March is just days away, and you all know what that means: AniMarch Madness is about to begin! Yes, our single-elimination tournament pitting anime against anime in a playoff-style bracket where voters determine the top one starts this week. It’s based on its namesake, the NCAA basketball tournament, and roughly coincides with it. We often… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023
Humans aren’t meant to live for themselves. We’re meant to live in vulnerable, authentic, fulfilling relationships with others—to find ourselves in giving ourselves away. So when we try to find fulfillment by pursuing our desires, we end up unfulfilled, unsatisfied, and embittered. When we live for ourselves, we become something we were never meant to… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 8: The Monstrous Heart of Self-Love
Crown Prince Siegwald can hear the voices of the gods. And all they ever want to talk to him about is someone else. If you were in the prince’s shoes, would you listen? It’s pretty common in Christian circles to talk about God speaking to us or hearing God’s voice. It’s a vital part of… Read More Endo & Kobayashi Live! Part II: Sieg Listens, & It Changes His Life
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of February 12th through February 18th! It’s our 100th episode! We hope you’ve enjoyed our newscast and are looking forward to many more in the future. To that end, we’ve added Spotify and Apple podcasts… Read More Doki Doki News: Leiji Matsumoto Passes, Crunchyroll Layoffs, and Our 100th Episode!
Darkness, the crusader who joins the main party in Konosuba, is quirky, to say the least (if you know, you know). She’s also brave and lovable, a perfect fit into a surprisingly engaging light novel series. As one of the protagonists, she’s also heavily featured in the recent Konosuba fan book release. Who’s your favorite… Read More Fanart Friday: Konosuba’s Shining Darkness
Last year was an exciting year to be a Rascal Does Not Dream fan, with the announcement of a new anime project adapting the eighth and ninth volumes in the series, as well as the Japanese release of the latest volume—two years after the previous one! Not to mention the English release of the eighth… Read More Review: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
One day after school, Aoto Endo and Shihono Kobayashi become gods. One minute they’re playing Kobayashi’s beloved otome game Love Me Magically! (Magikoi), fangirl-and-boying over the tsundere villainess Lieselotte, and the next, they are being hailed as gods by the in-game male lead, Crown Prince Sieg, who can suddenly hear their voices. Fun premise for… Read More Endo & Kobayashi Live! Part I: God Speaks Like an Otaku!
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