How do you define love? “Love” carries with it perhaps more meaning than any other word in the English language. It’s such a powerful, personal concept, that each person connotates it differently from the next, carrying experience, beliefs, hopes, and other items into his or her definition of the word. A Google search for the… Read More Madoka Magica The Movie – Rebellion – and Redefining Love
At my church, we play Secret Santa each year. It’s done in a very simple manner – we bring a small gift to our Christmas party, and the participants draw numbers for the order in which we select. Takeaways are allowed. I absolutely hate this tradition. And so, I choose not to participate each year. … Read More Secret Satan, er, Santa
The timing of Christmas is such that it’s a nice time to reflect upon the past years. Applying that reflection toward anime, I’ve reworked the words to a holiday favorite, “My Favorite Things,” the last few years. And here’s another version for 2013 (Note: there are Attack on Titan anime and Naruto manga spoilers in the… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2013
Frank investigates Outbreak Company as he compares the life of an hikikomori to the Parable of the Prodigal Son. [A Series of Miracles] Read an interview with the artist (whom we’ve also interview in the past) of a Pope Francis OEL manga. [Manga Hero] Author and aniblogger, D.M. Dutcher, begins to explain why he isn’t… Read More Something More: The Prodigal Hikikomori, Inking Pope Francis, and My Little Pony Federal Taiwanese Christmas
Yesterday, I gave numbers 6-10 on my list of the ten best Christmas anime. Today, we’ll complete our countdown! 5. Maison Ikkoku I don’t think any anime series has ever done angst better than Maison Ikkoku, which balances that teeth-clenching feeling of “Why don’t they get together?!” with writing and character development that keeps us… Read More The Ten Best Anime Christmas Episodes, Part II
Thanksgiving has past and Christmastime is now upon us. For me, that traditionally means watching Christmas shows and movies. In recent years, I’ve added Christmas anime, which have become as ubiquitous as anime beach episodes, to my regular holiday viewing list. I’ve now watched dozens and dozens of Christmas anime episodes – many are certainly… Read More The Ten Best Anime Christmas Episodes, Part I
Happy Thanksgiving, all! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday! There are many things I’m thankful for, but I want to emphasize particularly how thankful I am to you, the readers of this blog. For much of this year, I’ve shifted much of the time I usually use for this blog and moved it toward… Read More Readers’ Response: What Are You Thankful For?
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