Forgive me for having completely obvious taste, but Spirited Away is my favourite anime movie. More than that, it’s in the running for my favourite movie of all time, and if I had to pick just one animated flick that you absolutely had to watch, there’s a good chance I’d choose it over all those… Read More The Spiriting Away of JoshW
We live in a culture that’s about big displays of love – grand marriage proposals (all caught on Facebook Live of course), fancy trips around the world, heart stirring confessions in the rain. We want immediate gratification in our love, for our hearts to be set afire. The long, challenging work of a relationship is… Read More Clannad and Failing at the Ends of the Earth
Today’s guest post was submitted by Thani of The Closest Friend I’ve Ever Had and Mustard magazine, where among others he recently contributed a piece about Christian art. I hope you’ll enjoy this piece as much as I did! WARNING: SPOILERS for Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden ahead. Naruto models much of how growth within the… Read More Naruto and Kingdom Growth
While I don’t run my Secret Stars of Anime column anymore, one of my motivations for blogging is still to talk about various shows that are not as popular in the greater anime fandom, so as to expose the show to more people and give some love to these shows. In the spirit of my… Read More Alice & Zoroku (Spring 2017 Secret Stars of Anime Highlight)
Anime and manga are increasingly being studied at an academic level. Although I’ve never entered the world of academia myself, much less studied anime at that level, I’ve had the good fortune of meeting folks who have, taking a class long ago with Dr. Susan J. Napier and grabbing coffee with Brian Ruh, who once… Read More Take an Anime Survey and Enter to Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card
In This Corner of the World Funimation PG-13 128 minutes At one point during In This Corner of the World, the reflective, violent, and humorous look at the Japanese life near WWII Hiroshima, a character opines that “The past and the paths we did not choose make us who we are today.” Though said in… Read More Review: In This Corner of the World
In one of many moments of reflection from In This Corner of the World, Shuzaku explains to his wife, Suzu, “Our voice won’t reach those we never see.” A simple comment, but a profound one, and perhaps at the center of what keeps the characters in the film moving forward through unspeakable tragedy, and what… Read More The Healing We Bring Each Other “In This Corner of the World”
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