Charity case, taking care of an entity born from a pitiful place, seeking mercy, yet doing harm. Reminds me of people who fall into relationships that make said person unrecognizable. Warping the kind spirit of the individual into an extension of the manipulator’s bad deeds and insecurities. Like Jiji, selflessly seeing an opportunity to help a… Read More The Anime Artisan: Jiji and the Evil Eye
It’s ever so easy to love what we ourselves do not possess. Those who’ve cultivated skills, devoted themselves to their craft, a lifestyle so foreign that it skews our ability to understand, making a mortal man akin to a wizard. Such admiration that it can only be called love. A verse comes to mind that… Read More The Anime Artisan: Dr. Stone and Wise Love
A special Easter delivery from our artist, Zion! We hope you have a wondrous and wonderful Easter weekend!
In this Anime Artisan post, Zion illustrates Natsuko and Luke while reflecting on the series—one our writers have also reflected upon in recent weeks. To be hungry is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? To be just so famished, your own flesh turns against itself, eating to a point of atrophy. The only remedy for such… Read More Zenshu: Where the Heart Is
“Trust me, it’s just fruit juice. Watch your step.” Do you like this creative piece by our artist, Zion, of Sakamoto Days‘ Shin cleaning up a mess on aisle four? Then check out Zion’s other works, too!
Evolving into a better, perhaps more spiritual person can make you unrecognizable. This might be a hardship initially, but transformation can carry much beauty—life and the people around you will change as a result of growth. As we celebrate together the Christmas festivities and the turning of a new year, become the individual you’ve always… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: A Very Merry Christmas Kaiju!
This week on Beneath the Tangles, we’re sharing prayers of thanks for different aspects of our community. We hope you’ll join us as we pray in gratefulness. Today, we turn our attention to those creating art and video for our ministry—our graphic designers, video creators, and artists like Zion, who created this super cool Turbo… Read More Turbo Granny Thanksgiving + BtT Week of Thankfulness, Day 4: Media & Art
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