With the Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) manga coming to an end, the birth pains are being felt in the anime version as well. In episode 16, more than in any other, we see how debilitating Kaori’s illness is to her, and become more assured that her disease is fatal. In… Read More Your Lie in April, Episode 16: No Time
Durarara!! is an anime that started airing in 2010. It takes place in a major part of Tokyo called Ikebukuro. To give you an idea about the show’s feel, think of a classical Chinese style epic taking place in a massive modern metropolis. The show focuses on three main characters, but also includes a plethora of minor… Read More Throwback Thursdays: Durarara!!
When it was announced that the manga for Genshiken Second Generation (Genshiken Nidaime) would receive an anime, my excitement was tempered by a feeling that the anime would ultimately be a letdown, as it would suffer from comparisons to the original classic. NIS’s slick release of the Genshiken Second Generation DVD set, though, proves that… Read More DVD Review: Genshiken Second Generation (BD)
First of all, many thanks to TWWK for inviting me to join this site. For my first post on here, I thought I would repost a post I made a long time ago on my own blog, A Series of Miracles. This post is a very personal subject for me, and I think it will also… Read More Osananajimi: Growing Up With God
More and more effort and money seems to be put toward anime openings (OP) these days, but more than ever it’s striking when an opening strikes such a chord that viewers will watch it each week instead of skipping. For the winter 2015 season, the Death Parade OP foots the bill – frankly, it’s probably… Read More Top 5 + Guest: Our Favorite Anime Openings
I want to publicly say thank you to TWWK for allowing me to be a part of this amazing group of people. I have been a follower for months now, and I thank God for all that’s being done here. I’m happy to be here and will do my best to bring some Japanese gaming posts… Read More Gaming with God: Crono’s Sacrificial Love
In our Untangled feature, we answer questions posed to us from our readers. For today’s post, we received the following from a forum member through the Christian Anime Alliance forums: Something has been bothering me a lot lately, and that is unanswered prayers. I am told that prayers either go amiss because of sins that… Read More Untangled: Why is God Silent?
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