Musings

September 2010
13:  My So-Called Virtual Life
20:  Whatever You Pray, You Won’t Receive?
20:  Six Pack: Viewing Anime Through a Christian Lens
27:  Petty Little Liars
28:  The Reality of Senseless Violence

October 2010
4:  Here Comes Santa Cross
11:  Do You Love Me Enough to Let Me Go?
12:  Love Your Neighbors…Even ANN

November 2010
3:  More Lessons from Clannad: Just Do Something
19:  My Experience with a Voice Actress…or, Get Over Yourself, Minorin!

January 2011
12:  Cross Game of Love, Part I: Playing Games
14:  Cross Game of Love, Part II: Letting Go
17:  Spiritual Dryness and Haruhi’s Melancholy
25:  No Need for the Past: Goodbye, Tenchi!
28:  Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Big Dreams and the Unknown God in Major
31:  Orphans That Never Knew Their Names: Haibane Renmei and the Power of Names

February 2011
9:  Pitch to Contact!  Teammates and Character Transformation in Ookiku Furikabutte
11:  Belldandy, Nagisa, and What it Means to be Pure
17:  Swing With All Your Might! Courage, Loss, and Renewal in Ookiku Furikabutte
28:  Summer Wars and the Art of Loving Others

March 2011
2:  “Shikigami! Descend, O Great One!” Spiritual Gifts Personified in Onmyou Taisenki
28:  More Like a Tin Roof Sundae

April 2011
24:  It is Finished

May 2011
9:  Burn, O My Cosmos! Comrades At Arms and Fighting the Good Fight in Saint Seiya
10:  AnoHana:  The Sadness and Joy of it All
18:  Madoka, Homura, and a Yuri Embrace of Grace
25:  Rebuild of Shinji, Asuka, and Rei: You (Can) Hope

June 2011
8:  Kino-pocalypse Now…Or, It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
13:  A Word Fitly Spoken: Shikamaru in Naruto Shipuuden 153
15:  Door to Door in the N.H.K.
19:  My Dysfunctional Anime Dad

July 2011
23:  Anime and Christianity
25:  “Please Rely on Me!” The Break and Unmaking of Promises in Ookiku Furikabutte
27:  Hourou Musuko and Loving the Sinner, But Hating the Sin

August 2011
17:  Mitsuru Adachi’s Touch: She Had it Coming
22:  Touch and the Life Extraordinary

September 2011
8:  I’m Working at It’!!
20:  Pre-Op Usagi Drop and Madoka Surgical Girl
21:  Beyond Mere Talent: The Weak Shaming the Strong in Kin’iro no Corda
28:  A Lesson in Forgiveness in Koko Ni Iru Yo!

October 2011
4:  Fashioning Kamisama Dolls…and Other Gods
19:  The Peacemaker: Yukine Miyazawa
20:  Nullifying the Things That Are: The Elimination of Boasting in Kin’iro no Corda

November 2011
1:  Chrono Crusade and the Silence of God
7:  For the Love of the (Fan)art, and Of Its Subject
17:  ARIA: Finding Joy
28:  Worshipping Haruhi…and Other Things Your Heart Desires

December 2011
7:  The Faith and Peace of Gai Tsutsugami
12:  Fate/Zero, the Sin of Joy, and Christian Hedonism
21:  What’s Family?  A Response to Yi’s Post on Usagi Drop
23:  Desperate Housewife: The Toradora OVA and Understanding the Value of a Meal
31:  Fate/Zero‘s Gilles De Rais: Our Double Self and New Year’s Resolutions

January 2012
2:  Hourou Musuko, Chapter 7: Church is the Best Place to Pick Up Girls
5:  The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya: Stepping outside into the cold to see the snow.
9:  My Interaction with Bandai and a Dose of Humility
10:  Anibloggers: It’s All About the Love…and Haibane Renmei
16:  Princess Tutu: God’s Love and the Gift of Free Will
18:  Drive-by “Fruits Basket,” part 1: An Incurable Curse and an Incurable Optimist

February 2012
6:  Toradora: You’re a Pain in My Back, Minorin
7:  Claymore’s Priscilla and the Pharisee in All of Us
13:  The Stigma of an Anime Divorce
14:  Nothing Compares – Steins;gate, Chat Rooms, and Real Love
19:  When Our Opinions Run Counter to the Culture (Otherwise Titled: K-On! and Hunger Games Suck)
24:  The Art of Being an Anime Girl (or Boy) in a Hospital Bed
27:  Ano Natsu de Matteru and Strangers from a Distant Shore

March 2012
5:  Kure-nai, Haibane Renmei, and the Weight of Sin
6:  Naruto and Sasuke: Hope, Love’s Longsuffering…
10:  Ninja Training…or, Retreating from the World
13:  Three Powerful Deaths in Naruto, Martyrdom, and Leaving a Legacy
26:  What Anime Caught You By Surprise in How Much It Moved You?

April 2012
12:  Anime Crushes: A Little Bit of Humility Goes a Long Way
16:  Does Your Faith Affect Your Viewing Habits?
19:  Cross Game Vol. 7 and a Lack of Institutional Control
26:  Not So Fast, My Friends: Fasting from Anime and Other Concerns
30:  Anime Teachers Are Better Than Real Ones (Sometimes)

May 2012
1:  How to Kill a God
8:  Naruto Shippuden and the Power to Persevere
11:  From the Dust Returned: Aquarion Evol Breaks Death’s Chains
12:  Shinji and Me: Up and Down and Up Again
17:  Sakamichi no Apollon: What Do You Think It Takes to Make an Interfaith Relationship Work?
21:  Hell Girl: Red String Situations
23:  Atypical Dating, Day 1: Women Who Can’t Cook and Reversing Expectations
28:  Clannad Family Sharing Time
29:  Eureka Seven Ao and Generation Celebrity
30: Atypical Dating, Day 2: Kimi ni Todoke and the Myth of Chemistry

June 2012
4:  Toradora, Clannad, and a Different Kind of Generational Curse
6:  Atypical Dating, Day 3: Itazura Na Kiss, Destiny, and Dating Checklists
7:  Anime and the Misnomer of Christianity
11:  Princess Jellyfish and Becoming Who We’re Meant to Be
19:  A Heart Matter: Fate/Zero’s Grail and Prometheus’ Black Ooze
28:  Am I My Sempai’s Keeper? Hato and Madarame in Genshiken Nidaime

July 2012
5:  The Legend of Korra Finale: At Our Lowest Point
11:  Tari Tari: Teach a Girl to Sing…
12:  Aishiteruze Baby: Love for the Unloveable
16:  Natsuyuki Rendezvous: Treasure in a Field of Flowers
17:  Maria Kawai’s Amazing Grace – Part I
19:  Stepping Out in Love in Inu X Boku SS
20:  Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Lessons from the decline of humans.
24:  Maria Kawai’s Amazing Grace – Part II
30:  Manga of a Young Girl: Anne Frank in Japan

August 2012
8:  Medaka Box: Kindness is stronger than anger.
15:  I Like Your Blog Post! And Your Facebook Comment. And Your Tweet. And…
26:  Kirito, Asuna, and Complementary Couples

September 2012
2:  When Bad Things Happen To Good Anime Characters
6:  Abba Inaba! Kokoro Connect and the Need for Grace
11:  These Little Moments
17:  Kokoro Connect: What Would You Tell Your 6/11/14-Year Old Self?
26:  3-2-1 Contract! Making a Deal With the Devil