I must preface this brief Secret Santa review with this statement: None of the Secret Santa recommendations I received this year match my tastes (with the exception of Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, but I’ve already seen that one, thus I received an additional entry as an exception). With that in mind, Phantom: Requiem for the… Read More Secret Santa: Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
If you haven’t noticed, I’ll say it now – a lot of our writers are big fans of the media that’s developed by Key visual novel studio. One of our bloggers, JP (Japes), has taken that like to a whole other level. On January 1, 2015, JP will be releasing a full saxophone cover album… Read More Saxy Side of Anime: The Key Anthology Saxophone Collection
My anime watching experience is fairly wide, having been watching the medium for a fair of number of years now. But it’s also more shallow than I’d like to admit. Reverse Thieves’ Secret Santa project helps bring depth to my anime list, as I’m always given series that I feel I should have watched and… Read More Secret Santa: Mouryou no Hako
When I was a kid, I always imagined that as an adult I would go to holiday parties with lots of food, dancing, and so forth. But in my twenties, I never really lived that kind of lifestyle, and now that I’m married with children, I find myself attending a different kind of Christmas party… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
In my household this year, we’ve had so much conversation about how to really emphasize Christ in the season. As I mentioned yesterday, we do the whole Santa thing with our kids (I actually feel like I’m the only parent at my church that does!), but in spite of that, I think we keep a… Read More Kyon, Christmas, and a Humble Love
When did you stop believing in Santa Claus? Did you ever believe in Santa? Among many other things, episode 12 of the first season of Minami-Ke explores Chiaki’s belief in Santa. She’s doubted in his existence since the previous year, but Kana’s plan this year restores her belief in him. It’s an almost-sweet story in… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Minami-Ke
Characters in Santa outfits. Check. Romantic gift-giving. Check. Vampire girl who injects people with joyous blood. Uh, check. Karin (Chibi Vampire) was a series I’d almost completely forgotten before deciding to watch episode 19, the show’s Christmas episode. In fact, I don’t remember if I’ve even watched the series (I know that I’ve read the… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 8: Karin
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