Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Religion in Darker Than Black and Key the Metal Idol

John Noel analyzes themes, characters, and other components in Darker Than Black, including the role religion plays in the work. [chaostangent] Zeroe4 begins a series on the nature of truth, entitled “Under the Mask of Lies,” in which he’ll use to Code Geass to dive into the topic. [Zeroe4] John Samuel is working on another… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Religion in Darker Than Black and Key the Metal Idol

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Three Powerful Deaths in Naruto, Martyrdom, and Leaving a Legacy

Blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. – Tertullian Right from the beginning, I’ll let you all know that this post is full of spoilers up through episode 133 of Naruto Shippuden. Because of the the adolescent community that worships it and perhaps because of endless fillers of questionable quality,  I think… Read More Three Powerful Deaths in Naruto, Martyrdom, and Leaving a Legacy

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Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Crown Shuu with Crowns and Song, Fan Service in Church, and Rick Santorum Talks Boku no Pico

I grew up singing “Crown Him With Many Crowns,” but never a version like this!  The multi-talented Emily of Altair and Vega sings Draggle’s reworked lyrics to the hymn, conveying events in Guilty Crown episode 19 that paint Shuu as a Jesus figure. [Draggle’s Anime Blog] Abilene Christian University professor, Richard Beck, discusses what might… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Crown Shuu with Crowns and Song, Fan Service in Church, and Rick Santorum Talks Boku no Pico

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