Fanart Friday, Too: Sophie and Howl
Name a more powerful and aww-worthy couple than Sophie and Howl. Go ahead. I’m waiting. ★ 【soroni】 「 howl & sophie 」
Fanart Friday: Shinji Ikari and the “Robot”
Oh my! Check out the scale of Unit-01 in this incredible illustration—as well as the symbolism in Shinji looking over his shoulder at it. Stunning! ★ 【shie】 「 shinji & unit-01 」
First Impression: The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows
A young elf woman wakes up in a manor surrounded by trees, ready for another day. The brick is showing through in the walls; has this manor seen better days? She then wakes up Zenos, who sleeps in the other bed. As she hums and cooks, we learn that we are in the magical Kingdom… Read More First Impression: The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows
First Impression: Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
A refined classical melody floats through the air as the ojou-sama of Oushin Girls’ Academy move sedately about their campus in pairs, their long Victorian dress uniforms practically sweeping up the rose petals that carpet the ground. Holding court in the dining hall is Lilisa Suzunomiya, who expresses her preference for Ravel’s ‘Pavane for a… Read More First Impression: Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
The Power of God and Anime, Episode 20: Ishida Uryū and the Gift of Salvation
Hello, friends! On today’s episode, Mike takes on a more modern anime in my recommendation, talks about his Anime North plans, and looks to a classic shounen anime and one of its main characters (Bleach and Ishida Uryu) to explain how God’s offer of salvation is gift that we choose to reject or receive. All… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 20: Ishida Uryū and the Gift of Salvation
First Impression: Your Forma
Cyber Inspector Echika begins a brain dive. Her assistant, it seems, is an android—or rather, an Amicus—and as such, he is imprinted with the Laws of Respect, aka Asimov’s Laws of Robotics. Cut to a montage of confrontations in dark, seedy alleys and dead-end streets, and then to a St. Petersburg shopping mall, where Echika,… Read More First Impression: Your Forma
First Impression: The Beginning After the End
King Grey is the most powerful ruler in a world with advanced technology. But one day, he suddenly collapses and is reborn in another world as a baby named Arthur. Distraught by the situation, Arthur tries to learn as much about this world as he can, presumably in order to continue where he left off… Read More First Impression: The Beginning After the End
