine’s Day! To be honest, I never gave much thought to Valentine’s Day before I started watching anime and reading manga. But now I see it is as one … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 14, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sometimes, for no reason at all, a band/musician doesn’t click with me…until suddenly, without anyway warning, they do. This was true for Mrs. GREEN APPLE. I’ve been aware of them … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (February 7, 2024)

Content warning: please note that this post contains discussions of suicide. I usually try to keep things relatively light in these headers, but today I want to dedicate the thread to Hinako Ashihara, the mangaka of Sand Chronicles, whose death … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 31, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! It’s here! yama’s third album, Awake & Build! I’ve only listened to a few of the new songs, but I’m already liking what I hear. Here’s one song that stood … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 24, 2024)