Guest Post: The Helix Fossil, Bird Jesus & the False Prophet: The Newfound Triviality of Christianity

Today’s article is from Tommy, a great friend of the blog and a long time aniblogger. He runs Anime Bowl, where he blogs about the latest episodes airing on Toonami, anime conventions, and Green Bay Packers football. Only a few hours after America lapsed into the month of March, the worldwide phenomenon known as “Twitch… Read More Guest Post: The Helix Fossil, Bird Jesus & the False Prophet: The Newfound Triviality of Christianity

03.03.201403.03.2014 Twwk3 Comments

Review: The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Running time: 126 minutes Though perhaps falling short of being a classic, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, perhaps his swan song, is a return to form for the old master as he weaves a complex tale of childhood dreams, engineering marvels, solemn loves, and killing machines. A… Read More Review: The Wind Rises

03.01.201403.01.2014 Twwk4 Comments

Take Four – February 2014

New Legend of the Galactic Heroes Anime – Kaze Considered by many to be one of, if not the best anime of all time, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is getting a new anime. It is emphasized that this is not a remake but a new adaptation, meaning we can expect things to be different this… Read More Take Four – February 2014

02.28.201402.27.2014 Kaze3 Comments

Something More: How Evangelion Converted Me to Atheism

Lazarinth explains how Evangelion helped turn him into an atheist. [Fantasy and Anime] Rob continues his Christian-centric anime reviews, with this week’s including the latest episodes of Gundam Build Fighters, Golden Time, and Chuu2. [Christian Anime Review] Aroduc mentions the typical characterization of Christians in a post about episode 8 of Magical Warfare. [Tenka Seiha]… Read More Something More: How Evangelion Converted Me to Atheism

02.28.201403.04.2014 Twwk23 Comments

Journeys of Truth in Hayao Miyazaki’s Films

Legendary animator, Hayao Miyazaki, has long been teased for his habit of retiring and then returning to work shortly thereafter. But last September, when he again announced his retirement, the buzz felt a little different. The then 72-year-old admitted that his hands, the critical tools of an animator, could no longer function like they once… Read More Journeys of Truth in Hayao Miyazaki’s Films

02.27.201409.14.2021 Twwk3 Comments

(Real) Christianity in Anime

Japes, our Anime Today columnist, has written a number of articles about the intersection of Christianity and anime for his other blog, Japesland. He is editing and resposting a number of these entries, including the one below, to Beneath the Tangles. Several days ago I wrote a piece that I titled “(Superficial) Christianity in Anime“,… Read More (Real) Christianity in Anime

02.26.201402.26.2014 Japesland17 Comments

Mid-season review: The winter anime is not as terrible as the weather has been.

Stop; take a breath. We’re just past the halfway mark of the winter anime season. I can feel the warm breezes of spring coming (along with Jojo part 3! \o.o/). With the crazy snowstorms behind us and the feeling a bit of a chilly winter still nipping at our noses (or not, if you’re living… Read More Mid-season review: The winter anime is not as terrible as the weather has been.

02.24.201402.24.2014 Goldy8 Comments

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