2DT wrote a wonderful post about the common separate between anime fans and religious folk on his blog. Referencing my anibloggers and religion survey from last year, he discusses the idea that it seems most anime fans simply aren’t interested (or are even against) organized religion. 2DT postulates that a reason for this is that… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Choosing Anime Over Jesus
Japan has a very small Christian population, with estimates ranging from about 2% to 0.5% of the Japanese identifying themselves as Christian. Missionaries from the U.S. and other countries, however, are working to spread the gospel in the country. Michelle Mikoski and her husband, Nate, recently returned to the U.S. after a missions trip in… Read More Interview with Japanese Missionary Michelle Mikoski
I didn’t feel the loss anymore…They’re kind of gone and I really don’t want them to come back, particularly. My life is different now. – Eric Clapton on “Tears in Heaven” and “In My Father’s Eyes” Eric Clapton is a figure whose music is ageless. Decades from now, we’ll be discussing his guitar playing, and… Read More Ano Hana Episode 08: Perfect Parents
Ask any aniblogger who the prominent voice in the academic study of anime is, and he or she is likely to respond, “Charles Dunbar.” Owner of the Study of Anime site, Charles is currently finishing his MA in Anthropology, focusing particularly on the culture of anime conventions. A popular figure at anime conventions, Charles is… Read More Interview with Study of Anime’s Charles Dunbar
We’ve made it to the end of the aniblogger testimony project! This is the tenth and final in a series of Aniblogger Testimony posts, where select writers will discuss their personal faith. Today’s post is by Katie (Kokoro Hane) of Breaking Metal Windows and Kokoro no Uta. The previous posts in this series were written… Read More Aniblogger Testimony: Mangaka on a Mission
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