A great thing about being an anime fan is that four times a year, we can get excited about a slate of new series! While we wait on most of these to begin, a number of bloggers reflect on the final episodes of summer 2014 anime and on series older than those. Draggle digs into… Read More Something More: Faustus Metal Alchemist, Hopeful Anime Heroes, and Anime as Bible Study
Two weeks after Aldnoah.zero‘s violent climax, fans are still a flutter over how season one ended. In a week where there were a number of much-talked about finales (Terror in Resonance, Haikyuu!, Free!, and the Tokyo Ghoul manga among them), Aldnoah.zero‘s was perhaps the most shocking. Of course, shocking isn’t always good. For Japes and… Read More The Bible’s Twist Ending Trumps Aldnoah.Zero’s
Today, James concludes his guest post series on the visual novel, Planetarian, which is among those we recommend for Christian audiences. Note: This post continues directly from the end of Part Two If we keep this meaningful juxtaposition of music and story fixed firmly in our minds and accept the Christian interpretation, the rest of… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part Three)
Today, James continues his guest post series on the visual novel, Planetarian, which is now for sale and download at Steam. At the end of Part One I suggested that there is a coherent religious message to be found in Planetarian. Before I elaborate, I must emphasize that there is obviously no way I can… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part Two)
Today, on Beneath the Tangles, we’re proud to present the first of three guest posts about Planetarian from James, a gaming blogger. Check out today’s post and return Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of the series! Recently, planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ —featured on BtT’s own list of recommended visual novels—was released… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part One)
Today, on Beneath the Tangles, we’re proud to present the first of three guest posts about Planetarian from James, a gaming blogger. Check out today’s post and return Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of the series! Recently, planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ —featured on BtT’s own list of recommended visual novels—was released… Read More Planetarian: An Analysis (Part One)
If I’m being completely honest, part of what originally drew me to anime (and what draws many people, I think) was the intensity of violence in some series and movies. Princess Mononoke was the first anime I watched that I knew was Japanese in origin, and the violence of it, though tame by some standards, both… Read More Rurouni Kenshin: Lay Me Down
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