TWWK: Yesterday, Japesland and Kaze provided their thoughts on some of this past season’s series (Note that Japesland didn’t give any of the shows he reviewed more than a 4/10! Tough grader.). Today, the two start dissecting spring 2014 anime series that they both watched. On tap today: Brynhildr in the Darkness, Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to, The Irregular… Read More Spring 2014 in Review (Part 2/3)
The second season of Free! arrived with a splash yesterday (hardy har har), helping to launch a new season of anime. No less than a phenomenon, at least among American anime fans, the first season ended with hopes and anticipation of the second, but after so many months of waiting, I think the series snuck… Read More Free! – Eternal Summer, Episode 1: Rin Matsuoka, the True Believer
TWWK: Maybe because Japanese anime seasons are like nature’s seasons, four per year, they seem to fly by, with current ones ending before we know it and new ones beginning almost too soon. It was the same with this spring season, which is quickly coming to a close. As with the winter anime, two of… Read More Spring 2014 in Review (Part 1/3)
“Christianity” and “anime convention” don’t often synchronize too well. You may immediately think of protestors at FanimeCon or at other conventions, telling guests that they’d better turn from manga to the Bible or else they’ll find themselves in danger of hellfire (I wonder what they think of a book that’s both manga and Bible?). Or… Read More Be Witnesses In Judea, and Samaria, and in All of the Cons
Endings are important, so it’s no surprise that I watched the last two episodes of MekakuCity Actors with a little more trepidation than usual. I was hopeful, though: I had thoroughly enjoyed the non-linear storytelling of previous episodes, and there were many helpful explanations. Although it wasn’t perfect, MekakuCity Actors has done nothing but strengthen… Read More MekakuCity Actors Episodes 11 and 12: Moon-Viewing Recital and Summertime Record
Spiritual-related posts have been sparse the last few weeks, and it’s the same for this one as well, but I do have a few interesting articles to link you to. D.M. Dutcher laments the lack of entertainment written for Christians, though he saw a glimpse of what might have been in a few scenes of… Read More Something More: Butt Attack Punisher Christian Magical Girl
Mekaku City Actors is pretty much all I ask for from an anime – it’s engaging, stylish, fun, has a plethora of terrific characters, and features some connections to religion, too. The story of the monster, which began as a bookended theatrical piece for early episodes and was later revealed to be a significant part… Read More Witch Hunts and the Modern Day Mekaku City Monster
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