Kendall Lyons uses Summer Wars to illustrate his own yearning to use his spiritual gifts. [Cartoon Daily News]
D.M. Dutcher makes recommendations for Christians viewers, per usual, as he reviews a variety of the series this week:
- Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren’t They?
- Review: Eden Of The East (Complete)
- Several streaming series
Dutcher also wonders about Madoka Mako, a Christian mangaka whose worked centered on Christianity. [Cacao, put down the shovel!]
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As part of the Something More series of posts, each week Beneath the Tangles links to writings about anime and manga that involve religion and spirituality. If you’ve written such a piece or know of one, please email TWWK if you’d like it included.
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