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!
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!
Henry W. Longfellow, of The Song of Hiawatha fame, wrote Christmas Bells in 1863. The poem echoed the song of the angels on the very first Christmas: “Peace on Earth!” But it also reflected on the fact that the deadliest military conflict in American history, the Civil War, was at its peak. Longfellow’s poem was… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: War in the Pocket, Peace on Earth
What is friendship? How do you know when you’re friends with someone? The Christmas episode of A Place Further than the Universe grapples with this deceptively complex topic as Yuzu’s insecurities and past hurts rise to the surface and threaten to cut her off from the other girls, just as they finally make it to… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Further Than the Universe and Friendship with God
It’s December 24th, a day of romance for high schoolers in Japan. Even Senpai, who never likes to get his expectations too high, can’t help but dream of how Nagatoro would appreciate him gifting her a present today. He awakens to the harsh reality that he’s “gross” for thinking as much, but the gift he… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 10: Nagatoro, Senpai, and Seasonal Distractions
This scene! Toradora takes you from the absolute aww-ness of Taiga accepting Santa as a giant teddy bear to just a few minutes later, crushing you as she melts down calling for Ryuuji. This anime really does take you through the wringer! 😭 🧸 ★ 【DanGo】 「 toradora 」 ☆
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