Have you ever struggled to find the right gift for someone? Or realized that the gift you picked out was really more about you than them? (Or maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of a present like that!) This is exactly what Hiromi, the eponymous Ice Guy, is up against in the Christmas episode… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: The Ice Guy’s Most Perfect Gift
Episode 101 of My Hero Academia, “Have a Merry Christmas!,” is quite the busy one. Entire cities (spoilers!) are engulfed by dust, the hero society crumbles under siege, the search for the enemy within ensues, the young superheroes receive media exposure training, and the casualties from the last war loom large as the new, accelerated internships are… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: My Hero Academia and the Joy of the Feast
Christians since the Middle Ages have celebrated Advent, a counting down of the four weeks leading to Christmas in anticipation of the coming of Christ—both toward the commemoration on Christmas Day and to help us think about his Second Coming. This year, Advent started on November 30th—and we’ve been counting down in our own unique… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: A Fullmetal Advent
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Anime! Starting today and marching right through the 25th, we post about Christmas anime each and every day in hopes that these little connections will point you to the joy, love, and redemptive meaning of the holiday. We might post a piece of fanart, chat about a classic… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: SANDA, Santa, and the Fatherly God-Man
Can you feel it in the air? Christmas is just around the corner! I know for my household, that means an attempt to emphasize the Advent season, focus on joy, and look to Jesus—but it often results in stress, stress, and, oh yeah, more stress. If you’re anything like us—and assuming you’re also an anime… Read More The 12 Days of Christmas Anime Begins Sunday!
A Christmas encounter with an orphaned pre-schooler forever changes the lives of two hitmen in P.A. Works’ comedy Buddy Daddies. Not your usual Christmas anime episode! (Especially considering the on-screen executions, trigger warning!) But don’t worry, Buddy Daddies is just getting started: the final three episodes also revolve around Christmas, one year later, and it’s… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: Buddy Daddies & Why We Need Many Christmases
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!
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