Frieren hates demons. You won’t change her mind. She will say all of them immediately, and won’t listen to their sob stories. All are evil and completely evil, without exception. This storyline has been a point of dissension for critics of the series, but in this episode of The Power of God and Anime Podcast,… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 38: Frieren and Tolerating Demons
In the latest episode of Jujutsu Kaisen, Itadori squares off against Hiromi Higuruma, a brilliant defense lawyer who has awakened as a Jujutsu Sorcerer—and quite a powerful one at that. His cursed technique, “Judgeman,” effectively turns his domain into a courtroom where his opponent is the accused and must make his case for innocence against… Read More All Rise: The Case Against Higuruma (and Ourselves)
Pride is the most insidious of sins, and it can make an alien cactus think it’s a god—until the Outlaw Star’s pilot, Melfina, stomps it flat. It’s the end of another week and another month! Wait…wasn’t it Christmas yesterday? What is time?! Joking aside, I’ve been reflecting on another scene from an old a classic… Read More Pride Goes Before a Fall…of a Cactus
We might realize we need to change some behavior. We might even want to change it. But are we willing to change our very hearts—what we desire—to be transformed? In episode 37, Mike looks to Motoko as an example. She hates Keitaro because she hates men, but even when she attempts to change, it doesn’t… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 37: Motoko and the Real Sword She Needed—A Changed Heart
“Who do you think I am?” By the time Frieren asks that question in this week’s episode in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, it’s been three decades since the death of Himmel the Hero, and many more since Himmel, Frieren, Heiter, and Eisen defeated the Demon King. Their existence and works having become legendary, people immediately… Read More Finding Silver in the Dark: Frieren and The True I AM
In Fruits Basket, Tohru cares deeply and sacrificially for Kyo, but it takes him a lot of time to work through self-loathing caused by all the hurt he’s suffered and to accept that love. On today’s episode, Mike dives into that relationship and how the parable of the Prodigal Son similarly shows the love of… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 34: The Prodigal Kyo
Have you ever struggled to find the right gift for someone? Or realized that the gift you picked out was really more about you than them? (Or maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of a present like that!) This is exactly what Hiromi, the eponymous Ice Guy, is up against in the Christmas episode… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: The Ice Guy’s Most Perfect Gift
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