School is back in session for most students, which means that summer is coming to a close. That means the fall season of anime is just around the corner. Can you believe it? But writers continue to blog wonderful articles for the shows coming to a close for the summer season, including those below. Medieval… Read More Something More: Jesusmonogatari, GGO’s False Prophet, and Christian Writers on Ghibli
And now we’re grown up orphans And never knew their names We don’t belong to no one That’s a shame But you could hide beside me Maybe for a while And I won’t tell no one your name And I won’t tell ’em your name After the thrilling action in the last episode of Terror… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 8: Orphans
I’m not a terribly big fan of Free! I really don’t remember season one too well, and two has been meh for me as well. But beginning with the last episode, the series has really picked up, and in episode ten, it does something really unexpected – it takes all the build up from this… Read More Free! Eternal Summer Episode 10: And Make Disciples of All Swimmers
*Note: This article has been written in such a way to be completely SPOILER-FREE. Read without fear of spoilers!* Christianity has, in the past few decades, had a confusing relationship with the post-modern movement and its refutation of objectivity. On one hand, many Christians agree with post-modernism’s skepticism of modern culture, skepticism of everything really,… Read More Anime Today: Post-Modern Monogatari
As Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride) progresses, so, too, do the relationships in the show. Unlike other series, Ao Haru Ride throws five characters together who are fairly new to each other. There is some history there, but none of these people have been in any others’ social group before. We’re getting to see… Read More Blue Spring Ride, Episode 9: Friends and Lovers
It’s a “Series of Miracles” kind of week here on Something More, as Frank, founder of that blog, is responsible for the majority of this week’s short list of links. Not that I’m complaining, as he’s one of my favorite writers in the blogosphere! Frank again looks to anime childhood relationships as he discusses a… Read More Something More: Hanayamata Witness, Godly Childhood Relationships, and Shinto Ritual
As many Christians will tell you, mercy and grace are some of the dearest and most beautiful qualities of God. Not only does he show us mercy every day by guiding us through problems that we often bring on ourselves, but he gave everyone on earth mercy by dying on the cross so we wouldn’t… Read More Mercy in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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