This summer season has provided a lot of fun, entertaining series, and surprisingly some thought-provoking ones as well! One that surprises me in the lessons it gives, as evidenced by Japes’ article earlier this week, is Hanayamata, which has also provided some great material for Frank. See his article below, along with some other other terrific ones over other series.
Frank looks at the roles and purpose of Christians in his analysis of episodes three and four of Hanayamata. [A Series of Miracles]
Episode five of Sword Art Online 2 revolves around Kirito’s deception, and Rob takes that as an opportunity to discuss lying. [Christian Anime Review]
He also reviews episode 3 of Sailor Moon, and finds a connection therein to Christian hypocrisy. [2]
Matthew Newman digs into Christian principles demonstrated in Blue Exorcist. [Old Line Elephant]
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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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