Something More: The Dao of DBZ and Gingitsune’s Guide to a “Godly” Friendship

Amelia Pang interviews Derek Padula, author of “Dragon Ball Z: It’s Over 9,000!”, about how he’s devoted much of life to exploring the connections between that series and Buddhist and Daoist philosophies. [The New School Free Press] Frank digs into Gingitsune and finds parallels between the main relationship of the series and a Christian’s relationship… Read More Something More: The Dao of DBZ and Gingitsune’s Guide to a “Godly” Friendship

10.12.201310.12.2013 TwwkLeave a comment

Believing in an Unbreakable Machine-God

The story of the Israelites, or the entire Old Testament really, can be seen as man’s constant fleeing from God toward idolatry, both inward and out. Instead of worshipping their God, they turned away and worshipped others, including those they made with their own hands. They were easily turned to that which they could physically… Read More Believing in an Unbreakable Machine-God

10.08.2013 Twwk4 Comments

Something More: Sunday Without God, The World God Only Knows, and Aniblogging About God

Annalyn explores the loneliness of being a Christian aniblogger. [Annalyn’s Thoughts] Frank tackles how two series, Sunday Without God and The World God Only Knows, deal with the “God” mentioned in their titles and how that imagery compares to the Christian God. [A Series of Miracles] __ As part of the Something More series of… Read More Something More: Sunday Without God, The World God Only Knows, and Aniblogging About God

10.05.201310.04.2013 TwwkLeave a comment

Golden Time, Episode 01: A Whole New World

While I’m excited for the whole new crop of fall series, there’s one I’ve been waiting for more than any other. Golden Time is based on a light novel by Yuyuko Takemiya, who wrote Toradora!, which is my very favorite series. And the first episode this new show didn’t disappoint – it was no clone… Read More Golden Time, Episode 01: A Whole New World

10.04.201310.04.2013 Twwk4 Comments

Anime Today: Sunday Without God… Without God

The last few weeks have seen the wrap-up of the 2013 summer anime season, and with it, a number of pleasant surprises… as well as a number of letdowns. Sunday Without God, a creative series that showed a lot of promise in its early episodes, unfortunately, can be counted as one of the latter. Now… Read More Anime Today: Sunday Without God… Without God

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Month: October 2013

Something More: The Dao of DBZ and Gingitsune’s Guide to a “Godly” Friendship

Believing in an Unbreakable Machine-God

Something More: Sunday Without God, The World God Only Knows, and Aniblogging About God

Golden Time, Episode 01: A Whole New World

Anime Today: Sunday Without God… Without God

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