Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: iDOLM@STER Theology, Tamaki’s War Angels, and Hidamarimpermanent Sketch

A_Libellule discusses the idea of mono no aware and the related Buddhist principal of impermanence in relation to Hidamari Sketch. [The Untold Story of Altair and Vega] Sean Gaffney wasn’t overly impressed by volume one of Nozomu Tamaki’s work, Angel Para Bellum, which focuses on an apocalyptic battle between the angels of Heaven and demons… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: iDOLM@STER Theology, Tamaki’s War Angels, and Hidamarimpermanent Sketch

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Mileposts: Claymore Prophet and Letting Go of Faye Valentine

Periodically, I like point back to some of the nearly 500 posts we’ve written here on Beneath the Tangles.  Besides the “A Year Ago” series I began several months ago, I plan to occasionally post about blogging milestones – those little breakthroughs when posts hit certain numbers of significance in terms of hits.  Three posts… Read More Mileposts: Claymore Prophet and Letting Go of Faye Valentine

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Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Yugen Iki Uta Koi, Superbook Employment, and the Soul of Kokoro Connect

Do you remember the Christian anime series, Superbook?  For many kids, it was their first exposure to anime.  The Christian Broadcasting Network, which rebooted the series in 2009, is looking for an art director to work on the new episodes. [CBN] Zeroe4 returned to Japan from his time in the Philippines, where he and the… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Yugen Iki Uta Koi, Superbook Employment, and the Soul of Kokoro Connect

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Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Lessons from the decline of humans.

Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (translated: “Humanity has Declined”) is about fairies. And chickens, factories, sweets, processed foods, and the desires of humans for power, food, manga, and longer hair. And that’s only three episodes in. In spite of the title, I jumped right into watching Jinrui because of the lovely looking animation style and the… Read More Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita: Lessons from the decline of humans.

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