A year ago…I saw the androphobic Inami as representing us… A year ago…I was really into Eden of the East, reviewing the film, “Paradise Lost”… …and finding Jesus symbolism all over the series. A year ago…I pondered on a violent event in Adachi’s Touch… …and on how the show demonstrates how the ordinary can be… Read More A Year Ago on Beneath the Tangles
I have a family member who might be like someone you know (or might even be like you). I think his main goal is life is to not offend people – he goes with the flow and tries his best to never rock the boat. He wants to avoid conflict at all cost. And while… Read More Kokoro Connect 08: The Growing is the Hardest Part
It’s so much easier when you have someone around who knows what she’s doing. – Kirito If episode eight of Sword Art Online emphasized anything, it’s this: Asuna and Kirito need each other. In some ways, their needs are more wants, like Kirito’s desire for someone of Asuna’s cooking skill to whip up some rabbit stew. … Read More Kirito, Asuna, and Complementary Couples
Draggle continues his wonderful posts on Christian ideas in Kokoro Connect, this week focusing on the role the club members have in helping one another and comparing it to the church, which is made of sinners. [Draggle’s Anime Blog] Jenine Silos, a reformed anime fan and cosplayer, takes a pretty harsh view of how Christians… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Kokoro Church, Quiet Times > Anime Time, and Rumors of a Saint Young Men Anime
Although I previously posted my answers to the wonderful Aniblogger Interrogation game that’s going around, I’ve been tagged back as well, by both Cajun Samurai and Alexander. So, here we go…again! The game was created by Iso and his rules are as follows: Introduction Each person is supposed to follow the rule of fives. You are… Read More The Blogger Interrogation Game Strikes Back!
Tadaima! Now that I’m almost over the jet lag, the summary version of my trip to Japan is that I had a great time, though naturally I discovered some things I’d do differently the next time. I felt very well prepared for the trip, and in general comfortable in this very foreign country. Believe it… Read More Nihon kara modottekimashita!
I’ve been watching Kokoro Connect in anticipation each week to see what happens next in Inaba’s journey. What stuck out this week was the idea, again, of loving yourself versus loving others, and the sacrifice it takes to do the latter over the former. The same message was conveyed in episode seven of Sword Art… Read More Kokoro Connect (Episode 07) and Sword Art Online (Episode 07): Loving You is Not Easy
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