In episode 11, our beloved host, Charles/TWWK (wait… what?), will be interviewing JP/Japes featuring questions about Japan submitted by you, our readers and listeners! Just like last month, JP is still working in Japan, and so this episode will focus on his impressions based on his time in Kanazawa. Thanks for listening! Feel free to… Read More The Tangles Anime Podcast: Episode 11
For episode 10, JP (Japes) will be giving a bit of a commentary on his impressions of life in Japan and what it means for a Christian otaku. The episode takes place on the scene, in the mountains of Kanazawa, Japan, and due to this drastic change in topic and formula, the episode is significantly shorter… Read More The Tangles Anime Podcast: Episode 10
Anime and religion are two of the inspirations for Ken Kitano’s metaportraits, which are on display with others at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. Alafista’s picture of the day features Japanese men and women praying at Shiogama Temple for New Year’s. Zyl presents his “Lucky Star shrine” pilgrimage. Voice actress Tia Ballard solicits prayers… Read More Lucky Star Shrine, Prayers for a VA and for New Years, and Blue Exorcist Through a Christian Lens
Chihayafuru is back! Arata is back! The new season of Chihayafuru begins with flourish as Chihaya’s team arrives at the nationals (and she collapses under pressure, again). But even better is that we find out more about Arata’s story, and the wee-bit-overdramatic teen we saw in an earlier episode is erased, and Arata once again… Read More Chihayafuru, Episode 13: Four Faces of God
Boy loves girl. Girl hates boy. Boy is trying to get into a good college to impress/join/get a good job for girl. Boy prays for said college in obligatory Hatsumode episode. This series of events has played out a number of times in anime and manga series. On New Year’s Day, many Japanese go to… Read More Of Kami and Buddhas: School Prayer
This is the first post in a biweekly series that I plan on writing about Japanese religion. Most of us are familiar with certain aspects of Japanese religion – Shintoism, the idea of the kami, Buddhism and the importance of nature in it. These posts are meant to dig deeper, as I investigate scholarly sources to… Read More Of Kami and Buddhas: The Wizards of Japanese Religion