What is going on this season on Re:Zero? Whatever it is, it seems incredibly . I don’t know if that makes me want to return to the series or be glad that I haven’t watched the new season… ★ 【Niao De】 「 Theresia van Astrea 」
Zenshu has been a favorite around here this season, and the finale did not disappoint! It pulls together all the threads that we wrote about for earlier episodes (spoilers ahead!): there’s Memmeln’s continued faith in the Lord Exister and the hope it gives her to the very end; there’s QJ’s resurrection, completing his Christ-like arc… Read More Zenshu and Spiritual Warfare: The Power of Creating
I don’t know what it looks like in your neck of the woods, but these days, I’m greeted outside by birdsong, budding flowers, butterflies, and even a nest in my tree with eggs in it. Spring has sprung, and that means: anime?! Yep, we otaku know that as March passes into April, the new spring… Read More Spring 2025 Anime First Impressions
The time has come for the AniMarch Madness championship match! After a month full of matches (63, including this one) and whittling down your favorite anime from 64 to just two—and none of this counting all the play-in matches where many anime dropped out before we even started—it’s time to crown a champion. This year’s… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025 Final
The universe may be doomed. That’s because the “Plundering Count,” Liam Sera Banfield—with loyal and powerful servants like the A.I. maid Amagi and princess pilot Christiana by his side—is on a mission to put his happiness first, which, as it so happens, means being evil and destroying humanity. Though to be fair, he has good… Read More First Impression: I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
It’s time once again to drop our picks for the top five openings of the anime season! Here are our selections for the best OPs of winter 2025: Here are the OPs we selected: What’s your favorite OP of the season? Are there any we missed? We hope you enjoy our selections! Please follow us… Read More Top Five Anime OPs for Winter 2025
God loves us for more than one reason. Sounds simple, right? But when you pause to think about it, if you’re anything like me, you may be left wondering whether you’ve ever taken this simple truth to heart. Scripture tells us that God loved us first, but why did he do so? Why does he… Read More The Villainess’s Bestie and Why God Loves
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