Evolving into a better, perhaps more spiritual person can make you unrecognizable. This might be a hardship initially, but transformation can carry much beauty—life and the people around you will change as a result of growth. As we celebrate together the Christmas festivities and the turning of a new year, become the individual you’ve always… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: A Very Merry Christmas Kaiju!
Does anyone think of “vulnerability” and “trust” when they think of Christmas? Perhaps not, especially when we turn toward anime, which emphasizes the holiday as an occasion for romance. At first glance, Kimi no Todoke’s season three Christmas episode (not to be confused with season one’s) seems to fit the lovey-dovey mold, as not one… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 4: Kimi ni Todoke and a Vulnerable Christmas
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki is a charming spinoff full of amusing nods to the better-known anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But although Haruhi gets booted from the title, she still has a major presence in the story. Of relevance to the current season, her approach to Santa Claus aligns surprisingly well with a… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki and Haruhi’s Wager
From the very beginning, gift-giving has been a feature of Christmas (see Matthew 2:1-12). In that spirit, and with our ministry’s focus on anime, we have a gift to give away this holiday season: an anime figure! We are giving away a brand new, in-box Coreful figure of Echidna from Re:Zero! If you’ve been watching… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: Echidna Figure Giveaway!
It’s the year 2199. The bright future of humanity is frustrated when alien invaders unleash radioactive meteorite bombs, poisoning Earth. But a message arrives from Mars: There’s hope for salvation out there! Rebuilding the crown jewel of the Japanese Imperial Fleet, the WW2 battleship Yamato, as a spaceship, a courageous crew sets out for the… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: Martian Successor Nadesico’s Epiphanies
But is it from Cloud?? ★ 【c7肘】 「 雪の精 」 ☆
In the 21 years since Peter Jackson’s monumental trilogy of masterpieces, The Lord of the Rings content has been a mixed bag. But when news broke out that The Lord of the Rings was getting an anime prequel movie canon to Peter Jackson’s trilogy, I couldn’t help but get excited. The Lord of the Rings:… Read More Film Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
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