Everybody and their momma has been commenting on episode four of Ore no Imoto ga Konna ni Kawaii wake ga Nai (OreImo), with many making judgment that the series is now becoming what everyone thought it would become. Some like where it’s headed (Seanver has been tweeting all day about it). Others, not so much. A number… Read More OreImo Episode 04: Here We Go…or No?
While there’s no certainty about an Angel Beats! sequel (makes sense financially? continuity-wise, maybe not so much?), we do know that the final DVD release of the show in Japan on December 22 will bundle the last episode with an all-new epilogue. A 30-second preview of the epilogue is now streaming. Besides T.K.’s “Hooh,” I have… Read More Angel Beats!! Epilogue Preview is Now Streaming
John of the AnimeNation Anime News Blog is among the most interesting and knowledgeable writers about anime that I’ve read. Today, he posted a reaction to the recent OreImo leak, and though not about spirituality, his comments bring up some interesting ideas regarding the hearts of anime fans, and really, all of us.
Here is chapter three of the four chapter series, “Apostle’s Sword.” This is the penultimate chapter, with the final one coming next Thursday. If you can’t wait, you read “Apostle’s Sword” in it’s entirety now at Fanfiction.net. Even if you didn’t read the previous installments, I beg you to give this story a shot. There… Read More Christ Meets Kenshin: Apostle’s Sword, Chapter 3
One blog that I’ve followed religiously in recent years is Topless Robot, run by Rob Bricken. Timely and often hilarious, Bricken’s site discusses all forms of nerdery, including anime on occasion, as Bricken was editor of Anime Insider magazine and wrote for Anime News Network for a time. Religion is only very occasionally discussed, though never deeply. … Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Nerd Religions
Series: Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (OreImo) Episode Title: “My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute” Related Bible Verses: Luke 6:27-31 Overview Judging by early previews in the anime blogosphere, not too many people were expecting much out of OreImo. But three episodes in, many of those same bloggers have… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…OreImo (Episode 3)
The opening of an anime can set the entire tone for a series. A great one will hook an audience (see Neon Genesis Evangelion); a weak one, and producers might lose viewers before the series has even started. Beyond that, an opening needs to be appropriate for the series. One the prettiest and most appropriate… Read More You Raise Me Up
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