Halfway through episode eight of Oshi no Ko, Aqua makes an awful decision: he will become involved romantically with Akane and manipulate her for his own ends. It’s a sickening plan, especially when the girl in question just recently tried to take her own life. But by the end of the episode, something has changed… Read More The Regular, Transformative Friendships of Aqua Hoshino
The Gospel as the Great Passage, II: On Unlikely Teammates
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One of the great struggles for Christians is figuring out how to navigate life in a world that doesn’t embrace biblical values. How to stay on the narrow path when the culture is so different—and often opposed—to biblical living? Our team finds some examples of how we might do so through how characters in several… Read More Tangle x Cast 16: Living Unlike the World in Oshi no Ko, Princess Mononoke, A Silent Voice, and Akiba Maid War
Have you ever been on the receiving end of bullying so relentless that you feel there’s no hope that life will ever get better? Episode six of Oshi no Ko expertly helps us understand that feeling through actress Akane Kurokawa’s eyes as she drowns in a sea of criticism and bullying. And having previously shown… Read More Akane Kurokawa and a Savior Who Sees and Saves
Best boy Bojji is back in Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, which in episode one features two shorts. The first, “Kage’s Errand,” begins with Despa becoming despondent after discovering an age spot on his face. In fact, he’s so upset that he won’t continue training Bojji unless he’s able to eat a… Read More First Impression: Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
At a certain idol production agency, a new division is created, and several promising elementary school girls are selected to be in this division, while a hot-blooded staff member is selected to be the group’s producer. Among the girls of this division is Arisu Tachibana, a girl who doesn’t like to be treated like a… Read More First Impression: The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149
Ok everyone, get comfortable—this is gonna be a wild ride! The most highly anticipated new series premiere finally dropped today not just with a single episode, nor even a double, but with a feature film-length special adapting the entire first volume of the manga. That’s right, 90 minutes of sparkly idol eyes, beaming smiles, and… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: Oshi no Ko
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