Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to highlight of one of my favorite manga reads from 2023: My Girlfriend’s Child by Mamoru Aoi. There are three volumes in English, with volume four arriving … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 17, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! You all knew this would be today’s header, right? The A Sign of Affection anime is finally here, and it’s absolutely beautiful! I don’t know how they managed to so … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 10, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Another year, another failed attempt to create a “best of” playlist that isn’t longer than the previous year’s list. It’s just, there was so much great music in 2023! I … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (January 3, 2024)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Another travel day for me, and I don’t have much time to work on the header, so this will be a short one. Even though I haven’t completed my 2023 … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 27, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In case you missed it, The Anime Pits thread is live, so make sure you post your lists by December 27th! I’m trying to wait until I’ve watched all the … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 20, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! The year of anime is coming to a close (almost), and that means I am behind on everything I’m watching! I don’t know why, but I always struggle to keep … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 13, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! VAUNDY’s second album, replica, was released earlier this month, and I am really enjoying it so far. I first heard VAUNDY a couple years ago because I fell in love … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 29, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Today I want to share Sakura Fujiwara’s song “Daybreak”. I love pretty much everything she does, but this latest single feels extra special to me. And the video is really … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 22, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I’m a little obsessed with Yuuri’s latest video, so I’m going to share it with all of you. The video is for “Lyra” (ライラ) which I love, definitely one of … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 15, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I know that it’s technically no longer October, and therefore no longer the “spooky season”. But I saw this movie a few days ago, and I wanted to feature it … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 1, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Step right up and have a look….It’s time for Yamishibai. That’s right, it’s almost Halloween, which means I’m once again … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 25, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Because I am currently blessed by the anime gods, I have another delightful slice-of-life anime to try and convince everyone to watch this week: The Four Brothers of Yuzuki. Currently … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 18, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I spent most of yesterday curled up on the couch feeling sick, which wasn’t fun, but the upside is I got to watch lots of anime! Thanks to Otakunomike’s great … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 11, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Fall anime season has arrived, which means we’ll have lots of new series to check out over the next couple weeks. Some series have already started, and one of my … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 4, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! In one day Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation will be available on Crunchyroll, rejoice! I’m really looking forward to spending more time with these characters, and I’m hoping this will be … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 27, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I don’t have much time to write this week, so I’ll just leave you with the music video for “Moon”, Perfume’s latest single, featured on the EP of the same … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 20, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Sakura Fujiwara released another excellent album (Airport) back in May, and because I don’t have another shoujo anime adaption to scream about this week, I thought I’d take a moment … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 13, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop cul….*runs into the thread screaming* AFTER 12 YEARS WE’RE GETTING SEASON 3 OF FROM ME TO YOU!!! This is not a drill! I repeat, KIMI NI TODOKE SEASON 3!!! *catches breath* … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 6, 2023)

Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! Last week, KERENMI released his latest single: “Adult”, featuring Avu-chan (of Queen Bee) & RYUHEI (of BE:FIRST). And I’ve listened to it…a lot. Something about it just hit the part … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (August 30, 2023)