In this week’s Kyokai no Kanata, we only saw a few glimpses of our main male character, Akihito Kanbara. He was absent in the lives of the other characters as well as in the show, skipping school, likely because he was unable to concentrate after losing control the previous night and almost killing a number… Read More Reader Response: Kyokai no Kanata and the Role of Guilt
In the time between the Anime Today of two weeks ago and today, we have seen two more episodes of Gingitsune and more development of the Shinto-inspired story and cast. In particular, the nature of the local deities (or heralds to them, apparently) has been getting much of the attention, beginning with a tortoise (kame/亀)… Read More Anime Today: When Tradition Becomes Legalism
I really enjoy these series that dig into the plot, revealing all sorts of mysteries, all the while creating even bigger questions for which the audiences long to find the answers. In episode four of Kyoukai no Kanata, we learn that Akihito isn’t weak due to his half-blood heritage; instead, he’s remarkably powerful and unable… Read More Kyoukai no Kanata, Episode 04: Sempai, I Didn’t Know Anything About You
We have a couple weeks’ worth of articles to mention, so let’s get started! Frank finds that Outbreak Company‘s “mission” offers some very important lessons for missionaries of the gospel. [A Series of Miracles] Medievalotaku refers to the sin and sainthood, among other ideas, in his examination of how Kill la Kill approaches the idea of… Read More Something More: Outbreak Company Evangelism, Shaming Kill la Kill, and Shintoism in Gingitsune
One criticism laid upon Naruto, Dragonball Z, Bleach, and other shonen series is this: the creators generaly resolving battles and fights through “power ups” rather than by clever story lines. Can’t beat the impossibly strong opponent? Just remember, people are depending on you. Now that should give you whatever it is you need to power… Read More Naruto: The Training is the Hardest Part
The most well known and common struggle humanity faces; Good versus Evil. We see it in fiction, non-fiction, fan fiction and beyond. Cutting through all the choices we make in our lives, it can boil down to this choice; our very human nature reflects this. This is a pretty deep topic that millions of blog… Read More Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Two Brothers
So, that was an unexpected turn. Episode three of Golden Time has our protagonists, Banri Tada and Koko Kaga, along with 2D-kun and a slate of other freshman, getting tricked into spending a weekend with a student cult group very reminiscent of Scientologists (and perhaps more native Japanese groups?). Banri again demonstrates what a nice… Read More Golden Time Episode 03 and Cult Mentality in the Church
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