Summertime means barbecues, fun at the beach, and of course, anime conventions! As we do most years, our staff is descending upon anime cons over these next few months. While we’re spying out a number of them, including Hyper Japan festival (London) in July and Crunchyroll Expo (San Jose) in August, we’ve confirmed a couple… Read More Our Staff is Attending Anime Conventions This Summer! What About You?
Why is no one else like me? I like anime, but I’m told by the Christians around me that it’s a ungodly art. My friends who do like anime, on the other hand, say and do things that don’t reflect my religious values. What do I do? If you’ve ever thought this, you’re not alone.… Read More Finding God in Anime, Vol. 2 Fills the Need for an Otaku Devotional
The first two volumes of Summertime Rendering drop today, and we’ve got a review of volume two this week to join our thoughts on the first volume last week. In addition to that UDON Entertainment twosome, we have reviews for new and recent volumes from VIZ Media, Yen Press, J-Novel Club, and Cross Infinite World… Read More Reader’s Corner: Ima Koi, Star Wars Leia Princess of Alderaan, and Kokoro Connect: Asu Random
Kongming is more than just a great tactician with a charmingly demure manner and surprisingly decent rapping skills. He’s also the kind of adult I aspire to be, and one I think that all of us—as we hand in our membership cards to “the young generation” (ahem, as we age)—can stand to learn a thing… Read More Ya Boy Kongming Ep. 9 & the Adult I Aspire to Be
It’s official! Paris will be cosplaying “casual Yor” in the red sweater for us! Our vote last week, in which you helped determine her next cosplay for us, actually ended as a tie between that choice and Thorn Princess Yor (such popular character right now—would woulda thunkit?); Paris and I cast the deciding vote. Stay… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Paris Will Cosplay Casual Yor!
Our first fanart post today is of the Forgers—Loid, Anya, and Yor—by game artist Whitney Lanier. It’s so pretty, and I’m additionally happy to post it because Whitney is a Christian artist and a longtime friend. I’m so proud to share her awesome work! Whitney is attending MomoCon in Atlanta this weekend—if you’re there, stop… Read More Fanart Friday: A Perfect Spy x Family
During our last Light Novel Club meeting, I mentioned some of the changes coming to this column. We’ve been wanting to stir things up, and now feels like the appropriate time to do so as our fearless leader, stardf29, steps down from his role and I take over as club prez. So what does that… Read More Our 38th Next Light Novel Club Selection is The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes!
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