What happens when you take one of the most beautifully designed characters and lift her up in a heavenly vision that has her…on the beach? A lagoon? In the ethereal realm of this illustration, I don’t think we’re meant to know. ★ 【黑山羊之王】 「 鳥の詩 」 ☆
24-year-old Ayano Tanaka is a very unusual high school teacher with a very unusual student. Known colloquially as the “Iron Mask” by her second-year students, she takes no crap from anyone—17-year-old Murai included. Although he is among the smartest students in the class, Murai is a strange kid who often proclaims his undying and earnest… Read More First Impression: Murai in Love
Frieren: mentor, friend, leader, and buffer. ★ 【天之火】 「 fern // frieren // stark 」 ☆
Do you sometimes feel discouraged, as if you’re not good enough to accomplish the big things you’d like to? Mike’s been there. So have some of the heroes of the Bible, including Moses and Gideon. And…maybe Sailor Moon’s Usagi Tsukino, too? Well, she at least serves as an example of someone who does incredible things… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 7: God Will Use You (Even if You’re Clumsy Like Usagi Tsukino)
On this week’s Reader’s Corner: Re:Zero starts a new light novel collection, puppy love starts with dog owners crossing paths, a new Sword Art Online Alternative story begins, and much more! A Condition Called Love (Vol. 9) • Dark Souls: Redemption (Vol. 1) • Father, I Don’t Want This Marriage (Vol. 1) • In Another… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dark Souls: Redemption (Vol. 1), Re:Zero: Short Story Collection (Vol. 1), and The Villainess Is the Heroine’s Biggest Fan (Vol. 3)
There’s still no character quite as cool as Spike Spiegel, and no series quite as enthralling as Cowboy Bebop. Bang. ★ 【孔雀椰子】「 スパイク 」 ☆
Statue? Carving? Frieren herself? I love the questions, melancholy, and magic of this illustration. It’s fitting for the fantasy and sometimes ancient feel of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. ★ 【小刀】 「 雕刻 芙莉莲 」 ☆
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